Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-03-27
NEW ENGLAND.
MassachuSetts.

Mitchell Meets Kilrain-And Meets n
Pretty Tough Customer Whom He
Fails to Knock Out.
Boston, March 26.-The much Anticipated
spsrring match between Charles Mitchell,
the English champion, and John KiIrsin
Boston's second heavy weight, occurred
this evening in the Institute building. There
was an attendance of five thousand and al
dermen, common councilmen, business and
professional mon jostled thieves and faro
bankers, but the crowd was thoroughly good
natured and no disturbance of any kind oc-
CURED. At $50 Patsey Shepard and Billy
Mahoney, the supervisors of the battle,
stepped upon the stage. The entertainment
opened with preliminary bouts of three clever
rounds each by Joe Clark and Johnny Muir
ply, Tom Bates and John Connolly, Young
McManus and Mike Dyer, Billy Frazisr and
Denny Costigan, and Charley Norton of
Newark and Young Ni1ey of London. After
long wait Kilrain and Mitchell
appeared each surrounded by his
friends and each was greeted with
great applause. During the wait VIM. Sheriff,
the Prussian, was introduced to the audience
and it was announced that Arthur Chambers
would back him to fight Mitchell to a finish
with gloves for $4,000, which
announcement brought down the
house. Benner. of London, was also
introduced and announced himself anxious to
fight Charles Gafney or Florrie Barnett.
When time was called Mitchell and Kllrajn
stepped to the center of the ring. Mitcheli's
physique was apparently superior to Kill
rains. The men eyed each other for Eve
seconds and Kilrain led with his left upon
MitchelPs right cheek, soon repeating it.
Both men seemed wary and spent much time
in watching each other. When the first
cliuching occurred il became apparent that
neither was anxious to punish the other or
that each was afraid. Kilrain's blows drop
ped harmlessly on Mitchelrs face and Mitch
ellis right handlers all seemed to miss Kirain
At the end of the first round both were as
fresh as daisies. The second raund was a
mere repetition of the first save that the men
actually clinehed for four or five seconds and
seemed to be pounding each other with
all their strength but on separating both
smiled. A second lively tilt was just getting
warm with honors easy when time was called.
The third was a trifie more interesting
audience enthused more. During this round
Mitchell gave Kilrain body blow which
sent Jake to the floor in a rather brushed up
condition. Mitchell smiled as Jake came sto
the front again. The balance of the round
was rattling give and take to the close, the
audience edeering wildly. In the fourth
round Klrain as usual led with his left.
The men clinched about four times. Every
time kilrAin doubled on Mitchell, and while the
audience yelled, "Give it to him, jake" the
latter pretended to be pounding the Britisher
into mince meat, but every blow convenient
ly slipped by Mitchell's body, just grazing
his back. Both men were fresh at the close
and it was evident that the contest was one
between gentlemen and that no harm was
intended. The receipts were in the neiehbor-
hood of $1,000, of which Mitchell and
Madden get one-third and Kilrain and his
hackers the balance
Archbishop Williams Held Rssponafbye
LAWRENCE. March 26.-The jury in the
suit of Ellen Leahy against Archbishop VIII
hams of the Boston Catholic diocese to re,
cover money deposited with the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, In the capacity
of bank, and subsequently turned over to
the Augustinian society, which failed year
ago for $500, 900, rendered verdict this
morning for the plaintiff of $1,24Q With in
terest from the time the writ was issued.
This was test cage and the verdict holds
Archbishop Williams responsible, as proprie
tor, for all money deposited with the church
prior to the organization of the Augustinian
society.