The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-09
MATTOX IS
WHIPPED IN
FIRST ROUND
Acknowledgment
Chief Failure
Of Evening.
(From Sundays Daily.)


hailing therefrom was knocked out in
the first round of what had been an
nounced as ten-round contest. The
victor was Joe Milett, of San Fran
cisco, and the vanquished Tom Mattox
of Honolulu, as introduced to a fair
sized audience by the referee.
1t was biff, bang and break away for
five fistic events at the Orpheum, with
the referee in the majority of them 10
ing the hardest work. Although the
buyers of tickets had nothing but a
sensational fifteen seconds or so for
what they anticipated as their moneys
worth in chief, they had some compen-
sation in the preliminary bouts. Es-
pecially were they repaid when Young
Hawaii gave cyclonic exhibition of
pluck and skill, bearing away the laurel
wreath of a cleverly won finish with
whole round to spare.
Jess Woods, of Whitman & Co.'S
sporting department, was referee of
the evening, and Larry Dee timekeeper.
There was free play of enthusiasm from
partners of the hackers in every In
stance, but with an utter absence or
rough or even unkind words in the cries
of stimulation and applause. Give
it to him, Bill" or "Nows your time,
Ernest" was the strongest expression
one heard.
HEINE-VAN GIESEN.
The first encounter was a four-round
one, with clean breakaway agreed, be-
tween Ernest Heine and Frank Van
Giesen, two youthful sparrers. AS
Heine curved forward in his chair he
looked anything but the equal in phy-
sique of his opponent, sitting erect with
spread eagle limbs opposite, but the trial
proved a contradiction of appearances.
In the first round Heine started Wig
orously on the aggressive. Van Gle
sen ducked under and came out with
a delivery of smart body blow, put
got some warm facers in return. Be
fore the round ended Van Giesen look
ed worried and his heavily dealt blows
generally failed in reach.
Heine was getting it in the ribs but
coming back quickly in Vans face, and
the round was almost a wrestling
match with clinches. In the third
Heine made more fighting of 1t. Van
Giesen struck hard but blindly. When
occasionally he kept eyes front Heine
had to be busy though he never lost
his pins for a moment. Van Giesen
went down once and was up in an |
instant only to receive smack on the
shoulder. Heine opened and closed
the fourth round with effective facial
polishing, though both fought 1t
through gamely.
Referee Woods awarded the fight to
Heine on points. Nobody was badly
hurt.
VIERRA-ANDERSON
Vierra, a local Portuguese, and An
derson, a u. S. soldier, came next with
a similar match to the first. The SOL
der displayed quick action in the first
round, getting in first work on face
and body, but the Portuguese soon re-
yealed a cleverness and dash that
seemed to catch the favor of the house.
He fought Anderson to the ropes just
before the gong sounded.
In the second the soldier was pressed
home again and again. He came
mighty close to landing a swinger on
the jaw of his antagonist which would
have dimmed local talent a bit After
a few clinching spasms in the third
Anderson got in a few swats on Vier-
ra's countenance, but again was beaten
back to the ropes. Vierra responded
to a spent drive with a face singer and
then forced the fight to the soldiers
corner Both were feeble at the gong. I
After some light work in the fourth
Vierra did some quick smashing. He
drove Anderson to a corner and on next
foored him. The soldier
was up in six seconds and got in a
whack on the back of Vierras head
Just before the bell rang.
Decision for Vierra.
KAMINSKY-H
Kaminsky, another army man, and
Harris the well-known colored pugi-
list. purported to fight a four-rounder v
which was declared a draw. 1t was n
more a game of dodge and clinch than I
boxing match. There was not a de- |,
,isive looking moment in it and in the u
econd round the referee spelled over n
he footlights: Gentlemen, IL these
men don't fight I'll dsqualify them" s
When the referee corrected the play in z,
he third, Harris made fine burst of p
Indignation - condemning things and s.
rying to pull off his gloves. s,
THE GEM BATTLE. p
When Soldier Latham and Bill Hue 81
ue were announced for a four round A
ontest, much interest was manifested IL
nut more on account of the gameness st
# the little young Hawaiian, who dared V,
0 face a sturdy son of Mars from the hi
utside world The battle that en-
ued was an agreeable surprise. 1t te
fas the premier event of the evening, bl
Huehue sailed in lively at the start, W
he soldier responded with vigor get 81
ing back singer in the natives face OF
'hich seemed for little to turn the be-
de of battle. Huehue was brave in oil
lklng his chances of hits received and OF
is speedy action paid everything back OF
18th interest. In the second the SOL So
Ter got in some hard body swlpes. but
he native exhibited lightning recov- be
" and forced retreat of his adver- ha
iry. There were half a dozen hot wi