Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-10
DOMINICK M'CAFFREY's OPINION.
Kilrain Too Generous I'm His Treatment
of Sullivan.

From the New York World.
NEW ORLEANS, July 8.
To The Editor of the World:
Kilrain, to my mind, was, or looked, in far
better condition than Sullivan. Sullivan was
far too fat for my liking, but was certainty
very strong. Indeed, his stomach must have
been in excellent shape or he could not have
lasted as be did. There was one time in the
fight would not have bet s25 to 800 on Sulli-
van. They were fighting about three-quarters
Of an hour when finally Sullivan was taken sick
and vomited in the center of the ring. Kill
rain, through good nature or something else,
waited until Sullivan got through vomiting
Ever after that Sullivan seemed to have re.
newed vigor.
There is no denying that Kilrain got some
terrible punching over the heart. and it was
these blows that did the business for him, and
these only. Sullivan, in my opinion, won this
fight through punching him over the heart.
Now that the fight is over honestly con-
fess that I thought Kilrain would win; but
was not prejudiced. 1 thought Kilrain was q
far better man. It's true he tried to punch
Sullivan, but his blows lacked steam. He did
not seem to have confidence. He stood q ter
rible licking, and believe was willing to con-
tinue when the sponge was thrown up by
In fact, I don't think Kilrain would have
fought so long only for Mitchell. Donovan
was anxious to let it be stopped long before it
was. personally heard Mitchell say to Dono-
van that Jake would die before he would give
up. l think he called him (Donovan) some
name with this remark. Sullivan's punching,
or his hard hitting is what sticks to him. He is
wonderful clever stopper also for big man.
He rushed the fighting all the way through.
He could not land on Kilrain' 9 head effectually;
consequently he put his mind on Kilrain's heart
and kept at it until he licked him
The spectators could not see or understand
what Kilrain suffered by being hit so often
under the left arm. 1t is only a man who has
been there" who can appreciate it. Sullivan's
shoes were torn up pretty well by being spiked
In regard to fouls both men were guilty
once each. Kilrain was thrown and Sullivan
fell on his (Kilrain's) face, neck and breast
with his knees. / understand Kilrain hit Sulli-
van far below the belt. At least heard Sulli-
van grumble about it when he went to the cor
ner.
Sullivan did not do anything in hitting ex-
cept left and right hand swings. He hit first
with his left and Immediately afterward he hit
with his right, both for the head. When he hit
for the body with his right it went straight,
and that won the battle for him.
In regard to wrestling Sullivan would mostly
act on the defensive, but showed some good
points in that line. In general / would judge
them to be equal in wrestling. Kilrain went
down several times without a blow. When he
would stop blow with his arm sometimes he
would go down. / think the referee was honest
and just, and acted well for man who is not
in that line. In my opinion some level-headed
fighter should have held that position, some
one who knows the rules and regulations
through experience. always commended that
any man Sullivan could hit he could beat He
made a failure to-day trying to hit Kilrain on
the head. but was successful on the body.
Billy Muldoon deserves much credit for bring
ing Sullivan around as he did. OF course Sui
ivan was far too fat. but he was strong. had
the pleasure Of seeing Sullivan and Mitchell
fight in France-in fact, helped to make the
ring for them-and to-dsy's fight was far supe-
rior and more interesting than that. In the
Chantilly fight Mitchell as the saying goes,
was not in it for the first twenty minutes, but
ended we'll think that the man who can lick
Sullivan. if he ever is licked, will be Q man
much smaller than himself. Sullivan did not
defeat Mitchell nor myself, and attribute IL to
activity and generalship.
Kilrain was too big to get away from Sulli-
vans blows, and there 10 no man living can
stand his blows. That is don't think 20. To
finish my views on this fight. think Kilrain Q
good man, but was outclassed by Sullivan. II
Sullivan ever fights Mitchell again my money
goes on Sullivan. DoMrNIcK r. McCATFRrY.