The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-18
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KILRAIN ADMITS DEFEAT
He MAY NEVER ENTER TIE RING
LFOR ANOTHER BATTLE.

Mitchell VIII Never Be His Trainer
Again Under Any circumstances
BE Does Not Think That He Was
Drugged-A Belief That the Crowd
and the Referee We're Against Him.
BALTIMORE, July 17.-Jake Kllrain, the
pugilist, who arrived in Baltimore yester-
day afternoon, has entirely recovered from
the effects Of his battle with Sullivan and
looks in even better condition than on the
day he left Baltimore for the fighting
grounds. He does not show a mark Of any
kind In speaking about the great fight
hiirain said squarely that no was whipped,
but no thought that he was largely VIC
tim Of circumstances. When asked directly
II he thought he had bsen drugged he said
mo, don't think | was drugged. IL had
been l couldn't have stayed as long as I
did"
Johnny Murphy, when asked the same
question, answered mysteriOusly that there
was something wrong, but that for the
present his tongue was tied, but when the
time came he expected to mako some inn
portant revelations "What have YOU got
to say about Mitohell" the reporter asked.
Well, he was not very attentive, to say
the least" was the reply.
WOULDN'T HAVE MITCHELL AGAIN.
IF you ever fight again, Jake. would
you have Mitchell for your tralnerP'
NO; don't know that | would, but
don't know that ] will fight any more L
think / havOhad my share of it.n
Ia speaking further about the fight Kill
rain said; Il weighed 1856 pounds when ]
went into the ring, and all the talk
about my only weighing 1856 is oil
bosh. I knew / had not been trained
properly and was not ia fid
condition to fight Sullivan. but If had not
gone into the ring people would have said
was coward, and | meant TO fight if [
was killed. The crowd thore was against
me, and the referee, | think, while smart
man, was partial TO Sullivan and knew
nothing about the rules. Both he and tha
crowd were all the time telling me to 90 to
sullivan and | went, knowing / would only
bo knocked down.
HAD RIGHT TO RUN.
"Of course the referee had no right 10
say word, and, under the rules, could
have run all around the ring, but there was
no one but littlo Murphy to coach me aud
l blindly went up and took my medicine
The fact, though, that / was knocked down
repeatedly but not knocked out, shows
that Sullivan's terrible blows did not
have the power some people supposed
they did. could have stood up longer, buU
Donovan threw up the sponge in the excite-
ment, being afraid l would get killed Ny
blows, for some reason or other, did. not
seem TO have any force. My arms seemed
numb, but what was the matter don't for
the life of me know. The sun there had
terrible effect on me, on my back being two
big blisters after tho fight. Why Mitchell
went about the ring with his head wrapped
in a towel, soaked In ice water, complaining
all the timo about tbg heat
KILRAIN AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 17.--Jake Kilraiu
returned to Baltimore from New York to-
night, accompanied by his wife, and bring
ing his share Of the gate money. He is at
his home here. He thinks Of going south
to see if the difficulty with Gov. Lowry
cannot be arranged.