The sun., 1889-12-24
JEM SMITH IN DISGRACE.
THE MOST SHAMEFUL EXHIBITION
EYER SEEN IN THE PRIZE RING.

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snaith's Crowd of TOughs Try to Disable
sIavIn, who Shows Himself Far the Bet.
ter Man-Tho Referee Says he Can't Sc
cure Fair PIay for Slavin, and Declares
the Fight n Draw After Fourteen Rounds.
copyrtVM Issa BY THE sUH PrtnanO and PuDnhtnO
| Assoctdton.
LONDON Dec. 23.-The fight between Frank
p slavin. the white Australian champion, and
Jem Smith, the EnRlishman. at BruRes. Bel
gium. this morning, was the most dlsRraceful
affair In the annals OF the prize ring. 1t will
result in tho reputation OF Smith by every
decent sport, and should finally dispose OF
Baldock from the ring. Slavin was the victim
OF the most atrocious foul play from the start.
and, although he bested Smith from the COM
mencement the referee was afraid TO call the
result anything else than draw. Smith was
accompanied to the place of meeting by the
worst gang OF unhunR rufhsns that ever at
tended prize fight, which is saying a great
deal, and there is little doubt that decision In
slavin's favor would have resulted in the COM
! mission of wholesale murder.
The ring was pitched on an English eentle-
mans grounds one mile out OF Bruges, and
/, time was called at SIT A. M. Joseph Vezey
was referee. c. w. Blakelock was stakeholder.
Smiths seconds were Harper and Baldock, the
latter rufflan being the same who seconded
Smith In the fight with Kilrain. on which occa-
sion he attempted to gouRe out the latter's
eyes. trick he attempted with Slsvin to-day
Slavin was seconded by Cosnett and Bob
Kirby During the fight Smith did not leave
his corner and Slavin was obliged to go into
the others corner and force the flRhtinR. Tho
result was that every time there was a clirch
Smiths seconds and friends jumped on to
| Slavin, and each time he went down Baldock
attempted to get his fingers into the PROSTATE
| mans eyes.
In the first round Slavin got In twice on
Smith on the chest and mouth. and the round
ended with clinch. and both men won't down
when the Smith gang closed In. and Slavin
rose. bleeding from tho mouth.
In the second round Slavin fought Smith In
| the latter's corner again. and was again kicked
and maltreated. In the third round Slavin
knocked Smith down with terrific right hand
blow savin had the best Of 1t in the fourth,
| fifth and sixth rounds. At the end Of the sixth
| Smith was again knocked down and was bleed
| ing freely. His seconds jumped on Slavin and
kicked and gouGed him.
| Smith fought better In the seventh. but his
! friends assisted him to the tenth. which was
the faIrest round Of all. In the eleventh and
| twelfth Smith was again knocked down, and in
the thirteenth and fourteenth his friends did
the most OF the fighting. At tho end Of this
round Vezey declared:
fight draw"
During the fight Slavin paid no attention to
the Smith gang. but fought in the Gamest man
ner, though outrageously treated. Once or
twice he cried to men who spiked and kicked
him: Do you call yourselves Englishmen /"
and once he turned upon Baldock bleeding
from the eyes, and said: Please give me fair
play"
There was a rumor after the fight that slavin
had been shot. but this proved to be un-
founded.
The Victoria and Albert the two chief sport
ing clubs OF London. are already organizing a
testimonial for Slavin. as much to show their
opinion OF the disgraceful conduct Of the Smith
gang as In admiration Of Slavins pluck. Pub
lie opinion here is entirely In favor Of Slavn.
Smith is permanently disRraced. Although
Slavin proved himself the better man and
Smith was worsted from the start, Slavin is in
o much worse condition tonight than Smith.
Parson Davies and Peter jackson left Lon
don for Ireland to-day. en- route TO America.
whore Davies assures me it is his intention to
mako match with Sullivan.
Blythe ASsoctaed Press
Smiths party evidently saw that their man
and interfered with the fair progress of the
fight. Slayin forced the lighting at the start,
head in the irst st two rounds. The men % fell to-
Rether. and whom slavin rose he was bleeding
the II th third TSpRd Smith Sos
knocked down by slayin.
The fourth round was marked by hard
Il Ia the sixth round slavin landed terrific
q crowd OF SMITH friends licked Siavin " Who,
aimed IN 1ba S40n again
In the ninth the mob surrounding the ring
struck Slavin several times; In the eleventh
round Sayn again knosked his
during the thirteenth round. but their man
was once more knocked down:
to % The reiefee for % Ti fair play Ills n appeal was
shouted " PoliceW and bolted from the ground.
Slayn T M re%mainead % 3D. in s, the ring and Smith who
The ref refeTee then en- said that It was imapossbe to
secure fair treatment for Slavin, and declared
the fight draw. Slavln was full OF fight to the
Smiths friends were armed with knuckle-
CLUSTERS and sticks. and they reached for
struck seyeral. times. When Smith left the ring
savin claimed la the fRht but the referee you'd
ret, rned to tho ring At the Close Of the i four
teenth round Smith was very sick; slavin was
DGs ssSn Ss E purs% Ths % afHe9 q a Ms4eae
on his return from the battle with Smith.
There, was good deal Of enthusiasm over him
which he, said that he was good, deal more
hurt by the roughs. who INDUCED In the ruff
tanly tactics common with them. than by
Smith in the fight.
Slavins backer asserts that Smith never hit
6layin. and that he WAS hurt only by the crowd.
which beat Slavin because enrAged at the de-
feat Of Smith. Slavin is now said to be ready
to meet Sullivan or any one and fight for the
championship OF the world.
sLAvIN CHALLENGES SULLIVAN
LONDON. Dec. 24.-Slayin challenges John L.
Sullivan to fight for $4,000 or 5000 q side and
the championship in six months. the battle to
D0 either In America in AnBtralla-
Passenger Coach Raked BY . Timber
Projecting from . Freight Train.
ANDovER, Mass. Dec. 23.-As the Portland
express from Boston was passing freight
train on the Boston and Maine Railroad near
this station this evening a heavy piece OF tim
Der became uniastened from ono OF the freight
cars and struck the front end OF the rear car OF
the express. The express was running at tho