^Lot 1435 Abe Attell

Boxing Hall of Famer (1883–1970) who was featherweight boxing champion of the world 1901–1912. Attell later became one of the instigators of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Attell in a pugilistic pose, signed vertically in blue ink, “From the little champ, Abe Attell.” In very good condition, with small center tear in top border, creasing along top edge and all corners, some stray ink marks to left side, easily matted out ink marks to upper right corner, and light show-through of collector’s notation on reverse.