The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-07
KILRATN ARRIVES.
He Receives a ROuSing Welcome
in New Orleans.
GREATEST BATTLE ON RECORD
Is Expected-It will be a Fight for Revenge
Both Parties are COnfdent-NO Inter-
ference is Anticipated.

ceived at the depot by an immense crowd
of people who desired to see the Baltimore
man and q way had to be cleared for them
by the police. The party drove to the st.
Charles hotel and thence to the rooms of
the Southern Athletic club where a recep-
ton will be rendered Kilrain who will be
the guest Of the club while here. Kilrain
looks well and seems to be in excellent
spirits. Kihain will spar tonight at an
exhibition for the benefit of local sports.
As the time approaches for the great mill
IL becomes more apparent that the fight
will be one of the most determined on re
cord The principal reason for this as
sertiOn is the bitterness which is felt not
alone rs between Sullivan and Kilrain, but
on the part OF the men who are training
the two athletes. The fight Will not be
alone for supremacy and the 800, 600 stakes,
but a spirit of revenge for real or fancied
insults viii hover over the ring and nerve
the two giants to do or die. Sullivan has
by far the largest following. New Orleans
is almost Overwhelming for him and thinks
he viii win. Notwithstanding this feeling
there is not the slightest indication but
what fair play will be meted out to both
combatants.
The plans for the fight are progressing
smoothly. The opinion of the attorney
general Of Louisiana that there is no law
of the state prohibiting a prize light has
eased the minds of the officials and the
fight viii come off, although the exact
locality has not yet been made public.
Mitchell said that kilrain was in better
condition than he ever had been before in
his life, and was as skillful as he was
strong. He hoped the people would accord
his man fair play and he felt sure that Kill
rain would best the big Slugger. Pony
App1,a and othp1.S nj the Marty pyyTopasCa1
themselves in like terms, and likened the
two men to a quarter horse ana a mile run
ner. comparing Sullivan TO the former and
Kilrain to the latter. Kilrain is in the very
pink of condition and far superior in every
respect to what he was u few years ago,
while they had many reasons 10 believe that
Sullivan mad deteriOrated.
There appeared to be some fear in the
minds of some Of the party that the great
enthusiasm aroused in the city on behalf Of
Sullivan might cause the crowd TO be over
partial to the big man, but assurance was
given them that the Baltimore man would
be given fair play and this appeared to sat
isfF them. Theparty and escort arrived at
the gymnasium OF the Southern Athletic
club rooms and a rOusing welcome given
kilraiu and party.
The time when the cars viii leave may
change at the last mOmentin order to avoid
too mucn publicity. and if matters are
crushed, as il is expected. it may be that
one article in the agreement will be nutu
ally waived in. SO far as the time for the
fighting is concerned, and the men VIII De
in the ring when the first faint rays Of the
morning appear on the sky.
Unless the opinion Of able ring followers
is wrong the fight will hardly last over an
hour, and if this be the case, the entire
party can get back to the city before the
governor gets out of bed, unless on this
occasion he stays up all night.
In order to avoid the possibility Of ar
rest, it is stated that Sullivan will leave
the city at the conclusion of the battle as
soon as he can dress himself again in sire
clothes. That is, of course, if he is not too
severely punished to travel. 1t is fair to
presume that Kilrain viii follow the same
line.
The Sullivan people are specializing on
Kilrain's pulck and the Kilrain men are
worrying themselves about SullivaE's con
Gition. All these topics form subjects for
discussion, but the rumOred threat of the
governor to interfere with the fight by
means of military influence was the
most talked Of at the hotels and
among the friends Of the two men
legal talent" said one of the managers.
and we have found that there is nothing
in the Louisiana law books that can touch
us for prize fighting. The attorney-gen-
eral and district attorney are both of the
opinion that no law can reach US, save the
trifling one perhaps of fighting and dis
turbing the peace, but the fight is to take
place on private property, far removed
from any populated section We have
taken every precautiOn to ensure the best
order. and there is nothing that
will prevent a decision of the merits of the
TWO men. If the military power of the
state is able TO reach the scene of battle,
then the mill might be temporarily post
Doned, but if we are interfered with in our
rights, the officers of the law viii be held to
legal account. But the battle ground is on
private property and l cannot see how we
can possibly beinterfered with. l promise
YOU there will be a fight Monday"
The st. Charles hotel is the headquar-
tiers of many of the visiting sports and
nearly all the newspaper men, and the
scenes are very animated this afternoon (
The guests are mostly pugilists from
every section of the country, sporting /
characters VINO never missed a fight and |
correspondents who have done every battle I
during the last fifteen years. They mingle
freely and each has his opinion as TO the
outcome Of the great mill, which he cX-
presses with uncommon frequency.
hilrain. accompanied by Charlie Mitchell, /
came to the hotel about l o'clock and was
followed by a numerous crowd who were
anxious to get a sight Of the man who was
to stand up against Sullivan. While the
city is already well filed with visiting
sports, big crowd is expected tomorrow. .
and no doubt suitable accommodations viii .
be at a premium.
1t is understood that the first train that
departs for the battle ground will pull out
about ! o'clock Monday morning to be
followed an hour later by a second train,
which will contain the spectators. 1t is
expected that both men will enter the ring
between 6 and 8 O'Clock on Monday morn
ing.
At an early hour this morning the mem
bers of the reception committee of the
Southern Athletic club and Frank Steven
son, William Harding, Mike Donovan.
Professor Dennis Butler and several others,
were at the Queen * Crescent depot and
boarded the special train which was to pro-
coed out on the road to meet the Kilrain
party at Perley station. The reception +
committee boarded the train and were in
troduced to Jake Kilrain, Charles Mitchell.
Pony Moore, a London minstrel performer
and father-in-law to Mitchell. John
Murphy, bottle holder. and Joseph Royce,
of Baltimore. Kilrain, who was suffering
from cinder in his eye, was quiet and re
served and appeared i'll at ease at the re
ception he had received. He appeared in
clined to shun observation, but when ;
addressed his face frightened and he an
swered all questions cheerfully. In the
a very large crowd of people
had gathered at the Queen & Crescent
depot. AS the train drew in with Kilrain
on board great cheer was given and the
crowd swarmedI about the coaches. The !
services of the police were called ]
into reauisition to dispense the crowd
and open a passage way for the
Kilrain party who thereupon made their
way TO the carriages which were (
in waiting. All along the streets the side {