The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-13
SPORT S
.PHONEY BOXING CONTESTS SATURDAY

left and landed on the cheek That
blow riled Armstrong and he jumped
in vciously, but clinch saved his op-
ponent In the breakaway Sullivan
scored with his right, but Armstrong
poked his left in thrice in quick order
and further punished Sullivan's face
The third round saw the end. Sullivan,
forced into a corner crouched down
with hands over his face, but force
full left caused him to drop his guard
and Armstrong whipped over a right
to the face. Then Sullivan sank down
and out.
The only real boxing of the evening
occurred in the bout between Bugler
Sarconi Of Camp Very, and Young Sim.
mons, of the Thetis. The weights as
announced were Sarconi, 100 pounds
and Simmons 122 pounds, but the diff
ference between the two men seemed
much greater. The bout opened quiet
! ly. Sarconi led but Simmons was in
no way backward, meeting Sarconi
half way all the time. Clinches were
! frequent and as they came together
each time Simmons played a tattoo on
Sarconi's ribs. There was little dam
age done in the opening round, but
there was plenty of clean neat boxing.
Sarconi scored with a right uppercut
twice, but his left was more useful
than his right and he steadied Sim
mons with the left several times. The
round ended without applause, the
crowd apparently not approaching the
bout, compared with the wildness of
the preceding fights the round was
really splendid. Though Sarconi had
everything in his favor he did not
force the fighting much in the earlier
stages of the contest, contenting him
self with landing an occasional blow.
He used right chop on Simmons
neck with effect and piled up points by
the manner in which he met the at
tack of his lighter, but fast, opponent.
conf seemed surprised when Simmons
planted two lefts on his face but he
more than repaid the blows before the
sailor got away by forcing him into
the corner and landing with both
hands. Simmons went to the floor,
but more owing to slipping than to
the force of Sarconi's punch. He was
rising to his feet as the bell sounded.
The end came just after the fourth
! round opened. Sarconi had Simmons
! retreating and in endeavoring to evade
: swift right swing the latter fell, but
was up again like a shot and fighting
back like young tiger Though it
t was apparent to all, including Sim
mons, that Sarconi would win, the
sailor fought gamely and though fore,
: ed to break ground he kept his hands
? busy in his efforts to land on Sarconi
;. When the two men were fighting in
4 the center of the ring Sarconi stagger
?, ed Simmons with a left to the body
I and before the latter could recover the
: Bugler ended the fight with right
/ chop to the jaw. Simmons fell with g
/. thud but vainly tried to rise. He
t fought splendid fight when all the
l. odds were against him.
$ The welterweight championship
e was decided in twenty-five seconds
/, At 1882 Fink, of Camp Very, 14S lbs
y faced Harding, of Fort Ruger, LAT lbs
It and before half "a minute had passed
II the challenger lay PROSTATE, felled b!
}, a singing right to the jaw. Harding
d shaped well when the gong went. H,
e jumped to the center of the ring ant
IS had planted two blows on Fink's fac,
5 before the latter knew what had hap
a pened. Then Harding put a vimfu
% left over which missed Fink by tn
m barest of margins and then came tn
g end. Fink advanced, Harding backe
h. and touched the ropes. Both Fink
~ hands shot out, the left landing on tn
IN right side of the face, rocking Hare
in ing, the right completing the work.
Of The crowd gasped with surprise
g. then laughed and filed out of the hal
I'd "Was it a fluke?" was asked by man!
st On Harding's showing in his next bou
m if he is matched again, the answer t
of that query hinges.
is Mike Patton refereed the two fint
i'd bouts, but there was little to call fC
Mt his interference.
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