Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-03

RUFUS hHildHlSF tAldhlplOH htiiN''
weight boxer at Sehofieid -sarracks,
easily held his title against Joe fetish.
man in a ten round go Saturday after
noon. At the end OF tire eighth round
.Fleishman, finding that his condition
was not as good as he anticipated,
requested that the bout be cut from
fifteen rounds 20 ten He aeknowledg.
ed his defeat, so Williams consented
under the condition THAT Fleishman
would contihue his training and meet
him again Id a longer contest some
time in the near future.
AS a skilfHl exhibition OF the manly
art OF self defense there world be
much 10 criticize n was far from
being the spectacular exhibition re
Gently put up by Rufus Williams and
Fred Dyer, the clever Australian. joe
Fleishman IS a fighter, not a boxer.
while Williams can be either. fetish
man went ia the ring to fight, and
fight he did with every ounce of mus
Gle and grit he had in him. He final
" suecumbed to the severe gruelIing
he received, bat not until after his own
attack had such telling effect upon
the colored champion, that Williams
did net haYe the steam and punch
left in him TO lay him low.
A Clean Fight.
Thefe was nothing rough or I'M
sportsmanlike in. the contest In the
ten rounds, neither man lostbis smile
nor lost his temper Twice Williams
landed a punch after the gong, but
it was only because the din from 5000
Threats made the gong almost fAaudi-
BILE. rss
The firstSfeund went rather easy,
each man feeling his way. There were
several exchanges at long range with
the honors about even Williams miss
ed vicious swing with his. left.
The second and third rounds were
the best aad kept the crowd in a
pandemonium OF excitement In the
second, FIeishman landed several
body blows and =eut Williams ON the
lip. Williams got in some telling
punches and closed Fleishman's left
eve. The round was easily q draw.
The third was Just as exciting. Will
liams tried.hls famous knockout blow
for the first time. but his range was
in error. Both men put forth their
best effoftsliN this inning. but it was
Williams round, shis, opponent being
rather playsd ont as the gong sound
ed. VET
The fourth was slower. Both men
were spent from their efforts of the
previous two rounds. There were few
exchanges except at close range, both
men landing some short jabs to the
body as they went into the clinches.
Williams was the stronger, however.
and had a slight advantage in this
round and also in the fifth. The sixth
was draw, both men taking il easy
sparring for an opening.
In the seventh, Williams opened up
a terrific attack. Freshman came
back at him, but was stopped by some
terrible blows. Here the battle was
won and FlsisAman put on the de-
fensive for Che remainder of the con-
test The gong probably saved Fleish-
man from q knockout. 81
EleishmaR did little Ia the eighth
and ninth but Cover and occasionally
step into Williams with punch to
keep him aware OF thea fact that he
still had onNa pair OF mitts. Williams
tried some upper cuts and then shaw
cred the crouching cavalryman with
kidney punches and chops on the back
OF the neck. There have been ramors
at Schofield that these last two meth.
DDS Of attack have been barred In the
new rules. but as nothing could be
found TO substantiate this rumor. both
contestants agreed before the bout
that they should not be eliminated.
The last round was much the same
with F1eishman making bis counter
attacks little more frequently. He
was clearly all in, and would have had
TO take the count had he mot been
able TO take good deal Of the "ga.
zip" out OF Rufus in the second and
third rounds.
About the Same Weight.
It he's been stated that Flcishrr ap
cHtweiShed Williams "a matter ~ is
pounds This Isl believed cot "a ~.
correct WiIllsms states that a.
weigAei in nnifornarS lav 90 ~ 4 i,e
fore the fightI54 pounds; Fleishma /,
trainers claim that he tipped the
scales in uniform at 1s7. See Potts
was FleishmaRs 'secoris and as they
stood in the ring teSsttien Potts ap-,
peared TO be the heavier man Of the
two. Potts osttweighs WILLIAMS only
seven rounds. $50 that it does NOT Seem
POSSIBLE that ;Fleishman could carry!
Is pounds more than the rbIored
champion.
The Next Entertainment
The ring has been stored under the
baseball grandstand ready for another
exhibition which Chaplain Fealy has
set for LincoIn.ss birthday. February
18th, few DAYS before the troops
leave for theSCmnfVai 1T is quite
likely that Freshman win be given
another opportunity at this entertain
ment 10 match his skill with that of
Rufus Williams.
Well Conducted affair.
II was easy to see that boxing Is
the most popular sport with Uncle
Sans soldiers Every available seat
was filed, and several hundred aspl
dIers sat on the ground around the