The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-09
FIGHT PULLED
OFF IN HEN.RIC0. |. RI
Jake Kennedy Meets Mike.
Slattrey in the Ring.
.FOU.R-ROU'IND SCRAP.
Local PugiIist Unable to Come Up.
for Fifth.
WAS BRISK WHILE IT LASTED.
Sports of the City Turn Cut in Force and
and Make the Gate Receipts Well
Worth Fighting For Excite
ment Runs f1ish-kay
Meet Again in
Twenty Days.
Local PugiIist Unable to Come Up
WAS BRISK WHILE IT LASTED.

Mike Slattrey, a Brooklyn scrapper of
some reputation, met Jake Kennedy, q
local blacksmith of some punching ability,
last night a short distance from the city
for a ten-round bout, and hammered his
wind SO terribly in the fourth round that
when time was called for.Nthe fifth he
shook his head and hung limp in MS
smith out, and the gate receipts went to
Slattrey.
For the last day so the word has
been passed among the sporting frater-
nifty of the city concerning the time and
place arranged for the fight and last,
night they Wire on hand in good time,
and by way of working up enthusiasm
for the event Of the evening, which was
scheduled for IL O'Clock. matched several
negroes for preliminary. bouts. These
We're brisk and when .Slattrey and Ken
nedy took their corners: sporting blood
was running high.
FANORITE FROM THE START
Ihere was not muail money on the
hight, but from the start the knotty ana
stopped little 1rishman from Brooklyn
was the favorite. Kennedy looked Just
as irish, and If the money had been on
Ni'oi oSlSfi Ols tHe 1lRntSrS i
would have been even. but t.wasn,t. and
on account of Slattrey's advantage in
experience the odds were in his favor
Inc local man outweighed his opponent
py ABOUT twenty-five pounds but in the
light he did not use this to advantage.
There wasn't much time lost in prelim-
lnaries, as the crowd urged that they
get at IT., and became enthusiastic as
the hshters :and their seconds moved
: t,Sp rim
sport that he .socked tbotl1D5feet in the
sponge bucket. and another me near
taking a pull from the solution of am
monia, to be used externally only Amid
these scenes the fight started Kennedy
appeared i'll white tights; while slattrey
uncovered blue as he walked to the cen
ter of the ring.
81 FOUND HIS NOSE.
They shook hands, did a, little foot
work. during which the Brooklyn punch
er found the blacksmths nose. Kennedy
soon got on to his upper cut, and in the
remainder of the round. which was not
particularly sensational. lodged well.
1t was a stand-off at the end, and
many offered money on Kennedys last
ing ten rounds.
RROUGHT FIRST BLOOD.
They came fresn ana anxious for the
second, Siattrey grinning and swinging
his left like he meant to take the black
smiths chin off as 6. starter. He swung
a little too open, and: Kennedy peeled
his forehead with his right, bringing first
blood and landed Oh the neck. This
brought tho little lr.shman, too, and he
played more carefully for a time. The
Brooklyn man began in this round to find
Kennedy's wind, and before three was
called had gotten in more than one which
had a telling effect on the 'blacksmith's
bellows. ~
FIGHTING GREW FASTER.
The third round brought7fas fighting,
and time and time again they clinched.
Slattrey still felt like grinnng, but Ken-
nedy looked more serious. He landed e
peatedly@o on the visitors face, bringing
blood from his nose, but was unable to
remove the smile. Sattrey kept hammer
ing his opponent in the stomach, whic:l
weakened him much.
At the end of the round Kennedy went
to his corner a little slow but his backers
were saying the fight hadn't started and
to all he appeared to be good for several
rounds. The rest wasn't long enough for
the blacksmith. but he came when the
whistle sounded
MINDED IN THE F0URTH.p
kennedycome again. The men clinched.
Kennedy got in a good one on Mikes
chin; in the break away, but Mike evened
things up by landing right and left They
clinchcd again. Slattrey was forced to
his corner, but with ono arm free put in
several disturhers on Jake's abdomen.
When time was called both We're fight
ing we'll, but a the beginning of the
fifth the blacksmith. with his arms hang
ing at his side, said: II give up the
spongc.
This was a surprise. and the crowd
filed out a little disappointed. When Ken
nedy had gotten his wind sufficiently to
talk, he challenged Slattrey for a fight
at some time within twenty days, which
was accepted
cT0DDED Hlc AcD,ptTIONc