Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
The California Boy Knocked cut by the
Australian.


Australian.
LONDON, September 9Th M-The
mach,leked OF tight between Frank Slavin.
the Australian champion. aud Joe Nc
Aulitfe, the American heavy. weight pngi-
llsts' took place al the OrmonGe Club at 3
o clock this morning At $50 o'clock the
men were awakened by their trainers and
thoroughly Sponged and rubbed, and each
received a stim1lsnt in the form of sn egg
Zip. At about 8 O'clock the two PRINCIPALS
entered the ring, followed by their seconds.
AT the call of time both men advanced at
ouce to the center of the ring. After short
preliminary sparring Slavin led oil rather
low with his right This was returned by
one from McAulifle with his left which
missed It's mark. The Australian quickly
followed mp with good one from the left,
then the right. The blows came fast. and
in some of the exchanges which followed
McAulitie had decidedly the better Of it.
When they broke away, McAulitfe landed
a powerful blow on his opponents chest
with his right, but Slsvin promptly retsli-
ated, whe:eupon McAulifie came TO the
ground. The round ended in another drop
for McAulitfe resulting in Slavin being de-
clared the winner.
After McAultfs came 10 the ground in
the first round there was tremendous
cheering in the Australian corner.
Upon McAuliife rising the two got to-
gether, and McAuEtfe landed o terrific
blow on Slavins face. The American was
at once keen On the face Of his man he
landed twice with his right and hit him
tremendous blows, time not being called
until McAulifie left of with decided ad-
vantage.
In the second round McAulife began
with his right on Slavin face, then quickly
got away to escape determined rush by
Slavin. Right around the ring the Aus
tralian chased his man, who now began TO
cut sorry figure, and when they got close
enough Slavin was twice more strenuous
in dealing punishment with his right.
After the men closed the American broke
away, having lot the worst of the deal.
On resuming the fight Slsvin saw his
chance. Awaiting himself IF it. very
quickly he went in to finish his already
beaten man, and he soon knocked Nc
Auliffe down with g clean blow, and after
waiting for his return he recommended
most vigorously.
1t was now all over with the Mission
Boy" as he only rose te receive terrific
punishment and going down again as soft
as possible. Finally his seconds, seeing
| further perseverance would be worse than
useless, intimated that Slavin had most ef-
| fectually defeated McAuliffe.
The announcement oecasioned a scene of
| the widest enthusiasm.
The fight was for $1,000 and the Police
Gazette championship belt.
| After the referees mad given the fight to
| the Australian, McAuhffe's seconds lifted
him up. His gore was running from his
| ear over bis chest and two to one was
offered that he would quit the ring and
open saloon.
| The fight lasted exactly six minutes, and
in that lime Slavin won the Police Gazette
championship belt and, according to the
Ormonde Club, the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world.
There were two referees, B. ]. Angle and
| George Vie, while the timekeeper was
Lord Montague,