| Show MORAN PROVES TO TOBE HEBI BE BIG SURPRISE Little Englishman Fights Abo Ab At Attell Attell tell 25 Rounds to Draw Arena Jan 1 Owen Moran champion featherweight of or l made malc a 11 draw fight of 01 with Abe Abo champion champl ll of America who was thought to tu bo ho Invincible at nt that weight wait saM strong nger n ale sivo nt no n a n Hash kept on top of oC all nil Limb tho line lime had plenty of at opportunity to tn exhibit his boasted cleverness In tn u from tho the rush rURh of ot the time little ngU h boy JJ seemed to 10 lack force lorce In III his hits punches and fund It extremely difficult to land hamad n a ablow blow on n a vital spot shot eye eyo was waR blackened and Ills hits nose nono u o bled hIed but bill tho the punishing rips nits to lie stomach and tho to tho the jaw jiw were ml Mo mlis nil paulo game wits V K to 10 I with either cither right or left heft und mimi thou then cl cie c In III In the Ihl hu ho hi fought viciously but mild lid not hot do da At Attell Attell tell much harm The rhe hunt round wan most exciting Moran teemed to take timko on nn a n now hew lease of ot vigor 1101 and with down waded In ho to lo Attell rights and lefts bits When hen tile the gong rang for lor time the close both men kept on un lighting ly ii I and big Jim Jeffries s hail had to separate them Jeffries decision of 01 n a draw was re ro received with approval except by b violent There came caine near being no fight owing to Limo tho fact tact that Moran was two ounces minces overweight Attell did tho the Shylock act and had to be bo paid 20 fo tile the two ounces before he would consent to toK toH toa K H on omi Morans manager stated state after the tho right fi ht that the tho boy had bad found It till lIr to get flet down to wrIght weight and nM lit mt II 11 this hits morning was compelled t to todo do ii two miles lotion of vigorous road rond work While hiie Interesting the h contest was as not particularly exciting mind and did not nol como comae up to the l of 01 a no championship battle batlle Between and people witnessed the contest Moran Morans manager stated slated that Moran would light Attell again and whilo he ho thought Moran had hall somewhat the tho hotter better of 01 the tho light he was waa satisfied with tho time decision Jeffries cald Eald after the tho light that time the fight Wits so 50 close that ho he found lound it difficult to give a n In favol favor of 01 cither elthor men inca He lIr thought that Attell had 1214 slightly the tho better belter of ot It on oil points but not sufficiently to justify a iL decision in his favor THE olma Colma Arena Jan 1 When the fighters weighed in shortly before noon a n dispute arose over Morans weight wel ht Moran ex eJ e tho the required pound notch by about one ne ounce The rhe Californian California took toon tOO exception and at al first refused to light claiming that the Briton lund had violated the articles of ot agreement regarding tIme thu weighing In A heated argument tel fol followed lowed luwell Attell finally demanding Morans 1600 forfeit Moran loran that time the forfeit could not nol bo be claimed unless the party at fault exceeded tho the require requirements Carty ments men I by at least a n pound Attell then changed his hits tactics till ties and demanded sixty per cent of 01 the tho purse win lose or draw ho he would fight Finally a ft compro compromise compromise mise mae was wal reached by b which Attell Atten Is 18 to 10 receive celo r 20 In addition to lo the tho pur purse pune e It was ascertained that thai Moran weighed In two ounces over oer the time agreed reed upon mark the tho weighing In process being witnessed by 1 most of the thie newspaper men was under the weight and failed to budge thin the balance Moran attributes his to the difference of scales seales at nt his hh training quarters and ond the official scales nt nl the arena Thin The seconds of 01 the fighters wore were an announced flounced as liS follows For Battling Nelson Kid Kirl Farm Farmer er Cr Motile Monto arid Caesar Attell For Joor Mo Moran ran ranAlt ranA Alf It Wicks Tty 1 and Prof Irol Jim Kelly Time The main event will be preceded bv iii b a at t contest between ONell and WIllIe Fancy Farley both of The contest will begin at p m la Is much betting going on an around the tha ringside A bet of 01 to toi i jOO 00 was made that Moran would win within 2 20 rounds Some smaller wagers at this ratio vere also made Ed Nil d Dwyer a it New York has lias OO at ot the tho prevailing odda odds that Moran will wIil win At p m the tile principals had harl not yet el put In Iii their At that hour till the amphitheater was tilled filed to Ing lag and many of 01 the gallery tent coat holders holder were moro forced down own Into the body bod of the structure by b the tho crowd that continued to pour Jour In from the rear entrance Bets are being made de at ot to 60 00 that thaI AUell will win Inside of 01 15 rounds rounda There Thiera is a IL rumor that Moran experienced great difficulty In making the time IX 1 pounds pOund weight at time the agreed timo 1113 a o m III It Is said he ho was compelled to exercise up to tho time last minute In Ill order to reduce Willie Willi ONeIl and amid Willie Fancy Farley l who will light a u preliminary enter entered entered ed cd tho ring promptly at P p 1 m mu At p m in every eve neat eat In the tho arena was taken Many women were In attendance p m mONell ONell was waR given glen tho thom decision at al tho ho end of 01 time tha tenth round It was u a rattling contest throughout ONell ONeil how over aver earned rarned the tho decision by hv clover clever hit hitting tinS ting Both men nina were bleeding freely at nt atthe the tho termination of 01 the time contest Moran waR was presented resented to the crowd by b Announcer Jordan as os the tho English Crackerjack find anti Champion Attell was Introduced as us the Cleverest Boy Bo In the time World orld and Americas Feather Weight Voight Champion Attell was freely cheered Tommy of ot Philadelphia wired a challenge to the winner as aR lid did also Spid Spider er Cr Garrit Eddie Kelly I of at Buffalo jumped Into time the ring with a II challenge Nell Neil Issued a to meet Alto Abo Attell win lose loso or draw Several other minor lights also challenged the tho winner |
