The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-26

A big house, lots of enthusiasm, a
fine fight and a good decision were the
features to be seen at the Star theater
on Saturday night when Jack Cordell
and Dick Sullivan met for the second
time. The decision was perfectly sat
isfactory, though a number, the writer
among them believed that Cordell had
a shade the better throughout most OF
the rounds. Sullivan finished well,
however, and the clean knockdown
which he scored in the second, while it
apparently did little or no damage, ma
tIrally helped in his favor. Patton's
decision, nevertheless, was certainly
proper as decisions go here, where 1t
has always been the custom to call a
scrap a draw unless one man won all
the way.
In the long distance fighting Cordell
used both hands with telling effect and
scored far oftener than Sullivan, but
in the mitigating Dick had the better
of the argument, landing three blows to
one, though it should be said in this
connection that Cordell landed hard
when he did and his kidney punches
came in like triphammers. Jack did
practically all the forcing.
There was just one thing to be cri-
! ticized, that was that while the gen.
eral understanding was that the clean
break rules were to be used, the an
nouncement was made that straight
Quensberry rules would govern. 1t
the two men had not put up sucn \
rafting good go there might be some
chance to kick over that, but as it
was on one. was dissatisfied. There
was a long wait between the prelimin-
airy and the main event, but that was
only to be expected, on account of the
quick way in which Wahilani ended
his bout which was unexpected. The
members of the press of the city feel
that the management of the go should
understand that the manner in which
the scribes we're treated is appreciated.
A large box was set aside for them in
coign of vantage, allowing plenty of
room and without the butting in from
outsiders which is extremely annoying
at times. Scully has made new de-
parture in this line and one which is
appreciated.
In the first round Cordell started aft
er his men at once and rocked Dick S
head back with hard right hook.
Twice when breaking from clinches
Dick tried to pull off vicious upper
cuts, but each time fell short Jack
landed hard with a right just before
the gong but failed to follow up his ad-
vantage.
In the second round came plenty OF
excitement Dick landed hard with
his left. A moment after he caught
Jack with right full on the chin
which sent the latter off his feet ana
to the floor. From the way Cordell
went down it looked bad for him. but
he was up in a second and Dick was
| hard after him. The latter slipped
as he was making a hard rush and
fell, without being hit but was up at
once. Toward the end Jack landed
hard couple of times, but it was
| Sullivans round.
In the third both men went to il
hard, Cordell landing cleaner and Oft
ener and beginning to hammer at
! Dicks kidneys. The .honors were
even. In the fourth Cordell landed
several hard smashes, but ran into a
stiff left at ,ne end which evened mat
ters up.
The fifth brought the first blood
Dick landed two mean upper cuts in a
clinch which made Cordel mad. The
latter sprang in hard to Dicks mouth
dropping tooth and starting the blood
He seemed to have Dick worried
4 In the sixth Cordell landed a left tC
Dicks nose and Dick evened things VI
by turning Jacks stomach "a beautiful
red in the infighting. Dick landed Oh
Jacks ear with a right hook that hurt
and then used both hands effectively
Sullivan's round.
When the men came up for the
seventh Jack seemed much stronger
and landed two blows to Dicks one
in addition to which he apparently haC
more steam. Mike got in the way anC
Jack slapped him with the back of his
glove while in a clnch and Patton was
bit more careful.
The eighth was a fast round in which
Cordell had the best of things, Dicks
pretty ducking saving him from seyera
hard lefts. Toward the end there wa'
a quick rally which brought more blood
from Dicks mouth. Dick just swung
short with an upper cut which woulC
have ended things if it had landed, al
the gong rang.
In the ninth Jack made Sullivan
break ground continually but did ne
Furnishing work and then came the