The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-08
sLAvIN AND HIS FISTS.


He Will Beat McAultnes
SAN FRAScIsco. Sept. ALFRED Joseph.
the celebrated Australian sportman. who
has recently arrived in San Francisco from
London, has the following to say regard
ing the Siavin-McAuliffe fight: II would
not like TO venture positive opinion about
Slavin's contest with McAuliffe, but
il Slayin were going to fight Peter
Jackson / would back him for
an even 5000. i do not say this with any
desire to disparage Jackson, for / have
high opinion of the colored champion. both
as an athlete and man. He is as clever
boxer as ever stepped into the ring. When
it comes to judging between the pugilistic
merits OF Slavin and Jackson, however.
/ think the white Australian is far
and away the better man to put your
money on. He has all of the ferocity that
a fighting man needs. Some pugilists are
splendid athletes and magnificent boxers
who know genuine fighters. They can
make clever fight and perhaps win
one, but they lack the daredevil that
the true pugilist needs to carry
him always TO victory. Now, Slavin is a
true. natural fighter. You have only to
look at the man in the ring TO see that.
have not seen your American champion,
Sullivan, but from what have read OF his
performances, Salvin is more like him
than any heavyweight we know of. Be-
sides having genuine fighting disposition
Slavin is marvel of strength He has a
great constitution, and can stand an enor-
nous lot Of work. When trained and we'll,
in the ring he can hit harder and faster
than any one ever saw, and when he puts
ia 81 oh ur;f eff he -,
wonder if he doesn'l go down. am very
confident that Savin would beat
Jackson because the colored man, while
wonderfully skillful, is comparatively q
light hitter, and he would take long
time to settle Slavin, whereas. If the Mel
bourne man ever got his right on Peter
think it would be very serious for the
colored champion. l know that Jackson
beat McAuliffe, and as think
Siavin can beat Jackson it should
follow that Slavin is sure to defeat Nc
Aulitfe. However. you know such lines of
reasoning about prlzefghters are very apt
to mislead, for it often happens that the
loser turns round and defeats man who
beat half dozen men who had defeated
him. 1t would not be unpre-
cedented in the history of the ring if
Slavin beats Jackson and then fought Nc
Auliffe and was defeated. Some Califor-
MAN admirers of the Big Mission boy say
Savin will give Joe just the kind of fight
he wants. II hot battle from the start
suits Joe and he likes the man to come
right at him and fight without
any fear OF results Savin will suit him.
think it will be a great fight, one of the
greatest McAuliffe must be q good man.
and as he is meeting what in my opinion is
the best fighter in the world today, the
battle cannot fail to be fine one while il
lasts"
Denny Keliher, who was defeated bv
Eiingsworth in his last battle, has &C.
cepted an offer of the Twin CITY club of
Minneapolis. of $1,000. for ight between
himself and BLACK Pearl" early in
October.
Parson Davies, on behalf of Evan Lewis.
the wrestler, has challenged Tom Connors.
OF England, TO match from $500 to 81. 600
side. In case Corners does not accent.
Davies will make the following proposition
10 all wrestlers: II will pay the entrance
fee OF $500 for Evan Lewis to a
tournament to be held in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago
ST. Louis or San Francisco; the tourna-
ment to be ca'ch-as-catch-can wrestling.
and to take place three or four months
from date: winner to receive entire en-.
trance fee and rs per cent. of the gate re-
ceipts efter the expenses have been paid,
second man to receive 25 per cent. or
winner to take all; those wishing
to enter to pay 20 per cent. of the
entrance fee. the balance to be paid not
later than four weeks before the date of
the tournament. This challenge is par-
ticularlv directed on behalf of Evan Lewis
to Jack Carkeek. Joe Acton, D. A. Mcmillan
Matsada Sarakichi. Tom Cannon, Charles
Green, Tom Connors, Charles Steadman
the English champion, and others.