St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-11
Slugger Kilrain Badly Used
Up and Sick in Body
and Mind.
He and His COterie Of Tough
Friends Headed for
Home.
Jake Intimates That He Wants
Another Go at the
Champion.
Muldoon Significantly Re-
marks That Kilrain Is
Dead to the World.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 1O.-The
Kilrain party passed through Little
Rock this afternoon. They were pas
sengers on the Iron Mountain train from
the South, en- route to St. Louis. The
party of sluggerS consisted of Jake Kill
rain, Charley Mitchell, his trainer;
Pony Moore, Of England; DR.. Dough-
erty. Kilrain's physician; Prof. Mike
Donovan, the man who threw up the
sponge which gave the fight to Sullivan.
and Kid Murphy, Kilrain'S bottle
holder. There was quite crowd at the
union depot to see the vanquished
bruiser. When the train stopped, there
at. Mitchell, who poked his handsome
face out of the window, as sour as
green apple. Pony Moore, having never
been South before, poked his white head
out Of the car window and took in the
situation. Finally Mitchell, followed by
Moore, Donovan and DR.. Dougherty,
alighted from the train and entered
Pratt's hotel for dinner. Kilrain did
not get out, but kept his seat in the
drawing room of the sleeper, peering
out through the glass window at the
crowd. The slugger kept lis hand over
his nose, as if to conceal the effects of
Snllivan's blows, and finally turned,
facing the other way. Fifteen minutes
at the depot brought their Little Rock
visit to close, and the train pulled out
with the party seated around the bruised
slugger in the drawing room. A Ga
zette reporter accompanied the party as
far as Barring Crossing. A friend of the
reporter introduced him to Kilrain and
party. Kilrain was very sick, and from
all appearances he was badly used up.
The fact that he was
SORE FROM RING PUNISHMENT
could not be better illustrated than by
noticing him when he attempted to put
On his coat. This was difficult and was
not accomplished without the assistance
of Mitchell, who carefully helped him
on with it. Mitchell was not careful
enough, and when the coat was being
pulled off, it wus noticed that the pu-
gilist f1inched as if in great pain. He
was finally seated and supported by big,
fat pillows. being wearied by the ride
from New Orleans. His face was dis
cOlOred and reSembled mahogany more
than anything else, while his left eye
was black and blue, and just under his
right eye he wore cut in the shape Of
crescent, and that optic was
also highly discOlOred. Seeing that
he was suffering, the reporter did not
press for an interview, but Kilrain did
say that he had been whipped, but not
fairly, and intimated that he would take
the fight up at the SiXty-siXth round at
some future time. He acknowledged
that it was one of his off days, and said
if the fight had come off the day before
he would have made better showing.
He made no complaint, however, only
that he was not at his best. While the
visitors and the reporter were converS-
ing with Kilrain, Mitchell and DOnO-
van were on the floor engaged in
friendly Sparring bout. Mitchell is
NOTORIOUS FOR HIS ''MoNKEYING,"
and even on this occasion it seemed as
if he would not object to a round or
two. 1t did not last long, and they
finally resumed their seats. This oc-
Cured while the train was at the shops
changing engines.
What do you think of the fghtY' Mitchell
was asked.
THE papers say we were fairly, squarely
and honestly defeated, LII. have my doubts
about that. Jake was not in condition for
the fight, and under those circumstances he
was efeated. He thought he was o. K, and
so did l, but it proved otherwise, as you have
doubtless learned before this: Yes, Jake is
anxious to have another ''go" at the big fell
low, and it may be arranged when we get
home"
Twill you stop on the way?'
mo, we go direct to Baltimore, where. Mrs.
Mitchell is the guest of Mrs. Kilrain."
The reporter then left the train, while
in motion, seeing the last of the party.