The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-04
GONG WILL
SOON SOUND
Asnew andWeday
Prepare for
Battle.
RECORD OF THE
MIDDLEWElGhTS
Everything Point, to a Splendid
Contest-Jimmy Fox May
Renter Ring.

Lon AEneW and JACK Meday are rap
idly getting into shape for their COM
Ing battle and will step into the ring
on the evening Of June II IN the pink
OF condition. Already their work Is be-
ginning to show itself In decreased
avordup0is and from now on each fight
or viii aim to reduce his weight as
little "a possible.
Pugilists the world over are always
ctary OF giving their true weight 10
tie Tublic. prefcrriuG for some reason
or other to- have IL believed that they
will enter the ring considerably under
the weight limit provided in the articles
OF the match. Messrs. weday and Ag-
new are no exceptions in this respect.
the former giving out that he will
weigh about i42 pounds on the night of
the fight, while the latter declares that
he viii not tip the scale at an ounce
over i45 pounds The writer has nos
seen either OF the men weighed. but
frcm the looks OF them at present botn
are apt to weigh nearer 155 than 1f5
pounds next Wednesday evening.
Agnew Is exercising at the headquar-
Is said by those who saw him on the
mainland when in his prime 20 look as
well today as they have ever seea him.
He has not had any regular sparring
partner so far but has boxed with
anyone who has happened along. \
Chicago man named Harry Bennett
who Is rather clever with his hands has
recently put on the gloves several times
with Agnew. This same BsnnetT Is
booked to spar n preliminary TO the
main event OF the evening with Sol
der Cominsky, the Camp Mckinley
boxer who made such a good impress
sion In a preliminary bout on the night
when Jimmy Fox went down before
Agnew.
The policeman Is doing considerable
road work and is a firm believer in the
virtue Of that kind OF training. Real
Izing that in weday he will meet an
opponent worthy OF his steel he is
leaving no effort unspared To- get into
the best possible condition. He is con-
fident OF victory and his confidence is
shared by his friends. who refuse TO
entertain. even for n single moment,
the idea OF his being beaten.
Jack weday. The Man with the Iron
Jaw Is training at Long Branch. Wal
kiki. and appears TO be in fine fettle.
Hardly as tall as Agnew. he has a
reach as long and a record equally as
good. being. when In shape. hard game
for the best OF his class.
Those who have seen weday I'm the
ring know nothing but praise for his
fighting qualities. His best perform
ance. perhaps. was about five years
ago. when he fought a ten-round draw
with Billy Gallagher. who was then at
his best He has a clean record in all
his fights. never having been knocked
out In his experience in the ring. For
years he held the title OF champion
middle and welterweight OF the navy.
In his boxing bouts at Long Branch he
shows great hitting power and his foot
work Is OF the best. He is cool at alt
times. never letting an opportunity pass
To land for effectiveness.
Weday went to Manila as fireman on
n transport and returned here from
San Francisco for the express purpose
OF boxing Agnew. At present he is
sparring with Jimmy Fox. who may
be seen In n preliminary event next
Wednesday. Fox Is anxious to demon
strate that he is still good man and
Is willing to- accept any opportunity
which may present itself TO do so.
II Is early yet to attempt to forecast
the result. but one thing is certain. that
ASneW VIII De kept busy from the
sound Of the gong. Any odds against
Weday should be n profitable invest
ment. but there Is always the danger
that should the pet of the force" ap-
pear TO be getting the worst of II at
any stage OF the game. the police may
wax over-enthusiastic and step in and
stop the contest.
Agnew's ring career began in the
early '90s. Among the men he has
whipped are Joe Sullivan. Jack McCor-
mick. Jim LOBBY. Jim Robinson. Harry
Watson. Corley. Milky" Pete. Bob
Thompson, Billy Akers. Fred Muller
and Jimmy Fox. He has fought draws
with Harry Pigeon and Frank Purcell.
Among the fighters who have caused
him To strike his colors are Frank Nc
Connell and Spider" Kelly.
Weday has met and defeated Joe
Burns of Vallejo. Jim Morris, Austria
Han Billy Edwards. whom he knocked
out in five rounds: Tom Dunbar cham
pion middleweight OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Billy Cross. champion welterweicht of
Michigan. and Obey Freeman of Sagi-
nav. He drew with Jack williams of
Salt Lake City.
His last fight was at Los Angeles.
where about a year ago he drew with
Jim Trimble. after ten fierce rounds.