Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-10
Fred DYER HAS
FAST 60 With
RlJFE WILLIAMS
Special star-Bulletin Correspondence

Special Star Bulletin Correspondence)
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Dec. 10.
Last Sunday night at the 25th Infan.
try theater. Fred Dyer, the Australian
boxer who has quite a record attached
to his name. and who is now appear
ing in vaudeville, announced that
nothing would please him greater than
to come out to Schofield some after
noon and put on the mitts with "some
of the boys"
True to his word, Dyer. accompanied
by quite party from Honolulu. made
the trip to-the big garrison and went
into the ring against three of the
crack boxers of the 25th Infantry.
This was yesterday afternoon. and a
large crowd gathered In the 25thi In
fantry hall to greet him.
Thompson of H Company was the
first to spar with Dyer and was no
match for the wiry Australian.
Thompson's blows were mostly. deliv-
cred to the air, and often missed his
opponent by several feet.
s.Friskey'' Freeman Of the recruit
company was different proposition,
and in the first round gave Dyer some
stir pHmmeling. Freeman was not in
training and had to slow up in the sec
ond, and finally received a body blow
that forced him to give up the. ex-
hibition before the end of the round.
Freeman made hit with the crowd
and no doubt will appear again in
the ring at some of the later exhibit
lions.
Txya, HS
with Rufus Williams. 1t was a beau
tiful exhibition of skill on both sides
with the honors about even. Williams
was the aggressor in the first round
and landed on Dyer quite freely. In
the second Dyer displayed burst of
speed that baffied Williams for few
minutes In this round Williams land
ed his famous knockout blow, but of
course without the steam that he Is
capable Of putting In this left swing
to the jaw. In the third Dyer tried to
use the lodging tactics that he EN-
played SO effectively with Thompson.
but was unable to get out of Williams
reach.
Dyer will meet Williams again, as
we'll as Jack Potts, next Sunday night
after the show at the LIST Infantry the
ater.
Quinn Shows Up Strong.
As a preliminary event Corporal
Quinn and Private Jankowski, both of
H Company, LIST Infantry, mixed IT up
for three rounds in an exhibition that
was more clever than thrilling. These.
two well-museled youths showed con-
siderable knowledge of the boxing
game but did not put much "gazip'' in
their punches. Quinn is exceptional
ly clever with the mitts and had it not
been friendly contest would have
had Jankowski at his mercy in the
first round. ..* -.
The bouts were excellently refereed.
by, Sergeant Morgan, an old-time
heavyweight, and not the least anus
ing part of the entertainment were
the announcements made by Commits
sary Sergeant Green of the 25th In
fantry, who is a past master at this
art. 49,. :.s. ......- III. -.
Another feature of the program was
some buck and wing dancing by An
derson and Minor of the 25th Infan.
try. The 25th Infantry band played
number of selections, and reeled off
SOLl6 EdSIlLI0 that, tSCSIFSu dS hiNtO-l
enthusiastic applause as any other fea-
ture of the entertainment.
More Boxing New Years Day.
New Years afternoon there will be
another big open air boxing exhibition,
which will permit the entire post to
gather around the ring. Chaplain Ig.
natius Fealy announces that the main
event will be a 20-round go between
Jack Potts and Rufus Williams. This
will be the third time that these two
popular mitt artists have met in the
ring at Schofield ....... ..-.... -.