The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-08
On the Side.

| Jim Neil. made famous by being the
| father OF Frankie Neil, the clever little
. featherweigft. has Just co-ne through
| with a story on himself that has set
! the sporting world in this section
alaugh. It will be recalled that Jim
/ accompanied the youngsJer when the
lad went abroad 10 give battle TO Jim
Bowker and was there with a big bum
die Of American bills 10 back the lad
One day in training camp, a swagger
Britisher called to look frankie over,
and the line OF conversation he passed
out 70 Jim was about as follows:
Il say, chappie, are you the father
Of the bloomin' nipper?'
That I am was Jim's come back,
and he puffed out his chest ike a car
rier pigeon.
Would you like &c risk $500 on his
ehances?" queried the BriIisher.
You're on said Jim, and the bet
was made.
Jim did not know until bet cashing-
time came that he had wagered some
thing like $500. He paid up like a
good sport, however, and has been
trying to make an even break with
somebody ever since.
The London Daily Mail describes
a match at Paris between opponents
Of the jiu-jitsu and the ia savate''
game as follows:
Jiu-jitsu triumphed over Ia savate"
in ten seconds.
George Dubois, the well-knoyyn ex-
ponent OF the French style OF boxing.
who is as handy with his feet as
with his hands. challenged Victor Re
ME, professor OF jiu-jitsu TO a COM
bat
The match attracted a great 6eaI of
attention, for jiu-51tsu is the craze Of
the hour among Partisan sportsnlen.
BY the rules Of the contest, all meth
DDS known TO boxers and wrestlers
were allowed except gouging out the
eyes or kicking below the belt.
Dubois went into the fight wearing
a pair OF heavy boots.
In four seconds N. Renie had the
-savate" mans arms feebly beating
the air aIoft- In ten seconds the leg
was tightly clasped round Dubois
neck. AT the end Of a minute Dubois
would have been dead of stranguIa-
ton in the powerful leg-grip of his
adversary, but the umpires stepped in
and gave the exponent of japanese
wrestling the victory.
a race for twenty-four-foot yachts
has practically been arranged for a |
cup 20 be offered by the German en-
peror, the contest 10 take place off /
Mass, hext September. |
with three boats each representing /
Germany and the United States.
Whether Cresceus has reached the |
full limit Of his speed or not is a mat |
ter OF conjecture. George Ketchum
Of Toledo. Ohio. his former owner and
trainer, has undergone a good deal Of /.
as a driver and trainer. and
it has been frequently said that if the
stallion had fallen into the hands Of
C5eers. NcHenry. Hudson. Andrews or
half a score Of other great trainers
and drivers, his mark would now bel
200 or better L is easy to speculate.
Mr. ketchum bred Cresceus. broke
him TO harness. trained him and east
= secured his confidence The man
knew the horse and the horse the man
Long before Cresceus was foaIed Mr..
Aetchurn had won honors on the turf.
and although ne may not be one of the
IL
among the best The temperament Of
~resceus IS such that he viii DO his
7est for any man who sits behind him
sire vas a horse Of moods and did
Tot always race well He was inclin-
ID 10 sulk when crossed. was savage
\ disposition. but when feeling just
light was the greatest stretch fnisher
hat had been seen up 70 his day. His
'ognuulen. Monarch Of the Home
stretch" WIS rightly earned. During
he racing season of 1906 Dan Patch,
,lso owned by Mr. Savage. and Cres-
Gus VIII Be exhibited in all parts Of
he country That they viii prove (
-rawing card goes without saying
he ST 600 which Mr. Savage paid for
he pair viii doubtless be returned 10
-3n by the time the season ends. As
matter q fact Patch owes his own
? very small sum Of the $500 600 he
all for him. i, indeed. he owes him
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