Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-24
ENGLISH FAIR PLAY
Jem Smith Denounced by the
 London Press.
A TESTIMONIAL TO- SHAWN,
Tho Pelican Club to Present the Australian
 With $5,OOO.

DisEracefuA Tactics of Smiths Friends.
 slavln Crrel,y Beaten whno Whipping
 the Enslhhman-A Challenge to sulli-
 van Kilrain Signs for . six-Round
 knock-Out Fight in New Orleans.
 LONDON, Dec. 24.-The rufianly con- duct of Jem Smiths friends at the ring side hss~disgusted every lover of fair play in. thes kingdom, and the unjust and cowardlya decision of the referee declaring the fight draw. instead of giving tho stakes to Slavin, who had added to the evaporation Of sporting men.
 One good result has come from tho fight. however, which affopds a good deal of consolation to all mon who take m interest in pugilistic matters. The status of Smith as fighter is as defin- itely settled as though he had won the battle easily and fairly, or had been fairly knocked out, as he certainly would have been had the fight been per- mitted to go on.
 All accounts of the mill agree that Smith was not in it, and this fact, to- gether with the action of the thugs who went to the ringside in his behalf to  it impossible for him to ever again ob- tain reputable backing, while every pu- gilist of reputation will be abundantly justified in treating his attempts to ar range fight with contempt.
 Testimonial to slavln.
 When the news of the fight was re- ceived at the Pelican Club not man present had good word to say for Smith, while everyone praised Slavin,. who had bested the alleged champion" and at the same time held his own against the latters mob of cut-throats who surrounded the ring. It was inn ial fund of s, 900 for Slavin, and Sl, 800 of the sum was subscribed by those present within fifteen minutes. Description of the Battle. In the first two rounds Slavin forced the fighting and got in some heavy blows on Smiths chest and head. Both mon fell together at the end of the second round and Slavin arose bleeding from the mouth.
 In the third round Smith sent his right and left home with telling effect and Slavin ended the round by knock ing Smith down..
 In the fourth and fifth rounds the fighting was fast and furious. In the sixth round Slavin landed terrific blow on Smiths eyes. Smith fought Slavin to the ropes in the seventh round and some of the crowd kicked | Slavin several times. Neither Slavin l nor his seconds made protest against | this action by the ringsiders. In the eighth round Slavin knock ed Smith completely off his pins. In the ninth round tho spectators again at | tackled Slavin and struck him repeat l edly. The tenth round was featureless. 1 In the eleventh round Slavin sent Smith l to grass. The twelfth was tame. In the thirteenth round Smiths sympathiIers again attacked Slavin, Smith having been knocked down.
 False Alarm of Police. | In the fourteenth round Slavin made an appeal to the crowd for fair play. l The sympathizerS of Smith derided him. and raising the cry of "Police.' boited. Smith also fled, but Slavin re- mained in the ring.
 | The alarm proving false Smith returned with his followers, but tn 0 referee refused to let tho fight go on. He said it was impossible to obtain 1 fair play, and declared the fight draw
 Slayin showed very little effects of his punishment at the end of the con test and was as full of fight as he was at the start. "a -''
 Will Challenge Sullivan.
 Frank P. Slavin will immediately issue challenge to fight John L. Sul- livan for $500 or 1000 a side, and the championship of the world, the fight to take place six months after the signing of articles, either in America or Aus l tralia. c9r |. Denounced by the Papers. | LONDON, Dec. 24.-This mornings papers are unanimo us in denouncing the