The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-23
ORPHEUM SHOW
FIRST Of MANY
Cohen Decides to Institute
Amateur Series---Nigel's
Runaway.

w nile, IN a way, L nave DeeH luEceu
in to give this show at the Orpheum
tomorrow said Joe Cohen last
night, 81 feel that it has been the
best thing that ever happened for me.
This is going to be the first of series
of low-priced boxing exhibitions with
out any faint of absolute professional
ism to Them The participants viii be
! the boys from the various camps, in
Guiding some town boys, who have moth
ing to gain by not boxing entirely on
the square and who have everything to
gain by winning out.
"The idea published in the Adver.
tiser, with regard to a local champion
ship series, seems very good to me. |
may take it up myself and make the
events invitation affairs or I may mere
ly give the use of the Orpheum to the
boys themselves and allow them to run
their own shows. Whichever way it is
run, at low prices and with the patron
age of the friends of the different box
ers from the camps, as well as the vari-
GUS civilians who will naturally be at
! tracted to such shows, there will al
ways be enough of house to assure
decent purses for the performers and
something over for a profit to whoever
puts the show on.
/ Joe is rightly enthusiastic over the
show he has arranged Each one of
i the eight men who are signed to take
part in the four bouts, are keen to
win out. The main event has peculiar
interest attaching to it on account OF
! its being the first appearance of Jack
Coll and the first time that Mccullough
has had a chance over more than 9
very short route.
Ten rounds is the limit in Los Ange
les and six rounds only are permitted
in the larger eastern cities. Yet there
they have some very fine exhibition!
and ten rounds are surely enough FOL
Coll and Mccullough to show which i:
the DeGIeF man.
As for the other events, the princi
pals are working themselves hard to bt
there with the best they know how to
morrow night. Nigel Jackson, the Mar
athon kid, is driving laundry Wagon
4 and has established connection will
the best of the elite by his cheerful
smile and prompt deliveries.
Jackson's Little Joke.
But Jackson has sense of humor
and he worked this to good effect tn,
other night. He had occasion to tax.
laundry to one of the fashionable resi-
! dences at the top Of hill in very
exclusive quarter of town.. To reliev,
MS horse and stretch his limbs, ht
climbed down from the drivers sea-
and walked alongside the wagon A
dog ran out and snapped at the horse
The horse did not like this and began
to trot and then to gallop. Nige
chased him and, with large sprin
managed to get hold of the reins anG
stop the FESTIVE steed
Out from the fashionable residence
came the owner for a stroll. H,
watched Nigel's sprint with great ex
element and, when it was all over, ap
preached and asked what had been the
plllkia. Jackson, without turning
hair, nor drawing a long breath, il
spite of his long chase, answered
This is Banonica, sir; Mr.. O'Rourkt
loaned her to me to take the deviltry
out of her, and I do it by putting he
to laundry wagon and chasing her W
hills. Also I am going to beat Buglel
Sarconi at the Orpheum on Saturday
night. l trust you will be there to SCI
it. Laundry bill is seven sixty three
and two and half extra for informa
ton, making fourteen dollars and thir
ty cents altogether. Thank you very
much, sir. Any time you want any
laundry done in a hurry, just ring III
for the Banoniea Marathon wagon. ;
But the owner of the fashionable resi-
dence has not yet recovered. It i
said that he bought five tickets for the
show at the Orpheum and explained
that he intended to take his family Il
see laundry wagon driven across the
Orpheum stage.