The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-15
(From Sundays Daily.)


Invincible Dave Barry added another
scalp to his champions belt last night
at the Orpheum. Australian" Tim Muir
ply went down before the doughty
Irishman's Drawn and youthfulness, a
wreck of the fine specimen of manhood
that he was when he shook hands in
the first round. 1t took Barry but four
rounds to knock out the Australian, and
but for the sounding of the gong, the
fight would have been finished in the
third, when Murphy hung like wet
rag over the ropes.
For the second time Murphy found
defeat at Barry's hands, and may now
be lined up in the "has-beens." Jack
Weday, the first to learn the weight of
Barrys fists, was present at the fight,
and in Murphy's terrible punishment
had physical photograph of the man
ner in which he had been treated.
A packed house witnessed the four
contests which We're as spectacular as
any crowd could have wished for.
From the thronged stage to the back
of the house there was mass of
humanity numbering doctors, bankers,
lawyers, business men, and men in all
walks of life, from the highest to the
lowest, and all got their moneys worth,
for there We're two llnoCkouts, one draw
and one decision in a contest where
broken rib put one of the men out of
the fighting.
Next in interest to the Barry Murphy
fight was the contest between the
giants-Ackerman and Gardner. 1t was
like two bulls locking horns when these
huge muscled men came together but
it was not long in reaching conclu-
sion, for Alderman punished his adVer-
sary in terrific style, sending him to
the floor several times, and finally
knocking him out.
The first of the preliminaries was n
four-round go between Nigel Jackson
and Mcdonald. The fight was declared
II draw, and IL was a toss-up which was
the better fighter, although Jackson
had more wind and more fight i'm him
than his opponent. 1t was four rounds
of good work, with Mcdonald aggres-
sive until the third round when his legs
became unsteady. Jackson saw stars
in many of McDonald's blows and the
latter was staggered time and again
by right swings from Jackson. Jack
son shed some claret in the first round
was crowded to the ropes and suffered
punishment i'm his wind. 1t was clearly
McDonalds round. jackson had the
best of the second, Mcdonald becoming
groggy, the latter fell once. Both look
ed ready for n visit from the coroner.
In the fourth and last round Mcdonald
seemed out of IL, but jackson was not
in much better trim. The referee called
II draw.
When Alderman stepped upon the
stage he looked TO be giant. and over
topped Gardner by several inches. The
latter was a fine physical specimen,
and Alderman showed a Herculean
| build. Both men went at each other
! like whirlwinds, exchanging rapid
blows, their arms swinging like sledge-
/ hammers. The men fought too close
to each other for any purpose until an
/ uppercut from Alderman felled Gard
ner, Up again, they fought to the
ropes Alderman tripping and falling TO
| his knees. Gardner's nose was tapped
| for the red. Gardner began working
4 for Ackerman's wind, driving short
/ right arm blows into his ribs. Acker-
man replied on uppercuts and swing
ing smashes which spun Gardner $
head and twirled his body all over the
ring, Gardner was plucky and held
on, the bout resolving itself into n
wrestling match. Gardner went down
a second time and on rising received