The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-07
THE WILD SWAN
= WINS ANOTHER
(From saturday,s AdvertIserl

~ The Aloha Athletic Club, situated at
the corner of Queen and Richards
istreets, had its housewarming last night
yand placed itself on the sporting map.
w The house was well filled and round
Sthe 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 a delay at
the start, caused by long-winded Jap
| anese wrestler, were all that could be
desired, and the club has made name
a for itself as a provider of fights that
are fights, and as an organization that
II pays its purses on the nail.
n Manuel Reuter- and Ernest George,
n two 125-pound boys, faced each other
I, in the opening bout, a four-round go.
The boys fought grudge fight and
4 what they lacked in science they more
than. made up for in willingness. After
a fierce melee in the first round, Reuter-,
4 who kept very cool for a novice, got
home a straight left to the jaw and
followed up with a right uppercut which
4 called for curtains for George.
i Oakley and Richardson, 135-pound
N<boys came next and mixed it up in a
six,round bout.
I Richardson kept on jabbing and Oak
4 ley's favorite blow was right swing,
Richardson was having the best of the
/ &o when Oakley collided with Richard
}son g knee as the latter was getting
/ home blow, and fell to the floor where
4 he lay writhing in agony.
n Oakley failed to rise on the count
4 of ten and the award was given to the
n other man by Referee Patton.
h The main event between George IA,
haulelio and Soldier Plat created a
| Rgreat deal of interest and both men
/ Swe-e cheered on crawling through the
t1oR J.
~ Kahaulelio was seconded by Bill Hui.
hui and Wahilani and Platt was es
guired by Baumgart and Frank Muir.
4 ply.
7 Kahaulelio rushed matters in the first
ground but Plat got home with several
stiff blows to the face and had the bet.
ter of the round. The native seemed
Ito 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.
lads were glad to hear the sound Of
the gong.
4 When the ''Wild Swan" swung he
was all at sea and needs lot of coach
/ ing in Judging distance.
! In the second round Plat again show.
4 ed to advantage and seemed to have
his man on Queer street at one stage
of the round.
Il Kahaulelio's eye was blackened in
this round and his nose was bleeding.
He kept on playing for the body, how.
] eveH, tactics which have won him all
his fights, and the round ended with
~ honors even and both men fought to a
\ standstill.
The men went to Il with a will in
II the third, Plat driving/to the head and
n Kahaulelo paying attention to his OPP
Il ponent S body. Just when the fight
4 looked to be anybody's Kahaulelio got
y in a solar plexus walop which did the
/ business and Platt 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 o
\ few years ago. He enjoys the reputa
4 tion of being the undisputed Hawaiian
champion and with training and intelli
1 gent coaching should be able to success
4 fully defend his title for some time to
come
r. The timekeeping was satisfactorily
attended to last night by Fred Smith
and Eddie TAFT. Mike Patton refereed
all three bouts and II. M. Ayres acted
as master of ceremonies.