Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-06
A(HtW'S FINISH
ACCOMPLISHED
By ]A(K WtDAE

The big fight at the Orpheum Satur-
day night between Lon Agnew and
Jack Weday. was very much of dis
appointment, although IL was really
nothing more than could have been eX-
pected. How on earth Agnew ever
mustered up enough courage TO go up
against Weday again after his previous
experience at the opera house, Is q
mystery. There were many who be-
lieved something had happened to Ag-
new since that time and that he was in
far better condition; but, alas, he was
very much weaker than on any pre-
viOus occasion when he has made his
appearance before a Honolulu aud
fence.
The fight was refereed by Jack Grace
OF Australia who, at the beginning of
the event, announced that the bout
would follow straight Marquis OF
Queensbury rules, which meant hitting
in clinches, the principals 70 save them
selves in the break-aways. In conClu.
sion, he stated that he would box tha
winner himself, so that Honolulu has
something to look forward 10.
in the first round, Agnew seemed to
have slightly the best OF II. At all
events, he drew first blood from We.
days right eye. This however, did not
seem to worry the bulldog fighter In
the least. Agnew hit him several hard
blows, but they rolled OFF Weday like
water off ducks back. Agnew was
hardly touched when the gong sound
ed for the men to go to their corners.
In the second round II was different.
Agnew allowed WCday TO get in a hard
one on the point Of his jaw and he went
down on the floor. However, he was
game and came up again smiling be-
fore the count which would have called
him out, had been finished. He rallied
aud fought out the round, resorting to
the hugging process TO save himself
from annihilation.
In the third round there were hopes,
| for Agnew had been considerably re-
freshed during the short respite He
his antagonist again. However, to-
ward the end, he began to get groggy
from the hard punches which Weday
was directing at his wind and when it
came time TO take his seat, he was
good and ready to do so.
In the fourth, Agnew fell all over
himself. The round had not progressed
very far when swift one from Weday
landed the erstwhIle champion OF the
police force on his knees up against
the ropes He remained down for al
most the full count and then came
staggering TO his feet. Weday went at
his antagonist hammer and tongs and
would not have 1t and continued tho
swift blows which Gnally sent Agnew
through the ropes, his head striking
the wall ut the back OF the stage with
terrible force. Notwithstanding this.
he came UP again 10 receive more. and
he got it. He smiled sickly smile rs
he went down aud the referee gave tho
fight to Weday.
There were two preliminaries-th
first between two Portuguese lads
whom the referee designated by Gc-
ltitious names. One little fellow was
light and the other dark. The latter
~as nervy tighter and he rushed his
opponent pretty hard during the first
Swo rounds. Popular favor seemed to
be with him hut the other lad was also
brlmful of pluck and besides that, he
was a little heavier. In the last two
rounds, he had the best of IL and was
awarded the decision.
The second preliminary was between
Soldier Latham and Fireman Moore.
when the two men had taken their
places in the ring there were many
who were willing TO bet all they had
on Moore, Just from his appearance.
He was the heavier man and the more
muscular. However, there were sew
eral points about Latham that had not
been taken into consideration. He
was the more wiry and certainly looked
ithe more scientific.
In the first round, Moore made a rush
\ at Latham as II he would annihilats
him. That settled II with the audi
ence and favor turned to the side of
the slim fellow. Moore was smiling
and looked at the audience all the
while to see what effect he was having.
while Latham was attending strictly
to business. Every time Moore made
rush. he was met by something more
than tap on the tip of the jaw or full
in the face, warning him that he was
trespassing on dangerous ground.
Moore began to disregard the rules
and was warned several times not TO
attempt to hit in the clinches, He
fought hard but was no match for the
soldier, who clearly outclassed him
Latham did his work so well that in
the fourth round he had his man pretty
well blOwed.
1t was in the midst of this round
that Moore hit Latham in a clinch and
the referee awarded the fight to the
latter. Soldier Delyle, who was one
of the seconds for the fireman, sprang
into the ring IN get I'm an angry word