The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-31

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tho Last. stands Up To he Knocked
Down when he Can Fight No Longer
The Tenth Round Finishes Hiw-He IL
knocked All to Pieces, While jackson
| shows Little Punishment-Siavin Was
| Fsvorite and Beitors Were Surprised.
LONDON. May 3O.-All the members OF the
| National Sporting Club who could find table
room to dine there tonight did SO in order to
be sure OF being present Mt the big
| fight. Slavn came down from Dover
| court early in the afternoon. and after dining
| at the club with his brother Jack went to bed.
where he remained until he was called to the
| ring. He was In the best OF spirits and abso-
lutcly confident OF success. His hackers were
Tom Burrows Of London. Tom Williams. the
Australian middle weight. and his brother
| Jack Snvn's weight was 100 pounds.
Jackson was also in the best Of spirits and
| confident of success. lie fought at 2OJ
| pounds. His seconds were Parson Davies.
| Harry Smith. and Choinsky. Jack Angle was
| referee. Nearly n thousand persons were
present.
Tho contest established Peter Jackson s rep
utation as one OF the greatest fighters known
in the annals of tho prize ring. 1t was a battle
OF giants from the first round to tho last.
Both men fought like tigers. There was no
shamming. no hugging. no falling to escape
punishment. no fear on either side from be-
ginnin: to end. Old and expert sportsmen like
Angle. Sir John Ashley. Lord Lon sdale. and tho
Marquis OF Quccnsberry say they never saw a
better fight or as good q one between two big
men.
The final round. while the fighting on both
sides was as fair as could be fought, was new
ertheless one of the most cruel and brutal pos-
sible. When Slavin received his coup dc
grace he would not believe it. Dazed and tot
terng though he was. the single thought re-
manned In his mind that he must not fail Re-
ceiving one after another the terrific blows Of
his antagonist. fainting and bleeding he
staggered from ono side of tho ring to the
other. but would not go down. Jackson. real
izing the ritiful condition Of his onpon emit
thrice turned to tho referee to ask: Must
hit him again 2" and each time the referee was
obliged to reply. under the laws Of the London
prze ring. You must knock him out to
win"
Slavn tottered up against the ropes once
and Sir John Astley whose humane instincts
overcame even his respect for the rules OF
puCilism. held him with both hands to pre-
vent his falling over among the spectators.
Twice Slavin went down so far as to seize the
lower rope with both hands to prevent going
to the floor. while his black opponent. with
Ill III utdWu Ddch dN diteu HIS TlsiHk " again
batter him down. When the big Australian
finally fell into the sawdust his face and body
were covered with blood and his form was
Quivering
1t was three minutes after his seconds
dragged him to his chair before he gave any
signs Of life. His left eye was closed. and
swelled up to the size of hens egg. His left
enr was slit up for half inch. and bleeding
profusely. as were cuts on both sides Of his
face and nose and lips. 1t will be weeks before
he is the same man again.
Jackson's only injury seemed to be to his
mouth. where. early in the contest. he caught
q terrible blow from Slavins right.
The fight was Jacksons after the first round.
Hc led when time was called. and tapped
Slavin lightly. the other responding with de-
gree If force and enthusiasm that seemed to
brighten the negro for few seconds.
In the next round Slavin began the hurricane
style of lighting. evidently intending to end the
affair at once. Jackson. however. was MS
eager as the white man. and Slavin was not
only forced to max" his best efforts to defend
himself. but got his face badly cut into the
bargain.
In the third round Slavin seemed to be in
better form and perhaps. he even got the best
OF it. Both were rather cautious in the fourth.
but it all went Jackson's way. and. although
handlers below tho heart. with which he has
knocked out many good man. jackson got
altogether tho best Of the round.
In the sixth round it seemed as II Slavin was
only saved from n knock out by the call OF
time. and in the seventh he Jared ms badly.
though he made fine fight and cut Jackson's
lips.
The eighth round was hotly contested. Savin
leading at tho start. but Jackson most adroitly
lodging and evading tho terrific blows. at
the same time closing Slavins left eye.
Slavin came up for the ninth somewhat weak
and was finished in the tenth.
The men fought with gloves somewhat under
four ounces In weight. The fight was for n
purse OF s2.50O and was ostcnsibly boxing
contest to last twenty rounds. though If there
had been no Knockout Mt that period
the referee had right to order
as many moro rounds he pleased
to decide which was the better man. Although
Snvn stood half an inch taller than Jackson,
he weighed seven pounds less and looked very
small in tho ring beside his black antagonist.
The betting before tho fight was 90 to 40 in
favor OF Slavn. and some bets Of = to l
against jackson wero made. 1t was tre-
mendous surprise for tho spectators after the
first round.
Charley Mitchell. whom Slavin desired for
second. was not admitted to the club
There were many Americans present be-
sides the nobility and arstocracy Of England.
These included Buffalo Bill and Major Burke.
who sat in box with Col North. the nitrate
king; Charles Frohman and Christopher Buck
10y. the blind politician OF California; Edwin
Cleary. Brent Good. Marshal J.. Wilder. Burr
Mint"n. Henry Roscnfcld. the Monte Carlo
plunGer. who had invited eight friends ut G25
each; Joseph Livingston Of Now York. en-
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