The evening world., 1912-02-23
Like All Other Champions Attell
Fought Once Too Often After
Holding Title for Years.
ne ATrELr. wa. the pitcher tina,

4 pE ATTEI.b was the pitcher that
~ went too often to the well. In
all other champions. he fought
one night too many. and he los'. Atiell
can never retire now ns champion Of
the world. with many others he will
nstt along for n while. and then he
known only as n once great boxer who
Lost his title and went down and down
unit, the oblivion Of a careless present
closed over the glorlcs OF a forgotten
past.
The terror az tho has haunted Abe
AtteIl for years. following him ar
closely a- his shadow. present every
time he drew on n boxing glove. with
him In his restless sleep, In his match
making. IN the ring.
For ABB has held his championship
for a Ions time. and has earned easy
money by nghtlng men he could easily
outpoint without much risk. lie has
always been n gambler. Easy come.
easy go' Yet he has known the dan
eers around him. lie has seen other
champions lose their honor n sud
denly drop out Of the llnellght OF popu-
larity. lilo has realized that a cham
pion have money when he losea
his title. for after ward none II hard
a. get. And In spite Of this. In spite Of
Ills fear of taxing n real chance. he
neysr saved "a dollar. Any kind Of =
gambling game could get his coin.
Fet yearw Attcll has boon 'stailiny."
although not always IN tho way he
liked TO have the public think. Some
times he was whipped In no-decisbon
hnuss tuss a.. ha V,u uA.lpn.l Ia, A.ss.,
baldwin. Afterward he always talked
about being sick. or having a broken
arm or n broken hand. or he put on .
wise smile and gently that
n he knocked u every fellow he met
he'd never have anyone to fisht. Abe
liked 10 nave people think he was
wise" Hut he wasn't wise" aside
from his ring fcxinesr. II he had been
really wise, with HIS boxing skill. he'd
have fought ION the level every time
he started. and then. when he met his
Johnny Kildano at last. he would have
been something OF a popular ring hero
like some of the other old timers
who. like Battling Nelson. always
fought TO win and win honestly,
RRATTY BALDWIN ana X. o.
Nv Brown fought a hard ten-round
Ava bout last night. The National
r. C., evidently anxious to please tho
Boxing Commission. put the men In the
ring ten minutes before 10 o'clock, and
they were actually nghting at three
minutes before 10.
In the frs, round II looked as II
Matty would knock Brown out. liz
sailed In confidently and slammed Il. o
all over the ring. Then Knockout a
aged TO swing two hard iefis againsI
Mssty's ribs. and Matty rested for Z
round.
Baldwin was easily the better boxer
He lea rncd all about Browns left han,
IN the first couple OF rounds. ana aftel
hat usually managed TO block X. o.
hardest punches or chop u short RICH
across inside.
In spite Of being outboxed at nrst
X. o. never stopped tearing In. lie wa
no stronEe than Baldwin. but he Ia,
better endurance, Matty showed sign
Of WEAKNESS as early Us the third round
lie used his superior rli.g gcneraishlI
10 stall II little and rest up, In break
ing from the clinchcs he was Away
hoidin, Browns arms for q couple q
~seconts. In the cliuchcs lac threw nj
weight on X. O. who wasn't worrlc
much. and who showed no signs ,
WEAKNESS from start 10 finish.
Baldwin had "A tough lime OF II In n
NTH, when BROWNS swings battered h
lips and made HIM look even worl
than he felt. After being sponged on
looked better. In the latter half ~ Il
night Baldwin had Browns left mea
ured. and met his norce rushcs vi
short inside rights In the beglnnil
OF the eighth round he stopped hltt.i
hard with his rlght usng II onl, ,
short straight digs INTO the body ana
few side wipes AT h. O's chin. Bro,
was the stronger ~ the nn!sh. aud ,
though Baldwin had outb,NoI him \
forcing the nghtlng ana looAed AZ
win over & longer route.
IHrKE GIBBONS aud While lie,
wi VIII wind up = Wees Of ran
As3 ~eNceptiuua! ring battle, toni,
whe they meet NJ the Empire. /
cline 10 the opinion tlIt this is Win
farewell appearance as a tI,le cha.
Willie was a great nshttr llc ISN'T 81
by any means, bat h' ha- been Hght
for twelve years, ana twelve year,.
about as lous as any man an ktr'
form in the r.us ur'cs, %, take.
suaily good care % his 'oly Th.,
what Lewis hasn't done d. . .c
nghtsr-nonr ia1rr classy whom at
~best-sut after each on, ~ 90, n
brilliant exploits in trc r.ss h,
slipped away Tor a tecr-prrt1ri-a
other-things period Tho ,nrei
shown auerNard "a hs asatias
sral times While has come HlcN"
periodical slips and comc-hHH ~ a
20 vita the hghting game. Levi,
said TO ave been training very n
for This rsht with Gibbons, inteI,
10 maxi a last desperate effort
surely hasn't picked easy game,
G4bbcns Is one ~ the best MID
weights IN the coug;ry Gao ans
have the advantages of yoath, pres'
strength. Weight, q~ulcAness, aad
sseolisctlon Of a former easy We
ssoe1hs east side plumber.