St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-13
HE DOESN'T CARE.
Pat KiIIen Willing to Shake Dice
for Choice of RuIeS

Pat KilIen Willing to Shake Dice
for Choice of Rules.
''YOu can't catch me, JIM" said Pat
Killen to Officer Mcguire, the giant of
the police force, last night, as the two
furnished amusement for a crowd of
spectators in the champions private
Office. Killen was on his knees with
his head flying up and down between
Maguire's knees, while the latter was
endeavoring TO slap the puglIist's ears
at each motion of the head. ''Tll bet
500 there is not one man out of twenty
who can catch me on the ears" said the
pugiliSt, but there were 10 takers.
When the imprOmptu amusement had
ceased a reporter asked Pat about his
MankatO visit. at was all right, aIthO'
| am not in love with the town. We
had fair-sized house, and fancy the
people were satisfied with the perform
ance. Barney Smith went down with
me, and you'd laugh to see the way he
got onto the man that spared with him.
The poor fellow didn't know where to
put his head. | spared a big fellow
named Cation. No, didn't knock him
out, though | thumped him in the best
possible manner"
''Is there anything new in regard to
your challenge to Kilrain?"
mo, ! have heard nothing from it.
[ have written to the Illustrated News.
however, that there does not seem TO be
any action for my 81, 600 in sight, and |
told them | would shake dice with Kill
rain for choice of rules. If | WIN two
tiopS out of three we will fight Queens
bury rules; if he wins two fiops out of
three we will fight London prize ring
rules"
You won't do anything of the kind"
said an intimate friend of Killen's who
was listening to the conversation. "YOu
have never lost fight and you are not
going to give Kilrain a chance to do it,
even if he can, although l doubt his
ability"
"Well, I'd almost be willing to fight
him any way just for the sake of meet
ing him If am beaten l will be beaten
by the man who claims to be the cham
pion of the world. But | can't see why
KIlrain wants to fight London prize
ring rules when he knows they can't be
fought in this country. 1t looks to me
as if he doesn't want to fight. Now, I'll
tell you what I'm willing to do. I'll
guarantee Kilrain $1,000. win or lose, if
he'll come here and sign articles for a
twenty-round contest, to take place in
the Washington rink, Minneapolis, the
stakes to be $500. No man who wants
to fight can expect more than that"
"Who is the News unknOwn?'
"Well, | think l know who the first
choice is, but if he refuses | don't think
Lannon will be selected"
Speaking about Hayes letter to the
GLOBE of Sunday, as to why Griffin
claims to be champion of the Northwest,
Killen SAID: Il will back Billy Haw-
kins against Griffin. or will back Need
ham against him for $500 and will cover
Hayes money the minute he puts it up.
Hawkins can do Griffin without any
trouble, and Needham can too. If
HAYES means what he says let him put
up the money! Hawkins would have
no trouble in getting $1,000 to back him
against Griffin; in lact, there are men
who will go broke in backing him as the
best lightweight in America. Meyers
hacker was afraid to make a match with
him when he came here. Hawkins has
Just decided to send a challenge to Nc
Auliffe for a twenty-rOund contest in
the Washington rink, and If McAuliffe
refuses, he will try and get on match
with Dacey, of St. Louis, for the same.
Pat Killen and Barney Smith leave
tonight for Chicago. where Killen has
an engagement to spar each night dur
| ing the coming week in the Casino thea
| ter. He may, however, make other en-
! gagementS before returning to St. Paul.
uawIravaS Will Visit lVinnna