St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-07
ROASTED BY THE PRESS.
Killen Receives Shabby Treat
ment at SAN Francisco.

''Macon" writes from Minneapolis as
follows regarding Killen: | went down
to st. Paul to-day to have talk with
Killen, but I found that ne was off
celebrating-his safe return to these
parts. perhaps; but 1 met his trainer
and side partner, Tom Madden, and
had quite a chat with him. He fully
reflects Pats views. Said he: Macon,
as sure as he is alive Kiilen can whip
Joe McAuliffe, bar accident Joe is a
great, big, strong young fellow, who IS
as willing as they make them, and as
game as a pebble, but he don't known
much about lighting. Pat was IN
splendid condition. He never was
better in his life. and | feel as sure
as | am standing here talking to
you that he would have licked McAulitfe
if he hadn't dislocated his shoulder. You
needn't smile. It's a fact. | know
what's the matter. You've been read
ing the roasting accounts that the Cali
fOrnia papers give of the fight. Let me
tell you why they are so hard on klilen.
You know he's great, big, good-hearted
fellow. but he hasn't got any more
worldly wisdom than the law allows one
man to have, and he hasn't got the least
bit of what is it You call it?-Tact? Yes,
that's it, tact. Well, he hasn't taste
of it; and if he don't like you he just
blurtS it out, ana there it is. When we
went to California we spared all
the way out, and when he got
to Frisco we made an engage
ment to spar for Jack Mailman.
Pat agreed to punch out all corners
in four rounds or forfeit 800. The first
right he spared the police arrested
him for violating the law, which pre-
vents boxing in any place where they
sell liquors. If they were to enforce
the law strictly it would stop boxing
all over the state, for there is bar in
every one of the athletic clubs. Pat
felt very sore over being pinehed.
When the reporters arrived at the sta
ton house they found Pat red-headed
with anger. When you go to Califor-
MIA every one asks you how you like
the country, just as the New York re-
porterS ask every foreigner how he
likes America before he mas been i'll an
hour. One of them asked Killen what
he thought of California. To hell
with California; he replied. Here
[ am pinched for a bloody spar
ring match when l come here to
fight. and that's all right Then he
gave the place a tongue lashing that
cooked his goose. The reporters went
away. and began roasting him from base
right off. They reported that he was
drinking hard when he was training
like Turk. Then he got word that his
mother was dead, and he had some
trouble with the fellow who managed
his tour; and this fellow, to get even,
went to the reporters and told them a
long rigmarole about killen. which was
~. I .af
Then the story was started that
leave his 5OndSmen in the lurch.
This frightened them. and they
went off hs bond, and the very night we
fought, one evening paper announced
that Killen would be arrested the in
slant he stepped on the dock in San
Francisco, after leaving his training
quarters. He would, too, if the secre-
tary of the club hadn't given bonds for
him until after the fight.
when time was called for the first
round. Pat went up as lively and as gay
as a cricket. McAuliffe isn't a neat,
handy fighter. by any means, and he
made very awkward left-handed lead
at Pats body. Killen stepped to one
side and it went behind him. He did
this so cleYerly that several California
people applaudeU MIN. 1ntn n6 got
better one in on Joe's belly that made
him grunt. Pat ducked under another
of Joe's leads and coming up gave him
beautiful bird in the mouth.
when the gong sounded for the end
of the round Pat was smiling and as
fresh as daisy. The story that he told
Dave Campbell he was going to faint is
all bosh. He sat in his chair and was
wiped off and famed as cool as a Gu
cumber.
Just about the middle of the second
round Pat gave McAuliffe a stiff punch
in the stomach with his left, and then
swung with his right with terrific force.
He aimed for the point of .joe's jaw, and
and if the blow ever landed there would
have been broken jaw or broken
arm. Unfortunately for killen his left
handed blow doubled McAulitfe up like
a Jack knife. and the right failing TO land
at its destination, he pitched over him
and Sprawled on the floor in such man-
ner as to threw his right shoulder out of
Joint When the r0und WAS over he
said TO me: Tom, | believe Pm done.
fear. Ny shoulder is out and have
no use of my right After that he