The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-01

powers of endurance to tire out his man.
He can deliver good stiff punch. He
does not try to whip his man with a single
blow, but by repeatedly landing on the
vital spots.
Slavin is a rusher. He calls right into
his man. He has powerful right half
arm blow that is capable of doing serious
damage if fproperly landed.
At the close of the fight Slavin, as he
lay helpless and disfgured on the floor OF
the stage, appeared 10 be almost dead.
He presented a woeful appearance, and
showed very plainly the effects of the
terrible punishment which had been sd
ministered to him by his dusky antagonist.
He lay motionless on the hard boards
with his eyes tightly closed, his face badly
swollen and discolored and his body
covered with the blood which flowed in
crimson streams from the cuts caused by
the sledge hammer blows dealt by Jackson.
The latter, too, had lost some blood and
showed marks of the terrible encounter
in which he had been engaged, but he was
In q comparatively fresh condition when
the fight was over, and when Siavin had
officially declared "out" and Jackson had
been announced as the victor, the negro
walked away without any assistance from
his seconds and was apparently able to
continue the struggle much longer. He
appeared to be not greatly the worse for
the encounter.
Great Interest In the Contest
It is not too much to say that no other
match ever excited an equal amount of
interest although there was little
actual money wagered until the
night of the contest The scene at
the national club recalled memories of
Evens' supper room and Thackarays time.
The lobbies were crowded long before the
before the time set for the
fight to begin. Sportsmen of
every grade was present. mostly
in evening dress. There were present
dukes and earls, and marquises and baro-
nets and non-tltled aristocrats in profusion.
Col. North, Buffalo Bill and the artist
Furness were noticed among the crowd.
Out of regard for the aristocratic patrons,
fat had gone forth that no names should
be mentioned. The impatience of the
crowd while waiting for the fight was
somewhat Modified by an exhibition of
sparring.
Lord LonsdaIe's speech of introduction
was rather long and was received with i'm
patience. He expressed pleasure at
being able to witness such an important
contest, and said that considering the
public comments on prize fighting he
would beg the press to avoid using any
Objectionable words in their reports and
to describe the contest as it really was-a
boxing match under recognized rules. He
compliment the management upon the
arrangements and said he hoped that
some rich men who had not yet sub
scribed would come forward and supply
q deficit of 600 pounds in the
purse money. Lord Lonsdale tried 10
conciliate the members of the club who
are so dissatisfied over the heavy charges
made for seats, saying that the high rate
was necessary in order to raise the
amount OF the purse.
How the PrintipaIs Looked.
Presently loud shout announced the
entrance of the combatanJs. Slavin's ex
preston was one OF dogged confidence,
while Jackson s was that of man who did
not quite know. Both looked in the pink of
condition. Slavin with his hard bOssed
muscles, due 10 perfect health, and jack
son like a piece OF polished bronze. In the
opinion of the majority there was only one
man in 1t and that was Slavin. They are
now left TO ponder over the fact that 1t IS
one thing to possess hit such as Slavin's,
but quite another thing TO get il home.
More than once Jackson's supporters
felt apprehensiye, while Savin's adher-
ents were ALWAYS expecting great
punch from their favorite, which never
came. In fact Slaviu did not shine as
boxer. In the meantime Jackson's blows
looked playful, but they hurt. He coun-
tered well and took all the
sting out of Slavins tremendous
lunges. The wonderful part OF
it was Slavin's stamina. The remark was
often heard that Jackson was no fnisher,
yet he gradually wore his opponent down
and when it came to the finish he gave
Slavin one of the handsomest Settlers"
ever witnessed to the finest match on
record.
Slavin was attired in dark blue knee
breeches, light blue stockings aud Russia
leather shoes.
Jackson wore white drawers and black
leather shoes. On his arrival in London
Slavin denied himself to all but his inti-
mate friends. He remained in the pri-
vate room OF the club, chatting with his
friends.
Jackson, on the contrary, took a drive
with party of friends in Hyde park. He
then ate a hearty supper, reaching the
club rooms aI s 80 p. m. He reclined in
a bed at the club house until he was re-
quired to enter the ring, as also did
Slavin.
Despite the fact that Jackson is negro,
his victory is extremely well received.
The carelessness of Jackson's training,
as compared with that Of Slavin, prob
ably accounted for the betting being in
favor of Slavin before the fight.
Jackson invariably nailed his opponent
as the latter came in, thus securing blow
of double compact. The frequent vista
tions on his nose and mouth nearly choked
Slavin, the blood that trickled down his
throat troubling him greatly.
How the Match Was Made.
The present match was brought about
in a curious way. The officials of the Ma
tional club OF London have tried 10 get
Jackson and Slavin together several times.
Last fall Slavin began talking about fight
ing John L. Sullivan. He made visit to
this country with Charlie Mitchell and
proclaimed far and wide that he would
meet the American champion. When
Sullivan's hackers pinned Slavin down TO
putting up the money he tailed to
come to time. He took on the match
with Jackson in a hurry and used it as a
hedge, behind which he did his talking.
He has tried to get out of his match with
Jackson several times, but Jackson held
to his end of the agreement.