Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-05
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Of M|nEI'S STYLE

The fight at the Chinese theater
last night was great disappointment
to the thousand or more people who
were in attendance and the general
verdict seems to be that from the I.
showing made by Millet, the Olympic
Club man. he will not be allowed to
fight in Honolulu again. Be II said to
the credit of the English sailors who |
were in the theater in great numbers
that never once did they forget them.
selves, although the provocation was
certainly great. Their champion was
beaten and that, too, before the first
round had been completed but it was
done in such a way as to leave very
bad taste in the mouths of those who
expected to see good, clean sport.
When IL comes down to matter of
protest. the Honolulu people were loud
est in their shouts of Foul!
"Shame!" you can't fight in this
town again" etc. The opinion was
pretty general that Douglas Of the
lAmphitrite would certainly lose in a
tight with Millet, but that did not
weaken the sentiment that fair play
should be given, particularly to a Wis
! itor.
The evenings entertainment opened
with n three.round bout between John
ston and Preston of the Amphi;ri;c.
the match being refereed by Jimmy
FOX. These men boxed clean and
there was never for one minute a show
of any dirty work. The first two
rounds consisted of light taps, but In
the third there was some stiff punch
ling. Neither man vas TO least the
worse for wear at tn" end Of the fight.
Preston won the iigEt. me decision OF
Fox being perfectly fair. However, 1t
must be said that Johnston fought his
opponent a pretty close fight and was
but a very little behind on points.
The second preliminary was another
lthree.round bout between two 1922
Founders from the Amphitrite - Budd
and Russell The latter was the lighter
man of the two, but he had the reach
and agility. Budd was more heavily
built but he lacked the wind of his op.
ponent. The fight was a popular one,
the little fellows calling forth round
after round of applause. There was
perhaps more real science in this bout
than in the first preliminary. The de.
Cision was awarded to Russell.
II was shortly before o'clock that
the main event was started. Referee
Woods announced that the men-Mil'
let OF the Olympic Club and Douglas
OF the Amphitrite-had agreed to
clinches. Larry Dee tapped the bell
and the fighters went at 1t. The men
felt their ground for little and then
Millet went after his man with great
rush. The result was a clinch and the
referee ducked through between the
fighters to get them separated. While
Woods still had his back turned and
just as the fighters were breaking
away, Millet hit Douglas full in the
! face. This staggered the Englishman
| but he came back game. There is just
a possibility that this, under the very
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called a foul, but 1t certainly looked
like very dirty work. The whole house
was Of this opinion.
} The cries OF foul" from all over the
house led the Englishman to believe
that a decision would be given by the
referee and he put up his hand to await
the decision. II was at this time ana
while Douglas was trying to state his
claim of a foul that Millet rushed up
and struck his antagonist terrific
blow. This sent the Englishman to the
floor. but he was up and coming be.
fore he could be counted out, while the
crowd yelled Coward" at Millet
The two blows, either one of which
should condemn Millet before the
right.thinking sporting fraternity OF
the city, dazed the clean fighter from
the Amphitrite, but he stuck to his
task until blow little to the side OF
the point of the jaw sent him to the
floor for ten counts and the fight was
awarded to Millet. II Is certain that
the decision was most unpopular with
the house.
The crowd did not leave the hall,
but remained in their places shouting
out their disapproval. Finally Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth threatened to
turn off the lights and 80 the people
filed out into the street. Not good
word for Millet was heard.