The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-14
SAILORS KEEN
ABOUT REILLY
Interest Is Shown in Bout With
Leahy---How to Reach the
Training Quarters.

III 1AAtCACSb THAT lnC SdllOIS are tdh-
ing in the coming bout between Reilly
and Leahy is quite astonishing. 1t seems
that Reilly gained the admiration of
the boys by his eleverness in the bout in
which he appeared here with Fox, and
they are anxious to see what the new
arrival from the Coast can do with him.
When the two lads meet In the Or
pheum next Saturday, there will be a
large delegation of sailors to watch
them, even more so, perhaps, than if
Reilly were going to meet one of their
own men.
No sailors were down to see Leahy
work yesterday, as they had not shore
leave, but many of them have express
ed their intention of taking the first OPP
portunity of watching him and sizing
up his chances for Saturday night. For
the benefit of sailors who wish to visit
his training quarters, the latter are in
the Healani boat club, which is situat-
ed at the end of the second wharf be-
yond the South Dakota. Turn to the
right under the last arch of the over
head coal railroad, that is being built,
and you will see the pilot house with a
tower. The boat club is right next to
the pilot house. The boys start work
between half-past two and three clock.
There was something doing at the
HeaIani place yesterday, Silva, the
Punchbowl wonder, turned up to spar
with both Leahy and Smith. and the
crowd of fans that had collected to
watch them go, was kept in high spirits
by the exhibition.
Silva, being much heavier than either
Leahy or Smith, is naturally much
slower in his movements, and the
lighter lads were able to outlook him
easily. Occasionally Silva would let
loose a haymaker, however, and then
they had to duck right smartly. 1t may
be that it was lucky for both of them
that none of these swath-cutters landed.
Leahy is in excellent trim, and says
that he never felt better, and he GER
tainly looks the part. He takes his
work very cheerfully, and there does
not appear to be dull moment for him
from the time he takes the skipping
rope to the joyful moment when he runs
down the landing and dives into the
water.
Young Nelson, who is working with
Leahy, is also in fine shape. He has the
appearance of perfect health, and his
body is lined with clean curves and
mounds where his pectoral and stomach
muscles show the good effect of his
training. This lad is surely clever
one, and young Weber viii have to
show decided class if he is to take the
money.
Weber, who was defeated by Reilly
in four rounds little more than week
ago, is training with his late conquerOr
at the marine encampment beyond the
Honolulu Ironworks, on the opposite
side of the street. He is rapidly work
ing into good condition, and viii be a.
much lighter and more sprightly lad
than the one that went down before
Reilly IS hard blows.
Visitors are welcome at both train
ing camps to watch the boys work.
Reilly usually works a trife earlier
than Leahy, and starts in about two
0 'elock. This makes it possible to
watch both boys in one afternoon.
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closest rival of Wagner. and in many
fans minds outdoes the great Pirate
shortstop at the plate. Lajoie' 8 swat
ter is a trife longer than that of Wag-
npr and slightly thicker. The Cleve-
land leaders, bat is a good, solid shape,
with weight enough to make the ball
20 when hit. Ty Cobb uses a longer
stick than either LajOie or Wagner.
His piece of ash has long handle
Of medium thickness and is thick at
the batting end, with blunt, fiat end.
EsTacksD Parrot is the owner and
user of the longest bat used in pro-
fessional ball. as his ash goes the full
limit Parrot plays down in the Texas
league with the Galveston club, and,
as he says. ''there is plenty of room
out here to swing a long bat, and the
only reason I don t have a longer one
made is because they wOuldn t allow
me to use it, = Parrot is well
known oldtime PLAYER, and is hitter
IF some renown. From the tip Of the
handle to the tip of the other end of
he bat used by FfTacks' the tape
rets good chance to stretch, the
stick being ~ inches long. Charlie"
Hickman. the heavy-hitting outfelder
IF the Toledo club, uses the lightest
bat made. as his walloper tips the
beam at 81 ounces The bat is of
medium length. bat loses weight in
the handle. which is remarkably slen-
Ter. being only a trifle over an inch
N thickness at the thinnest part of
he handle Myers, the big Indian
catcher of the St Paul team, holds
he record of having the thickest bat, |
IS his wand is as thick as the rules
allow.