The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
BROWN PERFORMED NO BRILLIANT FEAT Won Decision From Attell
 in Ten Round Bout MISERABLE SHOWING Would Indeed Be Difficult to Imagine Poorer Contest Between Pair of
 Jock WaIlopers-Attell Has
 Seen Best Days
MISERABLE SHOWING
By ". Fl. BAT) MAsTERsoN

New York, January H.-Knockout Brown won the decision from Attell in their II round bout at the National Sporting club Thursday night, but in doing it he per formed no very brilliant feat. let me tell you. It's doubtful if either Attell or Brown ever made as miserable a showing as they did Thursday night. It would. in deed. be difficult to imagine a poorer con test between pair of jock wallopers.
 Whether or not Attell was staling is of no particular importance, unless Brown, too, was stalling. Tn that case it would have to go on record as a frameup. But was it? It Is not hard matter for me, I'll admit. to see Attell doing anything and everything after he gets into the ring and on that account I was not much sur prsed at his exhibition Thursday night But fin this instance if Attell was pulling, Brown was also pulling, for 1t seems im- possible that Attell could have escaped d knockout had Brown been trying, unless Brown is the worst excuse for a fighter In the world.
 The Fourth Round
 During the fourth round, when Attell was backed against the ropes, with his hands hanging by his side and his chin resting on his chest. Brown hit him re- peatedly with swinging lefts squarely on the jaw without any apparent effect, and Brown was beltinG him as harm as he knew how when the gong sounded and vet Attell walked to his corner smiling and as steadily as if nothing had hap pened
 Also, in the following rounds Brown swung repeatedly with his left on Abe's jaw without doing any damage. If Brown was an actor there might be some reason for suspecting that he was pulling hls punches, but he isn't even a spear carrier in the back row, and to me appeared to be doing his best all the time Brown also was doing the forcing and leading in every round Attel led 8. few minutes, it is true, but 1t was so seldom it need not be mentioned.
 I'm not one of those who believe the fight was a frameup or that either man pulled. I'm firmly convinced that the fight was on the level and that both men did their best.
 For a long time I've contended Attell was all in. Also that Knockout Brown was the poorest excuse for a fighter ever saw. I've paid no attention to excuses that are invariably offered for Attell when he makes a bad showing. It's an easy mat ter to make excuses, and rarely If ever do fighters or their managers overlook ac- counting for defeats in this manner. Al most every fighter I've ever known in the last 9 years has had excuses galore to offer when he was beaten.
 Attell Seen Best Days
 But to get back to Attel. One of my chief reasons for believing he has seen his best days is the fact he's always ready to fight some one out of his class, while he steadfastly lodges the good boys in his own Attell is foolish like fox when it comes 70 business. He figures that if he's whipped by a lighterweight he doesn lose much prestige. while if beaten by all opponent in his own class he would cease to be d money making attraction. This is business from the Attell viewpoint
 Morgan has offered to let Brown fight Attell at any time before the latter meets Kilbane, also to give Attell any sort of fl side bet he might name. Attel promptly turned down the offer. but said he would fight Brown two weeks after his match with Kibane. Morgan, in behalf of Brown, refused to consider the proposition, on the ground that Attell would be beaten by Kilbane and that he did not care to let Brown fight a loser.