The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
BOXER SQU|REs
SEES THE TOWN
Sporting Man Barney Reynolds
Manager of Australian
Wonder.

BY far the most interesting passen-
Der aboard the S. S. Ventura which
locked yesterday was Pugilist Bill
Squires, who is en- route from the Col
onies to the. Coast to fight Champion
Jeffries, should the latter want any
of his game.
| Quite a crowd gathered at the Ocea-
mic wharf to take a look at the re-
doubtable Australian and when he and
his manager, Barney Reynolds, the
well-known Colonial sporting man.
wandered up town, a line of small boys
and some not SO small. followed them.
| The visitors proceeded to the Royal
Annex for breakfast and there held
quite a reception of newspapermen
and local ring celebrities. Among the
latter was Billy Woods who is friend
of Reynolds.
After Squires had been photograph
ed, an operation which he was with
difficulty persuaded to submit to. he
and Reynolds, in company with a local
Australian. proceeded to see the town
and the suburbs, a task which occu-
pied them all day.
Squires, who was clad in a suit Of
dark serge. impressed one as being
middleweight. He looked rather
finely drawn, the result probably of a
trying voyage, for Bill is not as good
sailor as he is a fighter. Seen on
the street he looks like a foot-racer
rather than al heavyweight boxer. He
strips big, however, with weight where
it will do the most good, heavy round
the shoulders and light in the legs.
Standing erect. his hands reach to his
knees. This is not surprising when 1t
is remembered that he has the longest
reach of any top-noteher in the prize
ring today.
Squires had little to say for himself. |
He let his manager do the talking
and the latter's statements were pleas |
ingly modest and entirely free from |
bombast.
The Australian is determined look
ing fellow. his square jaw, clean cut |
features and keen eye marking him
as every inch a fighter.
Barney Reynolds who is represent
ing John Wren. who is Squire's real
and hacker. but who, on ac-
count of pressure of business was un-
able to accompany Squires. is one of
the best known Australian sportsmen
and Wren's right hand man. For
ong time he was manager of the Mel
bourne Athletic Club and has had
dealings in various capacities with
almost every good boxer that Austria
la has sent across the water.
1--WE are going over on spec to a
certain degree said Reynolds yester-
lay, .tbut think it likely that Squires'
1rst opponent will be the winner of
he Burns-O'Brien fight which takes
place in Los Angeles next month.
We shall challenge the winner and
will post $4,000 with the Examiner to
bind the match. If Squires wins his
1attle with the winner of the Burns
0'Brien go, he will not entertain fur
her challenges until Jeffries is
heard from one way or another
Whether or not Jeffries will fight
Squfres it is. at present, impossible to
'ay. We are going over financially
to make a match but John
Wren told US that if we had any diff
iculty in getting a fight, to make a
holiday trip of it.
I'VE are glad to visit America and
ire sure of good treatment. Why,
here isn't an Australian boxer who
has gone to the mainland who has
lad cause for complaint on that
icore''
Asked why Squires didn't figh, John
son, Reynolds said that Squires offer
ID to fight him provided the bout took
place before the date arranged for
squires' departure for America. He
also offered to bet $4,000 on himself
Johnson said that he would need more
lime than the date suggested would
allow, in which to get fit, but notwith-