Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-30
The Observation-Disclosures FIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29-The result OF
the Jackson-McAuliffe fight last night
was great surprise to the larger part OF
the sporting fraternity here and there is
no doubt that the admirers Of the Cali
fornian lost large amount of money, as
wonderful interest had been taken in the
contest and the betting had been very
heavy, with large odds in McAuliffe's
favor McAuliffe was out fought from
start to the finish and throughout the
whole fight he did not succeed IN giving
Jackson blow which had any telling
effect, though he aimed number
of powerful ones at the dusky
Australian, which would have brought
the contest to sudden close II they had
reached their mark. jackson was recog-
nized as a good man, but great MAJOR y
of the spectators were unacqualnted with
the fact that he possessed such wonderful
quicknes, as well as science and hard hit
ting powers. jackson came out OF the
contest almost without a scratch, While
McAuliffe was badly punished. Among
his injuries were broken nose.
President Fulder, of the California
Athletic club, received a dispatch from
Charlie Mitchell yesterday stating that
Jake Kilraln would fight the winner of
the Jackson-McAuliffe fight and that he
would would wager from 500 to SoUN IN
addition to the club purse. Mitchell states
that kilrain challenges no winner IN
preference to his partial engagement with
John L. Sullivan.
After the battle last night Peter Jack
son expressed himself as pleased that Kill
rain had declared himself and that he
would accept the challenge. When Xii
rains challenge became known In the
club room during the progress OF the fight
bets of two to one were made that lie
would be knocked out.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Sullivan's pugilis-
tic hackers, apropOs Of the McAuilffe-
Jackson fight, today said that jackson
might challenge Sullivan but that the
Boston man would pay no attention to 1t.
He long ago declined to meet any colored
man in the ring or any man who stands
up with any colored fighter.
ENGINEERS ASK THE 90" TO CONFER
CHICAGO, Dec. 29-After the 30" strike
had been thoroughly discussed today anew
by the convention the special grievance
committee of nine held a brief session and
the body visited the general offices of the
Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy company.
There the committee were closeted for
half an hour with Vice President Stone and
General Manager Ripiy in the latter's
office. After the committee had departed
Mr.. Riply said:
The gentlemen simply call to asked it
it would be convenient for us to receive
them here or Monday and hear what they
have to say They desire a conference.
but were not ready for it today and simply
wanted to know if we would give them
a hearing Monday"
did you grant the request"
Certainly; we can't refuse to hear
them; that does not indicate, of course,
that we have an intention of changing our
position. They did not tell US what they
are coming here for We do not know
whether they are going to ask any con-
cessions of us or not"
This was all Mr.. Riply had to say on the
subject, but it was more than any member
of the committee of nine would vouchsafe.
4 delegate to the convention who was not
a member of the committee stated that
they had stated proposition to the COM