The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-24
He COULD WHIP SMITH,.
The Fight Between the Australian
Champion and the Englishman
Declared Draw.
Slavin Knocks Smith Around the
Ring Just About as He
Pleases.
Much Indignation In England over the
Way the RritoR's Tough Friends
Acted

BRUSSELS, Dec. 3.-Ihe hight between
Jem smith, of England, and Frank slaVin'
the Australian champion, was fought TINS
morning in private grounds three miles
from Burgess. There WAS much squhbbnng
from the outset and owing to the outrage
ous conduct Of smiths party, at the con-
9lusion Of the fourteenth round the referee
declared the fight draw and refused to
remnin on the ground Smiths party evi-
IDENTIFY saw their man was beaten. and broke
into the riug aud in,orfored with the inir
progress uf the fight
Slnyin forced the fight At tho start, hit
ting Smith several times on thc chest and
hOld M the first two rounds. Ihr men
fell together md when Slavin rose lac was
bleeding from the month. In the third
round smith g0t homie with h.s rigAl ana
left aud in return WAS knocked down 10y
SlaVin.
The fourth round was marked by hard
fighting. In the sixth Nlnyln landed ter
rife blow ON one Of smiths eyes. In the
seventh Smith fought SlnVn 10 the ropes,
where a crowd of smiths friends kicked
Slayin. who. however. remained silent. ln
the eighth Slayin again knocked smith
down. In the ninth the mob surrounding
the ring struck Slayin several TIMES. In
the eleventh round Slaviu nglin knocked
his opponent down. In the thirteenth
smith : friends struck Slayin, hut Their man
WIS once more knocked down. In the
fourteenth Slayin protested against the
treatment he wis receiving and appealed 10
the referee for fair play. HIS appeal was
greeted with derision 10y Smiths friends.
who shouted "police!' and boted from the
ground. Slavln remained in the ring, and
Smith, who had left when his friends IAN
away. returned. The referee then snid IT
WAS impossible to secure fair treatment for
| Slavin and declared the fight n draw.
Slavin wis full of fight 20 the liuish.
An account of the fight received at Lon
| don snys Slnvlu showed all through the night
that he was the better man. A number of
rowdies nj the ring side armed with knuck-
| les busters and sticks, tried TO reach Slayin
over the ropes, ana the Australian was
struck several times. AZ the end of the
thirteenth round Smith left the ring. Slav-
in remained and claimed the fight, but the
referee would not award II tO hlm. Atter a
short time Smith Ietumcdio the ring, Dur
| ing the next round there WAS a great upronr
All around the ring. AZ the close OF the
round smith was very sick. Slayin was
perfectly well, IL lasted - minutes. II
wis reported at one time that Slayin had
| htfn hllltAls hui llt ItlpAll libNtu INST.
The ruihanly conduct of Smiths friends
nj the rlngside bns disguised every lover of
fair play ia the kingdom, and the unjust
and cowardly decision Of the rcfereo de-
clnriug the tight draw. iustCnd uf giving
the stakes 20 Slayin. who had his man
whipped from the start, has added 20 the
eNaspuratiun Of sporting men. Ono good
result hus come from the FIGHT however,
which affords good deal of cons1lAtion.
| The stHtus Of Smith as n fighter Is as
definitely settled rs though lie had won the
bnttle easily and lnirly. or been fairly
| knocked DOWNS he certainly would have
hcou had the fight been permitted 10 90 on.
| All accounts agree Smith WAS moi IN II, and
this fact. together with the action of the
thugs who went 10 the rngside IN his be-
| hnlt, VIII render n impossible for him
TO ever again uhirin reput-
able backing. while every pueihst
will be nhundantly Justified IN treating his
attempt to arrange fight with contempt.
| When the news was received at the Pelican
club, moi n man had good word b. sty fer
Smith. while everyone praised Sayin. II
was proposed to rlise a ie,timunim fund of
$50 for olHyin and S',N of the sum was
immediately subscribed by those present.
Slavn has arrived at Margate un his re-
| turn FROM the battle with smith. There
WAS good deal of Cnthusihsm over him
when ho arrived and he mude speech in
viii iih hc said he WAS good deal more hurt
by the roughs who INDUCED n the rufianly
tactics. common with them, than by Smit h
in the fight. Slavin's hacker asserts that
smith never hurt Slaynl, and that he WAS
hurt only by the crowd. which beat SlavIn
becnuse II was enrnged az the dofent Of
Smith. Slavin Is now said 30 be ready "a
meet Sullivan or any one and fight for the
championship of the world.