The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-03
M'FADDEN AND
MODLIN DRAW
A FINE EXHIBITION OF THE
LAST NIGHT-THE CONTESTS.

Between last nights fistic carnival
at the Orpheum and some of the alleg-
ed boxing contests seen in Hawaii in
recent months, there was all the diff
ference in the world. In the past there
have been some excellent contests, it is
true, but the good ones have generally
been used to advertise some worse
than ordinary performances which 70
lowed. With last nights showing there
can be no possible quarrel and the
sport who left the Orpheum dissatis-
fed was a poor sort of sport indeed.
All of which goes to show that good
management can do wonders.
There were five contests on the menu
and all but one developed good, clean.
hard fighting, unmarried by any trace
of ill-feeling While the work of ths
referee was above reproach.
The fight of the evening, that between
Jack McFadden ana George Modlin
was declared a draw. after six good
rounds. Huihui and Ryan fought to a
draw. Greek Anderson had quite
enough of Young Scott i'm the fourth
round and went out. Wilson succumb-
ed to a ladylike tap which Kupa gave
him i'm the third round and Kid Harris
got well earned decision over Jim
Ashcroft.
Jess Woods refereed all the contests
whlle Larry Dee presided at the gong
with a seriousness which would have
done credit to a Presbyterian elder.
The mill between Kid Harris of Ho-
nolulu and Jim Ashcroft of San Fran
cisco was the first on the programme
1t was a good hot fight throughout.
Both boys We're game and seemed hun
CRY for punishment Ashcroft went TO
the mat in the second from a right
swing on the neck and took the count
IN the third round Harris again down
ed his man three times and Ashcroft
began to clinch to avoid punishment
| The fourth round was Harris all the
way though both lads were weak from
thelr hard work. Harris was given the
decision.
Harry Wilson of Honolulu and Dave
kupa of Kakaako next donned the
mitts but their combat is hardly worth
| noticing. The first round was rotten
neither man giving a lead that meant
anything. Wilson led once in the sec
ond round but in the third Kupa hit
him once on the chin with a round
armed left and Wilson found the floor,
such nice place that he was 10th to
leave it. 1t was given no contest and
bets, if there We're any, and that is ex-
tremely improbable, were declared off
Young Scott showed up remarkab bly,
we'll i'm the succeeding fight in which
Greek Anderson was his opponent. An
derson looked fat and out of condition
His wind was scant before the first
round had been going a couple of min
utes, but even at his best he would
have been no match for the clean built
heavy Furnishing youngster with the
long arms. The fight was a repetition
of the same tactics throughout. An
dersOn, who was game enough, made {
succession of bull-like rushes anC
caught stiff rights or lefts on the fac,
or neck every time. He was nearly al
in when the third round was over anC
in the fourth he went to the floor from
sheer exhaustion and was counted out
Soldier Ryan proved a surprise in hi
fight with Huihui az most of the fan
who know said that Ryan was thu
, heavier but he certainly did not look it
The first round was a good exhibition
of cautious spawing, neither man do
ing any damage, but both looking TO