The evening world., 1889-12-23

had the best of Smith all the way through,
knocking the Englishman about as he
pleased.
The fght was for 90, 500 \ side and the
championship OF England.
Both principals were near the chosen
ground and ready for tho fray last night.
Those who were to witness the fray were
alao waiting about the vicinity. and among
these wRs q contingent OF very tough-look-
ing sporting gentry"
Even then it was rumored that b~lackguRrd
tactics were to be Iesorted to In case the
heavily backed EnglishmAn seemed to be
getting the worst Of the fight, and the sub
sequent events proved them well-founded.
The matter OF q referee. which had been
the cause OF much dispute and w~rangling.
had finally been settled, not to e~vcrybody's
satisfaction, by the choice OF Joe Vessy. a
tayern-Neoper
The men entered tue ring at 8. II.
Slavin's appearance then amply justified
the declarations OF his friends rs 10 his con-
dition and could but excite the admiration,
while it quickened the uneAsiness: OF the
friends and hackers Of the English fighter,
Smith.
Tho Australian went right into the fight
ing and knocked Smith own time after
time with little apparent effort.
BY the time the affair had progressed to
the eleventh round the roughs at the ring
side saw their man feArfully punished and
sure to lose.
They broke into the ring and tried to take
Smith away.
Slavin Immediately claimed the fight on a
foul.
This claim the referee refused to allow
aud ordered tho men TO proceed, which
they did SITTER the crowd had boon driven
out OF the ring and the ropes replaced.
Three more rounds we're fought. still with
Slayin getting the best Of it,
Towards the close Of the fourteenth, when
Smith was all but beaten, the crowd again
broke into the ring.
smith promptly speaked out and SlAvin
again claimed a foul.
The referee once more weakly refused TO
allow the claim and ordered Smith back into
the ring.
The rouRhs would not let Jem 90 back.
and SlAyin made u vigorous protest against
the treatment he was getting.
The referee meanwhile had declared the
fight a draw.
AS he left the ring, SlRVin was assaulted
by the Iuilians and q general scrimmage
onsuod, in the course OF which the Aus
t~raliRn champion was badly handled and
received severe injuries.
The police had not interfered during tho
regular fiGht, but when the general dis-
turhanco began they took prompt action,
ordering the whole crowd TO leave on the
first train, with the alternative OF being
locked up.
It was first reported tina slAyin had been
fatally shot,
This was afterwards denied. but Slavin
WAS reported terribly used up and in no
condition to travel.
lie boarded the tram with the others,
however. and loft for Ostend.
SlEvin forced the ugh from tho start, but
Smith got first blood, cutting the Austral-
iAn's mouth In the second round.
Smith was first knocked down in the third,
when Slavin landed left and right in rapid
succession.
Smith had slightly the best Of one round,
the seventh, lighting slRvin to the ropes.
In this round some Of the roughs kicked
slHvin, inHictinR painful bruises OH his
legs, rs he came gains the ropes. SlAvin
wSH also assaulted by the crowd in tho
ninth.
SlAvin knocked Smith down again in the
eighth, eleventh and thirteenth rounds, and
got in the thirteenth another reminder from
the crowd.
Not Only did The ruAianA use their hSts
and feet In attacking the Australian, but
they beat him with sticks. and IN the face
Of such odds, partially exhausted As lac was