The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-24
JEM SMITH is A FAKIR


BRUssEr.s, Dec. 23--The fight betweeo
Jem Smith OF England. and Frank SIavin,
the Australian champion. was fought this
morning in private grounds, three miles
from Bruges. There was much squat-
bling from the outset, and owing To the
outrageous conduct Of Smiths party, NJ
the conclusion of the fourteenth round
the referee declared the fight q draw and
refused to remain ON the ground. Smith's
party evidently saw their man would be
beaten and broke into the ring and inter
fered with the progress Of the fight.
Siavin forced the fighting from the
chest and head i'm the first two rounds-
The men fell together and when Slavin
arose he was bleeding from the mouth. In
he third round Smith got home with his
down by Slavin. The fourth round was
marked by hard fighting. In the sixth
smiths eye. In the seventh smith foushs
Siavin to- the ropes. whore the crowd OF
Smith's friends kicked Slavin, who. how
round siavin again knocked smith
$;ss,n $ss -a..sss:ns ;,. the ring ;no 'ss ne
Slavin again knocked his opponent down.
In the thirteenth Smiths friends again
knocked down. In the fourteenth Siavin
protested against the treatunent he Was 70
ceiving and appealed to the referee for
rision by Smiths friends who shouted
"police" and bolted from the ground.
who had lief. when his friends ran away,
returned. The referee then naid u was
impossible to- secure fair treatmens for
was full OF fight tn the finish. -.
LONDON. Dec. 23.-Reports here OF the
Smi,hS,avin Smith, prize r, iisn, In BE bsigiam :sys :
hc the better man, number at
FOUNDERS at the ring. sisle-armed with
kn,ickie busters and sticks. tried to reach
Slavin over the ropes, aud the Australian
was struck several times. Az the end OF
the thirteenth, round smith left the ring.
Slaviu remained and claimed the fighs,
but the referee would not award il to him.
After u short time Smith returned to tho
great uproar all around the ring. At tho
close OF the round smith was very sick
aud Siavin was perfectly we'll The fight
time that Siavin had been killed. bus the
report proved false.
The r,iffianly conduct Of Smiths friends
at the ring side has di-eustesi every lover
OF fair play i'm the Kingdom. and the
just and cowarsily decision of the referee
giving the stakes To Slavin. who had his
man whipped from the start, has added
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latior,. The status of Smith fighter
il as definitely settled as though he had
won the battle easily and fairly or had
been fairly knocked otIt-as he certainly
would have been hs..i the fight been per
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that Smith was not i'm IL, and this, act tn
Hcthcr with the action of the thugs who
| went to the ring in his behalf. will render
| il impossible for him to ever again obtain
| reputable backing, while every pu1ilist OF
reputation will bc abutsslantly Justified iva
| treating his attempts to arrange n flght
with contempt. When tLe news re-
| ccived at the Pelican club not man had q
| good word to say for Smith, while everyone
| praised Slavin. IL was proposed to raiss
| n testimonial fund of E5OO for Slaviu. and
EDO was Immediately subscribed by those
/ present.
| When Slavin arrived at MarRate on his
return from the battle there was u good
| deal OF enthusiasm over him, and hc made
| "a speech i'm which he said he n good
| deal more hurt 10y the toughs who in
| dulgcd i'm ruffiauly tactics common with
| them than iy Smith in the fight. Slavin'u
| hacker asserts that Smith never hit Slav-
! i'm and that h. was hurt only by th.. crowd
4 which beat Slavin because enraged at the
| defeat of Smith. Siavin is now said tai bs,
| ready To meet Sullivan or any and
| fight for TIA. championship OF the world.