The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-17
SLAVIN WINS.
Kilrain Defeated in the Ninth
Round.
Unable to Withstand The Terrible Body
BLOWS Of The Australian.
The Contest Virtually Over In the Second
ROund-KilTaia Pelled Like Los.
HiS Feeble Blows.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

NEW YORK, June 16.-The lOng-discussed
boxing contest between Jake Kilrain of
Baltimore and Frank Slavin of Australia
for $4,000 purse took place tonight at the
clubhouse of the Granite Athletic Associa-
tiOn at HobOken. Slavin was declared the
winner in the ninth round.
The clubhouse was not a very sumptuous
one, and the attendance was not quite up
to the expectations, though large number
of well-knOwn sports were there. The men
also were very late coming into the ring.
and as there were no preliminary sparring
matches the audience grew very impatient.
Finally at II 10 o'clock the contestants came
in. Jere Dunn was the referee. and John
Kelly was the time-keeper. MuldoOn,
Cleary and Murray were Kilrain's seconds,
and Mitchell, Ed Stoddard and Pony Moore
acted for Slavin. The gloves were four
ounces.
THE FIGHT COMMENCED.
Time was called at II ID and Slavin imme-
diately began offensive work and after a
clinch commenced a terrible right-hand
pounding of Kilrain's ribs just below the
heart Jake, though weakened. made a
grand rally and gave Savin hard blows
right and left Clinch upon clineh followed
and the round ended in favor of Kirain. he
getting In a rib-roaSter on the Australian.
In the second the clinch work began at
once and again did the Australian pound
away on Kilrain's ribs, the blows being
sickeniug When the men separated Jake
assumed the offensive in gallant manner
and banged Slavin on the head heavily with
his right and left. After another eliHch and
more rib-rOasJing, Jake landed right
handler on Slavin's neck. causing him to
whrl half around. Jake followed this up
with terrific right and left facers and the
round ended in his favor.
KILRAIN FELLED LIKE A LOG.
In the third, after a light interchange,
Jake went for Slavin again and hammered
him to the ropes. but this seemed the end of
his strength, for soon after Sayin shot out
his right, caught Jake under the left ear
and down he went like log. He
managed to stagger to his feet. but
it was quite evident his strength
was gone. After another clinch he received
another terrible blow. which felled him to
the stage. Painfully and half insensible,
Jake managed TO stagger to his knee. and
the gong saved him.
The fourth round had barely opened when
down he went again. Those terrible heart
blows had evidently done their work. Jake
his nose, which is said to be
broken, and this combined with humps over
both ewes made him a hOrrible-loGking OBJ
jeet. -Four times did Klran 90 to grass in
this round, but again rallied, although there
was no force in his blows, while SaYin
was full of strength and confidence.
Right and left handlers were showered
upon Kirain, whose only chance Of
staying out the ten rounds was by clinch-
ing, and in all this he was sure to meet
rib-rOasters,
In the fifth round Jake landed repeatedly
on the Australians head without result,
and soon another terrible right-hander sent
him down and almost put him to sleep at
once In Slavin's corner in a puddle Of
water. He managed to stagger to his knees,
and Slavin was about to pound him there
when Referee Dunn intvrfered.
The Australian tried to push Dunn aside,
but the referee insisted, and the gong gave
Jake another lease of life.
In the sixth round, there was more
clinchiny, and again those dreadful
body blows beneath Kilrain's heart
Jake seemed to pick up little
and landed neat upper-cut beneath Slavin's
jaw, but in the clnch which followed he
again suffered severely. Jake was little
more than chopping-block for the Aus
tralian, aud had it not been that both men
were dripping with water aud the red
leather gloves grew slippery, Slavin's blows
would have finished Jake before now.
JAKE's FINAL EFFORT.
In the seventh round Slavin no sooner got
in range than he went for Jake's ribs with
the same vim as in the first round. After a
break-away they excha nged few inefTect-
ual long-range blows. which only further
demonstrated Jake's helplessness. Blood
literally poured down his face. Some good
exchanges were given, however, Jake land
ing once fairly with what seemed to be his
final effort. which only made Slavin smile.
In the eighth round Jake went in for his
saving clinches, and throughout the round
the referee was kept busy separating the
men. JIke once landed his left on Slayin's
head, but there was no force in the blow,
and in the clineh which followed the Aus
tralian almost stove in Jake's ribs. The
sound of the blows was actually heard out
side OF the clubhouse. The sympathy of
the majority of the audience was with Kill
rain, who was dying SO pluckiy, as he
really was beaten in the second round.
In the ninth and last round Jake man
aged to ONE 10 the scratch in pretty good
shape, but after Slayin had landed upon him
once or twice he was again mass of blood.
He managed, however, to get in two good
blows On Siavin's head, though there
was little force in them. Finally Sla-
win hit Jake terrible lefthander
on the neck and Jake went down as if shot.
Still game, however, Jake slowly and pain
fully rose. reeled, and as the gong sounded
had 10 be carried to his corner and Jere
Dunn gave the fight to Slavin. Thus did
Kirain practically meet his last Waterloo
and passed into the ranks of second class
men.
At the Pelican Club.
LONDON, June 16.-At the Pelican Club
tonight Gibbons of New Jersey defeated
Jim Verol, the English boxer, in four
rounds, Gibbons having the best Of it from
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