The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-23
ATTELL SAYS DRUGS
WERE HIS UNDO|NG
Accuses Tom O'Rourke of
Having Insisted on lniec-
ton of Cocaine.
By International News Service.

By International News Service.
NEW YORK. Jan 22.--Abe Attcll.
champion fcathcrwciEht of the United
States, whose alleged taking In his re-
ed in his appearing before the state box
ing commission, testified today that he
had been doped by Tom O'Rourke. man
ager Of the National Sporting cluo, and
physician. On tho inslstence Of o Rourke.
who had $500 upon on Brown against 5000
on Atteli, put up by somebody else, At
tell said he permitted tho doctor TO inject
cocaine into his wrists with u hypoder-
mic syringe,
To those charges Tom o'Rourkc re
piled in strong terms late today.
The trouble with Attell" said the
that he has gone back and he is trying
TO stall the public Into believing other
wise. He's yelping Ike whipped dog
now just to save his match in San Fran
cisco with Johnny Kilbane. the Cleve-
land fighter.
The sorricst part Of Attclrs testimony
before the commjssion Is his attempt to
ruin the reputation of reputable nhysi-
clan whose sole aim i'll injecting cocaine
into his hand was to help him. The
physician did the samc thing TO Al Pal
Kaufman, It's funny this little treat
ment should put Pazer into the cham
pionship class and affect Attell in Just
the opposite way.
club has already barred Attell from ap-
pearlng in It's arena. The boar took
this action solely because Of Attell's criti-
cism of IT'S local physician. man who
II have been quoted rs saving that At
tell faxed IT with Brown. l never made
such statement. know Attell didn't
fake It. He simply isn't the man he used
Matt Wells at Madison Square
Attell started off before the commits
sion by saying that his mind was an alb
souto blank during the fight on account
OF three injections of cocaine that the
club physician applied tn his wounded
hand: then hc began to remember incl
dents OF the bout such as claiming a
foul IN the fourth and cutting Browns
eye in the carly rounds.
One of the interesting things that came
to light was the fact that Tom O'Eourkc.
he had severed his connection with tho
National club when he became the man
aser of Al Palzcr. is still In charge of
the club.
ball rolling by asking Attcl if he always
tried to fight his best.
Always. sir" replied AtteIl.
Everyone smiled except the commits
soners.
did YOU make arrangements to let
Brown win the hsht?" continued Com
missioner Brown.
..pid y?u, bet anything on the nght?"
Did you fight up to your usual stand
ard?"
mo, sir"
'.Why not?"
.'I had been suffering from bad
right hand, Just before the fight I told
the club physician about 1t and he sug-
gested cocaine. To this I agreed and he
gave me three separate injections. which
! believe doped nc"
How did II affect YOU at 6rst?"
"A few minutes lator my throat he
came dry and / kept calling for water
All through the fight ] called for water
And in all my other fights | never took
A drink; only washed my mouth out"
Attell explained his defeat at the hands
OF Matt Wells by declaring in manner
that dared anyone Ia contradict him that
tho Englishman was q better man
He outboxed me. and outgencraled
me-" continued Atten. earnestly and
when ] get licked ] always want to be
the first to shake tho chaps hand
Attell was not so complme ntarv con-
cernlnS his recent conqueror. * o."
Brown, asserting with heat that he could
lick the east slider every night in the
week and would fight him tonight for
charity II he hadn't bought tickets TO go
to the coast
Attell viii leave for san Francisco TO-
morrow under promise to return TO this |
city not later than three weeks after his |
Aght with Kilbane, one month from
TO-DAY.