The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-10
THE
ADVERTISER
PRINTS
CHAMPIONS WILL SWIM.

Arrangements have been made to
have Ernest Kopke. late of the Olympic
Club, San Francisco, and Dan Renear,
the local lad, swim 100 yards for the
championship of the Islands. There
has been much discussion as to who is
the faster of the two. Some argue that
Renear is a has BEEN and that Kopke
swirns later and faster stroke. The
latter has mad much instruction from
Cavi1 the champion of Australia.
Renear was sent to Chicago in o8
to represent the Pacific Coast in open
championship events He swan the
short distance races and won everything
in sight There were representatives
from every country but none of them
could even press him. He was success
full in establishing some new records
Since coming to Honolulu he has done
very little swimming and the local people
would like to see him in action
Kopke was a member of the Olympic
relay team and one of the fastest swim
mers on the Coast. He held the A A
L. record for the half-mile and was
successful in winning many races. He
won the fancy diving championship from
Hammersmith in 1902.
Renear is a member of the Healani
Boat Club and rows on the senior crew;
Kopke is a member of the Myrtle Boat
Club and pulls for their crew. This
fact makes the race the more interest
ing and club rivalry will be shown.
Both these men will swim the last relay
for their respective clubs in the relay
race.
This match will take place on Sunday
morning, November Goth, between the
Bishop slips.
Gans-Briit Fight.
A bu1ging house, bruising battle, |
and victory for Cans by virtue of nu-
merous fouls in the fifth round. There
is the story of the Britt-Gans contest
in tabloid form.
Britt was disqualified by Referee Gran
ey for striking the negro several times !
while the latter was on his knees Britt
was drunk with success and his fight
ing temper was infa1ned by the Indian
like yells of friendly spectators who had
crowded up to his corner. IF he had
kept his head he would have worn the
colored man down or would have knock
ed him out completely before the eighth
round was reached.
Britt was just warming up to his work
and he 1Nas as full of vim and venom
as an enraged tiger. Cans was wide
eyed and open-mouthed He was actual
" drab colored from exhaustion and
punishment He hadn't one chance in
a million of saving his championship
laurels.
Jimmy fought as fercely as he said
he would from the opening bell. He
the lead. After he had sampled some of
the colored fighters punches and found
there was little sting to them he increased
his pace until he fought at whirlwind
speed.
That he was in the humor to commit
attractions of the Queensberry code was
evident in the second round. when he
struck Cans palpably foul body punch
with his left hand Graney bent toward
the fighters and warned Britt at that
time
Britt acknowledged the reproof by
nodding his head over Ganss shoulder,
Then he cut loose at the fast-tlring
negro with two-fold speed. Cans gave
blow for blow in some of the most
spitefu1 rallies ever witnessed, but his
strength oozed under the breakneck pace
and heavy battering
In the third round Cans was holding
on like grim death in the clinches. In
the fourth he slid to his knees from
rasping rielathander under the heart, ana
the chances are that there was little
fight left in him after that. When he
arose he tried hard TO whip in one of
the short-ranged rights which have won
him scores of battles. but his efforts
were futile Britt's left shoulder was
raised too high, and moreover BIRTHS 1
persistent bombardment of the colored
boys short ribs disarranged all Gans's
notions of offensive work.
The negro wanted to clinch again, !
but he was either pushed to his knees or
dropped to that position. He rose again
and rolled into the scrimmage. Once
more he went to his knees, and Britt
clouted him on the sides of the head. !
Cans arose even while complaining, and
Britt rushed TO close quarters and smash
ed away with both hands. Down went
Cans again in the midst of a spell OF
terrific smuggling and as his knees touch
ed the floor Britt struck him once more
on the face Graney pushed Britt away
and shook his finger at him, at the same
time shouting. IF you do that once ]
more I will disqualify you"
Britt soon had Cans Ga his knees
again and struck him foul Referee
Graney then gave the contest to Cans :
McFadden Hard Worker.
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