The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-16
THE SPORTING WORLD.
BIG CROWD AT A CHARITY POUND
ING.
SOME or THE SPORTS WHO WERE
THERE.
MITCHELL ANDKILRAIN rmEEsES
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NEW YORK. June Is, 1899

NEW YORK. June 10, 1857.
The sufferers at Johnstown did very
well this wSek with the sporting peo-
pie Ia New York. Thursday night
there was q monster sparring entertain
ment at Madison Square Garden for the
benefit Of the people who lost their
homes and their families In the terrible
disaster in the Conemaugh Valley a
few days ago. There was a good
crowd, and its enthusiasm was con-
tagious to a degree. They caught on
like chicken pox in a country school,
and made the old building in which so
many events. historical and otherwise,
have taken place. ring with their yells.
As usual. there were two factions
present at the shOw-the Kilrain and
Inc Sullivan followers. They naturally
divided themselves into different parts
Of the building, and EOwled and yelled
at each other like a lot Of Comanche
Indians out for game.
Delicately put compliments chased
each other across the raised platform
upon which the boxing took place. and
the repartee was sharp, and in some
cases heavy enough to sink the whole
city of New York into the middle of
the wrath TO come. But everybody
was GOOD -natured aud took the banter
ing in good part. until one follower OF
Kilrain told how Sullivan could not
fight any more than dead hen could
eat cold beans, aud that brought upon
his foolish head the wrath of couple
of Boston men--also their punches OF
Gves.
Ats O'Clock. the time set for the be-
ginning of the charity pounding pro-
cess. there were nearly 3 600 people in
their seats awaiting the opening mill.
Right where the lights sbOne the bright
est sat Senator Mike Murphy,
whose knowledge of the noble
art of scrap is limited, and
who feels as much at home at a
fight as does a nest Of woOd-peckers in
sand lot: Billy O'Brien, whom every
body in the country knows as one OF
the very best Of good sports; Wendell
Baker. DOminick McCaffrey. Gus Heck
ler. " no is as tough as a boarding house
tcnderlOin at fight. aud who, ten min
utes after the mill. can appear alta must
Gale or cake walk as quiet and as un-
I IUIll|u ana Ur AOVl 10 "a wi I't '''Nf'
/ from the ice-bOx: Phil Dwyer. who
runs two fast horses; VI. I. Danaher.
Johnny Kelly. Burr Mcintosh, Joe Co
burn. Billy Edwards. who gives un-
/ looked for lessons in the latest style OF
/ knock down and dr3g-Out at the hand
some Hoffman House cafe when the
psint becomes too red; Prof. Long, aud
I Billy Morse.
When Pat SheCdy who was master
/ of ceremonies, appeared on the stage
and bowed - the crowd, the root be-
gln To tremble. partly on account OF
the cheers which went up. and partly
because Of the terrible glare that shot
from Pats shirt-frOnt. where he had
chained a diamond as big as the moss
aeare that grows over your eye when
the park policeman lets YOU have one
for sleeping i'm the park after hours.
. Sheedv bowed mOdestly and read let
fer from Sullivan's hackers, TO the
effect that il was thought best to keep
the champion at home. because OF q
slight cold which he had contracted,
and that he would not leave his tram
4 ing quarters until it was time for him
To start for the battle-ground at New
/ Orleans. There were a few-a very
few Kisses when this letter was read
the minrie SheCdy, who IS really the
man who made Sullivan what he IL, re
marked quietly. vet forcibly as he
could without taxing of that diamond
that he always knew hog by IN:
grunt. the Kissing stopped and cheers
and great howl went up like a
rocket, and when the Sticks came down
no one was hurt.
There was considerable boxing
GOOD of its kind by the smaller lights
in the sporting wO Id, and then at lO:3t
came the stars of the evening, Mitchell
and kilrain. They were greeted win
mingled Kisses and cheers, and 1t was
I most important moment. lt almost de
cided who Of the two champions was the
most popular with the masses; bul
Sheedv with rare good judgment would
not allow any feeling to be shown IN
the matter, and eifectually closed dowr
on all attempts TO start a hurrah fol
either Of the men.
wondered when | saw Mitchell come
out whether he thought Of the last TIME
he appeared on that platform IN thai
garden, almost in the same spot. 1t wal
almost six years ago that he cncoun
tered Sullivan in the ring there. XII
rain was presented as the champion o
the world. and Mitchell as the box
ING champion Of England. There was
considerable Kissing at these introduc
tons. but Sheedy said the men haC
come from Baltimore for the purpOs'
Of taking part 10 a most worthy charity
and they Shout be treated as gentle
men. And they were from that on.
As the men stood there in the rims
the crowd had as good a chance as eve
could be had to size up the man who d
to meet the champion next month
And how he was gazed at. Critically
every point of his anatomy wa
examined and commented upon. III
looked pale, but he had trained dowl
SO that lac vas almost IN condition u
meet his man in the ring for keeps
He has scarcely any stomach at all
and his friends say that. barring accl
dents. me will be in the pink OF condl
ton when the time comes for HIM u
get down To hard work on the grass OF
the morning of July Stb. There wa
but little difference in their sizes a
they stood of at the beginning, and Il
showed how Kilrain must have WORKED
during the past month to bring him
self down. There is no doubt that h
has been getting in the finest kind o
ticks at training.
When they got to work 1t was a
pretty "a how as could have been seel
at an exhibition, though you must bea
in mind that there is very great dea
lof difference between an exhibition
mill and genuine fight under Londol
rules. Klrain was very lively Will
Iboth hands ard landed right and lief
with good effect. At the end OF the *
J il was the general impression amoni
,men who know what ia what that th'
bout was Intentionally allowed to e
Ilargey i'm Kilrain's favor for reason
Ibest known to himself and his hackers
though they did not hesitate to say tina
when the time comes Sullivan vii
have TO be John l.. Sullivan IN order t
carry of the big roll OF bills and tn
diamond belt that will so to the WHINE
Of the fight.
The amount taken in at the doc
amounted TO nearly $4,000. and wa
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