The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-04
THE WILD SWAN
WINS ANOTHER
The Aloha Athletic Club Places
Itself on the Sporting
Map.

the corner of Queen and Richards
streets, had its housewarming last night
and placed itself on the sporting map.
The house was well filed and round
the ring were grouped large number
of prominent citizens, including Prince
Cupid Kalanianaole, who came to see
Kahaulelio, the pride of the Kalaniana-
ole Athletic Club, do battle.
The arrangements, barring delay at
the start, caused by long-winded Jap
anese wrestler, were all that could be
desired, and the club has made a. name
for itself as a provider of fights that
are fights, and as an organization that
pays it's purses on the nail.
Manuel Reuter- and Ernest George,
two 125pound boys, faced each other
in the opening bout, four round go.
The boys fought grudge fight and
what they lacked in science they more
than made up for in willingness. After
fierce melee in the first round, Reuter-,
who kept very cool for novice, got
home straight left to the jaw and
followed up with a right uppercut which
called for curtains for George.
Oakley and Richardson, 135-pound
boys came next and mixed it up in
six-round bout.
Richardson kept on jabbing and Oak.
ley IS favorite blow was a right swing,
Richardson was having the best of the
go when Oakley collided with Richard
son s knee as the latter was getting
home blow, and fell to the floor where
he lay writhing in agony.
Oakley failed to rise on the count
of ten and the award was given to the
other man by Referee Patton.
The main event between George Ka.
haulelio and Soldier Platt created a
great deal of interest and both men
were cheered on crawling through the
ropes.
Kahaulelio was seconded by Bill Hui
hui and Wahilani and Platt was es.
quired by Baumgart and Frank Muir
ply.
The native weighed $50 and the sol
der 153 pounds.
Kahaulelio rushed matters in the first
round but Platt got home with several
stiff blows to the face and had the bet.
ter of the round. The native seemed
to slap rather than hit and some of his
blows were suspiciously low.
Platt, instead of lying off, took the
fight to Kahaulelio and received several
stiff body blows for his pains.
The round was fast one and both
lads were glad to hear the sound of
the gong.
When the "Wild Swan" swung he
was all at sea and needs lot of coach
ing in Judging distance.
In the second round Platt again show.
ed to advantage and seemed to have
his man on Queer street at one stage
of the round.
Kahaulelio s eye was blackened in
this round and his nose was bleeding.
He kept on playing for the body, how
ever, tactics which have won him all
his fights, and the round ended with
honors even and both men fought to a
standstill.
One of Kahaulelio s body blows hurt
Platt and he fell but was on his feet
again in an instant.
The men went to it with a will in
the third, Platt driving to the head and
Kahaulelio paying attention to his OPP
ponent s body. Just when the fight
looked to be anybody's Kahaulelio got
in solar plexus wallop which did the
business and Plat was counted out
Kahaulelio received great ovation
after leaving the ring and today occu.
pies the same place in the estimation Of
native ring lovers as Bill Huihui did a
few years ago. He enjoys the reputa-
tfon of being the undisputed Hawaiian
champion and with training and intelli- !.
gent coaching should be able to success /
fully defend his title for some time to
come
The timekeeping was satisfactorily
attended to last night by Fred Smith
and Eddie TAFT. Mike Patton refereed
all three bouts and H. NJ. Ayres acted |
as master of ceremonies.
Another fine card has been arranged |
for tonight and it is expected that the
hall will be filed with Fourth of july
enthusiasts who have no other place of |
entertainment to 60 to.
Joe Castro, the Telephone Smash
er, ;" viii make his temperance in a
four-round go with Kid Mccullough. a
Fort Shafter boy, who is said to be
good.
Peter Stanley and Kupa will then
box six rounds, and this go looks like
being exceedingly interesting. Kupa
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