The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-07
WRESTLING IS
GREAT SUCCESS
One Wrestling Bout and Two
Boxing Goes Make Fine
Exhibition.
WRESTLING.

ldi1S--O Hills dllU 4 Hills. I'D SGSS.
BOXING.
Mccullough VS.. Sharkey-Fou our round
draw.
Kid Terry VS.. Corp. Bird = Four
round draw.
Strange to say the best show ever
seen at the Orpheum was pulled off
last night to a very meager crowd.
The main event was q wrestling match
between Sailor Roberts and Bill JOrnel.
Experts at the ringside state that it
was one of the fastest and cleverest
wrestling matches they had ever seen
and, to a layman, it certainly was a
very pleasing exhibition.
The two boxing preliminaries were
very good. They were so good, in fact,
that Mr.. Cohen has decided to repro
duce them as preliminaries for the Pc
terson- Sullivan go next Saturday night.
Roberts was considerably heavier
than Jornell, anywhere from eighteen
to twenty-three pounds. He got his
two falls in jig time; but, even at that,
the Russian made him work and the
play was fast from the first tap of the
gong.
Will Prestidge acted as referee and
was putting for breath five minutes at
ter the bout was over. He had to do
some quick work to watch the Rus
sian S shoulders, but his verdicts were
correct and quick and he made a hit
with the slim audience by his evident
"savvy.''
When the two men met in the center
of the ring-there was no mat-they
played for an opening for two minutes.
Then Roberts tried for a back hold
and actually caught his opponent and
threw him to the floor, but Jornell
wrgged loose and turned twice be-
fore recovering.
After that they played again, both
men crouched very low. .Iornel was
forced below the ropes and was sent
back to the mat space with Roberts
holding his left foot Roberts then
bent and tried for half Nelson and
practically caught mis- hold, when the
Russian made a squirming bridge and
again wriggled from under. 1t was a
magnificent piece of defense and
brought forth roars of applause.
Again the men played off, JOrnell on
the defensive and Roberts threatening
for a good body hold. They worked
over the mat space until .JOrnell was
caught in one corner with his right leg
in chancery and Robert s left arm I'M
der his right arm-pit. Jornell struggled
to make a high bridge but the sailor
was too strong for him and he wore the
husky Russian down to the floor.
Prestidge touched Roberts shoulder
end the first fall had been made in six
minutes even.
The second fall was made in four
minutes and twenty-five seconds by
raight half Nelson. The Russian was
clearly on the defensive all the time
and Roberts threatened him six times
during the bout The final hold was
very clever piece of work and showed
that the sailor has not been overrated
by his friends.
The first preliminary. between Cor
poral Bird of Fort Shafter and Kid
Terry Of the Troquois. was hummer
from start to finish. frankie Smith
refereed the bout and gave the only
decision possible-a draw.
Inc TWO IgHtWeigHtS went dItEI
each other in great shape. and the ex-
changing Of blows was no dub work
Both lads showed considerable clever
ness and punching powers that would
draw admiration from the steam-ham-
mer operator.
The second 90. between Mccullough
of Fort Shafter and Young Sharkey.
was also a good one. Sharkev was
trfie the cleverer, but the soldier was
game and came back so hard that he
earned a good draw, which decision
was given by frankie Smith.
Bill Warham was the great an
Gouncer. as usual. If ever he fails in
the restaurant business, he can always
make a living as a spieler. His wort,
was particularly noticeable in an al
most empty house.
Before the event came of there was
an interview between one Joe Silva
and Joe Cohen. Silva stated that his
price was rising and that he was
quoted high on Wall Street. He would
not meet Nelson for "A seventy fve-dol-
lar purse He wanted that much
whether he got beaten or not. The
fact of the matter * that Joe made
a noise like man with very cold feet.