The San Francisco call., 1896-11-24
Beaten by a Negro Boxer,
Who Is by No Means
a Star.
Bob Armstrong of Chicago Has
the Australian at His
Mercy.
After Baing Sent to Ground Several
Times Slavin Gives Up in the
Fourth Round.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Nov. 23.-Frank
z. Slavin of Australia wound up his
career of defeat in this city by quitting in
the fourth round of his battle with Bob
Armstrong of Chicago before the Park
Athletic Club tonight. Armstrong was
by no means q star, and if Slavin had
been good second rater he could have
disposed of the colored pug. The Austria
liin has seen his best days and was by no
means entitled to make the demand he
did before he went. Having signed for a
tage, he was dissatisfied with the
house and endeayored to back out.
Hugh McWinters of this city and Andy
Watson of Boston, both colored. boxed ten
rounds at 135 pounds in the opening bout.
McWinters won.
Patsey Broderick of Providence and
JACK Madden of Brooklyn were the next
pair. They went ten rounds at 160 pounds
and were evenly matched during the first
six, but in the seventh and eighth rounds
Broderick cut loose and punched his man
hard. They mixed things up at short
range in the ninth and the hopors were
even. In the tenth both landed hard
lefts. but Broderick was a bit stronger
when the bell rang. The referee decided
the bout draw.
Rumors OF a disagreement about the
principal "go" then grew rife. 1t ap-
peared that Slavin and Armstrong had
signed articles to box for q percentage,
but that Slavin was not satisfied with the
size of the house and fatty refused to go
on. Armstrong expressed himself as
ready to box. Afterward some of the Aus
tralian's friends induced him to stick to
his agreement, and he entered the ring at
IL :l5, where Armstrong had been waiting
for him nearly fifteen minutes. They
shook hands at IL 30. Armstrong weighed
185 ana Slavin 17S pounds. Sam G. Mus
tin was referee.
Round one-After a moments sparring
Slavin led with the left, but was stopped
and countered on the mouth. Every time
Slavin tried to land he was stopped by
Armstrong; left. The coiored man put
a right on the body and left on the neck.
and sent his man to the floor with right
on the neck. Armstrong punched the
Australian right and left and had him
againsr the ropes when the bell rang.
Round two-Armstrong shot his long
left 10 the jaw and easily avoided Franks
awkward rushes. Armstrong rushed and
had Slavin against the ropes punching
him, while the referee eemed unable to
break the men. At last, having tired of
the hammer and tongs fight, they broke
away, ana Slavin landed on Arms strong's
Jaw. Both were in distress when the bell
rang.
Round three-Slavin rushed, but got
one on the neck from Armstrong; right
Slavin was groggy, but fought back
gamely. Armstrong swung right and
left on the jaw, and Frank clinched to
save himself. Slavin then came in with a
connie of hard rights on the neck and
jaw, and Armstrong was groggy when the
pell rang
Round four-Armstrong opened with q
left on the nose. bringing blood. Slavin
got in hard body blow. but left on the
neck sent him 10 the floor. He got up
and showed his left three times on the ne
gro's wind. Armstrong then landed
some terrific punches and Siavin threw up
his hands and quit after minutes and 56
seconds.