The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-19
COLONIAL
4 FAvOR|TE
Squires Shapes Well in Train
ing for Coming Bout With
the Canadian.

Gala report. has been current dur
ing the week that the betting on the
Squires Burns fight had opened with
the Australian pronounced favorite
at odds of to 10. The report seems to
have been founded upon the fact that
Jack WEIGH, the well known referee,
had asked a pool seller to place some
money for him on Squires IL he was on
the long end of the betting at odds of
10 to T. Some one twisted the figures
about, which accounted for the confu-
sion.
Tt was believed at one time that
Burns would enter the ring at l to 2
choice over the Antipodean boxer. AS
experts see Squires perform from time
to time they grow more enthusiastic
over his chances, and it would not be
slight favorite. One thing which
will have a tendency to cause this will
be the fact that the big money is like
ly to go in on Squires. A number of
sands. have already expressed their in
tention of having bet down on the
visitor whenever he starts and this
money will have a decided effect on
market.
Squires had a sharp workout with
Joe Thomas, the crack welterweight,
during the week and demonstrated why
ners for the Australian. When the lat
ter came here he was asked what he
would do in the matter of sparring
partners, and he said at the time that
this was always a difficult problem to
solve, as he hit SO hard that men did
not care to put on the gloves more
than once with him. Squires is entire
ly without intent to injure the men
who hook up with him, but fighting is
his trade and when he has any one in |
front of him he wastes no time in |
fancy sparring, but settles down to |
work at once.
In his boxing with Thomas he show |
ed that he is a great body puncher,
and this must be one of his most |
effective styles of attack in the ring. |
He has a great left hand, and one of /
his most effective blows is a left feint
for the body, which is then brought up
quickly to the head. Thomas, with all
his cleverness, could not block this
effectively Although it was evident
that Souires was under wraps, his
blows were so hard that he almost
lifted Thomas off his feet several
times. 1t was only the wonderful bal
ance of the latter that kept him on
mis- feet.
It must be said in justice to Thomas
that there was a difference of % or 30
in the weight of the two men,
which would naturally place the light
,r man at a decided disadvantage
squires is always well braced on his
feet and seems in a position to deliver
l. blow at any time. He is not given
o make many moves with his feet, but
ne gets around in a quiet, effective
way. One gets an impression of great
,eserve mower driven by wonderfully
we'll developed set of fighting muscles
n back, arms and shoulders. Whether
lie will be able TO corner the elusive
Burns. who has wonderful speed is the
question which the fight alone will de-
ermine.
one thing of which the hackers of
squfres can rest assured is that they
viii be represented by a perfectly
rained athlete. Squires is the picture
# health at the present time and he
$ taking the best care of himself. He
,erspires freely after he is at work a
ew minutes, which shows there is
title chance of his going stale from
He finds the training
onditions over in Marin county ideal, !
nd in the language of the turf he's a
good doer.'