Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-10
THE TWO PUGILIsTS.
The Victor Honored and the Vanquished
Neglected

Neglected.
RECEPTIONS TO SULLIVAN AND KrLRAIy ABAS-
DoSEp-sroRrEs As TO THE CONDITION OF THr
MES-AS ASSERTION THAT THE f1eHr WAS A
FAKE" AND BOTH MEN WE'RE PARTIES TO IT.
New Orleans was full Of gossip over the great
sullivan-Kil fight yesterday Great sym.
patty was fel. for the defeated man and many
were the excuses made for his failure to win
After his return from the battlefield he vom.
tied a greenish substance, some Of which has
been kept for analysis in order to determine
whether he had been dosed Gas he intimately
or not. Rumors that Kilrain had been suffer.
ing from some ailment had been freely circu-
lated and in order to satisfy himself whether
this was true or not the janitor of the Athletic
club, where Jake exercised, watched him. He
was evidently suffering great physical pain, and
appeared to walk with difficulty. The jsnitor
was finally convinced that not only were the
reports true, but that Kilrain had recently had
surgical operation performed on him. Doc
tor Dougherty of Philadelphia had been at
tending to him, and Kilrain had been taking
medicine ever since his arrival; in fact, on the
day of his arrival he was seen taking medicine
from vial, but this, at the time, was believed
to be some preparation which was intended 10
assist him in getting in condition for the
fight
KILRArN SUFFERED FROM A BOIL
Doctor Dougherty stated to some OF the
members Of the club that he had been treating
Kilrain for boil, from which he had been suf-
fering for some time. These facts only became
known in the club yesterday, and were taken
as an explanation why Kirain did not make q
better showing in the fight. Professor Dono-
van stated that he did not know anything Of
this prior to the fight. otherwise he would have
had natl rrsrrN 80 do hA rnr1lA mt
have allowed Jake Kirsin to enter the ring.
Since the fact has become known kilrain's slug
gish movements while walking, his disinclina-
ton to strip and his aversion to take exercise,
as well as Mitchelrs care that he should not
take any, and Kilrain's troubled looks, his
rather cadaverous face-in fact, a hundred
strange actions, words and looks are all attrib-
uted to this.
INTERESTING POINTS TO COME OUT.
Donovan will not say much, but he intimates
that some interesting points will come out in a
few days. He said Kilrain would be all right
in two or three days. Donovan did not seem
satisfied with the referee Denny Butler said
Kilrain had not been trained properly, and was
In no condition to fight Sullivan yesterday. He
was handled poorly and was far from his best.
kilrain is not satisfied with the fight and be-
heves that he was not fit.
He SAYS he wants another go at Sullivan, and
will issue another challenge to fight him for
u
with his treatment in New Orleans, and wants
to fight down this way again.
MTcHELL's SHABBY TREATMENT
The shabby manner in which Kilrain was
abandoned by Mitchell after the fight has ex-
cited indignation against the Englishman and
increased the sympathy for the vanquished
puglllst. Upon this point the correspondent of
the Philadelphia Times says: HE had great
faith in Mitchell's protestations of friendship,
and when he was defeated he found himself
abandoned by him he called friend He had
been used as an advertising medium, and when
his usefulness was proven he was cut by those
who had placed him in the light of a counter
felt champion, paper-made and unworthy of
even their cold support These are strong
words, know, but they are true and cannot be
denied. am sorry for Jake, whom 1 believe
VIII never be of much account again, and fear
he will never fight again.
HoNoRING THE VICTOR.
Sullivan overwhelmed with congratula-
tons from every point in the United States A
telegram from his father seemed to affect him
most. He telegraphed as follows:
Dear John: have waited all day at the Office for
oss Of , 5as 6gs ss knew you would win Yopr
MICHAEL SULLIVAN"
Last evening, with Muldoon and Cleary. he
visited the rooms Of the Young Mems gymnastic
club, where he was presented with a large
wreath Of flowers representing a horseshoe.
Sullivan acknowledged the gift in a very brief
speech Meanwhile a large crowd had gathered
outside, and to avoid these Sullivan was led to
the rear door and let out. returning to his
room at about Gas o'clock. He was then some
what under the influence of liquor and four
policemen stood at the corner IN case he COM
United any overt act. Chief of Police Hennes-
sey and John Fitzpatrick, who was referee In
the fight, visited him, but Fitzpatrick only re-
manned few moments.
SULLIVAN SAYS MULDooN FOOLED HIN.
"Muldoon fooled me-" said Sullivan, in
speaking of the fight, '.for in the SEVENTEEN
round he told me had fought only forty min
utes. was good for another hour, and. in
fact, was better at the end than at the start"
MuIdoon said: "kirain proved wonderfully
game. and have much better opinion of him
now than ever before. 1 believe he showed
great qualities as a fighter and that he wonld
have fought fairly but for the advise of his
seconds. They made foul fighter of him and
then forsook him when he was most IN need of
aid"
AN IMPARTIAL STATEMENT.
Mr.. ]. ]. Hogan, who reported the ring de-
tails for the Associated Press, says:
''All in all, Kilrain made a gallant, hopeless
fight, and he, better than anybody else. was
well aware that the only show he had to win
was IN winding Sullivan. Kilran was terribly
punished about the ribs and the region of the
heart by Sullivans terrible straight and swing
ing blows early in the fight. He told me that
several times when John hit him in the ribs he
(kilrain) felt as if both sides of his body would
go together, the blows so crushed him. and. IL
you noticed Kilrain's actions while in the ring.
his state ment regarding this is borne out. as he
was continually pressing his left side with his
hand, as II IN great pain, and his smiles at
times were painful to behold. One thing must
be said In his favor, and any fair-minded. con-
servative man will, / think, agree with me:
hllraln gave Sullivan the only fight he ever had
IN his life. His rushes and rallies at the big
fellow, many times late in the fight making
sullivan retreat before him and Furnishing
him about the face as he did show what sort
Of fighter he is; and as to his going down 10
avoid punishment and gain time, that was al
lowaole and perfectly natural under the cir
cumstances, and he would have been a chump
10 have pursued any other tactics Sullivan
Tor the first time in his long career received
punishment never before inflicted upon him by
any other antagonist. The big fellows right
eye would have been closed early in the fight
had not the skin cracked under his eye and his
left cheek was badly swollen. One can also
hear lot of these know-it-alls accounting for
Sullivan's vomiting in the ring, saying he was
sick before he entered the ring. The cause of
his vomiting was the repeated stomach punches
implanted by kilrain, and nothing else and
sullivan Is well aware OF it. No. sir! In my
opinion, considering that Kilrain was outclassed
and outfought from the start to finish that he
was not in the condition that he should have
been 70 face such giant as Sullivan