The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-24
SPORTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


The coming ffteen-round boxing con-
test between Dick Sullivan and Bin
Hufbui promises to be as interesting
a hattie as has ever been fought here.
1t was decided yesterday not to hole
the affair in the Chinese Theater, but
to bring it off in the Opera House on
February 3, week from next Satur-
day.
Two good preliminaries have been
arranged and a full evenings sport
with the gloves is in sight.
By the terms of the articles Huihui
comedies Sullivan two pounds in
weight, the former having to weigh
1856 pounds at ringside. Each pound
overweight calls fer a forfeit of $25
and in this connection 800 a side has
already been posted.
That both men are in earnest is
shown by the hard training which is
being done. 1t is safe to predict that
both men viii enter the ring in con-
dition for a bruising battle and viii
be down to weight.
Huihui is the idol of the local ring
goers and has an immense following
among natives. Sullivan has as yet TO
make his reputation. SO far he has
done anything that has been set him
and there is no stain of defeat on his
record He is ambitious and does not
despair of some day winning very hign
honors in the ring. He will leave no
effort unspared to defeat Huihui when
he encounters that swarthy scrapper
week from Saturday.
Huihui is sanguine of success, and
Sullivan while he does not say much,
displays a quiet confidence which is
infectious
Sullivan is putting in good ticks at
the Healani boathouse. He does five
or six miles on the road in the morn
ing and then has a swim and a rub
down. After that he spars a round
or two with Sailor Morch or any
one else who happens to be around |
and is not adverse to putting 'em on |
with the lanky San Franciscan. In the |
afternoon at 3 o'clock he boxes again |
and punches the bag, generally in the |
presence of quite a crowd of inter- |
ested spectators, who are always made |
welcome at the training quarters.
The way that he and the sailor mix |
things is a caution. The latter is built
on the Sharkey plan and has a very |
stiff punch which will surely create
trouble when it lands Sullivan boxes
all round Morch, but the latter stays
with the game and insists that mo one
has made i'm 1T the floor yet When
Morch gets through there is generally |
a number of husky bluejackets ready
to take his place and keep the ball
rolling.
Sullivan resembles Dave Barry some
what in his boxing but is cleverer. He
is good two-handed fighter and looks
to have a punch in either mitt. He is
in splendid trim today, as he is an eX-
ceedingly temperate lad and does not |
know the taste of tobacco. He thinks |
there is money in the fighting business ,
and intends to take no chances of los
ing anything that may be coming to ,
aim through careless living.
Bill Huihui, who is ring veteran
with his prospective OPP
ponent, is being looked after by willy
Jimmy Fox, and it would be hard to
ind better man for trainer. Jimmy
thoroughly understands Huihui. He it
V2s who discovered him ard today he
links as well of his pupil as he ever
lid.
Foxs opinion is that Bill would not
come far from making good at the
Coast
The preliminaries will be between i
Big Bill Lang. the forty-tonner from !
he good ship Iroquois, and David Ma
laena, the fighting hackman and pride
# the Union street stand.
Sailor" Morch will hook up with | t
the ''Whirlwind,' and the | G
main event will make it a card where
n three haoles are pitted against | 7
hree natives. a race problem with a
engeance. II
The master of ceremonies will be
ack McFadden, who will in all prob
bility referee the preliminaries. The
uestion of who shall referee the main | I
vent has not yet been decided upon.