The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-13
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
After the Battle.
NEW Orleans City Item.l

NOW that tho exciting light Is over
and the sports and newspaper cores
pondents are scurrying homeward as
rapidly as possible, it is possible to Q
coolly compare the merits and methods t
OF the two men who did their best on G
Monday morning to pummel each
other into inconsistencies and thereby G
win the $40, 900 stakes and the Police
Gazette championship belt, which carr
ries with it the proud title Of "Chatn-
pion OF the World.'' Il
Those who did net witness the fight
were astonished at its grea! length and
those who saw it were greatly sur
prised that six rounds Il! the most did
not end it.
"Macon" said yesterday in tho coll
umns OF this paper that he does not
believe that Sullivan Is as good Il man
to-day as he was five years ago, but
that even in his present condition he is
king of the prize ring. This gentle-
mans belief is entitled 10 consideIa-
ton, coming RS it does from the recog
nized authority of this country and
Europe on pugilistic matters. There
were but few persons who stood by the
ring Monday and saw I<iirain whipped
that could be persuaded to differ from
! "Macon" as to the proud position Sui
llvan holds in the galaxy of pugilists
, as chief star.
The only wonder to them is that
John did not break the Bal;imorean's
neck early in the contest, as ne had
' ample opportunity Of doing. Sullivan
{ had the motive in prolonging the fight,
o and 80 stated tn the Item yesterday, OF
demonstrating the fallacy of their
: opinions regardidg his lack of staying
powers. He had every chance man
il could wish for of putting Jake to sleep
It during the first few rounds, but lie
b, acted as cat would with mouse
toyed with it uutil tired aud then
crushed its life out, 1t was battle o
antitheses:.-right hand against left
rt Johns left was used but seldom, ant
to then only in upper cutting and straight
ccuntering. Whenever the right wa
used and found i.s mark in Jake
ne neck or below hts heart, the souns
ed1 that followed was like the vibration Q
in a bass drum after being struck wit
. the stick. Almost all his blows wer
swingers or s!edgers, and after bein
u" spiked by KiIra!n the third time, h
Ter led viciousy with swinging righ
Ut. handlers, which, had they LANDED
n would have ended the fight immed
,er ately.
There is no denying that Sulliva
ay possesses tho strength of Samson an
he the constitution of horse, with ;
ng good wind and staying powers as an
IN. pugilist of his class but the surpri
ingIy large amount of vitality exhi
tied by Kilrain, who bore up 80 we
sn- under the terrible strain Of beiK
ted knocked or thrown down at the end
raj almost every round, stamped him
m. Sullivan's equal in strength and scien
although not in hitting qualities, al
u his superiority in tricky lighting. J
md has not the shoulders necessary to 81
cts, force to his blows, but is an accor
me plisEed boxer, and, as the Item pl
;. -, dicted when he was first seen after
" arrival, is as quick and light on
feet as cat, although looking like
zht clumsy, knock-knecd country ms
rhe His skill in getting away from Sui
, ia vans right hand frequently saved b
hard knocks, but few knocks mt
'"s or less would have made but little d
are ference anyway, as the gesult wot
Oh have been the same, doubtless.
Ids holds his guard very low down, a
,,,t like Sullivan, uses but one hand G
lef,), except in straight counters
raplu CiOSC-iobSS hSHNAp5' AAAS A'e
ti's, hand is, therefore, practically usel
except as a guard, aud even in Il
q he capacity it could not Withstand
down-beats of Sullivan's terrible rig
Nevertheless, he proved what
nnu knowing ones said he would--a S
ally prise-aud who knows but that
rent may have made a better showing /
ron, no been properly cared for by Char
Mitchell duris. the last few weeks
al" his training. To "Foxy" Charley p
M Jake attributed his defeat, and s,ron
intimates that Mitchell had sold ou
,me- tho other side some days before
dis fight. He complained that for W
era. and half before the battle he got
ally training at all, and was allowed
owed cruise about at will.
men, II Mitchell is really guilty OF "
win, Kilrain accuses him (and his conc
during and after the fight leads
belief that way) he is entitled to nau
but scorn from upholders of housst
luz manly sport throughout the world.
was whispered about several weeks
. s" fore the fight, that Mitchell did no,
~ tend that Kiiraiu should win the Ii
49, 49,. He merely was training Jake 80
Va am he could see the Boston boys stres
* and endurance tested. He was, it
!, az n;. said, making a regular catspaw on
=" NJ lake and il he found that kilrain