New-York tribune., 1912-01-26
SIX MONTHS FOR ATTElL
'eatherWeight Champion Found
Guilty of "StaIIing" in Bout.
GOODMAN ALSO SUSPENDED
Boxing Commission Takes Action
After Investigation of Battle
with *. O." Brown.

Abe Attell, the featherweight champion
OF the world. who has been boxer FOR
fourteen years, was found guilty by the
State Athletic Commission yesterday of
taking and stalling'' in his bout on jan
uary IS with Knockout" Brown at The
National Sporting Club of America. AS
punishment he was suspended from en-
gaglng IN boxing contests in this state for
six months. and is barred for the same
period from entering any club where box
ing is held.
The commission found that Attel's testl-
mony to the effect that he was drugged on
the night of the bout was>false and that 1t
was a subterfuge 10 excuse his poor show
ing. before the patrons Of the club who
paid 81 apiece in many instances for seats
Danny Goodman, the chief second Of At
tell. also was suspended and barred from
every boxing club by the commission for
six months for giving false testimony be-
fore the commission to the effect that he
had heard" that Frank 5. O'Neil, one OF
the boxing commissioners. had made pct
[ Of $50 on the Attell- Brown fight. when ne
/ had lost. and that because OF this loss ne
| was sore and had started the investigation
/ The commissioners also announced that
an investigation OF the National Sporting
/ Club would he made, and that the testl-
mony would be considered with the idea of
presenting IL to the proper authorities for
/ further action should the conclusions war
| rant II.
Mr. ONeil. in announcing the decision OF
| the commission after hearing two addi-
| tional witnesses. yesterday said:
our reasons for reaching the conclusion
| against lyftell are based on personal OBJ
servation Of conditions the night OF the
/ fight. as both Major Dixon and my@elf were
! present at the bout. We are convinced
/ that al this public hearing false and per-
/ iured charges were made against the club
/ physician to the effect that he had admin
/ stered an overdose of cocaine to Attel-
I'VE also take into consideration the
reputation Of Attel as to his creditabllity
as a witness"
Danny Goodman, one Of the witnesses OF
the previous day. testified that he had
heard" Jimmy Carroll, a San Francisco
/ boxer and one Of Attells seconds say he
: had heard" some one else say that Com
I missioner Frank ONeil had wagered $50
on the bout, which he lost, and because OF
this the Commissioner was sore and had
made this the grounds for an investigation
Carroll. who is in this city training for a
bout. appeared voluntarily before the com
mission yesterday and contradicted Good
man. He was asked by Commissioner
O'NeH:
Did you tell Goodman that you had
heard that Commissioner ONeil had bet
$50 on the fight"
Carroll replied mo, sir. | did not say
anything OF the kind to him. Carroll testi-
fed that he thought Attell should have
made a better showing
What was his weight" he was asked
by Major Dixon.
II don't know; prizehghtcrs are like prima
donnas on questions Of age when speaking
OF their weight; that's a secret Of the game.
They don't like To see anybody looking on
when they are Weighing. and senerally the
door Is closed, so | didn't insist on knowing
what Attell weighed" Carroll admitted
that cocaine was a new thing to him in the
boxing game. and added: II haven't got
as far I'm the boxing game ss that"
As tho witnesses were summoned and
sworn under the same law governing wit
ncsscs In the Supreme Court. Witnesses may
also upon conviction. be "uplshcd In the
same way for perjury. and It was In this
connection that the commissioners declared
they would review the evidence carefully
and decide whether further prosecution
authorities. Attell had asserted when be-