The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-04
SETTLED
AT LAST
Agncw Shows Su.
periority Over
Fox.

arranged ON the stage ana I'm sNcl
with ali the timc-honorod aupurteuauc"s
OF the squared circle. TO the pht of
thy ring sat the chiefs Of the po.ice de-
rartmout and the members Of the bar
ana bench. while across the arena a
number OF seats wcg" reserved for mem
b,rs Of the press and hos omne genera,
who are always 10 boz found freezing 10
the ropes when "a night is billed.
The master Of ceremonies opened tn
bali with an announcement 10 the effect
that no decisions would De- given, the
task Of adjudicatng the awards being
left TO the audience.
Denver ia Smith and Longshoreman
Jack Mansfield were the first couple 10
unloosen. Mansfield was built finely. He
has the shoulders Of "A Hercules and as
much heart as a canary. Smith had him
mesmcrized as soon AS he entered the
! ring. Mansfield did not attempt 70 strike
! a blow IN the three rounds. Get next
and box some" said Smith TO him; 'hif
YOU don't ri bloomin' well 1t GU Stll
/ Mansfield backed gracefully round the
ring. The crowd Kissed, ieered ana boot
/ ed, and this so embarrassed Smith that
he handed the dub welt on the jaw.
That's too hard" squealed the dub as
he made a move as II 10 hit Smith. When
/ the crowd saw this they feared an ARRAY
/ and yelled fight" when the farce con-
GUIDED the audience gave audible thanks.
/ The second bout was a four round ex-
hibltion between two nice looking young
men named Jackson. Neither We're over
burdcncd with science, and had "A decl-
I sion been rendered II would have been
called n draw. one Of the comhatants
was yclept spider" dougtless on account
OF his long drawn out physique, while
the lad with the wavy ringlcts said his
mamma called him Sydney.
! Spasm number three was participated
/ I'm by two infants aged three and four
years. These youngsters put in more
real lighting for their weight than the
rest Of the card with four or five excep-
/ tons, put together A shower of silver
rewarded their really entertaining exhi-
bition.
Following the kids Joe Decker and
Gonsalves the Horrible Portuguese"
went at II. Decker is as good boy for
| AN amateur as one would wish to see
/ He is quick. aggressive and has two good
hands. Manuel wasn't feeling just right
| on the evening In question: and Decker
| going at him In worknanlike fashion had
1 him on queer street In the second round
1t was n very tired Portuguese who was
helped through the ropes when the gong
/ sienalled the close OF the fourth round
Sergeant Hector of Camp Mckinley
did more fighting than he is likely to
| have to do I'm the army when he faced
/ man called Riley. This same Riley
looked bad, but his hitting powers were
nullifed somewhat by a stead dit
of Primo. than which there are better
diets to train on.
! Both lads made a good showing, how
ever. and not once during their three
round interview did the audience whistle
Dear Old Pals"
a trunk litter named Andrews and n
human rubber ball entitled Cominsky,
who halls from Camp Mckinley. danced
the next set. The solder was good. He
handled himself well and showed ability
to give and avoid punishment. He made
monkey out of the eXpressman. and "A
No. l impression on the audience, who
VIII want to see him again with man
somewhat his equal
Nigel jackson, overcome by the lust
of fight. and seeking trouble where II
pans out richly ON the surface, generous
ly volunteered to take the place Of
kid Atkins, who at the last moment
iiunked n meeting with Ulysses Harris.
| the husky brown boy from Virginia. Wei
Nigel was leetle too light for Harris,
who treated the affair rs a joke.
and now and again poRed his fist into
Jacksons face just to let the audience
see that II could be done. Jackson stuck
up TO the big colored fellow very pluck
| lily, however, and now and again got in
a nice one In the place where they do
some good with n man of his own
weight. Jackson should make fine
\ showing.
At 10 o'clock the event of the evening
/ was called. six round contest between
Jimmy Fox and Lon Agnew. The audi
euce was appealed to to name a referee.
and unanimously called for Mr. Charlie
Barnes which popular young man kind
~ consented to do his best to preserve
peace in the family
After a question as to whether Fox
H.H..
raudnEes the lads shook hands and lost
no time in getting down TO work. There
was no fooling and business began from
the gong, greatly to the delight of the
crowd, who had paid their money TO see
this bout.
J. J. Hogan looked after the eX-Reli-
ance Cmbman and Frisco" Green at
tended to the police officer
Round Both 20 at it, Fox surprising
his friends by !nhghtlng from the start.
The ducking and blocking OF both is
: good The only blow inc the round that
, amounts to anything IS a left jab Of
( ARncw's which takes Fox flush in the
| face. Honors about even.
4 I Round 2.-Agnew after fruitlcSs CN'
change or two jabs Fox on the check
with his right Fox retaliates with q
soft left jab In the face, which does not
foaZe AEnew at all. Fox shows mn q
C little better this round, and appears to
. Z be confident. Nothing more 10 speak al
e is done in this round and again it looks
: a pretty even thing.
Round 3-Agnew goes at his mar
" and with a right swing knocks hin
s. down. Fox isn't especially alert in get
e ting up and receives another RICH
d swing on the jaw, which sends hin
.e staggering against the ropes. Fox Il
m glad when the bell rings, and the roun,
:, is all Agnews
~ Round 4-Agnew gives Fox n coupl
'e of short arm jolts in his corner whic
make him wobbe. Both are roughin
IL somewhat, but no noticeable foul
are committed. Now and again Fo
lands, but his blows lack force and
n is a question IL he will stay the limi
q He clinches frequently to save him
J. self Agnew is plainly trying for
lie knockout, but though he has chance
n fails to administer IL.
le Round 5-Fox has an abrasion ov,
his left eye and shows signs of punish