Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-24
Friends of smith Unable to Prevent a
Meeting Smith Yorsted.

Neeting-Smith Worsted.
BEUGEs, December 3D. Smith and Slayin
fought on private grounds, three miles from
here. The struggle was for the heavyweight
championship of Euglsud. The fiiends Of both
parties squabbled f:om the outset The smith
party seemed inclined TO prevent the meeting
and lleced every obstacle it could III the way OF
bringing the men together.
st the ring-side the proceedings were dis
graceful. The ling was finally broken into and
the fight declared draw.
IN the trst two rounds Slavin forced the fight
ing and got in some heavy blows on NTH S
head and chest.
Bolh men fell together at the end of the sec
ond round, and Slayin arose bleeding from the
mouth.
In the third round Smith sent a right and left
home with telling effect, and S.aYin ended the
round by knocking smith down.
In the fourth and fifth rounds the fghting
was fast aud furious.
In the sixth round slavin landed teri fc
blow on Smiths eye.
Smith fought slevin to the ropes in the sew
euth round, when some OF the crowd kicked
Slavin several times Neither Smiths nor Sle-
wins seconds made protest against this action
by the ring-siders
IN the eighth round Siayin knocked Smith
down. The spectators again attacked slavfn in
the ninth round aud struck him repeatedly.
The tenth round was feGtureess.
In the eleventh round Slavin again sent
Smith to grass.
The twelfth round was tame
In the thirteenth round smiths sympathizers
again attacked Slavin, Smith having been again
knocked down.
In the four eenth round sIavin made an ap-
peal to the crowd for fair play.
The sympathizegs - Smith derlded him, and
fed but Slayiu remained in the ring. The
alarm Of police proving false. smith returned
vi his followers but the referee refused 10
allow the fight 20 go on He said II was imp5s-
sible to obtain fair play, aud declared the hent
CraW.
Siavin showed the effects Of the fight but little
at the enc o. tue contest, and was as full OF fight
as at the beginning
DEFEATED BY THUGS.
LONDON. December 25d.-The rulfianly con-
duct of smith friends at the rBgside has dis
gusted every lover OF fair play in the kingdom.
and the unjust aud cowardly decision OF the
referee in declaring to fight draw instead OF
giving the stakes 10 SaYin, who had his man
whipped from the start, has added to the ex-
asr Grafton OF sporting men. One good result
has come from The nght, however watch affords
a good deal OF consolation. The status of Smith
as a fighter IS rs definitely settled as though ne
had Won the bOttle easily and fairly, or been
fairly knocked out. US he certainly would have
been had the fight been permitted to go on All
accounts Of the mill egree that Smith was not in
it, and this TACT together with the action of the
thugs who went TO the rirgside in his bshslf,
viii render il impossible for him to ever again
obtain reputable backing, while every pugliiSt
OF reputation viii be abundanty justified in
treating his attempts to arrange mill with
contempt.
M1eu the news was received AT the fetCAO
Club not a man had a coed word 10 say for
Smith, while everyone praised SlGvin- II was
proposed TO raise ii testimonial fund Of $500 for
Slayin. and $500 was immediately subscribed by
those present
WANTS To FIGHT SULLIVAN.
LONDON, December 23d.-slavln, the pugilist.
has arrived at Margate on his return from the
battle with smith. There was good deal of
enthusiasm over him wnen ne arrived and he
made a speech ia which he said he was a good
fNRa vin ind
rutlian,y tactics common with them, than by
Smith in thu fight. Slsvin's hacker asserts that
Smith never nit Slavin, and that be was hurt
only by the crowd which beat Slariu because
enr2ged az he defeat of smith. Slavia is now
said to be ready 10 meet sullivan or any one
and fight tor the championsh P of the world
ENGLISH ToUGHs.
NEW YORK. December 25d.-A special cable 20
the Eoening gorld concerning the slayiG-smith
fight says: Slaviu had the best Of Smith all the
way through. He knocked Smith Gown re-
peatedly WIKI little apparent effort Slayin's
condition when he entered the rlng was fine
and fully justified the predictions Of his friends.
he went into the fight in earnest from the first.
Slavin claimed the fight III the eleventh
round on foul, when Smiths friends broke
into the ring and attempted to take him away.
The referee refused to allow a foul and ordered
the men TO proceed after the crowd was driven
from the ring and ropes replaced.
The crowd sgaiu broke INTO the rug or the
fourteenth round, smith being almost beaten.
Elavn again claimed a foul. The referee re-
fused again TO allow The claim and ordered
Smith tacs to the ing agAi.i. but his rough
hackers Wou-d not ;eImiJ him to return. SlaYin
was protesting when the refr declared the
fight draw.
Siavin wsS assaulted after he lett the ring.
MOI only did Ike IGtiaus Use their fists and Let
in attack fhe Australian. but beat him with
sticks against The ing. Partially exhausted as
be was by h.s Efforts in the ring he had no show
for self def Use and was considerably injured,
bu was au.e 20 board the train with others ior
Ostend.
The police had not interieTed during .hc reg
ular fight, bat when the general disturbance
began took prompt action ordering the whole
crowd 10 leave on the first train, the alternative
being loci, -. 1t one tine it was reported
that SlGviu vas shot, but the report proved TO
be untrue.
CHARACTERISTIC TACTICS.
NEW YORK. December 23d.-John l. Sullivan
says, concerning the Siavin Smith affair; 1T is
about what might be expected. English roughs
have no ides Of fair Jlay. The only way for d
foreigner to fight in England is in u private
club English roughs Will always break into
al open ring If their man is losing"
SHAWN INTDIIDAiED.
NEW YORK, December 2Sd.-A private cable
gram says Slayin claimed the fight ia the ling
after Smith withdrew, but Referee Vesev was
iuiimidate1 by threats against his life, aud re-