The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-19

MONDAY, JUNE. 49,, 1911.
sixth, after Referee Patton told the
men to fight, as poor an exhibition of
fighting as has been seen here for
many a day was given.
Wild Swings Rattle MoKenna.
Kid George electrified the crowd by
connecting with a wild swing on Nc
Kenna's head, and Patsy backed away.
Then George essayed an avalanche OF
blows, right swings alternating with
Wits. While McKenna endeavored to
escape some of Georges blows landed,
and shook McKenna so badly that all
that was necessary to complete the
could not land another, however, for
his haymakers were wide of the mark
and Patsy was saved The fight was
practically won, but the chance was
thrown away,
Nine Tiresome Rounds.
For nine more rounds the bout
lasted and for most of those rounds
McKenna actually forced the fighting,
his one object being to get into a
clinch and paste George on the kid
neys. The continual rapping on the
one spot began to have its effect on
George, who, however, kept poking his
left into McKenna's face, filling his
left eye. In the thirteenth George did
marathon to keep clear of McKen-
ma, and in the fourteenth he WINGED
under the rain of blows on the kid
neys
Mike Patton Hooted.
At this stage of the bout Mike
Patton brought down the wrath of the
crowd on his head by parting the men,
when McKenna was haying Georges
kidneys, and he was hooted as seldom
he has been by Honolulu audience.
The fight ended with the men clinch-
ing, George much the fresher. The
decision had a mixed reception, but
some of the fans left thinking that the
decision given was a draw.
Preliminary Bout a Corker.
How great difference there was
between the main event and the pre-
liminary! The first bout might well
have been staged as the main event
in which case the crowd would have
left satisfied with the entertainment.
Williams Finishes Strong.
Williams and Kradalak certainly put
up a fine bout and should be re-
matched, though Williams came
through too strongly at the end for
the Leilehua boxer. For three rounds
Kradalak had the better of the fight;
the fourth and sixth were fairly even;
Williams took the fifth, seventh and
eighth, getting the decision on points.
Williams won on an uppercut which
landed flush on Kradalak's face in the
seventh round, and which so ratified
the Leilehua lad that it was all he
could do to weather the round. He
was all but out, but his pluck was in
domitable and he came back as will
ingly as he could, actually carrying
the fight into Williams camp in the
last round in the vain hope of being
able to stem the tide of defeat.
CLASSY Boxing Shown.
Straight left pokes scored numer-
Gus points for Kradalak during the
early rounds, but Williams maintained
an imperturbability which augured
well for his ultimate success. He
tried to land right swings, but Krada-
lax ducked so well that all Williams
attempts were futile, and it was not
until Williams put in an uppercut in
the fourth that he checked the piling
UP of points by Kradalak. Both lads
fought with vim and confidence, Civ
ing and receiving as fast as they
knew how. Kradalak made a great
showing, but he was up against lad
who was in almost perfect condition,
enc who could afford to take all that
was coming to him until his opponent
tired and then wade in and win. And
that is just what happened, but the
eight rounds were chock full of Incl
dents. 1t was certainly splendid eX-
hibition, winner and loser alike thor
oughly meriting the hearty applause
they gained.
Dick Sullivan Stuna.
Dick Sullivan can hardly be blamed
for the showing of the mainland fight
ers. He put them in to fight and saw