The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-08

GUNBOAT SMITH PLEASES
CROWD IN 60 WITH HIGGINS
GUNBoAT SMITH. TEN.RoUND DRAW WITH SPIKE HIGGINS
NrEfrA WINS MURPHY ON FOUL ""' -.
CARLSON wIILIs-roUR ROUND DRAW.
FROM YOUNG scoTT-EiGtTT ROUNDS.
SPIKE HIGGINS

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got very cross; he went and whispered
in their ear, he said it very loud and
clear, "Now, look here, boys, IL is a
cinch you must not hold on in the
aclinch.' $50 ,i
Work More Open. v
Then things were better - better,
that is, for the spectators and Smith,
but worse for Higgins. After many
appeals from his anxious seconds Smith
began to use his right, and when he
did so he landed with telling effect.
Higgins must be very powerful mar
to take what he did and show prac.i-
cally no signs of discontinue.
1t was in the fifth that Smiths left
did it's worst work. Higgins seemed
absolutely unable to duck beneath it,
and at every rush he would take that
left on his throat until it was the
color of cut tomato. In the seventh
he tried more ducking, but Smith got
onto him and lowered his arm trihe,
so that he still ran onto it in tho 4,
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/ Before the battle was over Gunboas
Smith was a favorite with the crowd
genial smile and naive way of indicat'
ing that he was not holding on. Hig
gins took matters very seriously, as,
indeed, he had good reason to. In
spite of his hard rushes, the best he
could do was to jerk down into
clinch and try to get in body blows
1t was a great go and was thor
oughly well worth watching, Both
men have incipient class, and IL some
body could get hold of Smith and
show him how to use his natural gifts
he would be world.beater, without u
doubt. ~
Good Preliminaries.
The preliminaries were as good as
the main event, and that says that they
were great in every way. The first
curtain-raiser was scheduled six
round go between Soldier Murphy and
Melia from the Pennsylvania, couple
of good welterweights. Things were
fairly even until the fourth, when the
soldier began to feel weak and took
to clinching. He clinched obviously
low once or twice and the decision was
given to Melia and the bout stopped
on this account.
The second go was between g. +.
Carlson of the Maryland and Geo. Viii
lis, who took draw with Tom Lane
last Saturday night. Both lads weM
fit and put up splendid exhibition,
! and were given very popular draw
decision. ssf
The third preliminary was between
Young Sharkey and Young Scott. Il
went the limit of eight rounds, and
Sharkey took a popular decision. So
popular, in fact, that one cheerfeA
Bacchus of obvious extraction in the
balcony arose and called for thret
, cheers for Paddy from Ireland. HIS
call was responded to with alacrits-
Excellent Management.
The show was n good one from be
ginning to end, and Paddy's experience,
and close knowledge of details vert
how they managed to get the place
| fixed up and every detail so well ar
! ranged in the short time at their dis
posal it is hard to say 1t is unfor-
tunate that the attendance was rather
small but enthusiasm was there iu
large punches, and it is to be hoped
that the management do not sustain
much of loss.
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courteous to his patrons and see thar
they were shown to their seats prop
erly, and Paddy Ryan acted as ref
cree. Good old Paddy, he is the right
man in the right place and smiled
genially down on the crowd during the
intervals. As somebody remarked.
"There's old Papa Paddy settling his
families disputes"