The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08
SAILOR ROBERTS
DONNED GLOVES
By Fl. M. Ayres.

Down at the Marines camp on Friday
afternoon Jack Cordeii did an hodr of
lively work. After wrestling with the
heavy sand bag he called for volunteers
to don the mitts with him. They were
on hand.
Enter Jack Roberts of the U. s. s.
lroquois, champion wrestler and tattooed
man of the Territory, but who hereto
fore has not evinced any pugilistic am
bition so that anybody could notice it.
Roberts sailed into Cordell in a man
ner which made the large crowd of
spectators gasp with establishment, Cor
dell included. The husky sailor was
there with the goods and sent in some
hot ones which might have done dam
age had they landed in the right spot.
He possesses kick like a mule.
Cordell ON the defensive got a bit
peeved at Roberts earnest work and
put one over to the point. Roberts hit
, the boards and there was no second
round for the historian of the after
noon S happenings to record. Roberts
says that he will be on hand again to-
morrow.
The next obliging person was street
car conductor, who waded in with
straight punches and gave Cordell some
nice exercise. Then local newspaper
man took trick with the pillow, to be
followed by Bugler Sarconi, who is com
ing right along.
The Marines camp is an ideal place
to train and the marines themselves
are a nice lot of fellows who are al
ways glad to welcome visitor and
make him feel at home.
Tommy Lane is Jack Cordell S guide,
philosopher and friend during these
strenuous days of training. Tommy is
chirpy little Australian, one of the
never-say- die kind, who always has a
smile and pleasant word, whether his
luck be in or out.
Lane has done most everything that
a fellow can do in his efforts to earn
an honest penny. He has ridden cover
the sticks with some success in Corn
stalk land. has exercised and trained
the winners of some good races, has
sung in a church choir when things were
coming worse than usual, and has con-
tested for the championship at "eight
stone five,' in colony noted for the
good little men it has turned out.
Just now he is getting Cordell ready
for his coming scrap with Dick Sui
livan and Jack makes. no attempt to
conceal his liking for the versatile little
limejuicer.
Down at Dick Sullivan s training
quarters at Fort Shafter Al. Heine is
the presiding genius. Heine, better
known as GA. Mutt has been idcnti-
fed with the fstic game here for years.
His debonair bearing and Beau Brum-
mel appearance are at once the envy
and admiration of Hotel street.
Heine s speciality is scientific mas
sage and the way he can take the kinks
out of a tired boxer is wonder. 1t IS
a man s own fault if he toes the scratch
unfit when he has Heine on his training
staff. Heine, by the way, has been seen
in the ring in Honolulu on occasions,
the rarity of which was due to his ter
rifying appearance when stripped for
the fray. His fighting face makes the
phiz of Kid Broad look like that OF a
dimped cherub, and that S no Idle
dream.
Joking apart. however. Heine is a
good trainer. He has helped condition
Dick Sullivan for every contest he has
had here. and the latter has yet to re-
ceive an adverse decision, which IS 60
ing some in both eases.
Way down at Shafter Sullivan IS
working hard every afternoon, assisted
by a corps of sparring partners who
see to it that Dick gets all the work
that he needs. It is probable that
party will journey to Kahauiki TINS
afternoon TO witness Dick s training
stunts.