The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-18
SLAVIN AND JACKSON.
They Will Probably Do Battle
in San Francisco.
PETER THE GREAT IS WILLING.
Ccrbett Sinks Away, and John L Says
He VIII Fight No More-Engiish
Champion Deies the world.

NEW Yorx, June 7.-fspscial. lit 10 not On.
likely, If elayfn holds the sentiments sxpzssss1
today. that the California Athletic Cub NAY ger
the desired battle between jackson and the VIE
rer of last nights Eight. In reply % question
regarding his future plans he said To-Day;
sTm going home 70 my vile as soon g can
get OF. No, don't thirkft would psy M %
stay here and give exhibitions y = zoe ao.,
and the crowds won't come OUT !. = 80 ~ Ia -
September. though, and make tour o. re
country, Ike this country and ] think III
settle here I'm ike John Chinanan. make
ny home where can make me ms. oo =. I.ok
son7"
ANYBODY who wants TO may fight me-, said
sayin s1aingsy @h nos s go s1scx think. he
can beat me. here fsand with ny money 70
give him q try.
"He's the hardest man ever fought" said
EIav5u promptly. Hes very game man
never met anybody who took such punishment"
Jere Dunn, referee of the fight, today made ~
official decision that Siavin won the bout and
was entitled to IS per cent OF the $4,000 purse,
but that all bets that Eilrain would be knocked
cut within ten rounds were OF Among the
greater portion Of the sporting fraternity there
10 very serious doubt whether Eilrain should be
let Of 30 easily. There are scores Of men who
contend that Kilrain was down fourteen sec
onds in the third round, 10 say nothing OF his
Technically, az the referee announced that the
men should be guided entirely b. the gong,
Kfirain saved himself By standing up before the
gong sounded. OF this there is no doubt, but IL
il questionable whether the ti1ne-keeper rang
out the warning as soon a. he should have
done. The Herald says:
slayin knocked KiIrain out There is not
shade of doubt a5out that in any impartial
mind, in spite OF Referee Jere Dunns taTdy and
badly warped decision that Kiira!n was beaten.
bat not Knocked out. ! happened to e at the
side of TiEekeeper Honest" John Kelly, when
Mike Cleary, the Baitimorean's second, rushed
over and yelled, %Why, the bloody hisnkety
blank-what did you ring that gong for? He
sIe was out" replied Kelly ale was down
fourteen seconds before tapped the gong
fare you sure Of that" zsked Jere Dunn.
positive" said Kelly.
saThen You Iie," cried Referee Dunn, waving
his left arm impatently at Nuldoon and cieary,
who stood on either side OF the gasping and
How Referee Dunn, with all his cleverness,
was able. two hours later, 70 whip this decision
around into ''no Knockout. Is puzzle that =
verbatim, with the exception OF Cleary S curses.
II Is possible, as some suggest, that Jers Dunn
was 50 moved 6y ne pisaai9gs OF hs isnas,
would not be knocked cut, that he tempered
justice with mercy on their account
Good luck has inst rained on slavin and
Mitchell Before any of the party awoke AZ ths
Hotel Vendome there came a cablegram an
nouncing that MitcheIl's wife had been safely
delivered Of q hearty girl Then siavin went
down 70 Sheepshead Bay with Pony Moore as
guide, philosopher, friend and taps.er. He won
$500 on the races.
SAN Francisco, July I7.-tspecial THE
heavyweight championship is the theme that
IL now most popular in the pugilistic world. In
talking of the fight Corbett freely gave Slayin
credit for ell the glory there was con-
nected with it. He has boxed Kiirsin.
and knows something Of the stuff be
10 made OF. To knock Kilrsin out
IN ten rounds when John I. Sullivan had TO
stand before him week and then was unable 70
do II, Ii something that Corbets thinks shows
more than ordinary metfie in the Australian.
"But tell you," said Corbett. $50 far a. am
concerned, am not at this time looking for an
other fight with Jackson or with slavin The
championship wiz keep until / am ready 70 fight
for It slavin may fght Jackson In the mean
time, and when the question OF superiority be-
tween these two Ia settled, viii be ready 70 step
In and decide the question Of the championship
myself"
Peter Jackson said: al think the best man
won. Sullivan Ia out OF the race, 80 that the
prospects Of his ever attempting 10 maintain
the title OF champion In another fight need not
be considered. do not wish 70 appear attack
ing him, but may remind you that for q long
time he prated as being above fighting a
meet me at the rooms OF the California
club. He made many stiprlations, in the hope,
doubtless, Of freezing me ont, but agreed to
every one OF them, and then be backed out, be-
cause be said he was harr2ssed By that little
affair IN the South. do not want to decry Sui
Ivan in any way In order 70 help myself but
there Is q good deal OF uaiAtr criticism in eyery
quarter regarding myself ! DO not consider
kilratn out Of tie chz-rzo1sAip class because
be has ossn beaten By Elavtn In another con.
test between the men ths TsxzI. might be very
different
'tTha men that regard 81 sssxshie candidates
for the worlds championship are MeAuliife, XII.
rain, Corbetf, Sullivan, Gc15zrd and Billy
Woods, Of Denver. What about myself? Well,
you may include rne too. But although have
challenged only one man to fight In my life.
am ready and willing 20 meet any of them"
OMAHA, June E.-lspeci&l.l THE Magic City
Athletic Club Offers tonight SIS 900 purse for a
20 between slaytn and sullivan A bond hiss
been fled Tor the sum. and both men have been
wired
STOCKTON, Cal, June l7.-John l. Sullivan ~.
rived here today. In 9 talk with q renorta-
the champion said that he would fight no more
He Was pleased with the outcome of the slayfn
Kilrain tight, for be does not like Muldoon, ard
did not want 10 see his man win. He likes siayiu
personally, bat never saw him fight When
shown a printed letter. bearing the signature
OF jackson. in which Sullivan is severely criti-
eised, the big fellow said he believed il 10 be a
fake, aud that jackson never wrote It. He had
been told that il Jackson did not meet him he
would cable 10 Australia, denying authorship of
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