The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-31
REILLY AND
SMITH DRAW
Reilly Is CIeverer, but Draw Is
Agreed if Beth Last the
Limit.

rounds.
Eddie Hines VS.. Young scotty, around
draw.
The feature of the boxing show at
the orpheum last night was that it
was far and away the best thing of
the kind ever produced in Honolulu.
The main event was remarkable in two
ways. It was an exhibition of won
derful speed and science, and, for the
first time, Reilly, as prophesied on
this page, loosened up and did his
darndest to knock his man out in every
second of the time the bout lasted.
Before the main event started it was
announced that, if both lads were ON
their feet at the end of the fifteenth
round, the bout would be declared a
draw and that they would break clean
at the word of the referee. There is
an explanation coming to the fans, as
many of them did not understand the
situation nor appreciate the wonder
full, almost superhuman, hold which
Smith kept over himself during the en-
tire go.
When the two boys came to the
Coast it was understood by Smith that
they would box straight Queensberry
rules. This means that each man pro-
tects himself at all times. In other
words, a contestant may hit just as
long as he is not holding on. He may
not grasp his opponent round the neck
with his left and slug with his right,
but if the other have his left in chan
Gerry, he may hit with his right until
ordered to break, and while breaking
nifty.
Reilly held out for clean break.
That is, every time one boxer clinches
with the other, the referee orders a
break and both men must step clear
| without hitting. Reilly is pastmas-
ter in the art of hitting and clinching
and he followed these tactics through
! out the bout. Every time Reilly slid
| his left over Smith s neck and held
him the latter had both arms free, yet
was obliged by the rule, to which he
had agreed, not to hit.
Only once, and that in the last
| round, did Smith forget himself and
| hit in the clinch. Reilly landed two
of his terrible long range lefts and then
ntx hn
| The latter had his arms free and land
ed a jolt in Reiliy's stomach that hurt
| 1t was clear proof of the opportuni-
| ties that Smith was losing.
On points Reilly would certainly
have had the decision, had there been
| no other agreement His long-range
| work was very effective, and he land
ed time and again with great force
only to have Smith come running in
for more. Smith upheld his Bat Mel
| son reputation and bored in continual
| " FROM the very start. The amount
| of punishment that he swallowed, and
| then sent his plate back for another
helping, was marvellous, and his ca
pacity for taking the gait has certainly
not been overrated.
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| blows in a way that delighted the fans
| He was as determined as Smith tt
score a knockout, and had either lac
been in less perfect condition, thi:
would have happened early in the go
| So hard did they work that both OF
them were very wobbly at times, but
Reilly never lost his clever duckine
and clinching tactics and Smith never
| ceased boring in. AT times it was {
| stand up and give and take smuggling
match, and both lads took fierce
amount of punishment.
| Second Go Success.
The opening bout between Young
Scott and Eddie Hines was fast af
fair, with the going slightly in favo
of Hines, who has a long left that h
used to good advantage. But Scott1
did enough boring in to justify Ref
cree Peterson in his draw decision.
The second bout between Joe Silv;
and Miller was an enormous success
| First the fans were cOnVulsed witt
Laughter, and then they shouted them
selves hoarse with delight at the slug
ging that went on.
For two rounds both men ran ava,
from each other. They stood in tn
ring, made faces, and violent gesture
with their arms, but made no attemp
20 hit each other In the second roun
they happened to clineh. Peterso
broke them, and this annoyed Joe s
much that he stopped to argue tn
matter. This raised his ire somewhat
and in the third round, when Mile
tapped HIM on the nose, he got yer
mad and went after his man to do hlr
up.
Miller was unable to Withstand tn
onslaught. He made some kind of
defense in the fourth and fifth rounds
but in the sikh Silva literally wake
all over him and had him as nearl
out as man can be without takin
the count Defeated decisively by tn
Punchbowl Demon. Miller should re
tire from special duty and 60 to ord
nary soldering.
Bout by Rounds.
First round-Smith bores in an
chases after Reilly, but the latter is to
clever and opens up the Smith clare
. supply Reilly ducks very eleverly