Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-02


all the way from San Francisco to fight
Jack Weday, Hawaiis lightweight
| champion. has met and defeated his
man and now returns to his home to
add fresh laurels to those he has al
ready gathered.
Before q crowd that filled every part
of the Orpheum theatre last night these
two men, who for weeks past have
been denying themselves of all things
except those prescribed by the strict
rules of modern training. met in the
squared ring intent each on sending
his adversary to the floor. The crowd
was a very good-natured one, including
hundreds of Honoulus hest people.
County Supervisors and officers, officers
of the Federal and Territorial govern
ments, naval and military men and
many others in prominent walks of
life were there to see the battle of the
strong. 1t was a truly representative
Icrowd.
II was somewhat after s o'clock be-
fore all the lights were turned IN ard
soon. through the haze of smoke from
mixed Manila. Havana and promiscu-
Gus cigars emerged two little bantam
weights. st. Clair of the darker hue
and Vierra of the lighter.
The gong tapped and the little fell
lows went at 1t. The first round was
a very good imitation of combination
hornpipe and quadrille with few
lhula-kui movements thrown in. The
lighters landed scarcely a tap. The
first of the four rounds finished In a
hug. The second round was more
promising. Vierra landed on the right
jaw and the little fellows began their
dance with more vigor, making beau
tiful wind-cutting passes. The third
round started with the blood Of the
contestants somewhat warmed. st.
Clair became aggressive and landed
right and left. He slipped once and
went down but was soon on his feet
again and at II with renewed vigor. St.
Clair had the best of this round. In
the fourth st. Clair with shoulders and
CHEESE believed and blood appearing at
the nose. landed frequently on his an
tagonist but himself received lot OF
punishment. Vierra showed himself
the stronger lad but he was outclassed
in cleverness by the other. Bill Hui.
hui. who refereed the fight, awarded
the decision to st. Clair. much to the
satisfaction Of the audience.
| Next came Nigel Jackson and San.
tos. the latter Porto Rican appren'
tice painter who took the place o.
Anderson. the man who was to figh
Jackson.
In the first round. the Porto Ricar
went at Jackson like cyclone. punish
ing heedlessly and wasting all hi
wind. Evidently he calculated on quicl
results. Jackson was slightly affected
by the onslaught but Immediately fig
ured out the situation. He kept stand
ing his man off and allowed him I,
swing his arms around like a bolomaI
in the bush. Then he went at hi
darker friend and landed on jaw, chi
and body until he became groggy an,
went down. He arose In time and wa
next sent to the ropes. The fight wa
really all over but Santos was gam
and came up for the second round II
slightly better condition. He was $,
anxious that he hit in the clinches
much to Jackson's amusement, an,
continued 10 punch after the gong ha,
sounded. The secret of the renewe,
energy In the round was the fact tina
the timekeeper allowed a two-minut
rest. In the third round, Jackson land
ir ed few more punches and then II wa
III all off with the Porto Rican. He drop
ped his hands to his sides and thel
II. walked out of the ring like drunke
man, Jackson was awarded the decis
ion.
Mcdonald and Mccarthy. coupl
Of lightweights, entered the ring 10
the final preliminary but they did nc
stay long. The fight was to have bee
between Graham and Mcdonald but, 1
the afternoon when Mccarthy and Ora
ham were working together, he knock
: ed out the latter and so It was decide
he should go into the ring.
\ 1t is claimed that Mcdonald ha
knocked out Kid Kennard and from hi
exhibition last night. II Is very cas-
to believe this. He went at McCarth
from the start, landed right and le
and wound up with a series of bod
blows that resounded throughout III
house. He has habit OF crouchin
low and upon springing, of THROWN
the whole weight OF his body into tt
blow about 10 be delivered. McCarth
could not stand up against such C.
clone and, bleeding and dazed he wa
soon out of the fight. Though he di
not go down, he was decidedly groge
and quit.
After about a half an hour, the col
testants In the principal fight Of Il
evening came walking into the areI
and parleyed for ten minutes or so {
the definition of clean break.
was finally settled, the contestan
agreeing to break clean at the cor
mand Of the referee; otherwise Ma
quis of Queensberry rules to obtain.