St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-06
S0URED ON SULLIVAN
Louisiana Sporting Men Say
the Big Fellow Is Not
in Trim.
Members Of the Southern
Athletic Club Confident Of
Kilrain's Success.
Even John LIS Friends Say
He Cannot Stand Much
Punishment.
One Of Pinkerton's Fly Cops
Is on the Train With
Kilrain.

NEW OIslIEANS. July O'-1 H6 diIINdl
of Sullivan and the enthusiasm exhib-
tied by friends in the city has in no
ways dampened the ardor of the friends
of Kilrain, and instead of decreasing,
appears to have incre ased them. 1t is
a noticeable fact that while the central
portions of the city are disposed to side
with Sullivan, the upper sections of the
city are largely in favor of
Kilrain. A visit was paid to the
rooms of the Southern Athletic
club to-day, and quite number of the
members were found, all of whom ex-
pressed themselves as confident of Kill
rains success in the forthcoming bat
tie. Mitchell, who is matched to fight
Duffy next Sunday, was seen at the
gymnasium. He said that i'll his opinion
Kilrain would be the winner, although
he had seen neither of the men. He
based his opinion on the newspaper
accounts of the two men, which. if
true, and he had every reason to
believe they we're so, would make Kill
rain sure winner. He said further
that as regarded the odds offered in the
bets which had been made, that it was
natural that Sullivan should be the
favOrite. No one would bet even on
horse with record OF 2:40 against one
with record of 2:20, though the latter
might be out of training and the other
had developed greater speed than his
previous record. A prominent member
of the club who is somewhat of an
authority in pugilistic affairs, said that
Sullivan was not in the trim that he
expected him to be, and that it was a
we'll known fact he could stand but
little if any punishment about the heart
or stomach. He would not. of course,
like to bet even on the result. though
he felt sure that KIlrain would come off
the victor. but he thOnght 100 to
so fair odds on Sullivan and would
when the proper time came
Other members of the club, in support
of their opinion. said that men like
Billy Madden, Arthur Chambers and
DOminick McCaffrey, all Of whom knew
both men well, would not be found on
the side of Kilrain if they did not know
what they were doing. Both Madden
and Chambers were with Sullivan in
his fight with Ryan. and McCatfrey
fought six rounds with him when he
was supposed to be in his best days, and
they surely do not underrate Sullivan.
According to reports received, Sullivan
has not near the wind that Kilrain has,
and he IS, besides, entirely
TOO HEAVY ABOUT THE HIPS.
Prof. Dennis Butler, also firm friend
of the Baltimore boy, last evening re-
ceived telegram from Kilrain saying
that he would be in the city at about IL
o'clock tomorrow forenoon. His friend
is confident of winning the fight, he
said, and he had all faith in his prOwess.
The train on which Kilrain will be met
at point outside of the city, as
was the Sullivan train, and Kill
rain, Mitchell, Donovan and Muir
riages and conveyed to their quarters at
the Southern Athletic club. corner of
Washington and Prytania streets. The
rooms which have been set apart for
Kilrain and his seconds are very cool,
pleasant and are situated in handsome
two-stOry frame dwelling adjoining to
and owned by the club. They are gal
lery rooms. have a southern exposure
and are elegantly fitted up with Victoria
bedroom sets trimmed with blue silk. |
The gymnasium is fitted up with all the
apparatus for the development of the
chest, arms and legs, and has course
for pedeStrianiSm exercise as we'll as
fine swimming, shower and tub baths.
Kilrain and his seconds will be able to
enjoy greater seclusiOn than do Sulli- |
van and his trainers, as they will not
have to go outinto the street at all to go
10 and from the gymnasium. Kilrain will
remain in his quarters until he leaves
for the scene of the battle
on Monday next. The interest in the
fight is unabated, and as an evidence
of this, the Western Union telegraph
company on Thursday night last sent
about 40, 900 words of special dispatches,
not including the regular press reports.
Bantam" well-knOwn sporting au-
thOrity, said: Sullivan, in the cOndi-
tion that jim Wakely told me he was in,
ought TO win the fight in fifty minutes.
Jake Kiirain will be the hardest man
to beat that John has yet met. There
will be fair play and no favor Shown.
Sullivan now weighs POP pounds and
severe training has been abandoned.
though he will take more exercise than
an ordinary man could endure. This
morning he rose at o'clock. AT 10
o'clock he went across the street with
Muldoon and Cleary to the rooms of the
gymnaStic club and spent hours there
in exercise that caused the perspiration
to
DRIP FROM HIM LIKE RAIN.
No one was admitted to see him work |
except half dozen of the friends who |
accompanied him here and newspaper |
A football filed with |
flour or meal, weighing about twenty |
five pounds was tossed from Sullivan to |
Muldoon and back again, distance of |
twenty-five feet, Sullivan receiving the |
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out signs of weakness. Neither
exercise long, so they alternated in re-
ceiving the ball and tossing it back to
Sullivan every ten minutes. Sullivan
finished perfectly fresh after his stand
against both of them. Those who saw
Sullivan hurl that bail, with velocity
that made MuldOOn Stagger as he |
received it, were reminded of
the John l.. Sullivan of old. After
two minutes rest Sullivan began skip
ping the rope. He skipped a thou
sand times without stopping. Sullivan
is reported to be the only man who ever
accomplished the feat. Then, after
minutes interval came dumb bell ex-
ercise. This was repeated fifty times,
causing Cleary and MuIdoon to blow
while Sullivan scarcely breathed hard.
A little ball punching followed. The
force and celebrity of the blows
amazed all who witnessed them.
Sullivan can hit as hard as ever and has
lost none of his old time lightning
rapidity. Once he hit the bali so hard
as to split the leather. His friends say
that if he can get couple of those ter
rife righthanders on Kilrain's head the
fight will be pretty nearly over. Sulli-
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