The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-10
Should Not Have Been Allowed
to Entcr the Ring to Fight.
JOHN |, SULLlVAN'S
Says Prize Fighting is Brutal
aud lie Is Done For.
ever With 1t.
Sullivan, lie says Is .ihC Greatest
Pugillst In the World aud Kill
rain Is NCxt-Kilraln Gone
Home aud Sullivan on
u big Drunk.

Ngw ORLEANS, July O,-The pugillstf
and their friends who created such q
great Juror there for the past week OF
two have all LETT the city and the popu-
lace are gradually quieting down and
affairs assuming their normal condition,
Kilain, WHO was believed 10 have re.
ceiypd such terrible punishment about
the body, appeared this morning to be
M fresh us the day after his return from
the battle field. He was conveyed to
the Southern Athletic Club rooms and
given bath, after which he retired to
his room, He vomited a greenish sub.
stance, some of which has been kept for
ANALYSIS in order to determine whether
he had been dosul (Ns ho intimately or
not, Every convenience and aCcommo.
dalion was accorded him and the janitor
Of tic club assisted in attending him.
RumOfs that KiIrlin had been suffer
ing from disease had been freely clrCula:
ted, and in order to sStisfy himself
whether this was true or not the janitor
watched Kilrain. llo was evidently SUI
iering greater physical pain and appear
ed to walk with difficulty. The janitor
was finally convinced that not only were
the reports true, but that Kilrain hal
recently had surgical operation per-
formed Onhim.
a REvERsIoN OF OPINION.
DR.. Dougherty, Of Philadelphia, had
been attending to him, and Kilrain had
been taking medicine ever since his ar
rival here. In fact on the day OF his ar.
rival he was seen takiug medicine from
vial, butthis, ut the time, was believed
10 bo some preparation which was in
tended 10 assist him in getting into
condition for the fight. Dr.. Dougherty
stated to some Of the members OF the
club that he had been suffering for some
time. These iaCts only became known
in the club to-day, and the consequence
was TINT there was q reversion OF opin-
ion in regard to Kilrain, and some OF the
members remarked, when he had gone,
that they wished they had never invited
him.
Prof Donovans said that he did not
know anything Of this prior to the fight,
otherwise he would have had nothing
10 do with 1t or he would not have al.
lowed Jake Kilrain to enter the ring.
Since the fact has become known, Kill
rains sluggish movements while walk.
Ing, his disincination to strip and his
aversion to take exercise as well
as MitChells care that he should
not take any, aud Kilrain's troubled
looks, his rather CAdavarous face-in
iact Il hundred strange actions, words
aud looks are all attributed TO this.
AT 7:li o'clock, Kilrain, Mitchell,
Murphy, Pony Moore and DR.. Dougher.
ty lett in carriages for the Texas & Paci.
Nc depot, and boarding the train, left for
thu North via Texas, in order to avoid
going back through Mississippi, where
they feared arrest.
IliH said thut Mitchell knew OF Xii.
rains Giling, but that Donovan did not.
NuLDooS's OPINION.
Tom MIuiloon, the wrestler, who
trained Sullivan t9r the fight, had this
10 say to an Associated Press reporter
to-day, when asked his opinion Of the
fight: "My opinion is that 1t was the
greatest fight that ever took place be.
tween heAVy weights. The fighting was
fast aud furious all through, aud don't
think the man was ever born who could
have whipped Sullivan yesterday. He
was Us strong at the end as when the
fight commenced, and could have fought
two hours longer II necessary. He
refnined from fast needless fighting
by my advice, as | did not want him to
meet with any accidents. / consider
kilrAin the greatest heavy weight fighter
living outside Of Sullivan. He is a game
and determined man. | don't think he
was in condition for hard fight In this
hot climate. lie was. trained too fine
and soon became very weak. allowed
my man seven pounds TO lose in the
light, and alter the battle was over he
was Just six and quarter pounds light
or than when he entered tho ring. lie
was not u bit tired, was cheerful and ID
no way injured, My advice to him is Il
live tue balance Of his life slow and easy
and never again enter the ring us {
principal, lie is now restored 10 per
feet health and may yet live To enjoy
good health II ha will only take care O
himself, have always been anxious Il
prove to the public that ho Is a natura
born fighter and could fight u long ant
scientific battle II necessary, provided liC
WnS carefully handled and put Ia Condl
lion. Now that done that, | au
through with all ring fights. | neve
again want to see q man Knocked abou
anu punished Ns Kilrain was yesterday
Think lighting grand exercise ant
WI 20 all | can to encourage H. but
lhlhE ring lighting Is too brutal, and
want 10 sec no more Of H."
SULLIVAN DRUNK.
At I o'clock this afternoon sullivai
and OlcHry went 10 Spanish Ford In
carriage, and on their return stopped a
The store Of a friend Of theirs, on Esplu
made street, where thoy INDUCED quit
lteely IN liquid refreshments. At abou
u!SO O'Clock they reached tho room
OF the Young Mems Gymnastlo Clu'
Where they took q bath, after whiCl
mCy were Invited into the parlors wher
sullivan was presented with q larg
shoe.
lilo was then somewhat under the II
nuegce Of liquor and four pollCeme
btOOu ~ tue corner In case he comnltte
any oveftaCt Chief Of Police Henness
and John FllEpRlrick who WA Teiptr