1905-11-23 Abe Attell D-PTS15 Kid Sullivan [Eureka Athletic Club, Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, MD, USA]

1905-11-24 Baltimore American (Baltimore, MD) (page 12)

JABBED SULLY WITH HIS LEFT
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ABE ATTELL EARNED A DRAW IN FIFTEEN ROUNDS.
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Men Had Agreed on Decision Barring a Knockout and Both Were Strong at the End of a Hard Fight--Washington Lad Carried the Battle to the Man From the Coast, but Was Not Able to Break in Enough to Stop Him--Huge Crowd at Eureka Club.
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For 15 rounds Kid Sullivan backed Abe Attell over the stage at the meeting of the Eureka Athletic Club, Germania Maennerchor Hall, last night. At the end Referee James O'Hara called it a draw and the huge crowd that packed every cranny of the hall left well satisfied with the verdict. As a matter of fact, it would have been called a draw at the end of the bout in any event other than a knockout or disqualification, as the men had agreed for the decision to be rendered a draw if both should be on their feet at the end of the journey. This agreement was made on the insistence of Attell, who held out for it in his dressing-room before the battle, according to the statement of Al Herford.

As all students of the game believed, so the fight went. Sullivan was in superb condition and seemed anxious enough to win, but Attell had an antidote for his ambition in a cruel left jab, with which he led his campaign of stalling and defensive fighting. With this left jab persistent and insistent, Attell kept Sullivan at a respectful distance more than the friends of the man from Washington thought possible. With the straight left over guard and to nose and mouth, Attell taught caution to his antagonist and made him early forget his announced determination of finishing with a knockout the wily mitt artist from the California Coast.


1905-11-24 The Evening World (New York, NY) (page 18)

"KID" SULLIVAN HAD ALL THE BEST OF ABE ATTELL
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'Frisco Lad Was Wise to Insist Upon a Draw If Both Were on Their Feet at the End.
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(Special to The Evening World.)

BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 24.--It was a good thing for Abe Attell that he insisted before entering the ring of the Eureka A. C. last night for his battle with "Kid" Sullivan, of Washington, that the contest should be declared a draw if both men were on their feet at the end of the fifteen rounds. Otherwise the decision would have been awarded to the Washington boy.

Sullivan outfought Attell in every round but the eighth. He did all of the fighting, while Attell seemed satisfied by his cleverness to try to keep out of harm's way. This he managed to do, but when Sullivan kept boring in abd began playing a tattoo on Abe's stomach and kidneys the Californian began to fly signals of distress.

He weakened toward the end of the battle, and Sullivan tried hard to get home a finishing blow, but by tin-canning and clever ducking Attell managed to evade Sullivan's hard swings.

Sullivan never let his opponent rest a minute; he rushed him in every round and Attell gave a great exhibition of clever footwork and ring generalship. Attell used his right hand very little, but kept jabbing away with his left to Sullivan's nose, and in the third round he brought the claret. His blows lacked steam, however, and the "Kid" seemed perfectly willing to take a punch in order to land one.

Sullivan surprised his most ardent admirers by his clever work, as in some of the rounds he actually outboxed his clever opponent. He was unable, however, to land effectively on Attell's jaw or face and contented himself with dealing out terrific blows to the body.

This punishment soon began to show effect and in the thirteenth round Attell began to slow up. In the fourteenth the "Kid" thought that he could turn the trick. He rushed Attell to the ropes, landed hard to the stomach and then crossed his right to the head. The blow staggered Attell and Sullivan kept boring in, but Attell recuperated quickly an saved himself by his good ring generalship.

The boys weighed in at 6 o'clock. Sullivan weighed 128½ pounds and Attell 122½. Both were in good condition. Attell had the advantage of height and reach. Attell was seconded by Tommy Daly, Dal Hawkins and Cy Goldie, while Al Herford, Sammy Harris, Herman Miller and "Skip" Warren looked after Sullivan. James O'Hara refereed.

In the preliminaries Benny Reilly, of the city, lost to "Young Spike Sullivan," of Sheepshead Bay, in the third round on a foul, and "Kid" Egan, of Washington, and Burt Lewis, of London, England, fought five fast rounds to a draw.


1905-11-24 The Sun (Baltimore, MD) (page 8)

A DRAW WITH ATTELL
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Clever Californian Holds Off Sullivan For 15 Rounds.
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LANDS OFTEN ON THE KID
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But Abe's Blows Lack Steam And Do Not Bother Washingtonian--Big Crowd Sees The Battle.

Germania Mænnerchor Hall was packed to its utmost last night. Members of the Eureka Athletic Club who failed to get there early could not find even standing room. The attraction was a 15 round set to between Kid Sullivan, of Washington, and Abe Attell, of San Francisco. In the language of ring followers it was a swell fight, ending a draw.

According to Manager Al Herford, Attell insisted before he went into the ring that the decision should be a draw providing both men were on their feet at the end of the fifteenth round. This made Referee Jim O'Hara's job an easy one so far as rendering a decision was concerned.

The battle was a hard fought one throughout. It was stated before it began that Sullivan had tipped the scales at 128 pounds and Attell at 122½ pounds at 6 P. M. The fight was a contest between a quick, scientific ring general and a sturdy, hard hitting man. Sullivan was of the latter class. He showed a decided improvement in his mark at close fighting, but he was up against a man who was so much faster and cleverer than himself, and at times it looked like a dray horse against a sprinter.

Attell The Ring General.

Though Sullivan was aware of the fact that he had to score a knockout, he was not at all times willing to go in when told to do so by Al Herford, who was advising him from his corner, and let several chances go by when he might have scored. There were times when Sullivan looked as though he would win decisively, but the excellent ring generalship and remarkably good foot work sided, when occasion demanded, by straight jabs by the Californian blocked such a result. Had the battle been to a decision, unlimited in number of rounds, the chances are that Sullivan would have won.

At the end of the fifteenth round it looked to be about 100 to 50 Sullivan to win had the battle been carried to a finish. So far as the landing of clean blows was concerned Attell landed at least 4 to 1, but, as to the effect of the blows one of Sullivan's equaled a dozen of Attell's. During the entire 15 rounds Sullivan did not land more than two good face blows. He reached the clever man's neck quite often and at close range did some good body punching. Attell, on the other hand, was able to jab Sullivan's face often, but the blows lacked force to hurt so sturdy a man as the Washingtonian. They bruised his face, but that was all.

Sullivan was seconded by Skip Warren, Sammy Harris and Herman Miller, with Al Herford as chief adviser. Attell had Si Goldie, Dal Hawkins and Tom Daly in his corner.

The Fight By Rounds.

The fight by rounds was as follows.

Round 1--Both men were cautious and would not put full force in a lead. It was a feeling-out round, with but little doing.

Round 2--Attell had confidence in his cleverness and took a few chances. He made Sullivan at times fan the air and look cheap, but Attell's jabs were not hurting the sturdy Washingtonian. Sullivan kept boring in trying, ineffectually, to land. On points only Attell had the better of the round.

Round 3--A nice mix ensued early in the round. Then Attell danced away. Sullivan finally reached him, landing a left and right to the face. Attell had to dance away and jab, with Sullivan following him. Sullivan was now showing to advantage and had the call in the betting. Attell's jabs did not appear to hurt any.

Round 4--Sullivan judged distance badly. Attell landed when he would lead, and Sullivan's face showed bruises. Attell was by far the cleverer, but his blows lacked steam.

Round 5--Sullivan was still carrying the fight to Attell, but the latter's cleverness in back and side stepping caused Sullivan to lose confidence in leading, so many of his blows having fallen short. So far the battle was an even one.

Sullivan Gets In Closer.

Round 6--Sullivan got in closer and did good, effective short arm work. Most of Sullivan's blows, however, were high on the chest, and both were fighting as strong in this round as at the beginning of the battle. It was a pretty round, with honors as they had been previously--nearly even.

Round 7--Sullivan was leading, but failed to land until Attell tried an ineffectual right swing for the head, when the Kid countered on the body. It was what some folks call a swell fight, and the crowd yelled first for one and then for the other combatant. Each gave and received blows, but neither was able to land effectually. Sullivan showed a decided improvement as the battle progressed.

Round 8--Sullivan got Attell in a corner, but the latter dexterously worked his way out without being hurt. In this round Attell by his cleverness made Sullivan look like a novice, though he was not able to hurt the Washingtonian to any appreciable extent.

Round 9--On points Attell was still in the lead, but it looked to those who follow the game closely as though the betting on the final result would find the Kid a ruling favorite. Sullivan landed hard on the body and face in the latter part of the round, and the battle looked to be going his way. This was his first advantage.

Has Attell Guessing.

Round 10--Sullivan began to work hard and do it with more confidence. He had Attell guessing. Attell's jabs landed on the Kid's face, but he did not appear to care. Attell landed a hard left to the jaw at the gong. The round was one in which there was much sparring and but little hurt done.

Round 11--Now the crowd began to look for the battle to go the limit. Sullivan landed on Abe's jaw, and the latter looked over to the Kid's seconds and laughed. Then Sullivan landed a body blow which took the smile off. Both landed several good hard blows. Honors were even.

Round 12--Sullivan landed a hard left to the neck. Attell's jabs were cutting Sullivan's face open. At the gong Sullivan reached Attell's jaw hard.

Round 13--A mix ensued early and Sullivan landed repeatedly on Abe's body. The Kid reached the jaw with a left and in a mix punished Attell's body. When they got apart Sullivan landed twice on Attell's jaw and the crowd yelled.

Round 14--Attell landed on the body, Sullivan on the ribs, and Attell slipped down. The crowd yelled to Sullivan to go in and finish his man. Attell, though not so fast, was still fighting. Sullivan had a big shade the better of the round.

Round 15--Sullivan was confident and anxious. He had to score a knockout to get a decision and was trying to do it. The Kid was able to reach his weakened opponent's face. Attell was anxious for the gong, as he was weary. When the gong struck and ended hostilities both men were in fighting trim, though Sullivan was much the stronger of the two.

Result Of The Preliminaries.

The preliminary fights resulted as follows.

Kid Tutts stopped Kid Lucas in the second round.

Larry Temple, colored, stopped Buck Washington, colored, in the second round.

Young Spike Sullivan and Benny Riley were booked for four rounds. Sullivan had the better of the first round, but in the second and third Riley was winning. In the third round Sullivan slipped down and Riley hit him after he landed on his hands and knees and Referee Fred Sweigert disqualified Riley, giving the decision to Sullivan.

Young Jackson, colored, and Edward Howard, colored, were booked for four rounds. Jackson was the cleverer and put his man out in the third round. Up to the time Howard was sent down he had made a game fight.

The semi windup was between Kid Egan, of Washington, and Bert Lewis, of England. It was set for four rounds, but Referee Sweigert ordered an extra round. The battle was a hard one, resulting in a draw.


1905-11-24 The Sun (New York, NY) (page 5)

ATTELL AND SULLIVAN DRAW.
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Featherweight Champion Has All He Can Do to Hold His Own.

Baltimore, Nov. 23.--In one of the fastest and most interesting contests seen in this city in many a day, Featherweight Champion Abe Attell fought a fifteen-round draw with Kid Sullivan of Washington before the Eureka A. C., this city, to-night. The mill was full of action from the opening round to the end, and free from clinching or wrestling.

Sullivan, who has met both Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt made a grand showing, and there were many in the large crowd who thought that he was entitled to the honors. In this combat Attell's wonderful cleverness came to his aid a number of times. He managed to keep Sullivan in check only by excellent footwork and jabbing. Sullivan was the stronger and the better puncher.

There was scarcely elbow room when the principals in the main contest entered the ring. As early as 9 o'clock the crush was so great that the doors had to be locked and hundreds of persons were turned away. The agreement was 133 pounds at 6 o'clock, but both scrappers were well under this scale. Attell announced his weight as 122½ pounds, while Sullivan confessed to 128½ pounds.

Attell started by rushing. He reached Sullivan with the left and right and hooked the Kid on the jaw. Sullivan got to Attell's body at the bell. In the second Sullivan attacked Attell's wind and kidneys with rights and lefts. Attell landed a few light jabs, but had to execute a lot of clever footwork to escape Sullivan's wicked rushes.

Sullivan chased Attell all over the ring in the third, landing on the body and jaw. Attell was staggered with a short right hook on the jaw. Attell jabbed twice, but was beaten down against the ropes with right and left to the stomach. Attell tantalized Sullivan with left jabs in the fourth, but the Kid landed effective punches on the body.

Sullivan forced things in the fifth, swinging both hands. He would not connect, through Attell being too speedy. Sullivan lifted Attell completely off his feet with a right uppercut and Attell went to his corner pretty tired. Sullivan did a lot of rushing in the sixth, catching Attell twice, hard blows, on the mouth. Attell scored only with light jabs.

Attell's straight lefts, which he shot out frequently in the seventh, had no terrors for Sullivan. The latter kept boring in all the time, landing on the kidneys and body. Attell tried his hand at body work in the eighth. He put the left twice into the wind, causing Sullivan to clinch. Attell was very scientific and Sullivan could not locate him.

Sullivan cut out the pace in the ninth. He rushed Attell to a corner and sent home straight rights and hooks. Toward the close Attell was the aggressor and both men finished the round fresh and strong. Sullivan forced matters in the tenth, but Attell found him with straight ones on the nose and mouth. Attell kept meeting all of Sullivan's leads with straight smashes and made Sullivan wince at the gong with a hard right on the chin.

The fighting was fast and vicious in the eleventh. Attell countered freely, and for the first time during the scrap they mixed it up. Attell had the better of the mixing and wound up the round with four successful jabs on the Kid's nose. Attell sent Sullivan's head back in the twelfth with a left jab and pounded Sullivan's wind. Sullivan missed two rights for the jaw, and the crowd laughed at his inability to land on Attell.

They roughed it in the thirteenth. Sullivan reached Attell's wind and landed a hard right on the nose. Attell tried some fancy footwork, but Sullivan stopped him with rights and lefts to the stomach. Attell then retaliated with jabs and hooks and counters on the jaw. In the fourteenth Sullivan did a lot of forcing. He put a left on the jaw, and in attempting to get away from a right, Attell stumbled. Attell arose quickly and evened scores by jabbing and hooking Sullivan on the face and nose.

Attell began the final round with a hard left to the nose. The pair then exchanged lefts and rights, Attell avoiding a number of well-aimed blows. Sullivan scored on the jaw and kidneys, but Attell stopped him with a hard left to the wind. They were mixing it up at the bell, Attell getting home with the left on the face.


1905-11-24 The Washington Times (Washington, DC) (page 13)

ATTELL-SULLIVAN DECISION PLEASED
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Kid Earned Draw by His Aggressiveness.
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ABE WONDERFUL DODGER
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Got Out of Way of Right Swings by Hair's Breadth--Left Jab Worried Washingtonian.
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Kid Sullivan got a draw in fifteen rounds with Abe Attell before the Eureka Club in Baltimore last night, and it was a good decision.

Seldom has a better fight been seen in this neck of the wood. There was something doing every little minute, and there were constant happenings to make the spectators crane their necks. The crowd, by the way, filled the hall to overflowing, and there was not an inch of space unsold.

Attell stipulated before the fight, according to Al Herford, that it should be a draw if both were on their feet when the end came, but Herford made no mention of this until the fight was about half over. Why such a wonderfully clever man as Attell should have made that stipulation for a bout with a man like Sullivan was not apparent, for it was thought he could outpoint his opponent all the way through.

Draw Well Earned.

As a matter of fact, Attell did outpoint Sullivan, but taking the fight as a fight, and not as a side issue to a pink tea, the Washington boy well earned a draw. Attell has a peculiarly effective left jab. It goes to the face so swiftly that it is almost impossible to block it. The incessant stabs in the face from this left would worry a wooden Indian and fill Attell's rivals with a sort of nervous caution while in the ring. They may know the jab is not particularly dangerous, but it is annoying, and makes the other fellow apprehensive whenever he starts to do something on his own account.

The effect of the jab showed plainly on Sullivan last night. He is a hardy, nervy fighter, always willing to take punishment to inflict it in return, but he was tapped on the face so often and persistently that he was plainly puzzled, and didn't know exactly how to proceed. It was comparatively seldom Sullivan could stop the blow, although on several occasions he met Attell at his own game and gave left punches in return. The trouble with these punches was that they landed in most instances upon the upper part of the chest, where they had little effect, or on the neck, when Attell was going away. Only once did Kid get his man coming in.

Wonderful Dodging.

Sullivan knew he was going to be outboxed, for he was against the shiftiest man now before the public, while he himself is not particularly fast or clever. Therefore, he carried the fight to Attell and was constantly trying for a knockout. The Kid swung right after right at Abe's head which the foxy Frisco boy dodged by a hair's breadth. So often did Kid hit at the place where Abe's jaw should have been only to find it filled with superheated tobacco smoke, that he was kept up in the air about half the time and knew not what to do. How Attell escaped some of these blows is still a mystery, but it was done by some sort of an almost imperceptible movement which calculated exactly how far Sullivan's swing would travel.

Attell's footwork was the feature next to his dodging of swings. Sullivan tried time after time to get him in a corner, but he was elusive as a ball of mercury, and skipped nimbly out of danger in most cases, but there were times when Sullivan landed rights and lefts in a corner and took the smile off Abe's face. Not only would Attell escape, but he would wheel around and be right back with that left jab before Sullivan could set himself, and the bleeding nose of the Washington boy would receive more massage.

Kid Finished Strong.

In the last three or four rounds Sullivan went for the body more and obtained good results. His heavy thumps made Attell wary, and if the Kid had not been so anxious for a knockout early in the game, he might have done some execution with kidney wallops. Attell never tried for the wind at all, and practically used his right for no purpose except defense.

The ninth and eleventh rounds were decidedly Sullivan's, while his aggressiveness and body blows in the last four sessions atoned for Attell's stabs, so that the final result was about even.

In the semi-windup Kid Egan, of Washington, met Burt Lewis, who, Herford announced, was an Englishman. Lewis was stiff-armed and had little punch, but he was better than expected and gave Egan a hard row to travel. The Washingtonian relied too much on a straight left punch which was not marked by any particular science of delivery, and while the Englishman got it in the neck at times, the draw decision was just.

1916-11-06 Pete Herman W-PTS20 Johnny Eggers [Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA]

1916-11-07 The Daily States (New Orleans, LA) (page 11)

HERMAN OUTCLASSES EGGERS
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HERMAN QUALIFIES FOR SEMI-FINAL OF 118-POUND TOURNEY
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New York Bantam, Strictly Left Hand Boxer, Makes Game Showing, But Is Outclassed In Scrap At Louisiana Auditorium.
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BY COL. CLUKE.

Pete Herman qualified for the semi-final round of the bantam elimination tournament to be staged at the Louisiana Auditorium Monday night. He defeated Knockout Eggers of New York in 20 rounds. Herman's victory was decisive, Eggers admitting defeat as Referee Burke awarded the mill to his opponent.

Herman outclassed Eggers and was rarely ever in trouble. Except for a brief period which extended from the ninth to the fourteenth round, when Pete rested or loafed, the result hardly ever in doubt. Herman piled up a big lead on Eggers, but missed a number of opportunities to put the "kayo" wallop over.

From the outset it was evident Eggers lacked not only speed and science, but class to cope with the local Italian. Pete repeatedly bounced blows off Eggers' head and face during the early part of the mill and ringsiders predicted a knockout by the tenth round. Eggers' stamina, however, or it may be that Herman lacked the punch, allowed the scrap to go the limit.

Eggers Strictly One-Hand Fighter.

Except for a slashing left-hand punch to the body--almost the same type of wallop that Frankie Burns employed on Pete in a scrap at the West Side A. C., the New Yorker had nothing to offer in the Queensberry line but his ability to take a lacing. He got it. Of that there wasn't the slightest doubt.

Herman's showing was ragged in spots. At times he fought as though he requires more ring work. His idea of resting or loafing was freely commented on. Pete seldom slows down during a scrap, and for a little while Eggers not only carried the fight to him, but really disposed of his man in A-1 shape.

If Eggers could use his right hand to the same advantage as his left, chances are Kid Williams' crowd would be regarded in danger. He is strictly a one-hand fighter, however. But, even so, his body punches were sufficiently heavy enough to force Herman to turn color at times and continually draw his body away from every clinch.

Herman outgenerals Eggers In Early Rounds.

Herman outgeneraled Eggers. Pete repeatedly put the Easterner on the ropes where he shot heavy right crosses, hooks and swings to the jaw. The starboard blows bothered Eggers more than any other wallop Herman showed.

The fourth and sixth rounds were perhaps the best of the fight. Herman showed to better advantage in these periods than in the others. A series of rights and lefts to the jaw in the fourth ripened Eggers for a ten-second count, the New Yorker having no defense whatever. In the sixth Eggers' nose was badly swollen and his eye nearly closed. Herman fought his opponent all over the ring, retreating at times to draw Eggers into a trap, where probably the hardest blows of the scrap were struck.

Herman apparently tried to finish the scrap in the seventh, but Pete lacked the punching power. His arms seemed to become unusually heavy, and by the time the ninth was reached he started slowing down. For a little while Eggers took the offensive and Herman began sprinting. Pete covered a lot of ground. His fighting surprised the spectators. Herman had seldom shown an inclination to duck the issue, but there was no denying that he tore off considerable of the Don Scott stuff.

Pete started fighting again towards the end of the twelfth round. He ceased sprinting and abandoned the shell-like defense, also the Frankie Russell gag, fighting the last 30 seconds of each round. From the fourteenth to the twentieth Herman finished with a rush, and clinched the decision.

The contest was tame in a number of respects. Had Herman been at his best, or cut loose the speed he has shown against Kid Williams, Frankie Burns and other boys, chances are the bout would not have gone the limit.

The semi-final was rather tame, Kid Kelly beating Kid Cattano with ease. Cattano had height and reach on Kelly, but simply didn't know how to fight. The preliminary was won by Benny Loup from Young Jack Britton.


1916-11-07 The New Orleans Item (New Orleans, LA) (page 11)

HERMAN GREATEST LITTLE MARKSMAN IN BOXING RING
(By Will Hamilton)

Pete Herman must have trained for "Knockout" Eggers in a shooting gallery.

His marksmanship Monday night was marvelous. His average shaved the 1000 mark.

It was so good that Eggers quit trying to cover up. When he covered his face, Pete found his target in the mid-section; when Eggers tried to protect his body, Pete kept his head bobbing up and down and back and forth from well-timed punches. If the tip end of Eggers' nose protruded from the barricade, Pete hit it, or if an inch of the forehead was exposed Pete scored with the same remarkable accuracy.

There was nowhere above the belt that Pete didn't hit "Knockout" Eggers, and in the twenty rounds he barely missed once.

But He Can't Stop Eggers

This is not to say that Eggers wasn't there with a fight. He was. He kept right along with Herman most of the way, but from gong to gong in about 13 rounds out of the 20 he was running a bad second.

From the second round to the ninth Eggers made Herman fight his best to keep a good lead. For that space it was a rattling good go--just the kind of a bout everybody looked for. But no pair of battlers, not even well-conditioned bantams, often keep up such a pace for 20 rounds. So the bout slowed up. Herman let Eggers carry it from the ninth to the fifteenth and then he came again. Having a big lead he didn't take any unnecessary chances toward the last, was wary at all times of the K. O. boy's chloroform left, and kept himself just busy enough to see that Eggers, who is a strong finisher, didn't get so gay toward the last as to get a draw with him. He had seen early in the fight that there was no chance to stop the New Yorker. He hit him until he got arm-weary with little effect. Eggers sometimes dropped his guard and let Pete shoot as he pleased, which was shooting some, for the time has passed when this Petro boy had no wallop.

Petro, the Invincible

We would like to see the bantam who could have beaten Petro last night. It simply could not have been done, we think, even though a Frankie Burns or a Kid Williams had been his opponent.

Pete seemed stronger and a better fighter in the first eight rounds than he ever was in his life. His timing and measuring of blows was a revelation and his blocking as pretty a piece of defensive work as you would want to see. He hit with both hands and used an uppercut so effectively that twice in the third round he made Eggers grab for support. In the fourth Pete stalled a little while, evidently to see what Eggers had in stock. And Eggers showed something, too--a left hand that cut the air with a swish, and landed with the force of a mule-kick. But it's a semi-swing, and many times Pete was prepared for it. This was in contrast to his own hitting, which was always straight and quick.

Eggers' Smile Comes Off

For the first four rounds Eggers wore a broad smile, confident-like. Pete looked mean, and he didn't like that smile. So in the fifth and sixth he set in to knock it off. And he did.

His hitting in the sixth round was something to look at. As the saying goes, he hit his opponent with everything but the water-bucket. A round or two he kept this up, and then contented himself with a shade lead until the ninth, when Eggers began to show more stuff. Pete didn't seem to mind it, though, and let Eggers whale away until the twelfth round, when he caught a couple of those lefts in the side and that woke him up. The mixing in the thirteenth and fourteenth was good again, and it was hard to tell who had the better of it. Then Pete came again, and set the pace all the way to the finish.

"Champion in 1917"

There being little or no chance to get Johnny Ertle down here, Herman will now be matched with Frankie Burns or Champion Williams. Pete prefers to take on Williams without having to go up against Burns, but he is determined that he will not dodge Frankie, who will be on the scene in a little while.

"Champion in 1917" is Herman's slogan now, and if he watches his step and doesn't stump his toe any more the ambition should be realized. It should be realized just as soon as he can get Kid Williams into a ring. Pete gave this young champion the fight of his life last February and finished with a leg on the title. He should be even better the next time they meet.

O, Yes, Dick Is There

The Monday mills at the Auditorium were all pretty good and witnessed by a couple of thousand fans.

The Kelly-Catano bout was not a bad one by any means. "Old Man" Kelly, as his seconds called him, was there with a big T. and won because Catano didn't know how to employ his natural advantages and keep him off with his long range. It was a lively ten-rounder. Denny Loup beat Young Jack Britton in the curtain-raiser of four rounds.

Buddy Griffin refereed the prelims, and of course Dick Burke held forth in the main go, just as Herman said he would. Nor could Eggers possibly register a complaint against Dick's work. The big arbiter kept hands off and let the boys fight it out as they pleased--which is usually the best way when two such willing and energetic workers as Herman and Eggers are in the ring.


1916-11-07 The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) (page 9)

PETE HERMAN PROVES TOO FAST FOR EGGERS
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Pete Herman's speed and cleverness mastered "Knockout" Eggers' smashing left hand in most of the rounds of their twenty-round fight at the Louisiana Auditorium Monday night and Referee Dick Burke justly awarded Herman the decision.

Eggers, depending solely on his "sleep-producing" wallop, at no time attempted to keep on even terms with Herman in the matter of points. With bulldog tenacity he stuck to his self-appointed task of knocking Herman out, and kept his wicked left smashing at Herman during every minute of that long, hard, twenty-round battle. But his efforts were in vain.

Herman earned clear advantages in fourteen of the twenty rounds. Four were even and two--the second and fourteenth--were credited to Eggers.

After giving Eggers an even break in the first, and taking things so easy in the second that Eggers won the round, Herman opened up in the third, and from then on until the finish the result never was in doubt--throwing out the possibility of a knockout.

Packing a wallop many lightweights would like to own, Eggers was dangerous during every second of the fight, and Herman knew it. The clever local bantamweight fought carefully until he had solved Eggers' head-feinting offense, and until he had learned to block the terrific left. He then had the situation well in hand and was never headed.

At times Eggers, realizing Herman outclassed him in boxing, allowed his opponent to rain blows to his head and body. On many occasions Herman backed his stronger antagonist on the ropes and showered a fusillade of punches which bewildered Eggers. Eggers stood up well enough under a straight left jab, but when Herman changed the pace and came in with a varied attack, the visiting bantamweight could do nothing but grin and take them.

HERMAN TOOK PUNISHMENT

Though a winner, Herman was compelled to assimilate some of the hardest punches he has run into since meeting Kid Williams. At least a dozen times during the fight Eggers rocked him with a terrific left hook to the jaw, and every time Eggers got his left hook through Herman's elbows, the local battler was shaken from head to foot.

But none of the punches dazed Herman, and though the body blows undoubtedly stung, he weathered the gale, and the nineteenth and twentieth rounds found him fighting faster and harder than Eggers, despite the fact that Eggers appeared the fresher of the two.

Eggers' right eye was cut in the seventh round, but his handlers drew it up neatly, and it gave him no trouble. Herman's mouth and nose began bleeding after the tenth round, and at the finish his face showed considerable wear and tear, while his body bore evidence of the heavy blows which Eggers kept driving in.

While Eggers' punches were much harder than Herman's, a tab on the blows which landed cleanly showed the New Orleans boxer landed about four to one during the whole fight. This gave him unquestioned right to the decision.

Herman took his second wind in the fourteenth round, and his loafing in this session allowed Eggers to win the honors. But in the fifteenth Herman opened up harder than ever, and showed that he had not weakened by giving Eggers the worst lacing of any preceding round.

Ability to take Herman's punches without suffering much damage kept Eggers in the running throughout, and his ever-threatening left hand made the fight an interesting one in every round.

HERMAN TOO CLEVER

In the last two rounds it was "do or die" with Eggers, but he found it hard to penetrate Herman's clever defense of arms and gloves, and was made the target of Herman's lightning-like left hooks, jabs and right uppercuts and swings.

The semi-final was a corking good bout from start to finish. Kid Kelly, though completely outclassed in the first half, came so strong in the last five rounds of the ten-round tilt that he was awarded the decision over Nich Catana. Nicholas operated a nice left jab, but he was on the short end of matters when the going got rough, and it was Kelly's toe-to-toe work which decided the fight.

Bennie Loup boxed rings around Young Jack Britton in the four-round opener. In private life Britton is a messenger boy, and he fights like one. Most of his blows are telegraphed. He sent several hundred messages of this sort to his opponent, but Ben was not on hand when they arrived. Young Jack is of no relation to the original Jack Britton. Young Jack's real name sounds something like "spaghetti."

Joe Thomas and Joe Rivers were introduced from the ringside. They meet in a twenty-round bout next Tuesday night.

Buddy Griffin was the referee of the preliminaries.

1906-10-30 Abe Attell W-PTS20 Harry Baker [Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, USA]

1906-10-31 Los Angeles Daily Times (Los Angeles, CA) (page 6)

ABE ATTELL RECEIVES DECISION OVER BAKER.
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Referee Robinson's Ruling Unpopular and Draw Would Have Suited the Crowd Better But Baker Was Not Robbed--Great Defense Fight.
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If Attell had fought as Baker did, there would have been no fight, for both would have been busy covering up and defending themselves. Baker would jab and jump away and cover up. Attell was willing at all times to fight or box, and did the best he could to make Baker fight. There were no fouls that I could see. At times when Attell led for the stomach, Baker would jump up, presumedly to receive the blow foul. It would have been easy for me to have given a popular decision by calling it a draw and so have saved myself from the enmity of a part of the crowd, but I was there to do my duty, and I did it as I saw it, regardless of what others had to say or thought.--Referee Eddie Robinson.

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Abe Attell is still featherweight champion of the world. He retained the title by receiving the decision over Harry Baker at the end of twenty rounds of the fastest fighting ever seen here, before the Pacific Athletic Club, last night.

The decision was unpopular to many persons in the large crowd present. Referee Eddie Robinson would have pleased the spectators as a whole much better had he declared the fight a draw.

Harry Baker collapsed when he heard the decision and fell crying into the arms of his two brothers. The decision did more to damage him than all the blows Attell rained on him. After the fight he was roundly cheered and given the commiseration of many friends.

To many, Robinson was the most unpopular man in the house, and cries of "Lynch him!" resounded from all over the house, and many vile epithets were hurled at him.

BAKER'S GAME BATTLE.

Baker put up a game fight and his defeat is no disgrace. He was beaten by the champion largely because he was champion.

Attell never went against such a hard man to hit as Baker. The latter appeared all arms and hands, and wherever Attell swung, hooked or jabbed there was a glove or elbow to meet it. And from that cycle of defense often darted a gloved hand, hooking Attell in the nose or jaw.

But with his defense and left jab, Baker's chief virtues are told. His right cut little figure in the contest, while the jabs did not hurt Attell. At no time in the fight did Baker have a chance to put Attell out, while on two or three occasions, had Baker's defense been vulnerable at any point, Attell might have turned the trick.

The decision went to the champion, and if a decision needs must have been made, it was the only way it could have gone. A draw would have pleased better, but there are none who can say, all things considered, that Baker was robbed. The shade was with Attell.

WASP AND A HORNET.

It was a battle between a wasp and a hornet and both stung and stung, yet missed many attacks. The defense was so good that it became monotonous, the crowd wanted heavier battle. Jabs, upper-cuts, swings, hooks--all largely went astray or impacted against glove, arm or shoulders. The story of the rounds is worthless, for it was a repetition of leads and counters with blocks and ducks--and yet no damage done. It was not a popular fight to those who sighed for gore, but it was a marvelous exhibition of self-defense. At the latter game Baker was the best. Even in footwork he was not far behind the shifty Attell. But at the infighting and the rough going Abe had the better of it.

In every rally Attell was the aggressor, but Baker usually led with his left. Attell always looked for an opening, but it never came. Even when he drove Baker furiously to the ropes, the marvelous defense of the latter did not allow an opening of serious consequence and Harry fought back furiously.

There were four terrific rallies that brought the crowd to its feet. In each of them Abe backed Baker into a corner and the milling was something furious. Twice Referee Robinson and the seconds had to pull the men apart because they had not heard the bell and continued fighting. In the last round a final rally was made and the men stood on pretty even terms although Baker was slowly retreating.

ATTELL KNOCKED DOWN.

Baker scored the only knockdown, and it was a doubtful one at that. He caught Attell on the left shoulder as the latter was going away, and Abe went back on the floor, partly slipping. Once Attell staggered Baker with a right swing to the jaw, but Harry covered up and avoided further punishment at the time.

Too much praise cannot be given Baker for the wonderful defense he put up. He met the greatest boxer in the profession, and at times he made him look cheap. The styles of the two men are decidedly different. Baker flings his arms about like a flail and dances in a manner disconcerting to his opponent. He covers up splendidly, and it was impossible for Attell to hit him a fair blow in that condition. Attell, on the other hand, stands out with his guard down, depending on footwork, ducking, and blocking when in close for a defense.

In the early rounds baker actually made Attell appear amateurish by poking out a series of long left leads into his face, and then covering perfectly on Abe's return. But his aggressiveness soon wore away to a large extent, while Attell forced the fighting. Baker was backing away most of the time, but shot out that left jab until Abe's nose was very sore and his mouth bleeding. Many times Attell's head went back from a long jab, and he was unable to reach the elusive Baker.

Attell's generalship was decidedly the better. He was confident and at times appeared almost careless, but there was method in it. He kidded Baker at times, and in the ninth, after Baker had claimed a foul, he called Harry a "cry baby." He even turned to those at the ringside and asked them, "Did you ever see a cry baby?" but Baker was prepared for such tactics and came back with a "kid" when the round closed.

ATTELL MISJUDGED.

Attell got in bad at the start, because the crowd did not know what was going on in the ring while the principals were being weighed. Attell failed to tip the beam, but Baker raised it, with his ring paraphernalia on. Attell at once protested, and Baker weighed with his shoes off, just tipping the beam. Attell demanded that Baker weigh 122 pounds with his fighting clothes on, but Manager McCarey declared that it was his decision that Baker could weigh in stripped, if necessary, so that he was under the notch that way.

Attell argued that he had the right to insist that Baker weigh even with his gloves on, but finally gave in, provided that both men give their true weight, so that the figures could be known. Attell weighed just 120½, while Baker weighed 122½, each with his ring costume on. This fact was not announced to the crowd, for Manager McCarey, fearing a possible disturbance, instructed Cook to say that both men were under weight.

As the battle progressed the crowd repeatedly demanded that Baker he given the decision on a foul. Attell did hit a few taps below the belt, but on practically every occasion Baker jumped up, thus diverting the blow; or the glove glanced downward from Baker's elbows. Baker kicked strenuously, and looked to be distressed by the blows, but Robinson would not allow the claim, much to the disgust of partisans of Baker. None of the blows did any damage. Once Baker was guilty of holding Attell's gloved hand, and was warned, but did not repeat the offense.

STORY OF THE FIGHT.

There is little to say in telling the story of the fight. Baker would jab and cover; then Attell would get in close and try for an opening at the infighting. Baker scored first. He jabbed Attell twice before the latter had time to think of what was coming. Then he feinted for an opening, at the same time keeping well covered. Attell got a left to the face, but Baker came back with his jabs, and then Abe sent his right across lightly.

In the second round Baker started again with a left to the nose, and kept up his jabbing. Both landed heavily in an exchange, but the main force of the blows was blocked. Then Baker sent Attell to the floor in a neutral corner by a left to the shoulder, but Abe was up like a flash and laughed.

The fierce mix-ups began in the third round and both tried hard to land, but could do little damage. baker began jabbing again, but Attell protected his jaws and his hands, allowed Baker to jab him repeatedly, and when close waded in with fierce rights and lefts, some of which got past Baker's guard. In the fifth Attell began a slam-bang process of lefts in the ribs and right uppercuts to the face in the clinches. It was here that the first claim of foul occurred.

During the next few rounds Baker made a better showing, if anything, than Attell, but the veteran was not distressed and calmly bided his time.

FIRST ADVANTAGE.

The eleventh round showed the first decided advantage, when Attell landed the hardest blow of the fight to Baker's jaw and followed it with a second. Baker came back with a hard right to the side of the head. Attell bored in hard, and tried to rattle Baker by nodding his head in a way to make it appear as though Baker were hardly hurt.

The next round also was Attell's and Baker showed signs of being tired and did not come so strong with his left jabs. Attell landed a left to the eye and staggered Baker with a right to the jaw. The first big rally occurred in this round and the crowd went wild. Attell forced the fighting but Baker came back hard.

In the fifteenth round there was more heavy fighting and Attell drove Baker about the ring and into the latter's corner. Robinson had to separate them at the bell. In the sixteenth Attell started another rally, but the bell cut it short. Baker appeared much stronger, though he was not as fresh as Attell. In the eighteenth and nineteenth rounds there were more rallies, the one in the nineteenth being the fiercest of the fight. It was a terrible mix-up and the blows fell so fast that there was absolutely no chance to record them. Again Robinson had to separate the men, many blows being landed after the bell tapped.

The twentieth saw both men attempting a great finish, but for half the round the defense was so grand that it was impossible to get in close. Finally Attell started it going again in a neutral corner and they exchanged the hardest series of blows of the battle. Baker landed two to the face and one to the body that counted, while Attell landed many to the body with telling effect, and one or two to the head.

Robinson lifted Attell's hand, and pandemonium broke loose.

Kid Solomon wants to fight the winner and was given a good reception when he appeared in the ring with his challenge.

DALTON BEATS SHEEK.

After a terrific battle, during which the crowd was kept on its feet cheering the contestants every minute of the time, Kid Dalton landed a right swing under Frank Sheek's heart in the fifth round of what was to have been a ten-round semi-wind-up, and then literally battered the game easterner to the mat. It was youth and strength against age and a cool, calculating head; and the former won.

For four rounds Sheek seemed to play with Dalton and it looked as though he was a sure winner, but it proved to be a flash out of the pan and stamina won. Dalton took all the roughing Sheek could hand out, while the latter gradually wore down. The body blow caught him in a weakened condition and he could fight no more. Fearing a trick, Dalton's seconds instructed the latter to rush in and finish the job, thus meting out needless punishment to Sheek. Never has such terrible infighting been indulged in and Sheek always came out best, but he finally collapsed.

This is Sheek's first battle in two years and a half, and the veteran made an excellent showing. After the fight Dalton's two brothers rushed into the ring and kissed him effusively on the cheek. Caesar Dalton and Billy Conroy challenged the winner.

HANEY COUNTED OUT.

Jack Brown had no difficulty in beating Mike Haney in the first round of what was to have been a six-round go, as the first preliminary. Toward the end of the round Brown handed Haney a right swing on the jaw as the latter came on in a rush, and Mike went down on his face and rolled over on his back. As Robinson told off the seconds Haney rose to one knee, but Mike's head refused to clear and the count of ten found him unable to get to his feet. It was a good fight while it lasted, but Haney was rather slow in carrying the punch and Brown usually beat him to it. Both landed some good blows, but Brown got there first. Kid McClelland challenged the winner.


1906-10-31 Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA) (pages 5, 8)

DECISION GOES TO ATTELL AT END OF TWENTIETH ROUND
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BAKER SHOWS REMARKABLE FORM
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Judgment of Referee Robinson Creates Some Dissatisfaction Although Abe Had Good Shade on Opponent--Both End with Knockout
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BY ED MORIARTY

Amid a wild outburst of protest Abe Attell left the ring at Naud Junction pavilion last night, declared a winner over Harry Baker, after one of the cleanest decisions ever rendered at the local arena. Baker fought a wonderfully clever battle, but Attell's readiness to mix at all times and the runaway tactics of Baker were somewhat overlooked in sympathy for the short end boy, who surprised his most ardent friends by the clever exhibition which he gave last night.

That Baker puzzled his crafty opponent is beyond question, but a close study of the battle reveals that Attell's class showed strongly in the closing rounds when he outgeneraled the lightning youngster before him. Attell met a dangerous ringster last night and one that called for every trick and turn which the wonderful ability of Attell entails.

Many thought that a draw decision should have been rendered and harshly criticized Robinson for his judgment. The latter probably realized that a decision in favor of Attell would raise an outcry, and was in a position to make himself strong with no small number of those who witnessed the tie. That he rendered the decision which he did in the face of certain opposition should stamp him at least with the mark of courageous convictions.

Baker with his wonderful left reached Attell's face with clever persistency, and in the second round sent Abe to the floor with a stiff right, which landed flush on the chin. That knockdown blow sent Baker adherents wild with delight and predictions of a victory, for Harry followed close thereon.

What age Baker might have gained in the opening rounds was more than bridged by Attell after the tenth, when Harry covered constantly as Attell went after him.

That Baker is the cleverest blocker ever seen in a local ring goes without a question after last night's battle, but the fact that Attell landed the most blows by a good shade and was willing and anxious at all times to mix while Harry showed a strong inclination to block during a major portion of practically every one of the closing rounds appeared to warrant a strong shade decision in favor of Attell.

As a whirlwind battle the exhibition cannot be classed with either the Attell-Neil contest or the Baker-Neil battle. Both men were superlatively clever and they left the ring without a scratch.

Baker's poise last night was one of the prettiest spectacles witnessed hereabouts in many a day. In and out like a flash blocking with marvelous surety the rising youngster proved that he must be strongly reckoned with in the days to come.

Probably a lack or confidence lost for Baker last night, as after staying with Attell for ten fast rounds he slowed perceptibly and evidenced a disposition to let Abe do the forcing. Had he opened in slashing fashion there is no telling what might have happened as the Attell boy did not appear to weaken him to a perceptible extent.

There is a strong suspicion that Attell was not the same Attell who fought Frankie Neil on the memorable Fourth of July afternoon. Abe entered the ring appearing drawn and although he proved equally as strong as Baker did not exhibit the strength which marked his former battle.

Attell went viciously for Baker just before the gong sounded on several rounds and Referee Robinson was assisted by Baker's seconds in pulling the men apart as they lashed viciously at one another heedless of the bell.

Both preliminaries ended before the limit. Jack Browne required less than three minutes to knock out young Haney, as shortly before the gong sounded on the first round he caught the latter a rousing wallop in the kidneys and followed it with a right to the jaw, which dropped Haney for the count.

Kid Dalton climbed another rung on the ladder when he sent Frank Sheek down and out in the fifth round of their scheduled ten period match. Dalton again proved that he possesses a powerful punch, and nailed Sheek after that worthy had threatened to prove an obstacle. Sheek appeared a husky boxer, with a gorilla length of arm.

Several times Sheek staggered Dalton with stiff punches to the face, and had secured a good lead as the gong sounded for the fifth. At the opening Dalton put Sheek down with a left to the face, though the latter was on his feet in an instant. Sheek put two lefts to the face, but his steam was gone, and Dalton went after him in a hurry. The Italian landed a terrific right to the kidneys and Sheek doubled in pain. Dalton followed his advantage and a moment later had Sheek down for the count.

Following the preliminary affairs the crowd waited impatiently for the coming of Attell and Baker. Abe was first in the ring and Baker came shortly after.

Some trouble resulted at the weighing in, as Baker, minus his shoes, was half a pound over the limit. Attell weighed but one hundred and twenty pounds and a half and entered some objection.

As the men were not held to scale with their fighting togs on both were declared under weight.

The opening round proved that a fast exhibition was in order. Both men were clever and Baker showed exceptionally speedy with gloves and feet. In the second Baker's right caught Attell on the chin, sending him to the floor.

Furious fighting occurred in the tenth when Baker put a hard left to Attell's stomach, Abe coming back with a rush, and in the mixup both men went through the ropes as the gong sounded.

From the tenth on Attell appeared to open and went after Baker at all stages of the game. Spectators were treated to something extra when after several rounds both men tore at each other, not realizing that the gong had sounded.

Baker displayed keen judgment in avoiding Attell's leads, though Abe landed more often than did Harry. Robinson was constantly obliged to be on the watch for blows appearing dangerously foul. Attell sent in more than one low lead, though Baker was in the main responsible, as he contracted a jumping back trick of meeting Attell's blows.

Each round from the tenth on was practically a repetition, Attell forcing the battle and landing a greater number of leads, while Baker pecked away and was content to cover during a major portion of the time.

FIGHT BY ROUNDS
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BY ED JORGENSON

Round One

Attell leads with a left to the face and men come to a clinch, both using their lefts to the body. Baker dances away and comes in with a hard left to Attell's stomach. As they clinch Attell fights, using right and left and lands with a right uppercut in the break away. Attell misses a left swing and goes to a clinch, Baker uppercutting at the gong.

Round Two

They rushed to a clinch, Baker blocking a right swing to the head. An exchange of lefts to the face occurs and Baker blocks prettily, getting away from Attell. Baker sends in a left and closes, Attell fighting in the clinch. Baker lands a left to the face and follows it with two lefts to the face. Baker staggers Attell with right to the jaw. Attell misses a left swing and slips to the floor. Baker shoots in a left to the face.

Round Three

Baker lands a hard right to the jaw and shoots a left to the stomach. Baker slips to the canvas. Attell lands two lefts to the jaw. Baker puts in a left and they go to a clinch. Attell fights furiously, using right and left.

Round Four

The men meet In the middle of the ring and fiddle for an opening. Baker lands a light left on Attell's face, but Abe comes back with a left to the stomach and face. Attell goes in, rushing Baker, and they clinch. Attell gets in a right uppercut to the stomach, and they break and clinch again. Baker shoots in a left to the stomach, but Attell lands a left to the head. Baker dances around, but lands his right on Attell's head and body. Baker puts in left to the face and gets away. Baker shoots right and left to the body and Attell closes in, fighting furiously at the tap of the gong.

Round Five

Attell opens with a left to the face and goes to a clinch, swinging his left to the stomach. Attell jabs two light lefts to the face and swings a low left to the stomach. Baker goes back and Attell gets in another left to the stomach. The men break, clinch, break and clinch again and in the clinch Attell lands right hook on to the jaw. Baker puts in a left to the face and dances away. As they come to a clinch Baker misses a left uppercut.

Round Six

Attell lands a left to the stomach and gets away. Attell puts in two hard lefts to the stomach and Baker lands a hard right swing to the jaw. Baker puts a left to the face and goes into a clinch. As they mix Referee Robinson warns Baker about hitting low. Attell lands a right to the face after a clinch.

Round Seven

Attell misses a left swing to the face and Baker puts a left jab to the face. Baker blocks a right and left swing and they go to a clinch, Attell putting a left to the stomach. They exchange lefts to the face as they come into a clinch. Baker puts in a left to the face and Attell lands a left to the face in the break. Attell lands a light left to the face.

Round Eight

Baker puts in a left as they go into a clinch. Attell lands a left to the side of the head and goes into another clinch. Attell uppercuts furiously. After a break and as they come to close quarters, Baker gets in a left to the face and Attell a right to the stomach. As the clinch is broken Baker gets in a right uppercut. An exchange of lefts to the face occurs and they go into a clinch in a neutral corner, staying so until the gong taps.

Round Nine

The men clinch, break and feint to a clinch again. Baker dances away and Attell misses a right uppercut as they come back to close quarters. Attell puts a right uppercut to the head and Baker blocks cleverly. Baker misses a right uppercut and they exchange lefts to the face. Attell puts a hard, low right to the stomach and they fight close as the gong sounds.

Round Ten

Attell lands a left to the body and face and switches his arm down, getting a left to the stomach. Baker blocks well, but Attell gets in a left as they come together. As they break Attell lands a left to the face and stomach and Baker shoots a left and right to the face. As they come to a clinch Baker again lands a left and right to the face. Attell fights furiously in the clinch, rushing Baker through the ropes and they mix.

Round Eleven

Baker blocks a left to the face but Attell lands right on stomach. Attell lands two terrific rights in succession on the side of Baker's head, but Baker comes back with a hard right to the face. Baker blocks left uppercut, but Attell gets a right on the stomach. Attell lands a left to the face, but receives a right from Baker. After the gong sounds an exchange of lefts is made to the face.

Round Twelve

Attell lands a hard right to the head and on the kidneys. Baker gets away, but Attell follows him and again lands a right to the head. Baker puts in a left hook to the jaw and Attell lands a hard left to the stomach. Attell puts a right to the head at a break and Baker a left to the face and they come into a clinch. Attell shoots a left to the stomach and they are clinched at the gong.

Round Thirteen

Attell lands a left and they clinch. Baker rushes to a clinch and Attell lands a left Jab to the jaw. Baker puts in a light left and they come to a clinch. Baker gets in two left jabs to the face and Attell rushes, landing a left. Baker shoots in a left jab at the gong.

Round Fourteen

The men spar in the center of the ring and go to a clinch, Attell getting in a right to the face. Both miss left jabs and Attell lands a low left to the stomach. Attell puts a left hook to Baker's jaw. Attell lands a right to the jaw. As they come to a clinch Attell punishes Baker with short range blows to the stomach.

Round Fifteen

Attell opens with a left jab to the face which is returned by Baker. Attell lands a hard left to the stomach and enters into a dispute with Robinson. Attell gets in a light left to the nose and Baker shoots a hard left to the head. Attell lands a terrific left to the head and left in a clinch. They exchange lefts and both fight furiously after the gong sounds.

Round Sixteen

The men spar for a few seconds and Attell lands two lefts to the head and goes into a clinch. At the breakaway Attell lands a hard left to the jaw and one to the stomach. Attell misses a right hook and gets in a left to the face. Baker shoots in two hard lefts and the men stand glaring at each other as the bell sounds.

Round Seventeen

Baker puts a left to the face and clinches. Attell gets in a hard right swing to the back of Baker's head and a left to the stomach. Baker lands a left to the stomach and Attell uses his right and left in the clinch. Attell hits Baker with a right swing after the gong.

Round Eighteen

Attell got in a right hook to the jaw as they come to a clinch. They spar for a second and Attell sends in a left to the stomach. Baker lands a hard left to the face and covers well as Attell rushes. They break and go to another clinch, both fighting hard with rights and lefts. Attell lands two hard rights to the face, forcing Baker to the ropes.

Round Nineteen

Attell puts a left to the face and one to the body as they come to a clinch. At the break he misses a hard right swing to the head. Attell lands two lefts to the stomach and they clinch. Baker puts in a light left to the face in the break and blocks as they come to another clinch. An exchange of lefts is made to the face in the break. Neither man hears the gong, and they fight furiously in Baker's corner.

Round Twenty

They advance to the center of the ring and shake hands. Baker misses a left jab and they rush together, both fighting hard. Attell lands a left to the stomach and Baker does the same. Attell lands two lefts to the jaw and another one as they come to a clinch. They break and clinch again. Attell misses a hard left hook. Baker puts in a light left to the face and Attell rushes in, fighting furiously as the gong sounds.

WOMAN SEES PRIZE FIGHT
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Manager of "Maid and Mummy" Does Not Like Decision of Referee Robinson.

Mrs. Anna Boyer, manager of "The Main and the Mummy," which is playing at the Mason this week, was an interested spectator of the Baker-Attell fight last night.

She didn't like the decision a little bit.

"I think that referee was just too mean," she said last night. "That boy with the curly hair should have won the fight. It made me feel bad when he cried there in the ring.

"I don't see why women are not allowed to attend prize fights. I think they are real nice, nothing brutal about them. Why, I've seen football games in which there was a whole lot more blood shed than last night."

Stanley Ketchel

1910-11-21 The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI) (page 9)

EXHUME THE BODY
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Brothers of Stanley Ketchel Open the Grave.
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MYSTERY ABOUT IT
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Family Not Satisfied About Death from Gunshot Wounds.
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Relatives Say They Found Evidence of Beating--Young Girls Witness Disinterment.
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In strange contrast to the pompous ceremony of the black robed priests and the morbid interest of thousands of curious visitors who gathered in the little Polish cemetery about a month ago to witness the burial of Stanley Ketchel, prizefighter, was another scene enacted at the same grave yesterday morning.

There was no crowd this time, but a few who had been informed of the plans stood by and watched the sexton throw the dirt covering from the casket which sheltered the body of Ketchel and crowded closer as the sealed coffin was raised carefully and deposited beside the excavation. The brothers and the undertaker pried off the lid and disclosed the shrunken form and then deliberately the corpse was examined, the burial shroud being removed to make the task easier.

Air of Mystery Is Thick.

An air of mystery surrounds the disinterment and among the few who know of the incident speculation is rife as to the exact reasons which actuated the three brothers in demanding to look once more upon the face of the dead.

The intention to take the corpse of the famous fighter from the resting place into which it had been lowered with so much ceremony a month ago was kept very quiet. The three brothers, John, Alexander and Leon Ketchel, came here from their farm near Belmont and made the necessary arrangements with I, Karasinski, the undertaker who had charge of the funeral. The little party repaired to the Polish cemetery about 9 o'clock and stood about while the earth was being removed.

Then ropes were placed under the casket and it was raised to the surface. It was opened immediately and the brothers made a careful examination of the body. Five of the little girls who had acted as flower bearers at the funeral were present when the casket was opened and were allowed to gaze upon the grewsome contents of the coffin. They were accompanied by two young women and besides these the only witnesses were three men and another woman.

Karasinski Is Elusive.

Mr. Karasinski maintained a most mysterious air this morning when questioned. "There was nothing out of the ordinary," he repeated time and again and when it was pointed out that the opening of a grave and the examination of the body always is out of the ordinary he replied, "The boys found out what they wanted to and for anything else you better see R. P. Dickerson."

R. P. Dickerson is the man with whom Ketchel went into the west on his fatal trip and who has figured prominently in the affairs of the fighter following his death.

Leon Ketchel was reached by telephone at the Ketchel farm and said to The Press, "We were not satisfied that Stanley came to his death by the gunshot wounds alone. Therefore we wanted to see the body. We found a deep abrasion over one eye which looks as if he had been clubbed. Of course we do not know if this was done before or after the shooting."

The young man did not say whether any further action in the matter is contemplated, but added exhuming had nothing to do with insurance.

No Officials Present.

One of the strange things about the examination at this time was the fact that the undertaker, Karasinski, made a thorough examination prior to the burial. Further than that there was no physician or official present yesterday when the grave was opened. Since Ketchel's tragic death there have been all sorts of stories afloat and it is declared there may be a legal fight over the possession of the property which he left.

According to friends of the family Dickerson declared his intention of paying the entire funeral expenses, but the bills all have been sent to the Ketchel brothers and these are said to amount to considerably more than $600. Whether anything will come of the disinterment to throw new light upon Ketchel's death is unlikely, but the brothers express themselves satisfied with the knowledge secured through their strange procedure.

1917-09-12 Benny Leonard ND6 Jimmy Paul; Johnny Dundee ND6 Jack Russell [Fairmont Athletic Club, Bronx, NY, USA]

1917-09-13 New-York Tribune (New York, NY) (page 13)

Leonard and Dundee Box for Army Fund

Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee "played" with their opponents in the boxing show at the Fairmont Athletic Club last night, in aid of the Army Athletic Fund. These lightweights featured the principal bouts of a big card of exhibitions which pleased the crowd.

Leonard proved a phantom to Jimmy Paul in six rounds. The champion jabbed his opponent at will, and in the third round crossed over a hard right, sending Paul down for a count of five. The bout between Dundee and Joe Russell, who substituted for Joe Egan, proved even more interesting.


1917-09-13 The Evening World (New York, NY) (page 12)

Fairmont A. C.'s Show Adds Hundreds to Fund For Soldiers' Sport Outfit
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Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee Furnish Plenty of Real Action in Bouts.
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Never before have such rattling contests been seen at a show in which the principals volunteered their services as took place last night at the Fairmont A. C., where Billy Gibson and Tom McArdle staged their big Army Athletic Fund fistic entertainment. The club was crowded. As the fans filed out many of them expressed their surprise at having seen such earnest fights for bouts in which most of the boxers contributed their services free.

The regular Fairmont Saturday night prices prevailed. The gross receipts were $1,019.50, but only $677.71 was turned over to the Army Athletic Fund with which to buy sport supplies for the New York soldiers, as the State tax, amounting to $75.79, and other expenses had to be deducted.

Champion Benny Leonard and his great lightweight rival, Johnny Dundee, the speedy Italian, were the magnets. Leonard had the gloves on with Jimmy Paul. The battle was just as hard fought as any the new titleholder has been in lately. He had his knockout punch on exhibition, as he floored the promising Harlemite in both the first and third rounds, but Paul managed to weather the storm.

In the sixth and final round of the contest Paul was staggered again, but he was on his feet at the final bell. Many thought that Leonard could have put Paul away had he not relented because of his admiration for Paul's gameness. At any rate it showed that Benny was trying to score a knockout when he floored Paul twice.

As soon as Leonard finished boxing he dressed hurriedly as he had to catch a train for Pittsburgh, where he boxed Phil Bloom to-morrow night. Billy Gibson, his manager, was anxious to get Benny into a taxi so they would not miss their train, but Benny told him that he had to go home first.

"Did you forget to take everything with you?" said Gibson.

"No," replied Benny, "but I want to kiss my mother goodby."

The bout in which Dundee figured was the best of the evening. He faced Jack Russo, a crack Italian boxer from New Orleans, who arrived here this week. It was nip and tuck every second of the six rounds in which they exchanged punches. At the end Dundee had a slight shade on his aggressive opponent.

Sammy Diamond and Young Zulu Kid, two fast bantams, fought a fast draw.

The only knockout of the night was that which Paul Edwards, the east side lightweight, scored over Cliff Morris, a colored fighter, who outweighed him ten pounds. The finish came in the second round.

Barney Williams, champion of the army and navy, was to have fought Edwards, but telephoned that he had hurt his arm in training.

Joe Bonds, the big heavyweight who boxes Jim Coffey to-night, was on hand to meet Tex McCarty, but the latter sent word that he was too ill to box. As there was no available heavyweight in the club, the notification from McCarty coming too late to permit Matchmaker McArdle rounding up a substitute, Bonds was compelled to spend the evening watching the bouts from a box.

The first bout brought together Sandy Taylor, colored, and Young Sheldon, the later winning easily after four rounds of fast fighting. Frankie Jerome and Young Sandy, two 105-pound lads, went at it hammer and tongs, with the former winning.


1917-09-13 The New York Times (New York, NY)

LEONARD GIVES EXHIBITION.
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Champion Toys with Jimmy Paul--Dundee Beats Russell.

Benny Leonard, world's lightweight champion, last night gave Jimmy Paul, the Harlem lightweight, a thorough boxing lesson and, incidentally, a sound thrashing in their six-round exhibition which featured the program staged at the Fairmont A. C. in aid of the World's Army Athletic Fund. Leonard, making his superiority over his rival manifest to the large crowd from the start, seemingly eased up in his work when opportunities presented themselves for him to finish his rival, or the bout would have ended in a knockout victory for the champion long before the sixth round.

Another six-round exhibition brought together Johnny Dundee, the Italian lightweight, and Jack Russell of New Orleans. Both boxers worked hard and furnished an interesting setto, with Dundee outclassing and outgeneralling his opponent.


1917-09-13 The Sun (New York, NY) (page 13)

LEONARD AND DUNDEE WIN.
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"World's" Army Athletic Fund Gains $687.

The boxing entertainment at the Fairmont A. C. last night for the benefit of the Evening World Army Athletic Fund was a gratifying success. The amount turned over to the fund was $687.

The boxing was spirited and the fact of two such noted lightweights as Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion, and Johnny Dundee appearing in bouts on their merits drew a large crowd.

Leonard met Jimmy Paul, a clever New York lightweight, who, while outpointed by the champion, gave a good account of himself. Dundee had as an opponent Jack Rosso, and this bout was full of pepper. The Italian won handily.

In the other six round bouts Frankie Jerome beat Jimmy Sandy, Sandy Taylor beat Young Shelton and Young Zulu Kid and Sammy Diamond boxed a draw.

The receipts will be devoted to the purchase of boxing gloves and other athletic apparatus for the American soldiers in France and in American camps.

1916-09-05 Memphis Pal Moore W-PTS12 Frankie Britt [Armory Athletic Association, Arena, Boston, MA, USA]

1916-09-06 The Boston Journal (Boston, MA) (page 8)

YOUNG BRITT SHOWS THE TRIPLE A FANS
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Some Real Class, Though on Short End in Bout With Moore.
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By Jack Malaney.

Boston fans are now pretty sure that a real promising boxing prospect is in our midst, in the person of Frankie ('Young') Britt, that rugged little battler of New Bedford. The feature mill of the Triple A's double-windup show at the Arena last night brought the matter closer to the fans' attention, even though Britt did have to take the short end of the decision in his 12-round contest with Pal Moore, the classy bantam of Memphis.

So strong did the crowd get for Frankie of the Whaling City that even though it must have been realized that he had been outpointed and outpunched by a great margin, there was a strong pulling for a draw verdict because of the manner in which Britt finished up, and also stood up before the more experienced performer.

A Classy Perfomer

Bantamweights are not made much better today than this same Pal from the southern section of the country. A fine classy little rooster he is, with a complete knowledge of the boxing game and the necessary ability as a boxer and a mixer. That Britt was able to make even a fair showing against him alone proved that the local youth bears watching. That Frankie did more than fairly well speaks volumes.

At the start of the mill, in the first two or three rounds, it began to look as if Moore both knew too much and was too clever for Ray Cass' lad. He tried himself out both at boxing and mixing with Britt and evidently decided after showing Britt up a bit in these early rounds to stick to mixing. This fact failed to disconcert Britt, though.

Moore Sailed In

Moore sailed in at Britt continually with both mitts flying and scores of times did he land both on the face and body with resounding thuds. But no matter how many times he hit or how hard he landed, Britt never hesitated at coming back at him. In the later rounds Frankie started shooting a straight left out which did a lot of bothering.

When the 10th was reached, Britt was the fresher boy of the two, but he had been too far outpointed to go into the lead. But he gave Moore quite a scare in the three final rounds. At the conclusion of the mill, Britt was unmarked while Moore bore several marks of the encounter, including a badly damaged right eye.

Proved a Flivver

The other end of the double wind up proved a flivver, for Terry Brooks matched against Walter Butler was a poor arrangement. Terry can only perform in one manner, and his style of loop the loop punching never is good against the work of a battler who can punch straight. Both boys may have been trying hard enough, but their results were not at all satisfying to the crowd. Brooks was on the short end up to the tenth, but by his heavy walloping in the last three rounds pulled the verdict out of the fire and got a draw.

Both six-round preliminaries were hot little sessions. In the opener, Al Gerard passed out an awful pasting to Joe Magee, despite the fact that he had a bad hand which he got in the bout with Tony Vatlin last week. Referee Conley got in bad with the crowd on this verdict, but he was very correct. In the other bout, Tony Vatlin got a win over Kid Thomas of Lawrence, in six hot sessions.


1916-09-06 The Evening Times (Pawtucket, RI) (page 6)

MEMPHIS PAL MOORE JUST SHADES BRITT IN BOSTON BOUT
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BOSTON, Sept. 6.--Frankie (Young) Britt, the New Bedford featherweight, had his championship aspirations punctured by Memphis Pal Moore in a 12-round bout at the Armory A. A. last night. Punctured is about all that happened, but the Whale City fighter can mend the damage easily enough in time. Moore won the decision by Referee Larry Conley, a hair line verdict at the best. A draw would have satisfied the rank and file, but Conley drew the line tight and awarded the verdict to Moore on the strength of a rally made by the southerner in the last four frames.

Britt started out like a sure enough winner, winding stiff rights and lefts to the visitor's face and body that left their impression every time they landed. The boxing was fast with the final round just as speedy as the first, when Britt did his best work. Moore's rally made near the finish of the bout, was of the sensational kind, but his blows lacked the force of those that Britt shot home. However, points are the main features in boxing matches these days and it was the greater number of blows landed by Moore that eventually won him the verdict.

Terry Brooks and Walter Butler opened the double all-star programme in the first 12-round bout. Their match resulted in a lackadaisical sort of an encounter for the most until Brooks got his swings working near the finish of the contest. Butler appeared afraid to get anywhere near Brooks at the start and the way they missed each other brought jeers from a number of the fans.

For a match that pointed toward a real fight fest the battle was a sorry disappointment. Butler plainly showed that he had not recovered from his setback by Joe Welling. Toward the finish of his bout last night Butler was subjected to some harsh treatment, a number of Brooks' swings landing hard enough to have the Reachmont boxer on the verge of distress.

Their bout was anything but what was expected. Brooks, making an earlier start, might have secured better than the draw verdict he was given.

Al Girard of the North End won a six-round decision over Joe Magee of New Bedford, and Tony Vatlan of Brighton added Kid Thomas of Lawrence to his unbroken string of victories, defeating the Machine City bantamweight in a spirited six-round bout.

1919-09-01 Ted (Kid) Lewis ND10 Mike O'Dowd [Syracuse Athletic Club, Arena, Syracuse, NY, USA]

1919-09-02 Syracuse Journal (Syracuse, NY) (page 12)

MIKE O'DOWD REGISTERS DECISIVE VICTORY OVER FORMER WELTER CHAMP
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Middleweight King Outfights Lewis in Ten Round Bout at Arena -- Ross Defeats Corona Kid -- George Schad Stops Leach Cross.
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Mike O'Dowd, middleweight champion of the world, scored a decisive victory over Ted "Kid" Lewis, former welterweight title holder, in the main bout of 10 rounds before the members of the Syracuse A. C. Monday night at the Arena. It was estimated that 3,000 persons witnessed the bout.

After the first round Lewis hung during most of the bout and Referee Jack Lewis did nearly as much work as the two fighters in trying to separate them. It was by clinching in closing rounds, that enabled the former welter king to stay the limit.

In the first round the champion became angered when Lewis struck him coming out of a clinch and O'Dowd tore after his opponent and never let up until the final gong sounded. The title holder did all of the leading and was forced to chase his opponent around the ring.

Lewis managed to earn the advantage in the seventh round which was the only one he had to his credit, while the champion had a wide margin in the remainder of the bout. O'Dowd tried hard to land a knockout, but was unable because of the fact that Lewis would always run into a clinch.

There was plenty of action in the final round and both boxers stood toe to toe and exchanged blows, with O'Dowd having the advantage. Lewis was rushed to the ropes and the title holder rained blow after blow on Lewis's face in this round.

One of the big surprises of the evening was the victory of "Young" Ross, the local bantamweight who scored a decisive victory over Corona Kid of New York in the semi-final bout of eight rounds. Corona Kid had the advantage in one round, while two were even and Ross carried the fight in the other five.

Sam Wilbert of Rome who has been winning all of his fights of late with ease, was given a artistic lacing by Pete Scott, of Hamilton, Ont., who was substituted for Jimmy McFarland, of Oswego who was not allowed to box upon the advice of the club physician.

George Schad, of California, substituted for Leo Kane of Canandaigua, administered a severe trouncing to "Young" Leach Cross of this city in a six round encounter. Referee Lewis stopped the battle in the fourth round to save the local battler from further punishment.

"Kid" Suspicious, colored, of this city, was given an artistic lacing by Barney Summers in a six-round go. Summers battered the colored battler at will and was ready to take the count when the bell sounded in the final round.

In the curtain raiser "Young" Ritchie easily outpointed "Young" Barry in a four round battle, which was full of action.


1919-09-02 The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) (page 19)

MIKE O'DOWD WINS HARD FOUGHT DUEL AGAINST TED LEWIS
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Middleweight Champion Outfights Former Welter Title Holder in Furious Battle.
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ROSS CONQUERS "CORONO KID"
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Syracuse Athlete Springs Big Surprise in Eight Round Contest--Schade Scored Technical Knockout Over Cross--Barney Summers Outpoints "Kid" Suspicious.
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Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul, middleweight champion of the world, outfought Ted "Kid" Lewis, former welterweight title holder, in ten sensational rounds at the Arena last night. O'Dowd was the aggressor throughout and several times had his lighter opponent visibly distressed from the volleys of leaden punches he directed at his jaw and body.

O'Dowd waxed angry in the opening period when Lewis struck him as he emerged from a clinch and from that point to the finish he pursued Lewis like a panther landing deadly blows to the Lewis head and midsection. In the final round, just before the gong rang for the finish, O'Dowd rushed Lewis to the ropes and belabored him with both hands until the latter appeared on the verge of a knockout.

Lewis Elects to Clinch.

Lewis made the battle a slow affair by his continual holding. He elected to hold in the clinches and to run away when O'Dowd pursued. Referee Lewis worked almost as hard as the principals in his desperate efforts to pry the battlers apart when they fell into a clinch. The champion became incensed at Lewis for his apparent unwillingness to exchange blows and frequently braced his head against the Lewis chin in his efforts to get away from those long clinging arms.

Analysis of the bout shows O'Dowd had a comfortable margin in every round except the seventh, when Lewis uncorked a left jab which he varied with a right cross to rock the title holder's head. O'Dowd was plainly nettled in this session and wore a determined look as he went to his corner at the close of the round.

Whirlwind Denoument.

Right and left hook to the jaw in the fourth had Lewis daunting distress signals. Again in the sixth he was borne back by the impact of O'Dowd's fierce attack and seemed near a knockout. The ninth was bitterly contested, with O'Dowd again rocking Lewis with hard right and left hooks.

The final round was one of the most sensational ever wagered in a Syracuse ring. Both men fought desperately, landing telling blows to the head and face with a reckless abandon that made a knockout seem inevitable. O'Dowd finally rushed Lewis to the ropes and when the gong rang was raining left and right hooks and uppercuts to Lewis's face.

O'Dowd possessed an advantage of nine pounds in weight. He scaled 154 pounds while Lewis tilted the beam at 145 pounds.

Ross Whips "Corona Kid."

"Young" Ross, the hard hitting Syracuse bantamweight, spring a great surprise in the eight round semi-final by trouncing the famous "Corona Kid" of New York. Ross carried the battle to the Gotham lad in five of the eight rounds and piled up a big lead on points. Ross weighed 120, while the "Corona Kid" weighed 117 pounds.

Pete Scott of Hamilton, Ontario, gave Sam Wilbert of Rome a lacing in a six period duel. The Canadian got away to a poor start but in the fourth session landed a heavy right to the Wilbert body and from that point to the finish the Rome battler gave signs of distress.

George Schade, a California middleweight, handed "Young" Leach Cross an artistic lacing in another six rounder. The battle was stopped in the fourth by Referee Lewis after Schade had battered Cross until the latter was incapable of retaliation. Schade knocked Cross down in the fourth round.

Summers Gets Verdict.

Barney Summers made a target of "Kid" Suspicious in a six session fracas. Summers danced about the Negro middleweight and landed left and right hook swings, uppercuts and jabs until the latter almost dropped from exhaustion.

"Young" Ritchie of Auburn outpointed "Young" Barry of Syracuse in a four round curtain raiser.

A crowd conservatively estimated at 3,000 persons witnessed the program of boxing contests which were the best staged in this city in months.