The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-29
BOTH DOWN To
WEIGHT LIMIT
Smith and Reilly Are Ready to
Weigh---Smith Has His
Picture Taken.

There is general expression of sat
isfactlon among the fans that Paddy
Ryan is going to referee. As one old.
timer expressed it "Now we know that
the right man will get the decision and
won't have to depend on a knockout
to make sure of the winner
Both principals in the main event are
very well satisfied as they both have
faith IN Paddy. Meanwhile they have
got through with their hard work and
are taking it easy until five clock on
Saturday afternoon when they are both
to leave the scales untipped at 131
pounds or forfeit the mystic sum of
800.
There is not the least trouble about
the weight, in either case, however, as
both lads can box naturally at that
weight any time they are fit. This is
a pleasant feature as hard weight MAX
ing is always bad for a boxer and, with
the nervous strain of thinking about it
and the physical strain of reducing in
ordinately, champion has often gone
to defeat merely on account of the
weight
Here is a story that has been going
the rounds and, while it s authenticity
is not vouched for, it is plausible and
funny enough to bear repeating.
frankie Smith went to have his picture
taken in certain local photograph
gallery. The photographer put his head
under the cloth to focus the camera
while frankie, who was ready to pose,
jokingly made some passes at friend
who was standing near by.
Suddenly there was an eruption IN
der the camera cloth, there was a sound
of breaking glass, the camera fell over
and Frankie Smith rushed out onto the
street followed by an irate picture man,
with pronounced English accent, who
would have done much damage if
frankie had not been too quick for him.
When the man of pictures was calm.
ed down he explained that he used to
be handy with the gloves and that,
when frankie began making passes, the
reproduction on the screen was so real
istic that he naturally put up his hands
for defense and punched the camera
right in the solar plexus. luckily only
the screen was broken, this was re
place&i and frankie was led trembling
back to the gallery where his picture
was finally taken.
All-Stars Invited.
If the Reach stars are not too mucI
overcome by the sad beating they are
going to get on Saturday they will prob
!! ably be out in force at the ringside, a:
Joe Cohen has announced his intention
Of inviting Mique and his aggregation
of alleged baseball players to visit the
show. Joe does not state whether Bricl
Deyereaux will be allowed to bring il
his comet IS tail of youngsters that vii
doubtless be following him around.
Joe Silva has a bunch of confidence
sticking out all over him that speaks
well for the way he will go after MilleI
when he once gets the chance. Jo'
believes he has large Indian sign tina
he can hang all over the soldier ant
he makes no bones about telling hi
friends about it. Miller has the SAM
line of goods to hand out and he an
nounces that, if there is anything dom!
in the sign-hanging business, he vii
be the contractor for the job. Thi
eight-round go bids fair to be yer.
much of a snorker. There seems n
chance of a draw and almost as littl
chance of the gong sounding for tn
eighth round, as both lads have terrifi
wallops and, when one of them lands
little Memo won be in it with tn
Sunderland Journey.