The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-27
CROWD WATCHES
REILLY WORK
Joe Silva Makes Lightweight
Work and Receives Loud
Applause.

ance of music hall matinee YESTERDAY
afternoon while Charlie Reilly and staff
were working. The orchestra seats
were well filed and the crowd filtered
back as far as the gallery, while a
ring OF seats on the stage was so well
occupied that several enthusiasts were
left standing
word had gone out that this was
to be Reilly's hardest day before the
big event and everybody there was
anxious to see how the little light
weight would size up in ten rounds of
hard going with three different men
all heavier than himself. The result
was conclusive proof that the local
favorite is in fine condition, for he
went in to work hard and kept his
partners going all the time, while he
himself never seemed to be bothered
by any wish to stop and take breath.
Peterson Is Fast.
Peterson was the first one to don
the gloves and start a mixup and he
kept Charlie mighty busy for four
rounds. This new man sizes up like
a real boxer. He is built very much
on the Dick Sullivan order with slight
ly simmer underpinning and trife
more of an outward slope from hips to
shoulders. Sparring, as he was, with
a clever lightweight, one was able to
get very good idea of his POSSIBLE
tiles as a boxer and he seemed to be
wonderfully quick and to have a left
that may prove to be as effective as
that of the lightning artist Dick him
self.
With all Peterson s long reach and
cleverness, Reilly was able to jab in
his left and then rush into a clinch
during which he let go left and right
for the other man s midship sections
as hard as you please. Peterson, being
so much heavier, did not work any
punch overtime, but let his right loose
once or twice in a way that shows he
has something concealed there that
might do damage.
Hines Has a Reach.
After the middleweight had helped
| out for four rounds, Eddie Hines was
called on. He is a Ianky, loosely built
y
and sizes up as though he might dc
something when he learns to use his
wonderful reach to advantage. This
lad being only a trife heavier than
himself, Charlie did some wading in and
it could be seen that Eddie was doing
his best to learn all the time, as he
constantly initiated Charlie s left lab
improving with every attempt,
Three hard rounds they went and
Hines seemed quite unaffected by the
stiff going. 1t is hard to tell how ht
will size up with Boquet by seeing hin
box with a clever man like Reilly, but
he seems to have the natural instinct:
of boxer and, if he uses those Ions
arms properly, he should make an ex
cellent showing with the Marine boxer
Young Boquet is not very clever but
he is very willing and can hand ou
: some warm ones. He may be relied OF
to make Hines work and it will bt
interesting to see how the tyro come:
out with lad of good recent expert
! ence like Boquet.
Silva Arouses Joy.
The piece de resistance of the after
| noon was the three rounds between
Reilly and Joe Silva. The latter il
built like Tommy Burns and weighs
| not much less. He has a good foo
action and bores in like a good ONT
when he gets started, but Charlie s left;
bothered him. 1t must be annoying t.
have a glove flash into your face and
when you try and counter, find there
is nothing there to hit. But Joe wa:
not to be discouraged In the second
round he loosened up and took few
chances which resulted in a series Of
lightning lefts on his nose, but he only
grinned and came back for more will
his arms working overtime at sixty
cents minute.
Joe did not earn many honors in thi:
round but, in the last one, he had the
| crowd shouting with delight and landed
with such good effect on Charlie thai
the latter was forced to break ground
The last part of the round was a pip
pin. Those two boys went after eacf
other just as though they really meant
it and Bob Ross had to pull the gong
for them to stop as they took no notice
when he called time. The gong wa:
the signal for a liberal salvo of ap
plause and Joe walked to the dressing
room with an amiable smile all over
his face, as who would say, "Wait til
you see what / do to Miller