The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04

Far and away the best snow tnab Joe
Cohen has ever put on at the old Or
pheum was brought off last night. The
preIiminaries were hummers and the
main event, between Cordell and Sulli-
van, was the cleanest exhibition OF
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules
that was ever given anywhere.
But the fans seemed not to realize
the meaning of straight Queensberry
rules. It was given out before the go
that these would be the rules under
which the contestants would box, yet
one was deafened by yells of those
who had bet two cigars on the result,
during the bout. They shouted to the
referee to break the men when the
principals were battling in the clinehes.
For the benefit Of those who like to
see good scrap, once again let it be
said that, under Queensberry rules
man has perfect right to hit SO long
as he is not actually holding on with
one hand and hitting with the. other.
If his opponent has his right in chane-
cry he may swat with his left as long
and as hard as he likes. The referee
can see when to call for "Break, -
and there was not one instance last
night when the referees order was not
obeyed.
Dick Meets a Match.
Sullivan met his match, if not his
master, in this bout. Taking the rounds
carefully, round for round, it looks as
though CordelI had a shade the better
of things. But Mike Patton was alb
solutely fair in his decision. There
may have been a shade in favor of
Cordell, but Mike Patton saw more than
anybody else and, in spite of the va
rious growls that are being raised. we
may all feel very confident that he
gave the right decision.
Sullivan Arrives First.
Sullivan entered the ring first ac-
companied by Jack McFadden and two
other corner men. Cordell came through
the ropes a few minutes later with
Young Franklin, Tommy Lane and
"Fatn o Neil.
Announcer Billy Warham stated that
they would box with one arm free.
Howls from the audience and request
from the press box brought forth the
desired information that they would
box straight Marquis of Queensbarry
rules. Mike Patton was introduced as
referee and was greeted with large
cheers.
The bout itself needs little descrip-
tion. All the way through both men
were using their marvellous left labs
and countering with their rights when
ever they saw an opportunity. In the
first round Dick seemed to be a trife
staggered He looked as though he had
not realized the cleverness of the man
he was up against but he soon found
himself and began to do some good
head work in the second.
The first three rounds were quite
even with both men leading to clinches
and doing good inside york Corden had
shade the better of it in the fourth
and gained a clear lead in the fifth
but Sullivan found the nose of his op.
ponent in the sixth and evened things
up.
Seventh Round Slow.
The seventh was a poor round Both
men missed their leads and did no eff.
fective work Cordelf landed the only
hard blow of the round, which would
give him the period. Sullivan ran in.
TO two nasty ones in the eighth but
retaliated with some hard left rips and
did some excellent in-work in the
ninth.
The tenth showed longer range work
with Cordell having the better of it.
From then until the end of the twelfth
he worried Sullivan considerably but
IN the thirteenth, Sullivan came up
strong and landed so often that he
practically made his opponent back UT