The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-31
EASY FIGHT
He Won from Slavin With
Hardly a Scratch.
TEN ROUNDS DID THE BUSINESS.

Slavin Badly Punished-He Had Been the
Favorite In the Betting by Long Odds
Jackson Showed Better Science and
More Endurance-The Fight a Game One.
LONDON, May 31.-The result of the
fight between Peter jackson and Frank
p. Slavin at the National Sporting Club
last night was a great surprise, and Is
the sole topic of discussion among sport
ing men to-day. Those who backed
Jackson are going around wearing
broad, 'T-told-you-so" smiles, while
Slavin's admirers, who in many cases
gave odds of 2 to l, are much depressed.
The fight was for a purse of $40, 900
and the championship of Australia, and
was handily won by Jackson in the
tenth round. Although members of the
club who had seats reserved subscribed
from S25 to $500 each for the privilege,
and paid 1925 more for every guest in
troduoed, the hall wal crowded TO its
full capacity. According to social and
sporting standards a finer audience
never gathered to witness a prize fight
in this city. Most of the audience were
In evening dress.
H. J. Angle, who refereed the Sulli-
van-Mitchell fight in France, was Sc
lected as the referee. Lord Lonsdale in
PRODUCED the principals in a neat speech
in which ne said fair play would be
given both men. The principals were
then weighed Slavin turned the scales
at 1856 pounds and jackson at 1872.
Slavin was seconded by Tom BurTo WIS
of London, Tom Williams, and his own
brother, Jack. Charley Mitchell, VIII 0
was selected by Slavin at first as one of
his teconds, was not allowed to enter
the club, on account of his unRentle-
manly conduct in the club house one
evening some time ago. Jackson's Sec
onds were "Parson" Charles Davies of
Chicago, Joe Choyinski of San Fran
cisco, and Harry Smith of London.
The betting which ruled at II to 4 in
Slavin's favor was reduced to . to 4,
and eventually to II to 10 when the
men entered the ring which was 30 feet
square instead of the regulation "a
foot ring.
jackson entered the ring first. Slavin
entered shortly afterward. The men at
once shook hands and took their corners.
Upon the call OF time, " at Ills, both
men walked brisily t. the centre of the
ring. jackson seemed TO be fully two
inches taller than Slavin. But little
time was wasted in sparring,
Jackson forced the fighting from the
first, and had the best Of it all through,
looking brisk and fresh at the finish.
At the beginning of the fourth round
Slavin had been so badly punished that
his hackers weakened and tried to hedge
on their bets
Slavin's face had assumed the hue of
q boiled lobster, and he was bleeding all
over. In the sixth odds were offered
freely on Jackson, but with no takers.
From this point on the battle never
seemed to be in doubt. Jackson did not
throw away a chance, but kept deliver
ing his left in Slavin's face and stepping
away from Slavin's counters.
In the tenth round jackson kept uI
his heavy punishment and delivered
blow after blow about the face, mech
and body. He then swung his right
heavily under Slavin's heart and fol,
lowed this blow quickly with his left IL
Slavin's face. This move he repeated
several times. Finally Slavin dropped
into his corner and did not respond Z
the call of time. Thereupon Referee
Angle awarded the fight to Jackson.
SlRvin was badly punished. Jackson
escaped %unscathed, except for a slight
Craze on the shoulder. Jackson hac
the best Of the mill throughout all ter
rounds. He showed better science and
more endurance. He also proved tina
he was a hard hitter. The fight was
game one throughout, and Slavin re-
tains his friends and hackers despite his
defeat. The fight lasted thirty-eiRht
and a half minutes.