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yOHs JOSEPH KIL.IOS.
Jake Elrsiu's real name Is John Joseph
klni0n. He was born in the United StsIee,
of Irish pareEfaSe. about tbirIy-fve years
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over thirty lie began his sporting career NJ
amateur SsrSfnan on the waters around
Boston. and gained considerable celebrity
as very clever sculer. HIS ,rst fistic eG-
counter Of note was with George Godfrey, .
celebrated colsr-d boxer who recently met
with defeat in San Francisco al the hands of
that other oolored athlete. the Australian.
Peter jackson klra4n defeaped Godfrey,
and his next opponent was old Jim Goode. .
famous English boxer. who made q draw
With him Many Thought that he bad the
best Of Charley Mitchell when they boxed IN
Boston. but MitcheiT- friends say that be had
= sprained ankle AT tire time. This was also a
draw. Jake fought u draw with Mike
Cieary, In New York. and the police stopped
an encounter he had with-lack Burke
Subsequently he de<-<~-d William Sheriff,
an English fighter, who is called tho Prus-
sian," on account Of his German appearance
be beat Frank Herald near Baltimore IN one
round and then defeated Denny Kelleghsr
Then came his famous struggle with Jack
Ashton at Ridgewood park, ON the outskirts
of Brooklyn Though be was awarded the
victory by the referee many Of the spectators
believe that the decision should have been .
'draw" He defeated Joe Lannon after q
very hard fght In addition 20 these encoun-
ters be has had n number Of others with lesser
lights of the ring, while meeting ''all comers'
IL sparring tours Ho once met Sullivan IN a
four round contest and the friends OF the lat
Ter and Also the referee OF the occasion say
that he was defeated by John l., but this
Klrain strenuously denies, saying that tbs
bout was merely an exhibition one.
Be this a. it may, certain IL is that Kilrain
never held himself in Sullivan's class until
after Sullivan had broken his arm on Patsy
Cardiif's hard head and had while crippled
bantered him and badgered him beyond en-
durance. Then tho worm turned, and find
ing responsible backing he accepted Kllrain's
challenge. The big fellow was unable a,
the time 10 make it good, and then Kllrair
went 10 England, where he was matched tC
fight It's champion, Jim Smith. They met
IN France, and there Is no doubt that hllraln
had the best of that encounter. The men
fought until il was dark, and then by solici'
ta.son Kilrain consented 10 a draw.
As pugilist kilrain has matured slowly
but surely. AT the outsCaTn Of his career hs
was thought To lack that element Of sayagerJ
which made Sullivan so terrible 10 his oppo
nents- be hrs improved With age, however
until now there Is no doubt Of his ability 4
cope. with reasonable hope of success, with
any pugilist living Kihpain is a married
man with a WIFE and one child and resides II
Baltimore, where he is us. greatly respecte1
ss any man OF his calling can be. He is thc
most popular American pugliist ~ any whc
ever visited England, and many of Sullivan Il
friends claim that he is rnore English In Ii.
way than the cockneys themselves. Shoulc
be win this fight it is rot Improbable that hi
will take up his permanent residence in Eng
land. j. u. CdACoS0 Mccormick