Abraham Washington Attell
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Abraham Washington Attell was an American professional boxer and long-reigning world featherweight champion in the early 20th century, later infamously linked to the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abraham Washington Attell canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world featherweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abe Attell ⓘ |
| boxingStyle | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
New Paltz, New York
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surface form:
New Paltz, New York, United States
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| careerStart | early 1900s ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | alleged role as intermediary between gamblers and players in Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-02-07 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| givenName | Abraham ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| height | approximately 5 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
charges eventually dropped in Black Sox case
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indicted in connection with Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| nickname |
Abe Attell
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The Little Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | defended world featherweight title numerous times ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal
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long-reigning world featherweight boxing title reign ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
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surface form:
1919 World Series game-fixing conspiracy
1919 Black Sox Scandal ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sox scandal
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| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New Paltz, New York
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surface form:
New Paltz, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | world featherweight champion ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Caesar Attell
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Monte Attell ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| titleReignEnd | 1912 ⓘ |
| titleReignStart | 1903 ⓘ |
| weightClass | featherweight ⓘ |
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