The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-16
SLAVU OR KILRAIN?
Both Confident of Winning
at Hoboken Tonight
Other Sports.

Is Slavin the invinclbls heavyweight
boxerf Is Jake Kilrain a second rate
sparrer or the coming Champion These
questions will be answered tonight when
these scientific men will meet in the ropes
before the Granite Association at Ho-
boken- They have carefully trained Tor
the meeting, and each is confident de-
termsned and ambitions. It Is an impor--
tant meeting kilrain has improved
since his long battle with Sullivan, o.
that was a fight under London prize
ring rules and not a glove eontest ~
which science Is a more potent FACTOR
than Ia a fist fight. They will wear nve
ounce gloves and will battle for ten
rounds. and the decision will be In favor
Of the man who has shown superior
Skill. The decision will be AT honest one.
Jere Dunn will be the referee. The prin-
cipuls viii do their utmost to prevent a
draw. Slavin will rush. 1t Is his
style. and 10 has been successful
as his record proves. His victories have
been achieved In short engagements, as
his opponents failed to repuise MS vls3r-
Gus attacks. lie expects TO win long be
fore the close OF the tenth round Xii
rain knows his opponents style Is
positive that ne will stop aim by MS
straight and hard left land 1abs which
will act as il his rival ran against a rock
He will have his right ready for a swing
ing blow to stagger Slavin- Stavin IS
familiar with Kilrain's ring methods.
His favorite mode is to spar until there Is
an opening, and then plant a still blow
and get away before his opponent can
He has a splendid defense. U
Sinvin is determined to rush without
meeting either glove of hrs rival, and con
tinuiDg the rushing until Kilrain IS out
pointed. He does not var either a draw
or defeat, as il would seriously affect his
reputation, as kilrain has tbeen beaten by
Sullivan. and Slay1n considers himself
a better man thar John l.. is or was.
Kilrain cannot AFFORD to be beaten. for il
men have, in anticipation OF hard aud
rapid work. eonscieutiously trained 90 be
in the best possible condition. Slavin
ran three miles the other day at a stiff
gait that he could not have held for half
4 mile II he had sllgnted his training
work. as some persons pretend. His
stride was long and easy, ana his clear
bright eyes and ruddy skin were elo-
ouent of health. He was not distressed
when HI stopped running, and within
a few minutes he was + eathing
ss naturally as IL he had not
run a block. Slavin is a wicked looking
customer. His brown hair - cut snort.
II Is plentifully ~sprinkled with gray, and
il brisfles OUT in u way that suggests tho
hair along the spine OF a brindie bulldog
when the dog Is not peaceful. HIS eye
brows are almos black. When he
punches he draws them together In a
straight. horizontal corrugntion that Is
very unpleasant for tine panchee to con-
template. His nose Is a bit tip tilted, aud
the sun has turned 1t red and peeled the
skin on the tip OF 1t. Altogether he looks
like a pig loncshoreman who in some mys-
FERROUS way has been made agile and MIN
nla as q skirt dancer.
Reports from Belfast, n. Y. says hat
John B. KIllon, be who is popularity
known as Jake Kiirain. Is in splendid
fettle. Billy Muldoon was able to bring
the fiercely erFatic John l.. Sullivan to
the ring side In fairly good condition.
Judge, then, how much better prepared
the docile and industrious Kilrain is now.
He 10 ambitious and a hard worker. ALI
Muldoon has had to do has been to re-
strain and to direct his enthusiasm. He
will weigh 100 pounds In the ring tonight
TO Slavln's 1S5 pounds, but his gain In
weight Is offset by Slayin's superior
height.
The betting Is in favor OF Slavin for the
reason that he has not encountered de-
feat.