Evening journal., 1889-12-24
HARDLY ON THE SQUARE.
The Smith-Slavin Prize Fight
Was Draw.
SMITHS ROUGHs SLUG sLAyIN


Disgraccful scenes In tho Ring Smith
Was Practically whipped When His
Friends Mobbed the Australian Cham
pion and stopped the Fight.
BRuGEs, Dec. 24.-The smith-slavin fight
occurred here yesterday and resulted in a
draw. IL was hardly daylight when the
men left here for the private park, eighteen
miles away, where the ring was pitched
The tough crowd that gathered around
Smiths corner was enough TO intimidate a
braver man than Slavin. The gang al the
Sullivan Mitchell fight was nothing com
pared to II. Both men were in fine condi-
tion, and Immediately started in for busi-
ness.
Tho Fight Opens.
Slavin stood over Smith, with longer
reach. Both men spared cautiously for an
opening, slavin at length leading of and
landing heavily on Smiths chest He then
sprang back in time 10 escape vicious left
handler from the Englishman. sparring
again, Slavin landed full on Smiths mouth
heavily In fighting Of the hottest descrip-
tion followed. The men finally cAnched and
fell together When slavin rose he was
bleeding at the mouth. Time, one minute
and thirty seconds
smiths Cowardiy Friends.
The sight Of blood made Smiths rufIlan,
yell. This made Slavin very angry. He
started the second round in vigorous style
forcing Smith right back 70 his own corner
A disgraceful scrimmage occurred near tn,
ropes, Smiths friends kicked Slavin in th'
back and ribs Indeed, he was most bru
tally treated Both men finally went 4
grass together. Time fifteen seconds
Smiths party shouted out that their maj
had been spiked by Slavin's boots. Thl
referee declared that the men had spikes
each other. Nothing could have been fur
ther from the fnct In the third roun,
Slavin showed some effects Of rough usag
by the crowd, while Smith, encouraged b.
the demonstrations in his favor, showed y
better advantage, getting home both righ
and left twice In quick succession ON tn
Australians body. Sharp, close fighting
followed, Smith going down before a ter
rihle right handler.
The first knock down blow was awarde
The crowd grew more and more furious an
unmanageable.
slavln Forces the Fighting.
Fast and fierce the fourth round begaI
ending in Smiths cross buttocking Slavir
but not falling on him The fifth round al
not last more than eleven seconds, Smit
going down before a light blow, viii
Slavin seemed 70 gather force from adver
circumstances The Australian came up Z,
the sixth round very determined He force
INC hsntinB NJ a great pace. He dro
Smith over the ring, landing him a hea'
left hand blow over the right eye. Smii
went down, bleeding freely from cash
the forehead
More CowRrdIy Interference.
It was in the seventh round that Smith
gang began to show their true colors Oh
Of the roughs deliberately kicked the Au
tralian on the legs and another struck hi
in the back Slavin, however, took no n
tice OF the cowardly assaults, but he z
Smith back TO the middle Of the ring, whe
he settled him by a stunning knockdov
blow. little eighth round Slavin again d
tremendous opening work. driving Smi
round the ring into his corner. Slavin
less than one minute knocked him ''sillyn
his corner. Once more a Smith rufil
struck Slavin severe blow on the hea
The assault was so unprovoked that Il
crowd cried "ShRmer
Smith Gets Setback.
In the eleventh round Smith looked tire
and led Off feebly, while Slavin return'
with right and left on Smiths head, cuttiI
open the Englishman's cheek on the left sid
Slavin then landed his left again, Smi
countering heavily. Smith then rush'
upon the Australian, who met him with
severe blow In the mouth, and then sent hi
down with terrific righthander At Il
point the roughs became so abusive 10 SlRv
that it seemed the fight would have TO sto
'Are You Englishmen, Boys?"
In the twelfth round Smith receive
another knock down. Smiths friends st
continued to assist their man by hittii
freely at Slavin. Turning TO the cowar
who were striking at him behind his bac
: Slavin asked: "Are you Englishmen, boys
This was received with derisive shouts fro
Smiths party. The mob closed upon Slavi
who was brutally kicked and struck. Il
Australian paid no attention TO any one e
cept Smith and finished up the round
throwing him. There was a general ro
and the referee said:
Declared a Draw.
II shall refuse to act any longer. II
man pointing to Slavin) can't have fair pla
? declare the fight draw
Smith seemed sick at the finish. Slavi
who was certainly full Of fight, was disgust
at having been robbed OF the victory by t
cowardly attacks Of the British roughs. 7
4 Australian fought in the fairest and me
plucky manner throughout, forcing the
glishman back into his corner in eve
round, and keeping him there The refer
called the fight a draw because he fear
death at the hands Of Smiths roughs.
All Down ON Smith.
] LONDON, Dec 24.-The rufiianly condu
CT Jem Smiths friends at the ringside
disguised every lover Of fair play in {
kingdom, and the unjust and cowardly
cision Of the referee declaring the fight
: draw instead Of giving the stakes to Slavi
who had his man whipped from the stai
has added 10 the evaporation Of sportii
men. One good result has come from {
fight, however, which affords good deal
consolation to all men who take interest
pugilistic matters
Smiths Status Fixed.
The status Of Smith as a fighter is as dc
nitely settled as though he had won I
y battle easily and fairly or had been fair
II. 4 l.