Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-25
AN EASY WINNER.
slavin Knocks Kilrain Out in the Ninth
Round.

Round.
NEW YORK, June 16.-The long-dis-
cussed boxing contest between Jake
Kilrain of Baltimore ana Frank Slavin
of Australia, for 81 o, 900 purse, took
place tonight at the club house of the
Granite Athletic association, Hoboken.
Slavin was declared winner in the
ninth round.
The club house was not very sump-
tuous one and the attendance not
quite up to expect alton. Alarge num-
Der of well known sports were there.
The men also We're very late in coming
into the ring, and as there were no pre-
liminary sparring matches the audi
ence grew very impatient. Finally, at
lilo, the contestants came in. Jere
Dunn WAS referee, John Kelly was
timekeeper. Aluldoon, Cleary and
Murray were kilrain's seconds. and
Mitchell, Ed Stoddard and Pony Moore
acted for Slavin. The gloves were
fonr ounce.
Time was called at :l2 and Slavin
Immediately began offensive work, and
after II clinch commenced terrible
rlght-hand pounding of Kilrain's ribs
weakened, made grand rally and gave
Slavin hard blows right and left Clinch
upon clinch followed and the round
ended in favor OF Kilrain. he getting in
a ribroaster on the Australian.
In the second clinch work began at
once, and again did the Australian
pound away on Kilrain's ribs, the
blows being sickening. When the men
separated Jake assumed the offensive
in a gallant manner and banged Slavin
Oh the head heavily with his right and
left. After another clinch and more
rib-roasting J AXE landed right -hander
on Slavin's neck, causing him to whirl
half around. Jake followed this up
with terrific right and left facers, and
the round ended in his favor.
In the third, after light inter
change, Jake went for Slavin again
and hammered him to the ropes, but
this seemed the end OF his strength, for
soon after Slavin shot out his right,
caught Jake under the left ear and
down he went like a log. He managed
to stagger to his feet, but it was evi-
dent his strength was gone. After an
other clinch he received another ter
rible blow, which felled him to the
stage. Painfully and half insensiblt
Jake managed to stagger to his knees
and the gong saved him.
. The fourth round had barely opened
when down he went again. Those ter
rible heart blows had evidently done
their work. Blood was pouring from
! his nose. which was said to be broken
and this, combined with the water OF
both men $ bodies, made them horrible
looking objects. Four times did JAKE
go to grass in this round, but again
and again he rallied, although ther,
was no force in his blows, while Slavir
was full OF strength and confidence
. Right and left-handers were showeret
upon kiirain. s~i'ose only chance q
+, staying ten rounds was by clinching
. and III doing this he was sure to meet
. rib roasting.
, Ia he fifth Jake landed repeatedly
on the Australians head without re
/, suit, and soon another terrible right
handler sent him down and nearly pu
HIM tn sleep. Once Slavin had .Iak'
. in his (Slavin's) corner in puddle O
| water and was about to pound hin
q there when Referee Dunn interfered
The Australian tried to push Dunn
|. aside, but the referee insisted, and tn
gong gave Jake another lease of life.
In the sixth there We're more clinche
, and again those dreadful body blow
| han la u - Ia l..S ~,
to pick up a little aud landed a nea
uppercut beneath Slavin's Jaw, but il
f the clinch which followed he again sui
I fered severely. Jake was little NOR
> than n chopping block for the Aus
: tralian, and had it not been that bot
n men were dripping with water and th
n hard red leather gloves were slippery
. Slavin's blows would have iinishe
A Jake before.
In the seventh Slavin no sooner 90
i in range than he went for Jake's rIh
; with the same vim as in the frs
Il round. After breaking away they e,
. changed a few Intellectual long rang
IA blows, which only further demon
| strated Jake's helplessness. Bloc
:. literally poured down his face. Som
- good exchanges were given, howevel
Jake landing once fairly with wha
seemed to be a final effort, which on!
made Slavin smile.
In the eighth Jake went in for h
ID saving clinch, and throughout I'll
round the referee was kept busy SCI
arating the men. Jake once lande
his left on Slavin's head, but there ws
no force to the blow, and in the cline
which followed the Australian gay
u Jake one in the ribs. The sound
I'd blows was actually heard outside Il
Sc club house. The sympathy of m
IN joIity OF the audience was with h
rain, who was dying so pluckily, as
e. was really beaten in the second roun
Sc In the ninth and last round Jal
OF managed to come to the scratch
in pretty good shape, but after Slav
:, had landed upon HIM once or twice
~ was again mass OF blood. He ma
1y aged, however, to get in two good bio,
H. on Slavin's head, though there VI
~ little force in them. Finally Slavin i
M Jake terrible left-hander on the ne
and Jake went down as if shot. st
r game, however, Jake slowly and pal
se fully rose, reeled, and as the go
81 sounded had to be carried to his &C
10 ner, and Jerre Dunn gave the fight
Slavin.
-. Thus did Kilrain practically me
~ his last Waterloo and passed into {
hI ranks of second-class men.