The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-28
ENDED IN THREE ROUNDS.
DENNY WINS FROM ARMSTRONG
LAST NIGHT.
Set to Under Marquis of Queensbury
Rules at Independence Park Pavilion.
Was Fairly Well Attended.

Martin Denny bested Billy Armstrong
in three rounds last night at the In
dependence Park pavilion. He knock
ed his opponent down four times in
quick succession. Three times Arm
strong was on his feet again within one
or two seconds. The fourth time, when
the timekeeper had counted off three
seconds, Deputy Marshal Chillingworth
gave the signal and Referee Paddy Ry-
an, as had been agreed between the
principals and the police should be
done, declared the man who at the time
was the stronger, the winner. Denny
was clearly the stronger, the latter part
of the second, and the third round hav-
ing been decisively his.
There was no very lively fighting in
round one The men appeared to be
| taking each others measure and they
spent the time in light boxing, in which
Armstrong showed very well. The mill
| began with a lead from Armstrong,
which Denny stopped. Then Armstrong
! landed a light tap and there was an
exchange of blows with little force in
them and a clinch in the San Francisco
mans corner. After the separation
Armstrong landed lightly twice and got
| away each time without a return. A
! short miX-up followed and the men
| clinched twice in Denny's corner. In
| another quick exchange, Armstrong
landed an extra blow to his credit and
the men locked arms again with Denny
on the ropes. Armstrong landed three
successive taps on Denny's jaw and
chin, not hard enough to do any dam
Iage. The san Francisco man was show
! ing a very strong defensive and stop
ped Denny's every lead. There was
another clinch after a quick exchange
and then Armstrong landed a very
clean blow on Denny's jaw receiving no
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ors on Armstrong; side, but without
either man showing any effects of fight
! ing.
In the second round Denny tented
with his left but failed to make good.
Armstrong landed twice with his left
on Denny's face. Denny then landed
on Armstrong, left, right, and left, his
blows being strong but not specially
we'll directed. Armstrong landed on
| Dennys face and the latter clinched
to avoid punishment. Armstrong broke
away clean throwing out both hands
and leaving Denny in his corner close
to the ropes, without guard and turn
ed sideways toward his opponent. This
gave Armstrong a splendid opening
which he was quick to see and was
coming ready to land a terrific right
hand swing on Denny's neck. There
seemed no possible escape for Denny
but just at this critical moment the
| referee passed between the TWO HleH
| The chance was lost. Armstrong lost
his temper or at least his head, and tC
the finish of the round Denny had it al
his own way
1t is not supposed that Ryan passed
between the two men with any inten-
ton of affecting results, but Armstrong
and his friends insist that by it Arm
strong lost a fairly earned chance thai
presented strong probabilities of giving
him the fight.
The third round was all Denny's
Armstrong seemed to have lost his
head He swung wildly and did not
guard at ALL Denny landed his blows
at WILL and with lighter gloves would
doubtless have scored a knockout.
Just before the fight began a set OF
gloves was thrown into the ring which
Deputy Marshal Chillingworth quickly
saw were not the seven ounce gloves
that had been selected and approved
by him. They We're considerably light
er. He at once gave orders that the
fight would not proceed unless the orr.
ginal gloves We're produced and used
which they We're.
There was a fairly good attendance
though not as large as was expected
There was music by an orchestra; Ha.
milton Hill sang. A preliminary go be
tween Joe Decker of Honolulu and Jacl
Dempsey of the Newark was declared
a draw, both doing their best" as tn,
referee said.