St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
SLAvIN STOPPED HIM,
The Australian Knocked Mr..
Kilrain Out in the
Ninth.
After the Second Round the
Baltim0rean Had No
Chance.
Knocked Down Many Times,
the Beaten Man Pluekily
Fights On.
Another Account Reports
That No Decision Was
Rendered.
NEW YORK, June 16,

winner of the fight in the ninth round.
Reaching the Granite club house from
Hoboken ferry this evening was no easy
job. The rain storm which cooled off
New York and neighborhood between 6
andS o'clock, left number of small
lakes about the club house, and many
of the early birds who reached
the Granite headquarters did SO
at the expense of thorough
soaking in mud and water up to the
middle leg, or at least. over their shoes.
The club house presents picture OF
rough isolation, planted i'll the midst.
apparently, of several more or less va
cant lots. 1t is structure OF unplaned
wood. having mosque interior with the
stereotyped 24x24 foot ring. Out in the
WiIds of the widest West
such building would be laughed at.
The ring was the best looking thing be-
sides the audience inside the ''club
house," 1t was well built, the poles
were decorated with red baise and it
was carpeted with lightly stretched
covering of canvas painted a red
dish color. The accommodations for
the press were as crude as
those provided for the gentlemen who
represented the $40 tickets. The SO
people had seats OH pine boards sloping
the interior, while the so people had
light wooden chars. BY 9:40 p. m.
there were not 800 people inside the
club house. After that hour, however,
matters began 10 assume more lively
aspect. Fans were sold at good price.
and the gallery people began to shed
their coats. In a word, the only point
which can be cited in favor of the club
house is that it was we'll lighted. Two
large electric lights swung near each
end of the ring, and four other similar
lights were hung i'll each corner of the
building. Among the
Prominent Sporting TIen
who were at the rlngside at an early
hour were: Macon" Frank Steven
son, Charley johnson, Bob Turnbull,
Ned Mallahan, Tom Gould, Dan Muir
phy and Denny Gallagher. Jere Dunn,
the referee, was the first of the Heading
lights" of the contest TO reach the club
house. The seconds of Frank SlaYin,
Charley Mitchell and Ed StOddard, ac-
companied by their man" and Billy
Muldoon aud Mike Cleary, escolting
their principal, were also in the building
in good time. Those who came early in
the hope of witnessing some prelim.
mary boxing upon the part of some of
were disappointed. as no such appetizer
was provided by the management.
By 10 p. IN. the club house was not half
filed and the air reeked with tobacco
smoke and humidity, in spite OF the fact
that the sixteen big windows in the roof
were wide open. 1t was claimed that
the building was capable of holding
2,60O people and 1900 tickets were said
to have been sold before the doors were
opened. At 10:30 p. m, the hour fixed
for calling the men to the ring, the club
house was only half filled and there was
no sign of beginning the battle. BY
10:45 the crowd began to be impatient
and signified its feeling by stamping,
whistIing and shouting, but still there
were no signs of the principals. Around
the ring-side there was
Practically No Betting
though a bluff challenge bet of $500
even that he don't stop Kilrain was
shouted across the ring and found no
takers. The club house at 1850 p. m.
was still only half filed. and the Subur-
ban was blamed for the poor attendance,
and the management was growled at for
having select ed Suburban day for the
contest. The audience grew more and
more impatient. At II p. m. the au-
dience become almost riotously impa.
tient, and no signs of the prin cipals of
the boxing bout were to be seen, unless
it was cardboard box sealed with black
sealing wax, which, resting quietly
within the ropes, was pointed to as con-
tanning the gloves which were to be
used by the boxers. Jere Dunn, the
referee, emerged from the dressing
room portion of the building at 1l:05 p.
m, and he entered the ring at 11:10 p.
i,,f Il ioht
leather boots and otherwise stripped to
the buff, entered the ring at 11:12 p. m.
with Mitchell; and Kilrain, with blue
trunks and bare legs and bust, fol-
lowed Immediately afterward. Both
men looked sunburned and fit
for anything. Happy" John
Kelly was timekeeper. Muldoon
and Cleary and Dan Murray, of Boston
were Kilrain's seconds. and Slavin Was
attended by Charlie Mitchell. Ed Stod-
dard and PONY" Moore. The gloves
were four-ounce red leather ''mittens''
of the finest quality, land" said MI.
Dunn, "are not TO be placed on exhi-
bition, but are to remain among the
onds were tanning their men into some
degree of GOODNESS another ten minutes
was wasted. Slavin and Kilrain shook
hands in the center of the ring exactly
at 11:22 p. M, and then again Withdrew
to their corners. Fine was called
moment or two later and
The Contest Began.
Ronnd One-Slavin Immediately be-
gan the offensive with rush, and for a
minute or so neither man struck
blow. Then Kilrain led with his right
and SIavin countered neatly; a clinch
followed. during which Slayin COM
menced q terrible right-handed pound
ing Of Kilrafn's ribs just below the
heart, and he may be said to have
repeated those tactics until Jake was
at his mercy. Kilrain, though weak
ened by this sledgehammer rib
roasting, made grand rally and gave
Slavin right and left more than he took