Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11

teToulst. This sort ot procedure went
on for long time, Kilrain running and
lodging and sullivan calling on him con.
tinuaily TO eight like man" But Kill
rain insiuted in fighting as he pleased, or,
rather, running as he pleased, and as
Charlie M.tcnell, his trainer, directed.
In the seth round Sullivan asked the
referee to make his opponent "staud and
fight" and made claim Of foul, which
the referee refused.
In the 4ith ,nnd Sullivan became sick
but even then Kilrain was afraid to ven
ture near him. He asked him to make
the fight draw, but Sullivan refused,
and emphasized the refusal by knocking
Kilrain down. He was angry now, and
in the next round he not only knocked
Kllrain down, but he stamped upon him,
which prompted claim Of foul from
Kilrain's friends. This was not allower,
and it was repeated in the next round,
after sullivan had thrown Bilrain and
fallen upon him. "Pony" Moore accused
the referee OF not being impartial when
he disallowed this second claim, aud the
prospect OF general fight was good for
several minutes. The crowd were now
satisfied that only chance would enable
Kilrain to win, and they jeered OF him
for his Fabian tactics.
In the 9th, 6sth, and 69'h rounds
Sullivan managed to catch his fl,eing
antagonist, and each time knocked him
down, which procedure he duplicated Ia
the 7lat round. E,ch of the next four
rounds ended by Kllrsin falling to avoid
being knocked down. At the end of the
18th round the referee cautioned Kllrain
not to repeat his tactics, but when the
caution was down II was seen that Kilrain
was 10 no condition to continue.
The English fighter, Mitchell tried to
play q trick upon Sullivan. He ran over
to him and said: "Will you give Kilrain
a present IL he throws up tue spouRe?'
Sullivan answered: "0t course | will. y
Mitchalpa purpose was, apparently, to
show that Sullivan was as willing to stop
the fight as his antagonist, but before
Sullivan answered. Donovan, X lrain'I
other second, had already thrown up the
sponge. Ktlrain WAS frighttnlly bruised
and bled protusely. Sullivan was but
little marked.
The official time Of the 3ht was
hours, 16 minutes and % seconds. Wher
Donovan threw up the sponge for Kilrair
there was wild confusion aud genera
rush for the ring was made. The re
porters' desks were spiintered, fenoe'
went down and all restrictions were swep
aside. An exit for Sullivan was CLEARED
by Muldoon and Oieary by viSorou
movements of the arms. The victor wa
placed in o carriage and conveyed to TIL
train.
THE SHERIFF WAS FIXED.
The authorities did but little to stol
the fight. Besides the unheeded chal
lenge to the train at the boundary line
the only attempt by the state O
Mississippi to do anything was a farsica
proceeding on the battle ground. Ate
: CORNERS had been chosen, the sheriff Q
the county made his appearance, and, i
the name of the state Of Mississippi
. commanded peace and retired. 1t is sal
that present of $3.50 was instruments
In convincing the sheriff that he had, |
doing this much, done all that the 10
required OF him.
, KrLRAIN LOST HIs 81 900.
! Just before the fight Kilrain offsre
! Sullivan bet OF $1,000 that he woul
, win. The ohsmpion promptly aocepte
and the money was put in the referee
l hands.