The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-28
SMITH LOOKS
LIKE NELSON
Lightweight Shows Desire for
Punishment in Go With
MiddleWeight.

With trunks and sweater and his hair
trife long, frankie Smith made as
good a double of Bat Nelson as any
body would want to see, yesterday at.
ternoon put at the Fort Shafter gym
nasium. Not only did frankie look
like the lightweight champion but he
acted like him in the way he bored in,
shook his head when he was hit and
barged on for more.
out to the camp. There appeared a
bunch of fans who declared their in
tention of going out there by the auto
mobile route to watch him box and, as
he was discovered waiting for car,
he was called into the benzine buggy
and was waited up to the front en-
trance in real "Hoch der Kaiser style.
frankie lost no time in getting chang
ed for his work and meanwhile the
fans made seats of medicine bags and
watched Miller punch the bag. Also
they saw a slim youth by the name Of
Marsh, who weighs about 126 pounds,
take medicine bag dope from husky
soldier of twice his size.
Smith Skips Swiftly.
frankie came out and asked for the
skipping rope. He twirled up to fifteen
hundred and then did not draw a long
breath, so that he is, at any rate, in
good condition. Then somebody brought
two pairs of pillow cushions and Marsh
was called to the slaughter. 1t was not
much of killing because frankie allow
ed the lighter man to do all the lead
ing and hitting and contented himself
with protection. Young Marsh certain
ly showed up in great shape. He is very
fast and clever and sent over bunch
of straight lefts that lacked only force
to make the genial frankie gasp.
Two rounds were enough for this
kind of work and then big Miller came
forward. Meanwhile soldier men in
various stages of khaki had wandered
into the gymnasium until it was well
lined with interested spectators. Miller
took some good natured joshing while
the gloves were being adjusted and
then the timer called for them to begin
Different Tactics.
Smith opened up a different line OF
tactics against the middleweight from
the protective ones he had used against
the lighter man. He was wise to the
fact that field guns must be used outside
of rife range and did not make the
mistake of getting his horses shot down
by advancing to within a thousand
10 & Sc
Miller held his advance guard well
in front of the main column and tried
to send out screen of scouts, but the
latter got fooled on the bunkers and
the Smith sharpshooters found the
range and hit the "Nez de Kopie'
every time. From strategic point OF
view it was a great position. The
Smith forces were in fairly close order
with a massed fore-guard of sharp
shooters. They delivered their fire SC
well that it kept the enemy guessing
and the latter never knew just how
far the skirmish line extended.
Miller's Open Order.
The Miller forces extended to wide
open order and the advance stood wei
back on the main column. This wa.
meant to invite a general attack but
failed in that the Smith advance wa.
composed of such clever marksmen thai
the Miller advance, and sometimes the
main column, were badly upset by {
stringent longrange fire of wonderful
accuracy.
For some time the long range fire
continued and then the Smith eomman
der ordered an advance. Still in fair
ly close order the troops advanced anc
! soon the Miller main column was tax
ing bad brunt. But the Miller de
tense was there with a return and The
exchange did fine damage in each line
When the sixth round was called
the spectators had been worked up tt
| a great pitch of enthusiasm and every
time frankie landed hard one, KHAKI
evolved into roar of applause. TIL,
way the lightweight bored in was !;
wonder. Miller, of course, took all h,
could get and returned with some goot
ones but he was not quite quick enough
, for the lighter man and he showed won
derful presence of mind in holding bacl
the force, which his superior strength
would have enabled him to use, whel
! ne saw chance to land.
Six Hard Rounds.
| 1t was six rounds of as hard milling
as one could wish to see. The pillow
cushlons alone prevented damage anC
both the boxers showed the most admir-
able willingness to take all that wa
coming. Comparing Smith IS hard prac
tise with Miller and that of Refill,
with Joe Silva, it is difficult to max,
any kind of dope. In both cases tn,
ilght men went at it and refused t,
| break and the heavier men held thei
hard blows. But one thing is very Ger
tam and that is that both Reilly am
smith are IN good trim and somebod,
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