The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
PUGILISTIC SLAVIN.
Young Mitchell Describes His
Style Of Fighting.
The Australian Failed to Knock Out Martin
Costello in Thirty-fve Rounds-How
MeAulife Can Whip Him.

Young Mitchell, the popular young cham
piOn middle-weight pugiliSt OF the Pacific
Coast, is in a position to guess pretty closely
the winner Of toe international tight between
McAuIiife and Slavin.
While in the colonies he had a splendid
opportunity OF gauging Slavin's value and
ability as pug.list. He also seconded Cos
teilo, the Buffalo," against Slavin, when
The contest was declared n draw after the
men had fought thirty-iye rounds. Of
SIavin, Mitchell says:
We'll, to begin with, he is regular bull
dog and one Of the roughest fighters l have
ever sen. He goes at his opponent with
rush. swinging 10th right and left at the
head ana unless his antagonist is physically
able TO stand lin IF Frank Is very hable TO
land either OF his fists, generally bringing
down lbs man. as he hits powerful blow
" The Buffalo Is pretty cunning fighter.
and he fooled Slavin time and again 10y his
active nov nlents in lodging II either SIDE
and giving Slavin right f way to the ropes.
The Australian Is game fighter, and kept
right after Costello foT several rounds; but
The latter. TO avoid Slayin'S PUSHES, was COM
peeled 10 use all his cunning devices, and II
was amusing to see the Buffalo dodge under
Franks long arms and btffle him.
FOAMED AT THE MOUTH.
''Slavin got so angry at not being able to
land on Bluffs jaw that he actually
tors thought that the American showed
cowardice in not having stood up to his
cruel; but when a comparison of the weights
of the fighters is taken into consideration,
thenIan allowance must be made for the But
falo. In this fight Slavin stood at least three
inches over his opponent, and had an adj
vantage Of thirty pounds in weight.
" Well, the match went on until SlaVIn
began to show Sigus of weakness. and l
think II was in the thirty second round that
SIavu made such a savage rush at Costello,
and swinging his right caught the latter
heavy smash on the shoulder. The Buffalo
played the dazed game beautifully, and
Slavin. thinking that he had his man
Just where lie wanted, made another charge
and was lust in the act of settling himself to
upper-cut Costello when the latter turned
quickly on his pins and smashed Slavin Il
right-hander on the nose, bringing the Aus
tralian to his knees.
RUSHED LIKE A WILD BULL.
Thine was called right away. and in the
next round Slavin, who was actually wild
at being doWDed, rushed at Costello like a
mad bull, and with his wild system Of swing
ing he landed his right square on the Amer-
cans jaw. The Buff was badly dazed
and chung ON the ropes, while his knees
trembed and only his indomitable pluck
kept him on his pins. While in this predic-
amant Slaviu was watching him from his
corner and thinking that Costello was play
ing another game OF 'poSsum he Kept away,
and just as the time for the finish OF the
round was announced, Slavin said to his at
PENDANTS: 'Ah. the bloomin' Yankee tried
another of his bleeding tricks, but was up
to snuff, you know.
Now that you have seen Slavin fight
three or four battles and have also witnessed
jackson polish off McAuhfle, you ought to
have good idea Of how this coming mill
will terminate. Give meyour opinion, Mitch
ell" said the reporter.
We'll, you see, It's this way" began the
champion pugilist of the native sons as he
ran his fingers between his hair "McAuliffe
is a big, strong and powerful fellow with
tremendous reach of arms, and he ought GER
tainly be equal to the task Of stopping Slayln
wien the rush comes. If Joe has improved
on his feet since | saw him fight Jackson,
and can hit sharply when the opportunity
offers, he should tie able to stop Slavin in
tour or five rOuRdS-that is, provided lie fol-
lows up an advantage when he lands good
stiff one.
A GIANT.
'If McAulife gets ratified and gives Slavin
chance to close in on him, the Australian
is very liable to drop him under the ropes.
All of SlaVin'S fights were against men of
Costell0's size. he never met such giant
as McAulife, and | can tell you that
couple OF stops from J0e's left fist will take
[ am afraid Of is that Slavin, who has a
peculiar way Of rushing at his opponent,
and at the same time swinging both left and
right, Is liable to get inside McAuliffe's
guard, and if that should happen Joe may
90 to grass very quickly.
IF McAulitfe is in any manner quick on
his feet he can easily avoid Slavin's rushes
by Just stepping tu one side and giving the
latter chance TO breast the ropes or a post.
The Au5tralian is, game fellow. though,
enemy. lie may have improved since | had
seen him last but have not heard of any
good man getting whipped by him.
He Is blower, though, and have often
heard him say that il he SHOULD ever meet
Sullivan lie would knock the bloomin'
Yankee out in four rounds. If MeAuiffe is
now as good man as his friends believe MIN
to be, he should win the fight in short order,
as Slavin is just the man who will give him a
chance to exercise his long left in stopping
ruSher"
WILL NOT RECEIVE FAIR PLAY.
There are sporting men in this ci who
imagine that McAuiiffe will not receive fair
play in the Orm0nde Club, but the follow
ing letter, which the President of the club
forwarded to Billy Madden when the match
was under consideration, should be suffi-
cient to prove that Joe will receive honest
treatment so far as the club is concerned.
The letter reads:
tiaiions with Lord Lonsdale have fallen through.
aud there seems no possibility of the object of
your Visit 10 THIS country being attained, make
you tile following offer for McAuliffe TO Dox
Slayn at our club: | VIII put 10 purse OF
$1,000, and VIII pay the whole OF McAulilfe's
training expenses, or give him sum equivalent
10 them. | VIII guarantee you a fair fight, with
out any partiality. i VIII, II required. place a
sum OF $500 in lhe bands Of The Sportsman,
Sporting Life or any responsible person you
Ike 10 name, which sum / agrees to forfeit, to-
getber with the amount OF the purse, In the
event OF any interruption or unfair play coming
from slavin's friends. This offer Is made so that
you VIII not have 10 say when you 60 back TO
America that you had not the opportunity OF
having fair fight have forwarded copy of
this offer to Lord L0nsdale, who have no doubt
as sportsman VIII advise you TO accept Yours
faithfully. L. CREIGHTON TEMPLE.
The Ofmoude Club Company (Limited).
Joe Acton has been suffering from the
effects OF a cold he caught on the fly
since his return from the north. He states
that he will be prepared at any time to ac-
cept the latest challenge issued by Evan
Lewis, which implies that the latter guar
antees To throw Acton twice in one hour or
forfeit title to the gate receipts. Said he:
~ am perfectly willing to accommodate Mr..
Lewis in the game he has selected, provided
that he wagers $500 apart from the gate re-
celpts on the result.
Lewis is now in the East, but his mana
ger expects to see him back again in few
weeks, when arrangements will be in all
PROBABILITY made for match
The women of Hanford have taken steps
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