Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 122, 25 May 1894 — A Boxing Contest. [ARTICLE]
A Boxing Contest.
A well cocteste»l boxing matcb * between Professor Burley of San Francisco and a tirst—ana - ateur. named Sh*rkey. belonging to the U. S. S. Philade!phia. took plaee last evening and w*s witnessevl bv tuany lovers ol tbe manly art. The conte*tants engagod in a spiriteil contcst for eight roncds the amatenr Shar kev *stonishing many by hi> ! qaickness aud g.\meness. Thō j contest wa5 declared by Mr. Knight. the refereo to be a draw. and tbe decision was accodcd to withont dispnte.