Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-20

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blaze Of the hot sun. Those who haC
umbrellas were allowed to open them
but the .ntima'ion was p aln and genera
that when the fight hrn,n n" omnrr'a.
would have 10 go. Afltr I.Nibg el5
a0d after coming Duidre1- ~ hIr- L,
see tIe fight, the crowd was ia no temper
20 tolerate any Instructions 10 the view.
The general aspect of the crowd was any.
thing but tough. The hoodlum element
was largely outnumbered by the emin.
emily respectable crowd. professional
men, merchants, bankers, some from
New Orleans and other %neighborine
states, were present to a prepOnderating
degree Many of the spectators came from
points as far distant rs San Francisco in
the west and New York and Boston in
the east.
1t was 9 10 before the train of $40 men
made its appearance, and in five minutes
after its appearance the amphitheatel
was packed with a mass Of eager anc
perspiring humanity, something like
3 600 in number. kilrain was the frs,
OF the gladiators to put in an appearance.
He was accompanied by Charlie Mitchell.
They were both received with applause
and cheers. kilrain's appearance dis
mayed his backers. lie was unshaven
and looked haggard, wor and weak. In
abort he looked scared. He was white
under the gills and behaved like a man
being led to execution. He was not
stripped, but wore a striped shirt and
striped pants. He afterward disrobed in
the ring. Soon after Sullivan came, &C
cempapied by The ever vigilant Muldoon.
Sullivan wore q long ulster, or sweater, "
as it is called, extending from his neck
almost down to his ankles. His
appearance was the signal for a tornado
of applause and cheers, a demonstration
not without its depressing effect in Xii
! rains corner. Both principals were led
to seats in the corners, ~diagonally OPP
posite each other and were surrounded
by friends, bottle holders, seconds,
hackers and a miscellaneous throng OF
par,isans. The tanning process seemed
TO have an invigorating effect or Xii
rain and he began to brighten under its
influence. Sullivan looked flushed, but
not particularly buOyant. He Also sub
mitted TO being famed with a patient
meekness n seemed 10 realize that his
destiny hung upon the Issue Of the con
test. Sul!ivans immediate attendants
| were William Muldoon and Nike Cleary,
seconds; Dan Murphy, Of Boston, bottle
holder, and Tom Costello and Phil
| Lynch, umpires. On the other side were
Charles Mitchell and Mike Donovan,
seconds; w. b. Masterson and Dennis
Butler, umpires, and Joe Murphy, bottle
holder.
now THE sLUCGERs APPEARED.
New ORLEANS, July S.-There was
great excitement al the ling-side as Bud
Renaud, Mike Donovan and Johnnie
Murphy made their appearance, which
they did az 800 d. m, and it became ap'
parent that the fight was actually to oc-
cur, On the toss Up for position Kilraili
representative, Mike Donovan, won and
selected the northeas, corner. Muld0On,
Sullivan s representative, chose the south
west corncr. AT this juncturc the sheriff
of the county made his appearance and
in the name Of the state Of Mississippi
commanded peace and retired, this being
the only effort On the part Of the authOri.
ties 10 interfere with the fight. The
flag Of sullivan, brought from Boston,
WIS placed in HIS 0rner amid great en-
thusiasm.
Kilrain was the frst 10 make his ap
pearance, accompanied by Nike DonO
van and Charlie Mitchell. Hewas greeted
with applause, but wore a very serious
air as if fully realizing the work before
him.
AS the crowd recognized the stalwar'
form Of the big Boston fellow, as he
Jumped into the ring, the cheers were
deafenipg. He looked in marked con
trast to kilrain, seeming TO be perfectly
at his case regarding the termination O
the contest. The name Of Pat kendrick
of New Orleans, was offered by the XII
rain side as referee, but he vas not &C
ceptabie to the other side. The repre-
sentative Of Sullivan proposed the nam'
Of John Fitzpatrick, of New Orleans
saying: 81 want the fight today TO tax
place on It's merits, and may the bes
nan win. | have only one name 10 pre-
sent for the position Of referee, and tina
one is known throughout the states as 81
upright, just and honest man
After considerable wrangling abou
the referee, in which Il seemed nclthc
side could agree, Charley Mitchell final.
said they were willing 10 accept Fitzpat
rick and the announcement wae received
with cheers. Mitchell here went owe
and examined the spikes in Sullivan
shoes. Cleary doing the same to Kilrain
Fitzpatrick said: Il am not CONVEX
SAINT with the rules. This will be a fai
contest Of the merits of the two men an
| will do the best | can. In regard to
question that has been spoken Of as
what time the thirty seconds betwee
rounds shall N ! decide that
shall commence from the time the ma
falls
VIII Harding az this moment steppe
up to Kilrain and placing $1,000 in h
hands told him it was sen by Fox fc
him 10 bet with Sullivan. kilrain {
once went over to Sullivan and offered
2 bet him that sum he would win the fgh
The bet was Immediately taken by Sui
| van, and tee money, 81, coo deposite
s with the referee.
Both men being now stripped it w
! apparent to every one present that gre'
superiority was possessed by Sul.iva
/ over his antagonist in the matter Of si2
and development, the muscles of Il
. arms standing out IN big welts, his dri'
t ing power appearing tremendous, and l
I seeming in the very best Of spirits.
AT 1910 the principals and seconds a
vanced to the center Of the ring al
o formed a maltese cross in shaking hand
The latter then retired outside the rop
and the principals 10 their respecti
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