The record-union., 1891-07-01
LONG-DRAWN-OUT CONTEST.
BILL SMITH AND JACK SLAyIN
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
The Former Knocked Out In the Forty
Eighth Troublesome Heavy
Blows Struck.
Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-Billy Smith
and Jack Slavin, Australian heavy
weights, fought at the Occidental Club to-
night for a purse of S1,l50. Slavin's
seconds were Billy Slavin and George
Dixon. Martin Murphy and Abe Willis
were behind Smith. The principals
weighed 16S pounds.
The first two rounds We're productive of
no damage, but in the third Smith forced
Slavin to the ropes with the apparent in
tention of making short work of the con-
test. The fourth round, however, was
warmer, and Siavin, after frequent jabs
from Smiths left, landed a sounding right
on Smiths ear.
In the fifth round Smith landed
counter on Slavin's ear, which nearly
brought the latter to his knee.
From the sixth to the tenth Smith fre-
quently changed his tactics from leads
for the chin to right and left-hand drives
for the wind. He staggered Slavin near
the close of the tenth round with a clean
left-hander on the chin.
Smith continued to have the advantage
in the next three rounds, but the four
teenth round was prolific of surprises.
After some fiddling in the middle of the
sending him to the floor, a clean knock
down, and as he rose Slavin rushed on
him, playing right and left on the head
The round closed with Smith splitting
blood.
Slavin assumed the offensive in the tif-
teenth round. but little was done.
In the sixteenth round Slavin, during a
counter, sent Smith again to the floor with
right-handed swipe on the jaw. The
contest, however, was a slow one, and it
was an open question as to the result.
From the seventeenth to the twenty
second round the men circled about each
other, looking for an opening, OCCASION
ally exchanging blows at long range, but
doing no damage. The men continued
cautious tactics to the twenty-seventh
round, the honorS being about equally
divided. The fight progressed in about
the same way until the thirty first round
when Smith drove Slavin TO the ropes,
and though he pounded him hard, Slavin
was not greatly distressed.
Smith continued to force the fight in
the next three rounds, but in the thirty
fifth Slavin rallied, and Smith had to do
some dodging to escape his opponents s
blows.
The thirty-sixth was marked by an
other exchange of two-handed blows for
the head, Slayin getting the greater num-
ber.
In the thirty a left-handed
smash on Slavin's jaw aroused excite
ment among the spectators, but the
sound of the gong prevented Smith from
finishing him.
In the thirty eighth Smith played right
into Slavin's ribs staggering him, and
following up with left swings for the
jaw. Smith was putting, but continued
10 force his opponent.
The thirty ninth was q repetition of
rushes on Smiths part.
Slavin was knocked down in the for
tieth.
Smith continued to rush in the forty
first, but his blows lacked force.
From the forty-second to the forty
eighth Smith continued to hammer
Slavin, but the blows, either from long
delivery or lack of force, failed to make
much impression on the latter. Slavin
continued cautiously to seek Smiths jaw
with straight left or right-hand counters,
and near the end of the forty-seventh
sent Smith through the ropes to the
floor, but the sound Of the gong saved
him from being counted out. Smith had
not recovered from the effects of his fall
when he came to the center of the ring in
the forty-eighth round, and Slavin sent
him down for the last time with a left
handler on the jaw.
Slavin was declared the winner.