The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-15
FOX WORKS OUT
WITH JOE LEAHY
Sailor Who Meets Trinkle for
Fleet Championship Is
in Good Shape.

There were big doings at the Healani
clubhouse yesterday afternoon. Young
Fox from the Perry, who is to meet
'Trinkle from the Maryland tomorrow
night, put on the gloves with Joe Leahy
and went four fast rounds with him.
1t was good chance to size up both
lads, and the result was chat they both
sized up well. AS 9, matter of fact
Leahy showed up better in this little
piece of work than he has done in any
of his workouts. He seemed to be on
his mettle, and certainly used most of
what he knew in the, way of science,
although he did not let out any very
hard ones
Fox looked very fit considering that
he has Just escaped from the confne
ment of torpedobOat destroyer. His
skin has a healthy color and is drawn
fairly tight over his muscles, and he
acted in every way like man who is
feeling irst-rate. He may be a trife
prominent amidships, but the muscles
underneath are hard, and he should
have no difficulty in going the. route
tomorrow night.
Fox is very much of youngster, and
has been in the boxing game only a.
very short time He has had only two
bouts, and had never had a glove on
eighteen months ago. He has served
two years in the navy, but never
thought of taking up boxing until some
six months ago, when Sailor Gordon,
the well-known instructor and boxing
expert OF Goat Island, in San Fran
cisco Bay, saw him go with the gloves
on
Gordon took him on one side and
said: eco to it, kid, you're all right.
You stay with the game and you II be
a champion some day" These words
encouraged young Fox, and, when he
had chance to go on in a boxing bout /
in Sacramento, he took the chance and
made good
His opponent was Jack Finney, a |
very tough lad, and with quite a repu- |
tation in that part of the world. Some
of his friends tried to dissuade young
Fox from going on. They said: F'You
haven't chance with this fellow; he
is too wise for you; take somebody j.
easy" But Fox thought he could man
age all right, and he went into the ring
full of confidence. The result justified
that confidence, for he put it all over
Finney, and took well-earned decision
after four rounds of hard boxing.
When Trinkle was unable to appear
against. Reilly, Fox took his place and
made very good showing. OF course,
Reilly was the cleverer boxer, but the
sailor boy showed such undoubted game
ness and ability to take punishment, at
the same time keeping his head and
using all he knew of science, that he
won the hearts of the fans who watched
him go.
Trinkle has been hard at it during
the recent voyage. He has boxed every
day with his trainer, George Sherman,
and yesterday went through a long
course of sprouts on the forecastle of ,
the Maryland He is said to be one of
the shiftiest and eleverest lads in the
navy at his weight, and Fox will have
TO step some if he is to lower his colors.
There Is a good deal of feeling in
the feet over this event, and quite a
bunch of money will change hands on
he outcome of the bout. Both lads are
to win, Fox to make a name
'or himself, and Trinkle to uphold the
name he has already gained.