The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

Should either man be knocked down or
thrown to the ground, or should both fall in
struggle, the round is at an end The sec
onds rush to their men, get them to their
corners as speedily as possible, and there
sponge them off, stanch the flow of blood,
should any be flowing, and in every way in
their power that is possible in thirty sec
onds repair all damages inflicted by their
principals opponant and reinvigorate their
man. At the end of thirty seconds ''time"
is called again and another round begins,
and the fight continues until one or the other
is either stretched senseless on the sward or
is beaten so badly that even his hacker and
seconds take pity on him and give up the
fight in his behalf In rare cases the men
fight so evenly that at the end it is found
that neither can defeat the other. Oddly
enough this was the casa with both Sullivan
! and Kilrain in their last battles. Kilrain
fought over three hours with Jem Smith,
the champion Of England, and Sullivan
fought fully as long with Charley Mitchell
In both cases, by mutual consent, the results
were drawn battles.
PRIZE FIGHTERS ARE TOUGH.
Though prize fighters pound and hammer
each other terribly it is but seldom that a
man is killed in the ring. This is due, first,
to the fact that pugilists are commonly
young, strong men, in the very zenith of
health, hence they are able to recover
speedily from punishment which, if inflicted
on ordinary men, would entail serious and last
ing effects. Then those who back fighters
have no desire to be apprehended by the law
as aiders and abettors of manslaughter, and
they usually stop q fight before it becomes
dangerous to life.
The fight between Sullivan and Kilrain Is
not likely to be a long one. As a rule fights
between big men rarely last over an hour
In the present case neither man, through in
sufficient training, is likely to be in condition
to stand protracted struggle, especially as
they are to fight within 200 miles of New
Orleans in the very midst of a southern sum
mer, wits all that that implies. When Sui
ivan won the championship from Paddy
Ryan at Mississippi City the thermometer
Indicated 80 degrees in the shade, though the
date was the 9th of February. The torridity
which will prevail within 200 miles of New
Orleans on the Sth of July is likely to ener-
vate both men and to induce them to reach
conclusion as speedily as possible. The great
amount of the stakes-the largest ever fought
for-wil be forgotten in the heat of battle,
and, after all, a man can only do his best, no
matter what the prize for victory may be.
JOHN JOSEPH KILLIoN.
Jake Kilrain's real name is John Joseph
killion. He was born in the United States,
Of Irish parentage, about thirty-five years
ago, though his friends claim that he is not
over thirty. He began his sporting career as
an amateur oarsman on the waters around
Boston, and gained considerable celebrity
as q very clever sculler. His first fiStic en-
counter of note was with George Godfrey, a
celebrated colored boxer who recently met
with defeat in San Francisco at the hands Of
that other colored athlete, the Australian,
Peter jackson. Kilrain defeated Godfrey,
and his next opponent was old Jim Goode, a
famous English boxer, who made a draw
with him. Many thought that he had the
best of Charley Mitchell when they boxed in
Boston, but Mitchelps friends say that he had
q sprained ankle at the time This was alsoa
draw. Jake fought a draw with Mike
Cleary, in New York, and the police stopped
an encounter he had with Jack Burke.
Subsequently he defeated William Sheriff,
an English fighter, who is called ''the Prus-
sian, on account of his German appearance.
He beat Frank Herald near Baltimore in one
round and then defeated Denny Kellegher
Then came his famous struggle with Jack
Ashton at Ridgewood park, on the outskirts
of Brooklyn. Though he was awarded the
victory by the referee many of the spectators
believe that the decision should have been q
"draw." He defeated Joe Lannon after a
very hard fight In addition to these encoun-
tiers he has had a number of others with lesser
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in sparring tours. He once met Sullivan ina
four round contest and the friends of the lat
ter and also the referee of the occasion say
that he was defeated by John L., but this
kilrain strenuously denies, saying that the
bout was merely en- exhibition one.
Be this as it may, certain it is that Kilrain
never held himself in Suliivan's class until
after Sullivan had broken his arm on Patsy
Cardiff's hard head and had while crippled
bantered him and badgered him beyond en-
durance. Then the worm turned, and find
ing responsible backing he accepted Kilrain's
challenge. The big fellow was unable at
the time to make it good, and then EiIrair
went to England, where he was matched to
fight its champion, Jim Smith. They met
in France, and there is no doubt that kilrain
had the best Of that encounter. The men
fought until 1t was dark, and then by solicit
tation Kilrain consented to draw.
As pugilist Kilrain has matured slowly
but surely. At the outstart of his career he
was thought to lack that element of savagery
which made Sullivan so terrible to his oppo-
nents. He has improved with age, however,
until now there is no doubt of his ability to
cope, with q reasonable hope of success, with
any pugilist living. Kilrain is a married
man with wife and one child and resides in
Baltimore, where he is as greatly respected
as any man of his calling can be- He is the
most popular American pugilist of any who
ever visited England, and many of Sullivan's
friends claim that he is more English in his
way than the cockneys themselves Should
he win this fight it is not improbable that he
viii take up his permanent residence in Eng
land j. B. (MACoN) MCCORMICK.
Three Great Horses.
There are now three horses in Robert Bon
ner'S New York CITY stable with records be-