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Show The Lien of the Klof . Slavin is, of course, the lion of the hour in ring circles, but it must not be overlooked that he has tot yet been put to the crucial test. KUrain will be the only genuine lirst-raterhe has met, and the result of that battle will decide whether l. has any claim to the championship cham-pionship or not. By comparison with Kilraiu, Slavin has the advantage in height aud reach. Much will depend on the outcome of the mill. In the natural order of things, the winner of the Jackson-Corbett tight in San Francisco Fran-cisco will challenge the winner of the Slavin-Kilrain match. If Slavin should be the lucky man in the latter, complications compli-cations may arise; for, according to lus programme, he will remain hero only ten weeks, and it is hardly probable that he would be iu condition to engage en-gage in another light between the Ho-boken Ho-boken affair aud the titue of his departure. depart-ure. In such an event tho winuur of the Jackson-Corbett mill would probably proba-bly have to go to London and meet Slavin at the 1'elicau club. This would take up a good deal of time and, meau-while meau-while John L. would be telling tho Australians Aus-tralians what a good lullow Slavin was aud giving them points on ' Honest Hearts and Willing Hands." Thus, if Slavin showed a clear title to the championship by defeating Kilrain and Jackson or C'orbutt, as the case may be, Sullivan would have to give him battle or take a back seat. As John has never been known to indulge iu the latter occupation, be womd probably prepare for the fray, and the battle would e just as likely to come oil in Australia as anywhere else. On the other hand, if Kiirain defeats Slavin, which I hope he will, tho complexion com-plexion of the whole matter will be changed to a picturesquely domestic hue, with John L. still sliming over all like an April rainbow, |