Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-15
TRAINING THEIR JAWS.
Would-be Champions Who Manage tc
Fight at Long Range.


New YORK, December 14th-Kilrain has
accepted the challenge of Sullivan to fight
to finish for $4,000. An unknown friend
will cover Sullivans money tomorrow
The fight is to come eff within six months,
or not at all.
Charles Mitchell will act ss Kilrain's
manager. The parties will probably meet
in Canada to arrange the preliminaries, or
in some other place outside of the iurisdic-
ton of the United States. Kilrain's backer
is unknown.
Kilrain, after posting his money, said 4:
Il would not make match with Sullivan
if did not think l could whip him, and
guess when the battle is over people will
agree with me that l am the champion
Sullivan has said some hard things about
me, but | won't talk about him now. I'll
wait and meet him in the ring. l know l
can whip him, and l will make him feel
sore for the way he has talked"
DEMPSEY TO MITCHELL
New YORK, December 14th.-Jack Demp-
sey says will fight Mitchell to finish
before the California Athletic Club for the
SO 900 offered by them. l will guarantee
TO n,eet him in Brooklyn or jersey City in
ten-round contest after the battle has been
decided in San Francisco, and will place
$4,000 IN the hands of any two fair sporting
men Mitchell may suggest as a guarantee
that l will meet him in Jersey City or
Brooklyn in ten-rouDd contest after our
return from the Pacific slope Should
fail to do so l will forfeit the IS 900 down
If Mitchell places the sum of S., 900 in the
hands of any two responsible sporting men
l may name | will meet him in a ten round
contest here, and run the chances of de-
feat before going to California, providing
that Mitchell will forfeit the 5000 should
he fail to fight to a finish before the Cali
fornia Athletic Club after the battle here
These propositions are final"
MITCHELL TURNS LOOSE.
Mitchell was called upon in reference to
the above, and after he had read it he was
asked: VIII you accept Dempsey's Of
fer ?"
Mitchell's reply was some time in COM
ing, but when he did speak, he said Il
am placed in peculiar position. l have
my reasons for not making my business
public. Do you see what l mean? l shall
give Dempsey's proposition my most care
tul consideration. l think l shall accept it.
l do not know which offer l shall take up
first. Naturally New York and Brooklyn
people would sooner see US come together
here, as not one out Of thousand will be
able TO go to California, and there ought to
be great house if we spar here. However,
I'll consider this matter carefully and in
due time give the public my definite an
swer, which I can promise them will not
put me in bad light. A man is not sup
posed to give away his plans, and l have
reasons of my own for keeping mine secret
at present"
MONEY, NOT GLORY.
In another interview Mitchell is reported
as saying: II am going to England in
February to bring over my wife and child.
and / pledge my word to give them all
chance at me before l quit the ring.
don't fancy fighting Dempsey much, be-
cause l don't think there will be much
reputation in it. I'd much rather fight
this new Western chap, Joe McAulitfe.
Reputation is money and that is all l am
looking for. didn't come over to fight
an international match or antagonize any
American interests. All l want is money"
SOME OF THEM COME HIGH.
BosToN, December 14th.-Sullivan was
seen last evening. When asked if he
would fight Kilrain at the California Ath-
letic Club he said: Yes, if I am offered
money enough. l would rather meet Kill
rain for $4,000, and 1 want to give the
gentlemen who are anxious to back me a
chance to win Fox's money. would not
go to the Coast for less than an 5000
purse 600 outside of what the Califor-
mans offered Mitchell-Dempsey. would
not go for the same money"
oLD-TIMERs PUT Up THEIR PROPS.
ST. LOUIS, December 14th.-Joe Coburn,
aged "a years, and Bill Clark, aged 60,
both famous twenty years ago spared
twenty minutes with blackened felt gloves
before an immense audience Of sporting
men here tonight. Clark won, with four
points against two.