The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-22
SULLIVAN MAKES
A GREAT FIND
A Big Soldier at Fort Shafter
Proves to Be Excellent
Boxer.

Today is the big tryout date for en-
bryo boxers at Fort Shafter Dick Sui
Ivan will be there to take on all the
big huskies on the Islands, if they will
come around, and nobody will be re-
fused a chance. Already quite bunch
of heavyweights have signifed their in
tention of making stab for pugilistic
honors and there will be big doings at
Fort Shafter gymnasium this afternoon,
commencing at one clock.
Dick Sullivan already has one good
man who turned up yesterday after
noon. His name is Miller and he is
one of the Twentieth Infantry, at pres.
ent working around the kitchen, manu-
featuring some of the excellent grub
which the road-pounders have to eat.
No, he is no relation of one Miller of
Semitic origin, who has made two bane-
full appearances on the Orpheum stage,
but a light blue-eyed Irishman
with a wealth of muscle and quick
ness of movement that altogether belle
his almost lackadaisieal appearance.
Miller had read about Sullivan s try
out offer and he came around to fore
stall all competitors. He did forestall
| them. He came very near to making
Dick sit up and take notice and the sur
prising quickness with which he jabbed
a mighty left in to the redoubtable
| Sullivan S "smeller' twice in success
sion, brought forth large cheers of an
uneneumbered variety from the many
soldiers who decorated the sides of the
gymnasium.
Two Rollicking Rounds.
There were only two rounds between
the middleweight and the genial giant.
But they were both hummers. Miller
weighs, at a guess, about $50 lbs. and
he is all muscle and wire. In his clothes
he looks a trifie fat and slow, but when
he comes out in gym. costume, what
difference, He guarded nearly every
one of Dick s jolts and came back with
line of stiff ones that kept Dick guess
ing.
After two lively rounds with the
Miller man one Dial Fahy essayed to
don the gloves. Now Mr.. Fahy is
great athlete. He says he can walk, he
has made a lot of noise about being
| able to beat long-iegged newspaper men
| over a mile course, he made a remark.
able showing in the Haleiwa race and
| came in second in the other Marathon
| SO it was great pleasure, an exceeding
great pleasure. to watch him get his
from Dick Sullivan.
But the Floor Was Not Hurt.
Dick was very easy with him. The
gloves were pillow cushions and the
boastful waukenphast was not hurt, but
| he took so many generous taps on the
claret spiggot that a certain variety OF
| the class, which he thinks he can beat
| walking, took much comfort and joy
| therefrom.
Dial swung his right with all his
| might and merely hit the air, he tried
to swing with his other wing but Dick
was not there. Then Dick produced in
fact he loosed left that went home
straight and Fahy found to hit the
ground was scheduled as his fate.
It was a lively bout, to tell the real
truth, and Fahy showed that he is
some boxer. He has had little practise
of late, but is quick and 1.-THE in his
movements and gave Sullivan six min
utes of really good going.
Cordell Works Hard.
While Sullivan was exploiting his
new find at Fort Shafter, Jack Corden
was working hard at the Orpheum. In
spite of the warmth of the weather,
Jack seemed to be in sprightly form
and kept all the bunch Of his sparring
partners going to jig time.
Rattan, the husky marine, has gain
ed better breathing process, through
much recent work, and kept his prin-
cipal going hard for three rollicking
rounds Then 'Limey' Richards came
on and exhibited his wonderful biceps
development to the joy of the onlook
ers, who explained in no measured
tones that he should go in the weight
lifting business.
Cordell is beginning to show the good
effects of training. His face has a
healthy color and much brown from
exposure to the sun in the surf, and his
limbs have assumed a deeper color than
the fiery red of the malihini surfrider.
Joe Cohen is still undecided as to the
preliminaries. The long list of posi-
bles remains unchecked on his desk,
and Joe wears rather worried look.
The fact is that the possibles all have
a slight attack of that great Hawaiian
fever, the symptom of which is grabby
nut.
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