Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-09

him, however, but there were many other
friends Of Kilrain there to take his place
| AS soon as the two gladiators. and other
friends, had seated themselves in the
coaches the train moved off at rapid rate
! kllrain appeared to be suffering more
from mental than from physical injuries,
as he was very gloomy. At times he would
occasions were rare. His face did
not betray the great punishment
he had received at the hands of his big an
| tagonise. He had a cut under the nose
across both lips, and his right eye was
| slightly discolored, and swollen. His
right hand had been injured by blow on
Sullivan's head and his left instep had
been cut by the spikes on Sullivan's shoes,
which cut through the leather of kllrain's
left SHOE He had received terrible
punishment about the ribs and doubtless
suffered considerable pain, but he gave no
voice to his agony if any he endured. He
claimed to have been more overcome by
the heat than by Sullivan's blows.
Referring to the fight Kilrain claimed
that he had not been trained properly and
that ne was not in condition when he
entered the ring, and this seemed
to be the impression of every one
who saw him when he entered.
He would work and get some money to-
gether again, he said, and would once
He had Sullivan done up twice, he con-
tinued, but he had not been properly
trained and was unable to take advantage
of this, but he was willing TO fight Sulli-
van again. He punched Sullivan several
times and did not seem to hurt him
and he labored under the impression
that something must have been done to
him. In other words that he had been
drugged.
He did not have the strength of cat
He could stand any amount of punishment
but could not infiict any and he could see
that his blows were not hurting Sullivan.
He complained of the manner in which
Sullivan had deliberately jumped on him
with both feet while he was down
but he should not find fault with this, but
he had trusted too much to his friends.
One of those around him exclaimed re-
proachfully: ''Some of your friends, you
should say"
Sullivan was done for twice, he said, and
could not take advantage of his adver-
sary's condition kilrain laid down on the
seat with his feet stretched across to the
opposite seat and coats being placed over
him he felt asleep.
When the train was crossing the trestle
about eighteen miles from the city Mitch
ell for the first time entered the car and
Kilrain awoke at the siding about mile
beyond Gently. While the train was at a
-hiCSuCii IOI
the condition he was in when he entered
the ring. Mitchell replied and quite
crowd gathered around the two men in
the coach. Mitchell attributed Kilrain's
defeat to its being one of his off days A
number of sporting men who knew Kill
rain well and had seen him in training at
Baltimore, remarked that something must
have been the matter with him, for they
had never seen him hit so feebly as he did
today.
When the train reached the station at |
the head of Press street two carriages were |
procured for the kilraiu party and Kill |
rain, Stevenson, Donehue, Murphy and |
Mitchell were driven up town. Kilrain |
was conducted to a Russian bath and |
after being subjected thereto he repaired |
to his quarters at the Southern Athletic |
club and retired to rest.