The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
THIS HAPPENED wooDwARDS PAVILION LAST NIGHT

ward the setting sun some weeks ago from
New YORK under engagement to the Cali
J. fornia. Athletic Club to fight Smith, the
~s'colored lhunderbolt," a twenty-round
contest but Mr.. Smith. or Mr.. Thunder
bolt, or whatever he may be, failed to
materlalize owing to preponderance of
:. stomach, which he thought he coul not
: reduce to fighting weight in time to give
the gentlemen sportsmen of San Francisco
& a run. for their money" ....
-. The California Club, having had Mr..
: Francis Patrick or Patrick Francis
Slaxin, under contract, was in a guam
. Diary for short time, until some good
sporting samaritan came to its rescue and
suggested that Mr.. Butler, the colored
: gentleman of Philadelphia, would be Just
@the.right kind of material TO pit against
zthe old and Worn-Out pugilistic war
horse OF tire Old World.
-. Any old thing was apparently good
%:enough at a time when the club was IN
:. dilemma, and it, i'm N ediately entered
INTO correspondence with Mr.. Butler.
=. The last-named gentleman of sportive
procIivities agreed to the terms offered
by the CLUB and as the sports in general
are aware he Immediately "set sail' for
@the land of the Golden West.
:. He trained: as they say, at or near San
!. Rafael, and Patrick Francis SIavin, 'the
VI
too) at the Cliff House.
a Tip" travelled around the sporting
resorts yesterday that Slavin would do"
the colored gentleman in short order, as
he paddy was in remarkably ''fine con-
dision" and was very anxious 10 make
another try with the hope of fighting his
way successfully to the top of the pugilis-
tic ladder
The betting proved that the tip had
some weight as Slavin sold for $40, as
against Sc on Bntler. In fact the short
end was hard to find at o'clock last
evening, as Siavin money was prolific.
Result-Patrick Francis Slavin entered
the ring at Woodward's Gardens last
evening feeling the effects of good old
wine or brine, although some people were
cruel enough to say that Pat drank Sprine
Valley water unadulterated, and conse-
quently he felt chilly and wan when he
sat IN mis- low back chair at the southeast
corner of The ring.
However that may have been Paddy
looked eroggy about the eyes when he
faced Mr.. Butler (colored) of Phiadel-
phla, and at the sound OF the gong be
proved beyond cavil that his "pins" we're
decidedly unsteady as he Ium bered up
sailor-Hke TO his opponent, sonnet hinr in
the manner of a green longshore man after
particularly heavy days work.
...- OF course Mr.. Butler could not do anv-
thing else than cuff Paddy on the ear
Then the Englishman, so called, flung his
right aimlessly and his glove landed with
a thud on Mr.. Buffers ribs.
= The colored pugilist of Philadelphia
" didn't do a thing" to Mr.. Patt He
swung his right ard the glove landed on
The white mans jaw. Siavin staggered
against the ropes but before Butler had
time to realize that Patricius was 'off his
beat" the Australian slashed out aim
iessly with right and left, and the pugil-
lists had a kind of mix up, with the re-
suit that Siavin fell On the floor with But
Ter on top.
Paddy, by great effort apparently, man.
aged 10 regain bis pins, and after a few
" wild swings at Butler, which only tore
holes. i'll the atmosphere, the colored
pugilist landed right on SlavIn's neck
and down went the big duffer, with his
E booze aboard, under the ropes. where he
remained until Referee Billy Madden
counted him out
He was not down the ten seconds re-
quired by the law that governs pugilism
but Mr. Madden, realizing that by per-
uniting Slavin to continue the fight a
disastrous end might follow, he judged
rightly when he declared the match in
favor of Butler.
I contest did not by any means give
satisfaction 10 the spectators. but the clu b
cannot be held responsible, as il had done
everything In its power 20 "pull off, a
satisfactory contest. 1t will, however.
prove good lesson to other clubs which
IN future will permit "have beens'' 10 die
natural death by refusing them recogni-
ton.
The preiminaries were very good. Ike
huoensteln stopped Young" Sullivan in