The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
SATAN LOST IN
 TEN HOT ROUNDS
A SALVATION ARMY CONTEST
 WITH THE BEND.
Each Time He Changed Opponents He Pared Much worse
 Than Before.

Satan was one of the principals in ten fast and furious single round contests in a twelve-foot ring last night in the Salvation Army Temple on Market street Though he was knocked out in every round he came up smiling until the tenth, when he was knocked out by an "un- known,' who, though sick, landed ter rible blow on his solar pleXus, and Satan went down and out just as Corbett did at Carson. There was no betting on the contest, though some of the ungodly in the audience offered 10 to 1 oh the devil with no takers Major Winchell acted as referee, and at no time was he obliged to tell the contestants to "break away" He had to caution Satan very often for fight ing foul. At the end of each round the referee rendered a decision in the form of a scriptural quotation.
 The devil entered the ring arrayed in a swallow-tail coat, red hood and trousers and a black silk hat. He appeared to be trained too fine, and was overcontident The fight by rounds follows;
 First round-His opponent was baby in his mothers arms. and as the little one was not up to weight his mother took his part Satan was extremely cautious, while the mother was cool and acted on the defensive. This round was, battle of words, and Satan endeavored to per suade the mother to deliver up the child to him: but when she offered it to God instead Satan retired from the ring in confusion, and so lost the contest. so,,
 In the second round Satan met Saliva tion Army lassie as he was tempting a young man to continue in his evil ways. was handed to the devil by the lassie, who was trained to the hour, and again Satan lost
 Prayer was Satan's antagonist in the third round. and he received a terrific uppercut, delivered by the heavyweight drummer who vociferously seconded Prayer. and Satan went to the floor. He got up at the call of nine, but was pre- scription and his seconds carried him from the ring.
 The pace was beginning to tell on Satan as he came up for the fourth round to en- counter carpenter who had never fought before The evil one spared for an open ing and countered with his left, put was met with a beautiful cross-counrer which tlackened his left optic Sa:Gn coaXed the carpenter in corner and was de- livering several foul blows when Faith, Hope and Love, in the persons of three beautiful young ladies, "McVeyed" them selves into the ring and Satan threw up the sponge.
 A young man desiring to give himself to the Salvation Army was his opponent in the fifth round They danced away from each other and no damage was 6one by either. The army man was awarded the decision on points.
 l ne SlStn was SUSnlly III the OeVll favor as he met two Salvation Army men and while he got one the other fell upon and almost annihilated him.
 In the seventh round the taking up of the collection was opposed by Satan, but Referee Winchell decided that he had lost by several dollars.
 In the eighth round Satan tried to in- timidate his opponent by disgusting him. self as a policeman. He did not scare the recruit a little bit, and amid halle lujahs he retired from the fray consider ably disfigured, but in the ring for the ninth round, when he met captain in a prayer meeting. Satan was beginning to lose confidence and he came up groggy but determined. The captain was on the aggressive from the start and he deliv- cred body. blows in quick succession and so won the fight.
 In the tenth and last round the devil showed the effects of the punishment he received in the ninth, and was very weak when he met an unknown" who was sick unto death. He thought he had an easy game, but the sick man, after super human efforts, pulled himself together and forced Satan against the ropes, where he punished him at his own sweet will. Satan sank exhausted over the ropes and for the last time was de- clared out.