The evening world., 1912-01-22
VIE krouble with an Investigation
OF Nhls kind In that tho onl,

HE fouble with an Investigation
OF Nhls kind IL that tho only
thlnG TIA. can DO Investigated.
nine times out OF ten. Ia a series of
rumors. Anybody can say; "Oh. Attell
Stslled. ] know what kind OF n nEht he
can put up whom no wants to-" And
anybody can Say: "Abie stalled. Of
course. Why. ! heard a man on the cor
nsr sAy that Abe persuaded one Of his
friends TO bet $1,000 On him. and then
cent somebody around to cover the
bot
That kind OF stun In all right as far
~ u goes. but It doesn't prove anything.
All that Judgment can bc based upon "
direct evidence. In n caro of this sort.
And. quite naturally. direct evidence
II soing TO he scarce. II Attell didn't
stall he cannot prove that h. didn't.
lie csn only say that he didn't. II he
did stall tho only people who know
about II arc thos- who benefited. and
they aren't going to say a word.
George weeden. whilon manager OF
Able. rushed down to the Boxing Com
mission Friday and told tho Commis-
soners that thei. was nothing In the
STALL story. that Able went home
after tho fght and moaned and cried
for hour In the most pitinble manner
real!zing that when he couldn't whip
Q fellow like X. u. Brown he was only
. shadow Of champion Abe Attoll. Tho
COMMISSIONER told Wc,den that IL they
wanted him they'd send for him.
Whatever comes OF the Investigation.
u VIII be Interesting TO watch Attell
Ia bis future nights and see whether he
10 oen Attell or not. II he has slipped
hack. like all other champions. HIS
passiMG will he something of an event
In b world OF is,icuns. for thcre's
no question that FOR the past half n
dozen years A,iell has been the clever
cot fcatherweight the ring has known,
st least within Abe memory OF Ia,
present ssneratAh.
NAN NORG N. manager Of Knock.
u Bro seems to be ~diagusted
with TN idea that any one could
think that 4 Atten was "s,aiiing."
says Dan Abe Attell was n groa'
lighter fouq |hve yeara ago I've beer
- closely for a couple o
ears. ana. 10 has gone away back III
~AljosoA stfcngth and speed and hi
peugh. Tor a long time he has hcer
baufhng the lightweights and feather
weights. n they've all been afraid n
him. When he nghts he buna,ss then
by making them miss tho FIRST few
punches and look foolish. Any goo,
hoy who viii 20 right after At,ell an,
keep hitting can beat him now. All th'
credit hat ! want for Brown Is that q
being the first to prove that A,;oll ism
the old Attell. Now. ! don't care 4
make any bluffs abou, betting. but II
tai you what IN do. I'll let X. q. bo,
AtAii ten rounds again within a week
Let Q committee DO appointed TO de
ode the matter. n II Brown doosn.
show Aba up again at least as well a
he aid Thursday night IN not alon
give Browns end TO any charity IN
newspapers care to name. but I'll aid
an sven 800 out OF my own pocke'
This isn't stage money. either.
<xY WAS talking to Wells after h
beat Attell." Morgan continue,
Il asked him II he couldn't hay
knocked Abe out In the last two or tire
rounds. what good would II have don
me TO knock him OUT Wells said. The
he told me that Attell dian have niue
loft, and that Brown could beat h!i
without any trouble"
THIs reminds me OF a little prote
Abe made 20 mo once when
i accused him OF having stalled
through an easy fight. I've been ngh'
irg q long time" said Able, and
know my limit 10 going TO come son
day. i only have . few years more I
gather In I've always been . suoks
~ ths gambissa. and {hsvsn't cave
. 1slay cut = ~ thsusohds I've mad