The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-31
All SAM IN
FIFTH ROUND
Boxing Contests at 0rpheum
Furnish Fine Evenings
Sport.

good-sized crowd visited the Or
pheum last night for the purpose OF
taking in the fistic carnival which has
excited so much comment the past few
days
The spectators certainly got their
moneys worth. every contest being
pulled off as per schedule. The even
ing's entertainment was of most sat
isfactory nature and the program was
carried out without hitch.
The main event of the evening.
scheduled to be a ten-round go be-
tween Jockey Willis and All sam, re-
suited in the jockey damaging his hand
in the fifth round. an injury which
necessitated his withdrawal from the
contest.
Bird and Oakley the Fort shafter
lightweights. boxed four rounds to a
draw.
Murphy obtained a decision over
Plat at the end of a six-round bout
which was one of the best-contested
affairs that has ever been brought Off
in the Territory. The men are l56-
Founders.
The program opened with a bag
punching exhibition by Peter Stanley.
professional boxer ahd ball-juggler.
Stanley certainly delivered the goods,
and his stunt drew forth well-merited
applause.
In the four-round go, Bird showed
his usual cleverness and oakley dis
played occasional flashes of aggressive
ness which nvened things up while
they lasted The boys went very
easily however. evidently being uncer-
tain what would happen should they
go to smuggling.
Plat and Murphy furnished the star
go of the evening. Both men are fast,
clever and willing and mixed things
from start to finish. The crowd went
wild over their good work and cheered
them heartily when they left the ring.
Murphy won the decision. but there
were many in the house who thought
that the worst that Plat should have
had was a draw.
All sam, who was to have weighed
120 pounds, tipped the beam at l32
pounds and had evidently been build
ing UP instead of reducing. Willis
weighed 1903 pounds, and for a time IT
looked as If the contest would be off.
Willis. however, claimed the weight
forfeit and made up his mind to tackle
the Chinaman any way, a decision
which pleased the crowd nightly.
All Sam doomed up large over the
rider and took the agrees
sive from the start. He kept on lead
ing and landed occasionally and when
he did so his blows had weight.
Jockey Willis showed much clever
ness and managed to keep away from
All Sans heavy blows in workmanlike
fashion. Now and again he would
whip over a swing which surprised the
Chinaman.
For four rounds the boys battled
along interestingly with any amount
Of action. Willis fought gamely
against the tremendous odds Of size
and weight and had the hand of the
house.
All sam chased him around the ring
time and time again in an attempt to
corner him and the elusiveness the
Jockey showed was a puzzle that the
Chinaman could not solve. ~
All Sam showed improved foSIn to
a certain extent and boxed very cSp-
i1dently. In the fifth round when both
boys were going very strongly but
with All Sam in the lead as far as
points were concerned. Willis was I'M
fortunate enough to hurt his hand and
was unable to continue. the decision
going to An Sam.
Eddie TAFT referred all three goeE
and did his work well.
There was no interruption Of the
bouts and the best Of order prevailed
the evening.