The record-union., 1891-06-17
Special 20 tho Rrcorp-ur1ox.

as to the Actual Loss of Life.
Special 20 the REcoRD-UNIox.
New YoRK, June l6.-1he long-dis-
cussed boxing contest between Jake Kill
rain of Baltimore and Frank Slavin OF
Australia for a $4,000 purse. took
place tonight at the clubhouse of
the Granite Athletic Association of Ho-
boken. Slayin was declared the winner
IN the ninth round.
The clubhouse was not avery SUNNI
tuous one, and the attendance not quite
up to expectations. a large number of
well-known sports were there. The
men also were very late coming into tho
ring, and as there were no preliminary
sparring matches the audience grew very
impatient.
Finally at 1l:10 the contestants came in.
Jere Dunn was the referee, and John
Kelly was timekeeper. Muldoon, Cleary
and Murray acted as Kilrain's seconds.
and Mitchell, Ed. Stoddard and Pony
Moore acted for Slavin. The gloves were
four ounce.
Time was called at 11:22, and Slavin
Immediately began the offensive work.
and after clinch commenced terrible
Aght-hand pounding of Kilrain's ribs
just below the heart Jake, though
Weakened, made grand rally, and gave
SlaVln hard blows right and left. Clinch
upon clinch followed, and the round
ended in favor of kilrain, he getting in a
rib-roaster on the Australian.
In the second round work began at
| once, and again did the Australian pound
away on kilrain's ribs, the blows being
hn
Jake assumed the offensive in a gallant
manner, and banged Slavin on the head
heavily with his right and left. After
another clinch, and more rib roasting,
Jake landed right-hander on Slavin's
neck, causing him to whirl half around.
Jake followed this up with terrific right
ana lett facers, and the round ended in
his favor.
In the third round, after a 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 Slayln shot out his right, caught
Jake under the left ear, and down he
Went like log. He managed to stagger
to his feet, bnt it was evident that his
strength was gone. After another clinch
he received another terrible blow, whicn
telled him to the stage painfully and half
Insenslble. Jake managed TO stagger to
his knee, and the gong saved him.
| The fourth round had barely opened.
when down he went again. Those terri
bic heart blows had evidently done their
work. Jake was out of it. The blood
was pouring from his nose, which is said
to be broken, and both men were horrible
looking objects. -Four times did Kilrain
go to grass in this round, but again and
again he rallied, although there was no
force in his blows, while Slavin was full
of strength and confidence. Right and
lett-handers were raised upon Kilrain,
whOsa only chance of staying ten rounds
was by clinching, and iii all this he was
sure to meet a rib-roasting.
In the fifth Jake landed repeatedly on
the Australians head without result and
soon another terrible right-hander sent
him down and sent him to sleep, onco
in his (Slavin's) corner in puddle OF
water, and Slavin was about to pound
him there, when referee Dunn interfered.
| The Australian tried to push Dunn aside,
but the referee insisted, and the gong.
gave Jake another lease of life.
In the sixth there were more clinches,
and again those dreadful body blows be-
meath kilrain's heart Jake seemed TO
pick up a little and landed neat upper
cut beneath Slavin's jaw, but in the
clinch which followed he again suffered
severely. Jake was little more than a
chOpping- block for the Australian, and
had it not been that both men were drip
ping with water and red lather, Slayiu's
/
In the seventh round Slavin no sooner
got i'll range than he went for Jake's ribs
with the same vim as in the first round
After break-away they exchanged d
| few lneffectual long-range blows, which
only fvrther demonstrated JalSe'S help
leSsness. The blood literally poured
down his face. Some good exchanges
were given, however, Jake landing once
fairly with what seemed to be a final
effort, which only caused Slavin to smile
In the eighth round Jake went in for
his saving clinches, and throughout tho
round the referee was kept busy Separ-
ating the men. Jake once landed his left
on Slavin'S head, but there was no force
in the blow, and i'll the clinch which fol-
! lowed, the Australian almost stove-in
Jal<e's ribs. The sound of the blows was
actually heard outside of the club house.
The sympathy Of majority of the audi
once was with Kilrain, who was dying SO
pluckily, as he was really beaten in the
second round.
aged 10 come to the scratch in pretty good
shape, but after Slavin had landed upon
him once or twice he was again q mass OF
blood. He managed, however, TO get III
two good blows on Slaven's head, though
there was little force in them.
Finally Slavin hit Jake terrible left
handler on the neck and Jake went down
as if shot. Still game, however, Jake
slowly and painfully rose, reeed, and rs
the gong sounded had to be carried to his
corner, and Jere Dunn gave the fight to
Slavin.
Thus did Kilrain practically meet his
last Waterloo, and passed into the ranks
of second-clasS men.