The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01
GOOD BOXING
At THE FORT
Marsh Beats Rowe, and Oakley
and Bird Fight Six-R0unds
Draw.
Halt! Who goes there ?"

Halt! VINO goes there"
Friend with the countersign.''
Advance friend with the counter
sign and be recognized"
The countersign was boxing" and
the utterance of the mystic word prov
ed to be quite satisfactory to the
guard, for in every instance he told
the invader of the military precincts
at Fort Shafter to pass on.
The Fort Shafter Athletic Assocfa-
ton pulled off two boxing bouts last
night in the. gymnasium at Kahauiki
A large number of the men of the
Twentieth Infantry were present as
well as a favored few civilians.
The goes were of a very interesting
nature and the arrangements reflected
great credit on the sportsmen at the
Fort.
The first number on the program
was six-round go between Musician
Oakley of Co. G, and Private Bird of
Co. E, a couple of husky welters.
Every round was stoutIy contested
and honors were fairly even at the
end of the sixth, though if a decision
had been given on points Bird would
probably have won. As it was Referee
Gabriel called it a draw, the men hav-
ing previously agreed that if both
were on their pins at the end of the
final round the referee should so adj
judicate.
In one round Bird f1oored his man;
this was the only knockdown of the
bout. Bird is jabber and Oakley puts
his trust N swings. The men were as
willing as they make them and when
their gloves were being taken off the
crowd cheered them Justify.
The main event was a ten-round go
between Musician Marsh of Co. G, and
Private Rowe of CO. F. The former
weighed 119 pounds and the latter 122.
Marsh was a 10 to favorite. He is
said to have a one time held the anna
teur bantam championship of Michi-
gan. He certainly shaped we'll and
won all the way, all but putting his
man to sleep in the fourth round, and
having him in such a bad way that
Referee Gabriel stopped the fight, and
patted Marsh on the back in token OF
victory.
Marsh looks and fights like Jack
Dempsey. Rowe affected a Britt
crouch. Marsh showed cleverness and
aggressiveness from the start. He
soon had Rowe guessing with right
drives to the heart and dropped him
for the count with a right swing to
the jaw. Marsh sailed into his man
as soon as he was on his feet and
tried to finish the argument right
there. He was wild however and the
gong saved Rowe. Rowe was on the
defensive throughout the round and
clinched to save himself at the finish.
Marsh started briskly in the second
but Rowe showed sound defense and
got in some telling blows. Rowe's best
and about only point this round was a
right swing which flushed his oppo-
nent's ribs.
In the third Rowe put his right to
Marsh's face but failed to feaze him.
He scored a little later with a right
to the heart. Marsh then made
whirlwind attack and battened his
man to the ropes, the round ending
with both men clinching. 1t was
Marsh's round but Rowe in it made
his best showing so far.
Both men came to the scratch in
good order and Rowe swung his right
to the neck. following with light
poke in the wind. Marsh swinging his
right viciously to the jaw staggered
Rowe who Rugged Marsh to keep from
falling Marsh hooked his right stifffy
to the jaw and then put in a straight
left to the point. Rowe went down
for the count and on getting up was
sent to the ropes by a shower of blows
At this period. the referee, seeing that
Rowe was all in, stopped the fight and
gave the decision to Marsh His action
was wise one for Rowe would have
inevitably been knocked out before the
end of the round.
Chas Krauss held the clock.