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DID ABE ATTELL GO BROKE WHEN
CHAMPIONSHIP?
HE LOST THE
Some explanation of the terri
5c yowling that Abe Attell has
been indulging in since Johnny
(Cilbane took away his crown, is
jiven in a statement by Jimmy
Dunn, manager of Kilbane, re
cently, when he told of $10,000,
ivhich Attell had raised and sent
to Emil Thiry, manager of Packy
MacFarland and Morris Bloom,
Attell's former manager, and
?vhich was taken to Cleveland
ind wagered upon Attell's win
ning over Kilbane.
There was also, according to
Dunn, $5,000, which Attell se
:u'red and wagered upon himself
in Los Angeles after he had heard
&f several wealthy, Cleveland
business men, who were willing
to bet on Kilbane.
These two sums, representing
i total of $15,000, are said to have
ibsolutely cleaned up Attell fin
incially, and now, it is said, he is
Hat broke.
The proclivity of Attell to bet
inything at almost any time is
iqualed only by the well known
failing of the late Joe Gans, who
?vould lose the enormous win
aings of several contests in a
:rap game which lasted but a few
iours.
"We heard from Cleveland that
Morris Bloom, Attell's old man
iger, and Emil Thiry, manager
ror Packy MacFarland, went to
Cleveland with $10,000 of Attell
noney and bet it with the admir
es of Kilbane," says Kiibane's
nanager. "They learned that the
Cleveland fight fans had sent
a"bout $3,000 to $5,000 to Los An
geles to bet and they wired At
tell, who raised some more money
and covered these bets."
This statement as to the heavy
wagers made by Attell is partly
corroborated. Mrs. Attell is also
said to have told a woman friend
in Los Angeles something to the
same effect. She gave the figure,
however, at $3,000 as the sum
that Abe sent back to Cleveland
to be placed on himself.
BILLY EVANS SAYS
Star pitchers are rare. Crack
catchers are always in demand.
Clever infielders are welcome and
fast outfielders gladden mana
gerial hearts.
But there isn't a manager who
wouldn't welcome a high class
utility player with open arms. It
has been said, with truth, that a
team is as strong as its utility
men.
.Often Artie Hofman has res
cued the Cubs, when injury
threatened the team's chances.
No matter where played, Hof
man has always filled the role as
though the holder of the job.
"Runt" Walsh was the Phillies
handy man last year. He rather
eclipsed most utility men by play
ing every position during his first
year in the majors. His debut as
a pitcher was complimentary, al
though he was in deadly earnest.
He kicked when he was derricked
after the first batter had made a
