The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-14

1t seems hardly likely that there will
be very much doing in the way of feet
sports during this visit as nobody knows
how long they are going to stay and
there is a general idea that there will
not be time nor shore leave enough to
replay the baseball series.
There will be some boxing, however,
and wrestling 700, and the Independence
Club has already got busy and arrang
cd at least one event for this week.
This viii be between Trinkle of the
maryland and Fox of the Perry for
the lightweight championship of the
Pacific fleet. The bout will take place
next Friday in the independence arena
on Alakea street and there will be some
fast preliminaries which have not yet
been decided on.
So far as baseball is concerned there
is a very interesting situation that
would cause plenty of excitement
among the crews of three of the ships,
if there were only time for the series
to be played here.
The last game played here was be-
tween the Tennessee and the California
and the latter team won by score
of to 0, thus blocking the Southern
ers from taking the championship of the
first division and gaining the right to
play the Pennsylvania for the cham
piOnship of the entire fleet.
There were three ships left in the
final rounds of the first division tOurna-
ment. They were the Tennessee, Cali
fornia and Washington. When the last
game was played matters stood so that
if the Tennessee won she would have
the greatest percentage and would hold
THE championship, but, if the California
won, all three would be even and the
series would have to be played over
again.
Each team now has to play each of
the other teams and the one winning
the greatest number of games will then
meet the Pennsylvania. 1t seems al
most certain, however, that there Will
not be time for this to come off and
the sailors will have to wait until they
reach another port before the series is
played off.
There are innumerable possibilities in
the boxing line. however, and we may
have the chance to see several good
bouts pulled off. 1t is expected that
these will be produced under the man
agement of Jack Scully and Paddy
Ryan. The latter has made a great
hit with the sailors as a referee and
they want him to officiate in that capa.
city for all their goes.
The event that will cause perhaps,
the keenest interest of all will be the
Gunboat Smith Higgins battle, if it
comes off Before the feet left here
both these men were matched fO~ a
return bout and put up substantial
forfeit for their appearance. Their
match cannot be definitely arranged
until the arrival of the cruiser Califor-
MIA as Higgins is on that ship.
When these two met last time Smith
created considerable comment on ac-
count of his great size and ranginess.
He has a perfectly tremendous reach
and blow like a steam hammer, but
he is very young yet and comparative
" awkward. All the critics who saw
him state, however, that he has all
the marks of a successful boxer and
that his movements show innate abil-
ity. He will doubtless be a wonder
fully clever man when he learns to box
and take advantage of his
physical advantages.
1t was agreed at their last appear
ance that if both men were strong at
the end of the bout it should be de-
cIared a draw This arrangement was
made as Higgins stated that he was
not in the best of condition and did
not want 70 run the risk of losing his
reputation on this account. Smith
agreed to this and so the result was
called a draw.
There was no doubt in the minds of
those who watched this go that Smith
would have had the decision by wide
margin if it had not been for this ar
but as Higgins was palpa-
Dlv in poor condition one can judge
nothing from that.
Smith has been taking every oppOr-
unity to get fit during the voyage,
Ind has worked faithfully under his
trainer. The latter states that the lad
las improved wonderfully in his box
NC and viii put up a much better ex-
addition this time, if he meets Hig-
gins.
The only thing that may prevent the
Don't coming off is the stay of the fleet
lere. If both the Pennsylvania and
he California are here for few days,
here is no doubt that the match will
De held. as they are both anxious to
nave another chance at each other, as
$ shown by their willingly putting up
appearance money.
Another possible match that will
Iis0 arouse interest both among sailors
nd landlubbers will be that between
.rommer of the Tennessee and Jack