Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-31

in Honolulu was the McFadden-Reiliy,
bout of Saturday night. And the
greatest boxer who has ever appeared
in Honolulu ring is Charlie Reilly,
though the bout was declared draw
by Referee Larry Twomey
When the big bout had gone to The
end Of the fifteenth round, with the
clGverest boxing ever seen this side
the big arenas of Frisco. when the
strong young gladiators had put
forth their utmost efforts to win;
when the little red-headed fellow
with the determined air had gone to
the floor not once, nor twice, bit
four separate times; when Reilly had
ducked and jabbed his way apparent
~ to well-earned victory, the crowd
rose and howled in protest when
IWOmey threw up both hands in sign
that the bout was u draw.
Decision Roasted
McFadden and Reilly hackers like
huwled at the decision--it was
roasted" for two whole days. On
what Twomey based this decision it
Is hard to say. MCF'adden was on the
lloor again and again, and was once
apparently saved by the gong, after
three swift swings had dropped him.
Reilly did the clean hitting al
through. and forced the fighting in
the greater number Of rounds. Me.
F'adden was swinging wild through
most of the bout, missing his man by
Il whole foot often. The wild blow $
which Reilly turned loose may be
counted on the fingers of one hand
and some to spare. McF'adden was
the only man who was worried
through the bout. He had his face
iabbed terribly by the implacable lett
OF his opponent, so that he was
scarcely recognizable when the go
was over.
The bout was the better for having
gone all the limit, but 1t is still some
thing of pity that when Reilly
caught Jack on the chin with his
right in the early stages of the game,
ii was not clean knockout-it was
so near to it, anyhow. 1t would
have spared the risibilities of the
crowd, which vociferously overlooked
when that classic decision was passed
out.
Credit to Fred. Smith
But all this does not obscure the
fact that for ring show this effort
of Fred. Smiths was the best which
has ever been put forward in this
city. II was well worth seeing, any.
where. With two nice preliminaries
followed by this greatest of local box.
ing contests, well-lightcd, cool
house, good ushering, and not hitch
anywhere, it was a show worth
while.
Reilly Jewel
\ word as to the boxers Charlie
Reilly Is a boy of marvellous speed
land Cleverness. In fact, though there
was little to try his sand Saturday
night, he looks like champion. He
is young yet, and with his speed. his
cleyernoss his busy left, and his aw-
ful, wollopy right, his GOODNESS and
Igencralship, his beautiful Judgment
of distance, his undeniuble hardihood
| his fine control of his temper, he
| looks like the man to draw down the
hn do In 1nN
lightweight class. II Ia to be borne
in mind that he has been in the A.
land 6-rOund game, and this Is new
field for him. He was not so fresh
after the tenth round as he had been
before; for all this, however, he was
apparently the fresher of the men at
all stages of the game.
Reilly looks like top-liner.
McFadden Game
Jack McF'adden, hitherto never out
classed in this place, showed his old
points of virtue Saturday night. lie
was game from the backbone out; he
had his hard punch with him; he
was always willing to bore in. But
Jack was unfortunate enough to lose
his temper at one or two places, and
thereby laid himself open to one OF
two small disasters. He also took to
hitting in the breakaway, though the
men had agreed to break clean, and
as Reilly followed suit, Jack got
somewhat the worse of the deal. His
short reach told against him, also,
and he kept swinging over Reilly,
who was perceptibly the quicker man
OF the two.
Whatever the showing made last
evening, the fact that 1t was called
a draw and that it was a go of so
much real class will doubtless lead to
these two men being again matched