The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-27
McAuliffe Is q Baby In tho
Australians Hands.
ALL OVER IN a FEW MINUTES.
At the End Of Two Rounds Joe Lies
Gasping On the Sawdust.
The Mission Boy Makes Brilliant Show
at First. But Every Blow Of the
Champion Counted-A Triumph or
Science Over Brute Torcc-Charley
MitcheiPs BAD Judgment

MitcheiI's Bad Judgment.
~ LONDON, Sept T.-TNew York Herald Cable. T.
Inc scenes In front OF the Ormonde Club at
an early hour this morning were like : Babel.
oporung men were everywhere in excited
groups, betting on the result of the comiuu
nght The Australian seemed q general favor,
lite, but at slight odda
crowd OF people was soon pouring into th0
nsii' which Is about 4ox20 feet, and the ring irl
the center measures about 70 feet each Way
the space being enclosed by stout rope and
sprinkled with sawdust
Two notices had been posted ON the wall, ono
eautoning gentlemen against spproachin9 tho,
ropes and the second reading: The seconds
are cautioned against shouting during the conr
test"
Alta m. the hall was packed. the six siers OF
sea,s on either end being crowded, and not 4
chair vacant Betting was going on briskly.
The men soon arrived and were folloved by
1eorge wise and J. B. Angle, the referees, whc
were greeted with applause.
slavin and McAulifie entered tho ring amid
roars of applause, both wearing white s1easerx
McAulihs wears white tights, while Slavin
wears dark blue. Lewis sponges Frank, while
confident
Mr.. Atkinson, Of the Sporting Life, 10 finally
appointed timekeeper for McAuliffs. and M.
Piess for Slavin- Mr.. Montague is then choeeu
for the third and Official timekeeper The room
Is intensely hot from the crowd and flaming Rna
jets.
The respective seconds fan their men indus.
triously. McAulife's superior size and stature
caused the opinion Of the crowd to yeer in hia
favor.
AT 4:45 4 m. Mr.. Wise. referee, rises and ex.
horts the audience TO remember that the eyeo Of
the sporting world of Australia, America and
England are on them, and to do nothing to
bring discredit upon the pugilistic art. The
crowd applauds. The heat grows sitting. a.
iuli array OF assorted London swells il present.
Al g. m, Alter some argument about the
gloves. MI Angles read the Marquiso Of Qusens.
berry rules, and time Ia called.
First round-The men come up smiling par-
hcularly McAulihe, who keeps broad grin
Joe has q marked advantage, and draws ira
blood by siashing lunge on the nose. which
he follows up by many OF the same sort alsyin
seems to have no chance whatever. and only
gets in an occasional body blow, with perhapn
few head hits. The Americans chances aro
reckoned far better than those OF his opponent
At the end OF the prescribed three minutes,
Charley Mitchell jumps mp excitedly and want
to bes xl00 to ESQ on McAalife, with NO takern.
so great was the confidence Of the Slavintteo
shaken But in . prize-hght, - In other thines.
it Ii always the unexpected which happena
and never surely in any prize-nghting was there
such asurprise az that received In the second
round.
Second round-The men come up lively afear
the ten seconds interval McAulifYe looks fnoah
and Slavin bleeds over the left eye. Thooo Who
watch him closely may see wicked lock undof
his heavy brows, and not only II thsro wicked
look, but wicked intention hack Of It. Ia lssa
than two minutes the tables are turned ana -
10 fha A pio ucs hprufa
his back, sprawling prone on the sawduss,
knocked out entirely. and 90 dazed that when
he attempts to rise he is 90 giddy that be falls
back again, bruised and bleeding, and II CA.
ried back to his cornw defeated.
Slavin's terrific body blows had done their
unperceived bat deadly work, and McAuliha'o
apparently brilliant opening had been only .
fictitious dash. worthless against the Ans.
tralian's superior grit and science.
LONDON. Sept U.-lAssociated Presa1 1-Tne
much-talked-of fight between Frank elayin sha
Australian champion. and Joe McAulinA the
American heavyweight pugilist, took place g
the Ormonde Club at o'clock this mornfnR n
order TO bring the contest within the imfta a
the law, gloves weighing six ounces, instead or
four ounces. were used. and the number of
rounds reduced from thirty to 6fteen. The hour
Of the fight was kept secret, In order to avoid !
mob crowding the accegses to the Ofmondo
Club, the main door of which was guarded Win
the greatest vigilance. slavin, accompanied by
Lewis, his manager, and Htart, his trainer. a.
rived at the club house at o o'cIock Last eveu1ne
and went TO bed McAulife attended By hfe
trainer. Madden, and his manager, r. X. Yox.
came later and took q shorter rest than his on
ponent At / o'clock in the morning the spot
ing celebrities began 10 assemble at the soona Of
the fight Among the noted sports were Lord
Marcus Beresford. Count Kinskik, Hon. N.
Greville, "Pony" Moore. Charlie Mitchell ana
Charles Archer.
1880 o'clock the men were awakened ~
their trainers and thoroughly sponged down
and rubbed by their trainers, and each recsivsd
stimulant in the form of an ege-fip. Atl
o'clock the doors of the gymnasium wero
opened and the ring ropes speedily surrounded
The fighters appeared at 4;30 o'clock and we1o
loudly cheered. Both appeared In sploudfd
condition. McAuliffe was frst to enter the finx,
He had for his seconds Jack Burke and BfIly
Madden. Slavin was attended by Jem Carney
and NJ. Mccarthy. The referees took their %
stious and time was called. Betting was fyoto
one in favor OF Slavin.
ON the call of time both men advanced e
once to the center Of the ring. After short pre-.
liminary sparring slayin led of rather low with
his right This was returned by one from Ne
Auliffe with his left. which missed IL mark.
The Australian quickly followed It up With
a good one from his left Then his right
",
followed MeAuliffe had decidedly the better ok
il. When they broke away McAuline landed
powerful blow on his opponents chest with his
right, but slsvin promptly retsiiated, where
upon MeAulifYe came to the ground The 80.
ond round ended in another drop for McARline,
resulting in slavin being declared the winneg.
After McAuliffe came to the ground In The
first round there was tremendous cheering -
the Australian corner.
Uror MeAulifYs riaine the two cot toeefher
and MeAuIiffe landed terrible blows on 6lsvin'e
face. The American landed once with his lele
on the face of his man and twiCe with his ngho
and hit him tremendous blows. time not being
called until McAulife left Oh, with decided -
vantage.
In the second round McAuliffe began with N
right on slavin's face, then quickly got away =
escape determined fusn oy eiavin. kiens
around the ring the Australian chased hio man,
who now began to cut sorry hgures ana whom
they 20, close enough 6lavin Was twfce more
strenuous in dealing punishment with his right
After the men closed the American bgoke sways
having lot the worse Of the deal
On resuming the fight 6lavin saw his cheneA
ayailing himself of IL very quickly. he wensD
to finish his already beaten man, ana ne -
knocked McAuliffe down with . clean blow, 50
after waiting for his return rscommeneee
most vigorously. 1t was now Al go
with the Mission boy, -
only rose TO receive terrific po1nns
rnent and to 20 down again as s0ft = pohie
Finally his seconds, seeing that mrtn9 .u1.,
yeranee would be worse than usels 49, 49,
mated that slavin had most enecsueuy s esa.
McAuIiffe. The announcement oceanoneo
sesns If she widest enthusiasm. 1he light vas
for sio ooo and the Police Gasetts championenip
belt.
rro. m.au,;ns the ssnissiCn Boz" isf resi-
- a.. v-~rc..co whexe his brother john