Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-15

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In this city. and quickly, too; he Is
the proper type OF sport and has
made good impression on all those
who have met him.
Yesterday afternoon a small but
select bunch Of fight fans rolled up
to the Orpheum, where Jack Is work.
ing out, and the faithful few we're
rewarded by seeing Dick Sullivan's
double go through some stunts. The
rev man looks like and talks like
Richard Honolulu Sullivan and
when he is on the stage in his work.
ing toys one could almost swear It
was the popular Dick who was per-
forming.
The fact that Cordell was going to
start training yesterday was not
generally known, and consequently
there was not the usual crowd of
fans present to watch the skipping,
shadow sparring and all round
stunts that the middleweight went
through.
! tut him In the best Of condition, in
fact he could step into the ring to-
morrow for a fifteen-round go and
last the distance with ease. He put
on a little extra weight during the
trip down on the Alameda, but a
couple of days work will get rid of
the fat induced by the excellent fare
provided on the ferry boat"
The first thing one notices about
Cordell Is the size Of his legs; they
certainly are well developed. In
fact the new arrival is husky
looking bloke, anyhow. His shadow
sparring stunts yesterday showed
that he is quick on his pins and that
he has a punch In either hand. He
stands erect like Sullivan when
shaping up, and when he and Dick
step into the ring people will be
asking which Is which.
Cordell started his boxing career
as an amateur and after cleaning up
all the would-be champions in sight,
decided to have try in the profess
sional ranks. He fought his first
battle as a pro in 1904, and since
then has been kept busy dealing out
stoush to anyone who made a noise
like money.
Born in little old New York, but
leaving there whilst still a child,
Jack took to the sparring game In
his teens, and. after betting the side
off all the kids around his district,
aspired to the amateur champion
ship of Portland. His attempt at
getting into the limelight was sue
cessful, and after wadlng his way
through all the lightweight division
he, still feeling the call of the
squared circle. made up his mind to
take to the game for good.
He was a husky guy" remarked
Cordell yesterday, and weighed 1876
pounds, but put him to sleep with
d right hook to the point" The
guy" referred to was Ben Taylor,
Esq, who thought he had soft
snap last month when he agreed to
box 20 rounds with Cordell. Well.
Benjaman got his good and hard In
the third round, and now is very
chary Of tackling men who are from
40 to so pounds lighter than he.
This Cordell impresses everybody
very favorably. and he is such de-
cent kind Of young fellow that one
cannot but like him. Joe Cohen
has made a ten strike for sure in
importing Cordell, and one thing
is certain, and that Is that 1t is go
ing to be a real fight on July 8, and
not like some other scraps we have
been treated to In the past. Every
one who buys ticket for this show
II going to see Dick Sullivan up
against a real good man for the first
time In this city. And a man who
fights In exactly the same way as
the Honolulu champion does, too. 1t
sure Is going to be a treat of scrap,
and anyone who misses II will kick
himself for a month after reading
the account of the go In the paper.
One preliminary has already been
arranged, and 1t is to be between
sarconi, the pug bngler who gave
. Marathon Jackson such tough go
some months ago, and Young Terry.
who also was In the llmeligibt some
time back This scrap would warm
the spectators up for the big fight.
and AS one more event is to be
pulled off besides, there is no doubt
that the whole evening will be a
time of JOY for all the fight fans OF
the city.
Things have been so dead in the
lmanly art line lataIy that tho far