St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-24
AN OUTRAGED FRATERNITY.
Pat Kil1en and s'Bill'' Bradburn,
the StOckyard Kid Fool the

The sporting fraternity of st. Paul was
treated to the worst outrage ever perpe-
trated upon people last night at the Expo
sition rink, where an audience of 1000 peo-
pie had assembled to witness an eight-round,
light-glOve contest between Pat Killen, of
this city, and Billy Bradburn, of Chicago.
The contest had been widely advertised
and Bradburn had been reported as giving
it out that before he left st. Paul Killen
would think he was fighter, consequently
great deal of interest was felt in the
promised go" Preliminary songs and
dances with soft gloves were given
by the Black Pearl and Prof. Hadley,
Dan Needham and Billy Robinson and
Niaghun and Grimblet, which were loudly
applauded, and then came weary wait OF
about an hour for the principals. AT 9:40
Frank Weir, the champion light weight OF
Illinois, mounted the stage, carrying two
pair of SiX-Ounce gloves, which aroused the
suspicion of the spectators. He was soon
followed by Pat Killen, dressed in pink
tights and black stockings, a magnificent
picture of physical strength. BradburH
came on dressed in blue tights. Mr.. Ryan,
Killen's backer, was the next to mount
the platform, and he announced that Brad
burn or Killen did not want to risk their
IcputdtlOl lOI luc lllOLcE Ildt Wdo III IhO
house. They had expected $4,000 and
there was only $500. The audience began
to howl and kick and shout ''hppodrome,"
''give US back our money!" rats" To
make matters worse, Ryan said:
Il was going to say that anybody who
wasn't satisfied could get their money back,
but now wont say So"
THIS BROUGHT ROAR
from the audience, and Ryan yelled that
the two men would spar five friendly
rounds with soft gloves just to grease the
throats of those present, so that the pill
would slip down easier. The crowd was
mad, and as the men shook hands in the
center of the stage, the people rose in their
seats and pressed toward the stage. 1t
looked some as though the affair would
wind up in a general fight, but the crowd
contented itself with mutterings of disc0n-
tent. The men spared five One-minute
rounds, in which Killen used his right but
two or three times. He toyed with the
stock-yard kid as though he was twelve
year-old and when time was called on the
last round Bradburn's left eye was nearly
closed and his lips were badly cut. 1t was
very evident that he was no match for
Killen, who showed up in splendid shape,
and could easily have ''done" his man in
two rounds with light gloves. At the finish
the people called on Klllen for a speech,
but he only replied: 81 had to go on; you
know how it is" With this he went to
his dressing room, and the people went
home thoroughly disgusted. If Killen had
refused to fight Bradburn otherwise than
according to contract he would have pro-
tected himself. but his actions last night
told badly against him with the people, to
whom the whole affair looked
LIKE A HIPPODROME,
and it appeared as though he was party
to it. Bradburn could not draw a corporars
guard again in this city, and it will take
Killen some time to shake off the record Of
last evening. Bradburn was heard to say
before the fight
"Der yer'spose I'm comm two er tree hum
dred miles ter fight before two er tree hum
dred tramps fur two or tree hundred dollars?'
The receipts were about $780, and Brad
burn got SO per cent. of them as his share,
which is big money for fighter of his cali
Der, if last nights exhibition was a fair sam
pie of his work.