Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-18
sL4PIN WHTpS KILRAIN
Nine Rounds Determines the Fight--Th
Australian in superb ForIn--Details q
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Nine Rounds Determines the Fight--The
Australian in superb Forn--Details of
the Fight.
HoBoKEN, N. j., June 16.-Frank slayin
Of Australia. and Jake Kilrain fought at
the Granite Club tonight, and Slayin won
/ in the ninth round
The room where the fight took place is n
model one for the purpose. The first
thing that strikes one is the vast circle of
seats. They stretch away on all sides, eX-
| tending from the brown-hoored, red
| posted ring up to the bare, skeleton-like
rafters.
The first of the Slayin party to put in an
| appearance was Charley Mitchell. Seeing
| Mike Donovan he walked up and ex-
| tended his hand. II was not the most cor
| dial greeting in the world. The two
fighters had not spoken since the Sullivan
kilrain affair, where Donovan accused
Mitchell with throwing the fight The
Slavin party selected the dressing-room at
the southwest corner of the building.
just then kilrain came stalking along
the corridor. He passed Mitchell with
out word or sign of recognition, looked
intently at Slavin and walked down the
passage to his dressing room at the north
west corner, This was the first time Kill
rain ever saw the Australian. By this
time the crowd was pouring in thick and
fast. Marty Bergen, the rider of Loantaka
in the great suburban, sat with some
friends at the west side of the ring.
Before the fight there was very little bet
ting as a general thing. The bets were
even that Kilrain would stay the 10
rounds Frank Stevenson placed bet of
$3.50 that kilrain would stay, and Jim Hill
OF Albany, had about $1,000 ont at about
even money that Jake would be in at the
end.
THE FIGHT by ROUNDS.
First round. Contrary. to expectation
Slavin did not start in with rush. In
stead he stood sparring, and for about Is
seconds he measured Kilrain up, and then
led with his left, and then as quick as
flash kilrain went to clinch, and,
contrary to rules, began in fighting on
Slavin's stomach. Referee Dunn was very
slow in breaking them away, and Slaviri
seeing this, got back in kind on Kilrain.
They were finally separated, and then
Slavin led again, and to much the same
result. kilrain got to a clinch again, and
both ratified hard ones into each others
ribs.
Honors were easy in this round. Kilrain
landed on Slayin fully as often as the
Australian got home, and the crowd broke
into loud cheers because Of the Americans
good showing Slavin did not impress any
one in this round with his cleyerness,
neither had he got home blow that |
counted for much.
Round second-Slavin jumped about in |
front of Jake for moment and sent his |
left to the Baltimorean's nose. It was a |
light tap, however, and there was grin |
on Jakes face as he retreated step or
two.
Then the Australian aimed a wicked
at the wind, but Jake count
cred it cleyerly, and they clinched. Vicious
followed, and on the break
away Rilrain landed right and left in
rapid succession on the cheek of his op-
ponent.
Then Jake rushed his man TO the ropes,
with all his might in the mean
time on Slavin's ribs. They Rugged each
other on the ropes, and after repeated
talls from the spectators the referee finally
stepped i'll and separated them. Kilrain
stock rose ITO per cent after this attack
md acting under instructions from his
seconds he continued to force the lighting.
Slavin landed well-ainied blow in the
ut OF Jake's stomach, which caused him
Q hold of for few moments. This was
he most telling point yet scored by the
Australian.
Kilraln was badly punished in each
round. In the ninth he
ould hardly hold up his hands. After
!. counter kilrain planted blow on
'lavin's chest, the first and best he had
made in the fight. Slavin retorts with
swinging blow upon his antagonists
tomach, and followed this with ter
itic shot in the ribs. Kilrain fell
cavity to the floor and rolls over on his
ack. He is counted out as he laws
rostrate. 1t was a clean knock out.
lawn tripped lightly from the ring the
lctor of the fight Slavin wins $1,000
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