Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-07
IRIS GIVEN An OVATION
-. S-mv,r's Friends Seem More Numerous
and Their Money is Aara Plentiful
10 Sew Orleans
gOT 10 FIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI.


JACKSON. Miss, July y6.-By the dispO-
s.o, made to-day Of troops belonging to
.,s National Guards Of Mississippi, the
-,l railroads leading into the State
..,~ Louisiana have been covered, 50 as
e-svent if possible the fight be
,rs.p sullivan and Hilrain taking
,s,s in Mississippi. Steps have also
s.s, taken TO secure the arrest Of the par
a. shoald they BY chance manage to
avoid the officers of the law and fight IN
che State. Tue opinion prevails that the
v,,o-ous measures adopted and put IN force
bv Governor Lowry viii deter the pugil-
is., from attempting to fight in Mississ-
iooi but that they will fight in Louisiana.
NEW OgLEANs, July 6.-At an early
b,nr this morning the members OF the
7scsptioa COMMITTEES of the southern Ath-
lstie Club. and several others, were at the
O,ssn and Crescent depot, and boarded
The special train which was to proceed
on. m the road TO meet the Kilrain party.
At-l5 the special train left the depot,
and reaching Psarly, they waited the
arrival of the Klrain train
AT g5O the south bound
train arrived and the reception party
boarded the train and we're introduced to
Jake Kurrin, Charley Mitchell, Pony
Moore, and John Murphy. Cordial greet.
ings we're exchanged between the parties,
and the train proceeded to the city k'i
rain who was sudsring rom q cinder IN
his eve. was Quiet and reserved, and ap-
peared IN at ease at the reception he had
received. He appeared inclined to shun
observation. but when addressed his face
frightened and be answered all questions
cheerfulIy.
Meantime q very large crowd Of people
had gathered at the depot They were un-
decided whether the escort would take XII
rain of at Entilly Crossing, about three
miles out Of the city, as had been done
with Sullivan, or whether he would be
brought 10 the city. As the train drew in
and Kilrain was on board great cheer was
qiven. and the crowd swarmed around the
coaches. The services Of the police were
called into requisition to disperse the
crowd and to open up a passage way for
HIrain and party.
After having entered the carriages, the
party we're driven Up Royal street, thence
up Washington avenue to the rooms Of the
southern Athletic Club. All along the
streets the sidewalks we're lined with
people anxious TO see the Baltimore cham
pion. and at the Gymnasium a very large
crowd had congregated. As the party en-
tered the rooms adjoining the gymnasium
Kurain and Mitchell critically examined
the apartments and expressed themselves
ss well satisfied. Jake Kilraia was ush-
cred into one of the shower bath rooms.
Af.er emerging from the bath, Kilrain re-
turned 10 mis- rooms, where a prominent
member presented Hlrain with a floral
design OF q crescent and anchor. Kill
rain, though somewhat engrossed, respond
ed gracefully, and a sumptuOus lunch was
then brought out
At2 O'Clock Kilrains party wers driven
to the restaurant where dinner had been
ordered for them by members Of the south
ern Athletic Club.
The party partook Of bounttul repast
Aner dinner the party re- entered their car
risce and dove back 10 the gymnasium,
where A large crowd of sporting men were
to meet them. While the party were ex-
aiming the gymnasium, Mitchell was In
terviewed. he said that kilrain was IN
good condition, weighed 200 pounds; 4S
inches around thu chest Is inches around
the biceps His coalition WAS as good as
a men could be gotten into this hot wealth
er. Kilrain has stood the trip well, and
an the talk about his having drank at
Cincinnati was false.
Kilrain mad been we'll received all along
the line OF travel and they found nothing
but Kilrain men bat he attributed this to
Kilrain's presence, for be Was a very pop
ulAr man. With regard to the challenge
of Cleary to tight M the same ring after
the Sullivan Klrain 6ght, Mitchell said
that he had repeatedly announced that be
would erg4ge IA no mere prize fights as a
principal, and after this be would never
appear IN the ri-g sgan. He had a wife
and child and proposed hereafter to devote
himself 20 them.
DR.. D1ugherty, of Philadelphia, Kill I
rains physician, stated tbat be was in
perfect coalition and that there was not
the least doubt OF his winning the fight.
John Murphy, who is to be bottle
holder ;Or Hl,rain, said tha! on Monday
next the greatest battle ever seen would +
be witnessed aud that Kilrain would win F.
He hsd stronger wind and longer
reach aud was as clever If not cleverer
than Sullivan Kiirsin felt like a race
horse, be continued. but his quiet and
reserved manner did not show it.
Billy Madden stated that the reports
that he bad reflected upon Sullivan's
bravery were false. He was game man
and had proved himself so in every ight
be had ever seen him.
A local physician Of prominence saw
kilrain work to-dsy AZ the Southern Atb- /
letic Club rooms Htlrain did not strin
but wore light undershirt and tights
and only exercised half hour, punching