St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-07
A BOUT WITH THE GLOVES,
KilIen and His Trainer Give a Pleas
ing Exhibition of Four Rounds.
Arrangements for the Fight and How
to Reach the Grounds.
Killem,s Exhibition.

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tomorrow, made fair showing with his
trainer, Tom Chandler. the champion mid
dle-weight of Illinois, at the Olympic last
night. Chandler is spry fellow, but had
it been slugging match instead of a
friendly sparing exhibition he would have
stood little show; at least that was the gen
eral verdict. Both men came into the
glare of the footlights stripped to the waist
and dressed in pink tights. Chandler is a
handsome fellow, his clear-cut features
being set off by a heavy black
mustache, and he is as clever sparrer
as ever set foot on the Olympic
stage. Kilen looked big enough to swal
low him whole, but it was soon shown that
the little fellow wouldn't go down easy if
he went at all. The sparring was light. in
strong contrast to the exhibitions that have
been given at the theater during the past
two weeks; but there was deal of science
exhibited by Chandler that was pleasing to
witness, and a meeting between him and
James Brady would be a big attraction.
KiIlen is an inferior looking fellow on the
stage, viewed as fighter; his shoulders are
a little light, and his biceps and triceps are
apparently weak. His movements were
quick, but his limbs. especially his fore
arms, are small, and h skin is as white
and delicate as a wOman'S. His style OF
fighting resembles that of Patsy Cardiff,
bordering on comedy, lodging round and
ducking when there is need of it. He has
one big fault, that of leaving his guard open,
which offers opportunities to his antagonist
that in hard-glove fight would prove fatal
to him. Killen may prove better man
than he looks when he gets into the ring
with hard gloves on. 1t is possible that
his exhibition last night was farcical. To-
night John S. Barnes and James Brady will
spar four rounds at the Olympic, with soft
gloves, for scientific points.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FIGHT.
Three dollars is what it will cost to see
Sundays fight, and tickets at this price are
for sale by Pat Conley at the Olympic
theater, by Loomis at his saloon ON Third
street and by Prof. John Barnes. The
fight will take place at some point on the
river, which will be reached by boat. This
boat will clear from the upper levee at 1:30
p. H., after the arrival Of the Milwaukee
& ST. Paul short line train, which leaves Min
neapolis at o'clock. The principals of the
panorama state that none will witness the
festivities this time unless they pay for
their sightseeing. At the Wilson, Cardiff
fight some friends were given the ''tip" and
when the battle-ground was reached it was
found that it was already occupied. This
time things will be conducted differently;
if a carriage is noticed ON one side, the
boat will anchor at the other. and Conley
says if dew settles on the ground at the
rivers bank they will cut across lots.
Those who have seen both men spar are
now tipping the penny to see which way to
bet. Killen is very muscular and slaps very
hard. recovering very quickly. The
chances are that good many rounds will
have to be fought to decide which is the
better man.