The sun., 1891-05-01
SLAVIN'S WARM RECEPTION.
-FOUR 1BoUsAHD PERSONS IN 1GADI-
SON SQUARE GARDEN LAST EVENING.

Bile 8peech MsAe In . Manly W9y-bn1I
| MsaaeH Fsts HIS Foot In Itlsuiiivs,
sem the Fistic Idol OF tho America,
! fusiic-Fony, Moore, on Hand sad Fsi
1 OF Taik-si.vin's set-to with Dai,
| and wsnd.up with Mitchell.
The American pubfc had its first GLIMPSE o
the Australian fighter. Frank p. slavin, las
night. four thousand persons being present a
Madison Square Garden whom the aspirant fol
| the heavyweight championship OF the world
was introduced BY his manager Billy Madden
The audience was Q representative one. com.
prisinR some OF the best judges OF pugilisti
and the methods used By them in putting each
other In tho land Of dreams for limited periods,
and Il was intensely critical They were there
to ses for Themselves whether John l.. Sui.
llvan,s crown was really In danger or not The
stranger .is surely a fighter. although he did
not have much Of an opportunity 70 show bis
powers last niRht. The man, he was asked to
meet In the special three-round go.which BY the
way waa an imposition on the public was
twenty pounds lighter than Slavin. but whom he
donned the gloves to wind UP with Charley
Mitchell hs went around the boxing cham
pion Of England" as Madden styled the Eng
lishman. and played a merry 4attoo on neck.
face. chest and ribs. In short slavin will
take a lot OF thrsshine. and IL ie doubtful
whether We have In this country. anybody
Yho can lower his .colors. now that John
posiSey nsss. 70 ssssr. s even limited a.
IgsssSn @sy ps made, s ven snt IT,, SithsSs Ssys
night in his fighting toys, at least 1856 pounds.
man. FiyzsIm mons. & he S works them nsryousiy
and With speh rad hs to npnpps Ds his
, hands Win ennniSeieritv saw S'N' '~A
shHi T'3 legs sa ars IL. and hs is
shiity q heavy weight ss americans have ever
1t saor MsS 'sS vs s " r1S a. onH has
Hss 1sSs ss:A 'dHsasa s1ocs sb. 0FSge SSr
Sss2 ss:
Sssrsy s sse1 sss ea a eH1s aaa When
NJ g sss
shirt q pink silk that fitted every wrinkle to
Tksrs were several bouts preliminary to the
before slavin and Jim DAILY Of Phladelphla
81 sH 'Se n @ ad
been placed In the centre Of the big building
Sna oqsd seat anu In his sss ssn
known as Pony Moore. .iath 3 or r-in.Iaw Of Charlie
over his forebsad: and his s gray 1a moustaehs
bristled with excitement. He wore gray suit
hs rSs had as sss sbey h' .s
the tip Of the long perfecto he held between
his teeth; slsyn ran up the steps TWO at a
iGs Slain s,, bswsa S Pony; az Mad
fs aSe i ss1n s & &addsn @ sad
f. ''ss
storm Of hisses. and shouts Of mo. no."
came from everv part Of the Garden. and Mad
Ssnd
End hef out Sdi.a to make
fd would have beenunavsiiins in that BaSei. II
Sullivan is not first 10 th-. hearts Of Americans
s1 Tns sus
tive. and holding his purse aloft shouted hys-
Not the champion2 Here's.the money says
and think it over DAILY vas introduced and
that slayin was not going to KNOCK the PhiIa-
delphia boy out: As he sp rTed IN the most
hands OF Of the snsinodean. and somebody in n the the
sqdienee with ant shiTss for blood shouted
tryine snnounced Maiden. and sfn ipapscPos rs aos
steers and Capt Connor, who stood within
amused himself by punching DAILY oyer tho
heart for slxty-tive seconds. and then Madden
Look at him. four weeks drunk and look at
HIM" shouted Moore eoslaically as SIavin
walked to his corner.
IN hs sf Ssssa
h% as Psysd with him
Wsen Msdden again easa ms IN
Daiy made an effort to force matters in the
s.al The Gn
both arms liked piston rods and hit DAILY any
ttne s postura on the stage BY Ias ssrasbt @ le,t
lander full on the mouth. Madden called
me and Slavin. stepping to the ropes. MADE |
.eesa isf m Ranf 1en one sna
World. and and doS't want it. Sfn But am prepar.d 9a r
Q box. or fight Anybody for as much money as
she Srasd and
hesred heartily: Pony Moore was ali this time
an and that he. put up nothing, He finally
aid that ne hS ne, never srent anything and Was
Whso asked when shs hwhGs ssyn.
itchell combination would leave town Moore
"oh. when We 60. what's coming to u.s."
In the bout with Mitchell Slavin appeared to
as no &sd man Gt 'aunl h;ent
alpaby in no condition to DO himself justies.
ut the fact remains that. Slavin is much the
SoSs and The ahsdSf hitter
musinR.
The consensus OF opinion at the close Of the
ghter. great enough to give battle even to
ullivan. John l.; would have to bo as good as i
. ever was In his life to make ducks and,
rakes OF this stranger.
Slavin's style OF fighting would suit the bIt
slow to nicsty, though. and who knows that
o may not sec them in the ring some day?
lawn IL matched to fight Kiirsin. The win.
or OF that match should be matched against
70 victor In the Ccorbett-Jaekson G, fight. Then
/ that match and Sullivan, who may
y that time have changed bis mind about re-
lawn mows his way through the rAnks 10
ullivan: John. l.. will continue firstin. the
hom contend that. fit and well. be is tho
reatest pugiist that ever lived.
New Jersey Relieved Frona SuAra.tine.