The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-17

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JOHN I. SULLIVAN.
most deliberate manner III @ equalized matters
somewhat, however, by twice overlooking fouls
OF Sullivan, who once sat down on kilrain's
breast, and another time jumped on him with
Sullivan had Kilrain completely whipped in
the third round although they fought through
seventy-two rounds more. kiirain tried at the
first round kind Of Tactics which he should
have known better than 10 try on so heavy n
man. He began TO rush Sullivan and to wrestle
with him in the hope OF winding the big fellow.
The result was the other way.
Nilrain threw the Boston boy in the first two
rounds and had him punished not n little In
the third round Kirain sprang again for the
big fellow and endcayored 10 clnch him. Sui
lyan threw his biaWny loft arm around Kill
rains neck and with his ponderous right he
hammered Kilrains left side The spectators
thought the awful blows OF that brawny fist
would rupture the massive mass OF muscles
which bound kilrains abdomen. Then fling
ing the Baltimorean away, with his left Sulli-
van struck him Just below the left car. Kill
rain then fell in vain effort 10 repeat his per-
formance of throwing Sullivan and falling on
him
Those blows settled Kilrain. When he was
picked up and carried 10 his corner he said 10
Mitchell his second: Charlie, am knocked
out" The bluff English pugilist would not listen
60 the suggestion and for two mortal hours he
forced the game young man from Baltimore into
the middle of the ring TO DO hammered into a
After that round Kilrain Ind no heart. He
stalked laZily into the ring at the call OF time
only TO be knocked down by Sullivan or 70 run
away from the huge INST which nal wrought him
already SO much injury. AT the fourth round
after lodging Sullivan's blows with every indi
cation that it was fear, not pugilistic science,
that prompted the 1nanpuVers, kflrain made
an attempt TO fight though he meant it. He
landed his right on Suliyan's eur. and the big
fellow. Injured TO pain " he was fairly WINGED
But he was paid In most painful kind. Sulli-
van smashed right and left on face and neck
and abdomen Again and again Sullivan
planted his fist on the place, now red and
iufamed and sore, on Rilrain 5 left side just
below the short ribs. Every time KHAN saw
Sullivan's eye glance toward that spot he
WINGED inyoluniarily Sullivan saw the motion
and followed up his advantage for all II was
worth.
Sullivan's two main points OF attack on the
body OF his opponent were the injured ribs and
back OF the left ear. Blow after blow was rained
on both these bruised spots and still hilrain in
sisted, rather his seconds insisted, that he
should continue TO suffer in the hope that by
some huke Sullivan might commit a foul and
the $4,000 stakes would be saved TO his hackers.
Kilrain's only honor in the battle was in the
sixth round, when Sullivan's ear, which Jake
had split by left-hand upper cut in the fifth
round, gave forth the crimson blood and first
blood was awarded 10 kilTain. The sight Of
blood seemed To drive the crowd crazy. They
yelled and screamed, and jabbered, now at the
fighters, now at the referee, now at one another.
Like the Roman populace OF old they had be-
come drunk with the sight of human blood.
But the honor was short-lived Scarcely had
the claim for firsC blood been allowed when sui
livan caught Kilrain on the right ear with his
right fist and Jake fell in n heap on his hands
and knees II was the first knock down OF The
fight ard was awarded TO Sullivan. They came
oftener after that and they were ali 20 Sull-
vans credit. Not once did kilrain hit his man
hard enough TO make him stagger.
The seventy-ifth round ended the fight. II
was no different from the fifty preceding ones.
kilrain after many protests was forced to the
scratch by Mitchell and Donovan. He stood
irresolute for moment. Sullivan came at him
like II mad bull, and kilrain put up his hands
in listless sort OF way. There was no sugges-
ton of either attack or vigorous defense in the
motion or in the attitude.
Kilrain then dropped his hands and ran
around the ring, Sullivan following him with q
smile OF mingled malice and contempt on his
face. He overlook Kirain near Sullivans own
corner, struck him first on the neck and then in
the face hilrain fell, groaned, threw his arm
over his face as il 20 ward off further blows.
Then Mike Donovan, one of kirain's seconds,
ran over To where his PROSTATE principal lay
and tossed i'm the air the sponge with which he
had been bathing kilrain's body between the
rounds, and this was tho acknowledgment OF
defeat
one thing ia evident Sullivan is no match
for Kirain either as n wrestler or boxer. Give
Kilrain Sulliyan's unreasonable driving power
and expanse of chest and shoulder and no man
could stand against him.
Mlrain's pluck and gaIneness was a theme OF
admiration for those wholunderstand ring STRAIT
egy aud true endurance Sullivan got In fierce
blow on his side under the heart, from which he
never recovered. An ordinary man would have
thrown up the sponge In the next round. Kill
rain 5 seconds themselves Acknowledged that the
fight was over then, but with the indifference
of n stole and the pluck OF hero, kilrain con-
tinued the unequal struggle and administered
many n singing blow to his adver sary, ana yet
! in spite OF this, indscriminating crowd,
mistakng caution and strategy for cowardice,
yelled at Kilrain, calling him cur" and coward
when he sought TO avoid Sullivan blow by
lodging, or when he tried TO outwind him by
retreating before him around the ring.
IL is undeniably true that after the ninth
round when suffering excruciating pain from this
/ bruise under the heart and repeated knock
/ downs, Kilrain did lay himself open TO the
! charge OF foul by falling down when not ap-
| parently knocked down. These fouls were re-
/ peatedly claimed, but never allowed by the
/ referee.
Kilrain's friends buoyed him up throughout
the fight by picturing TO him the effect OF de-
feat upon his wife and children
just before the fight the Sheriff OF Marion
/ County came and commanded the peace. Bud
/ Remand, the manager replied smilingly
\ That's all right Mr.. Sheriff you have done
J your duty" And then the fight went on.
/ An inventory OF the personal results OF the
/ mill will show that Mr. Sullivan has split ear,
/ two black eyes, swelled hands, and numerous
/ bruises on his body caused by Mr.. kilrain's
! fists. Mr. kirnin has black eye, a broken
| nose. split mouth, n split ear, nnd any mum
/ Der OF bruises, and very probably internal in
1 juries which may prove serious.
Sullivans repeated blows on Kflrain's ribs
J seemed 20 leave a permanent indcntation in the
/ mans body, and soon after the fight he began
\ over his defeat and would not be- comforted.
Big tears coursed down his cheeks and be cried
/ like boy.