The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-12
KILRAIN AT 81, LOUIS,

Friends-Jaks "FesSeS mp" and says the
Fight was Fair-He will Challenge Sui
liVan Again,
ST, LOUIS, July ll.-Jake Kilrain, the
defeated pugillst, Charlie Mitchell
champion boxer OF England; Pony
Moore, MitChell's iather'in.law and
Johnny Murphy, the game feather
weight, who was recently pounded out
Of shape by Spider" Weir and succeed.
ed in marking the Spider. somewhat,
arrived in st. Louis this morning ut 1850,
via the Iron Mountain railroad, There
had been so many conflicting repOrta
about the movements OF the great de-
feated and his followers. that only q
moderate sized crowd had assembled at
the depot, but those who were there
were brimful OF curiosity, and peerOd
eagerly into the various cars attached
to the locomotive, discovering nothing.
An Associated Press reporter hurried TO
the smoking compartment OF the sleeper
In which the Kilrain party was located,
and In few minutes Charlie Mitchell
cautiously opened tho door and asked II
there were any "bloody coppers" about.
He was assured that the police force
slumbered peacefully, aud upon receipt
OF this Information brought forth his
principal, the once champion Of the
world, followed by the redoutablo Muir.
ply, who rubbed his swollen head rue
fully and said: "Now Just look at that
nut OF mine will you, and | did nothing
but stand there in tho sun and hold u
bottle"
LOOKS BADLY.
Kilrain looks badly, but he Is rs far
from disgrace as before the fight, in 80
far as the injuries received in the battle
are concerned. His face Is badly bruised,
but not severely, and his jaw giving evi.
dence Of some Of the taps thereon from
The brawny fist Of the pride Of Beanville.
Kilrain wallis without assistance, but is
lar from irisky, and especially was this
noticeable in his alighting from and
the steps OF u car. He is also
q badly frightened man and fears Gov.
ernor Lowry more than ho did John L
He still looks to Mitchell and obeys his
orders like child.
I'VE can't talk here, you know, said
Lets get Otto the windwarl
Of these blokes and get In our. car and
then we'll be easier, you know"
To all Of which Tony Moore nodded n
vigorous assent, and poor Jake Kilrain
followed meekly. Seated in the CinCin-
natl sleeper Mitchell opened with the
statement tliat the fight was lost because
Jake was not in shape.
.! knew he,was sick and asked him II
he didn't feel badly and he deceived me
by saying no now didn't you JakeW
"But felt well enough to do him, ,"
yrowled The fallen idol OF Oysterville.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL,
Urho .,io,o .,o.r i, ornt.ololln co,.
An' "nv'V % S'V :" SUI, ~,
tinued Mitchell, can DC quickly lolu'
Jake had no time to get fit and ths sun
knocked him out, Tho battle was fair
md SQUARE and we hayo no complaints
n maRe.n
GPnt didn't Sullivan assist the sun In
knocking out Kilrain?" TYes, Sullivan
aid get ia some damaging punches in
the third and l believe tho seventh
roaPdi'h !iRa, ,,., ,ooL :, mo hand ir,ar.
Iected Murphy @ Wv who clunv tenaciosIy 10
thN beijeI that old Sol nni not Johii L.
iail Kilrain low.
NBnt ia n bloodv shame 10 talk about
dosing y continued Mitchell, uand about
INV ieSvinS Jake because Ie was defeat.
adj iSke Viii Won he wasn't dturpej.
and aS for leaving him-why, / was
looking ont that we worc not nabbed by
tho boobies in Mississippi, and stood on
the front platform TO prevent the un-
Of the train. Bud Masterson,
OF Denver, who iB charged with twenty
two lives, stood by me and promised to
shoot the first man who touched a coup.
ling pin. And by the courtesy Of the
Associated Press we finally got into New
Orleans on their special train. It was
forced courtesy, know, but We couldn't
help 1t. We had 10 get out OF Missts'
sippi, and quick too. There is nothing
I'M tnU HIOflth " uub DNtNGNti