Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-02
Special star.Bulletin cOrrespOndsncsI


were present at the smoker of the
Machine Gun Company last Saturday
night that boxing bouts which are on
the level and which are conducted as
those in the Hilo armOry were, should
be of frequent occurrence in this city,
and any other city for that matter
Seated around the armory and as close
TO the ropes of the squared circle
as could be, we're to be seen business
men OF the city, plantation managers,
bookkeepers, head lunas and whisper
Il not In Honolulu, where the memory
OF Jeff McCarn still clings) clergy
men All enjoyed the clean sport pro-
yided by the boxers and wrestlers
and there was much applause after
each bout
The Hilo armory looked quite a
lively place with small tables dotted
all over the floor, music stand and
a roped arena for the athletic stunts,
which found great favor with every
one. 49,. ...=..
The officers and men of the Ma
chine Gun Company were present in
force and they did all in their power
to make their guests feel at home.
Refreshments we're served during the
evening and fragrant cigars and eiga-
rettes we're also handed around. Card
games and dominoes occupied the at
tention Of large number of the guests
and many parties were made up.
Some fine music was provided by
> George Tucker and hts fellow musi.
clans and later on, a piano was
brought into the hall and some songs
with swinging RETAINS, which made
many take up the chorus, were rem
dered
Boxing and Wrestling.
The athletic end of the entertain
ment opened when four-ruund bout
was pulled off between All Fock, the
well known boxer who did such good
work In the ring some years ago, and
Johnson. lightweight boxer who is
no novice at the game and who, al
though he has done no boxing for
about -four years Or So was seen TO
advantage in Honolulu about 1911. An
Fook was out OF condition, but ne
boxed In game fashion and did his best
against his cie1erer opponent
Johnson forced the fighting and
showed that he has not fbrgotten
much about the game. He beat All
esting go all the time
The next item on the program was
a three.rourd go between Peterman
and Luscombe, both Of the Machine
Gun Company, and II resulted IN a
draw. Il was interesting enough and
to most people Il appeared that Peter
man fought under wraps and that he
won on points. The referee, however,
called the go 3 draw ana that salts
fled the crowd.
Two Filipilos then fought three
round go and It was funny enough for
anything. One Of the men carried a
wallop that seemed to scare his OPP
ponent and, at times, the bout. took
on the aspect Of a running race. The
pair about evened things up during
the three rounds and the decision was
a draw.
There was then lull in the boxing
for a while and some wrestling was
staged. Aspend and Wagner met in
a. catch-as-catch-can bout, best two
out of three falls. and Aspend, who
was much the heavier and stronger
man or the two, threw his man twice
in quick succession and won the con-
test.
Two Filipinos, one hailing from
WAiakea plantation and the other
from a Hamakua plantation, then
boxed three rounds and very willing
affair Il was. The Waiakea man won,
much to the delight of those people
who hailed from the well known plan
tafion.
Three Japanese wrestlers then gave
an exhibition Of their skill and 1t
proved to be very interesting. One of
the. men was born in Hawaii, and he is
a mighty specimen, who lowered over
the other men. The Hawaiian born
mat artist proved to be the champion
OF the evening.
Exciting Bout.
All the foregoing cleared the way
for what turned out ito be the best and
most exciting boxing contest of the
evening. johnson, who had boxed
four rounds with An Fook earlier in
the evening, was challenged to.ka go
by a husky Filipino, who was an
nounced as General ;Huzen OF the Fill.
ipino army. Johnson accepted the
challenge and was boon I'm the ring
and up against the husky one
Right from the first tap iof the
gong the Filipino forced the fighting,
and, as he weighed at least 20 pounds
more than Johnsont the latter was
kept busy smotherihg up and side
stepping the swings iof the man from
Manila. johnson, however, scnE sized
up the situation and began 10 work
the straight left dope with great sue
cess. The rapid jabbfhg on the nose
began to tell on the Filipino and soon
the claret was flowing y The 3'Gener-
al" was also handicapped by IAN enor-
nous shock of hair that would insist
upon falling down OVER his eyes. 1t
was when he endeayored TO brush
back the hair with his glove that
Johnson would add to his. misery by
sending In another straight Left that