The evening world., 1889-07-09
SULLY AFTER TIE FIGET.
He Smiles n swollen smile, hut says lie
Is Through smuggling.

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New ORLEANS. July 81 won't whip him
quick, but I'll whip him we'll! will give
him II punching he viii not soon forget
This is what Sullivan raid confdontially to
one of his friends while they we're stripping
him fer yesterdays mill.
How we'll he kept his promise all readers
of THE EVENING WORLD were informed in n
full and c,rcumstantial account last ev'nlng.
There was no equality in the appearance OF
the two gladiators. and those who stood by
the ring-side looked for q speedy end TO the
contest III Sulllvan's faNo
The big lelluw displayed the form of n
Hercules, clean and massive, as he stepped
INTO the ring: while kiirAin, in his suit of
,hlnck. was unsl.aven and slouching. lie
looked a trlfle overturned.
When kilTain offered to Sullivan the WAGER
of the II coo sent to HIM by Baltimore friends
there seemed to be little confidence in Lis
voice.
But Ms round after round WIS fought and
kllrain maintain ell n sturdy front opinion IF
him was improved wonderfully. while Sulii-
vans first sports Of contempt were changed
to scuwls of disagreeable surprise at the big
ness of his COB.
Sullivan when Chnrley Mitchell said Kilrain
would consent to n draw if he were given n
pretty present.
Let him fight. There'll be no draw ="
E'lIliNul WAS llIS morning hl HB on uutlT-
tiers In ampnrt street.
A representative of The EVENING World
found him III far better and more Trcsentablc
condition than might have been expected
after yesterdays experience at Ticheburg.
his fhce was not very much swollen.
though there were spots of black and blue
here and there, and the big follow aid not
throw himself about i'll his usual Timber
style.
Now, what's the use Of my talking about
the fight! It's past and gone. Let other
folks talk. If | say n word. why it'll he
blaggin'an BLOWN" he expostula'ed. with q
resentful scuwl, as ms mind reverted
10 former experiences mud newspaper buGe.
hen a smile, or rather n swollen. distorted.
unnatural twist to the face and parting of the
lips. which was Intended for II smile. came
uL,on the hiE fellows face when the reporter
asked How did you stand all that nam
mering on your bre ad- irasket ~
- Can't say ! loved l. much. but Muldoon
had fixed me ont for that. He studied me
and read all the talk about my weak S omnch.
So he fixed me with n so e-lenther plate
inside my skin. 1t made me laugh to see Kill
ram punching away at Inc there"
Will yUu say your say about kilrnin as n
fighter ~ asked tue reporter desperately.
The champions face grew more serious.
and the deep voice WAS even more s%epulchrai
rs he answered. slowly and deliberately:
Jake Kllrain gave me q surp' Use. /
didn't have much OF an opinion of him,
but he gave me more punishment
NlihA hhN WV v CNtI III
before me-. l thought l had q cinch and
would knock him out in ten minutes,
thought two rounds would do him. But he
stands punishment like a man. l hit him
once or twice blows that | thought would do
him, but he came up at the call"
The. reporter ventured further: "Wha
was there of the cry of the crowd that you
hal fouled nlons towards the finish ?"
Well, if | fouled | didn't mean to-. And
so far as that goes Kllrain punched me two
or three times way low. | didn't kick and |
hear that KiIrain makes TO complaint. The
people on the outside amt dom the fight
ing"
1t was the talk all along before the battle
that if You did not whip KiIrlin in ten rounds
he would whip yOu on his longer wind. Int
you seemed to stand abuse better than he"
remarked The reporter.
The only bad hurt | got was when ]
knocked out the knrck!e-io mt Of the first
finger on nv eft hard i'll the seventh or
eighth round and Eai to do al my work with
the right after hat
There is already talk Of future fights.
Mitchell wants TO sight YOU, md the rondl-
tions If The PoiCr GGzche championship.
whose b 1t You have won, provides for the
acceptance cf ali Il al.enges. What are your
plans for the fu'ure?'
HE B~ostOntgn's nose tried to tuGn mp
~scornfully, hut was So swollen that the effort
was a failure.
II shau't accept Foy's belt, either for my
self or this buil pup. 'TaIn't necessary that
] shouli have that dog collar 10 prove that |
hold the championship.
1--WE done my share of Singing" added
the champion good humorcdly. II want no
more. and shall never inter the ring Hgaln.
A. to the California nero, l Wouldn't fight a
black man. anyway"
IheIc were u number of friends, trainers.
hackers and new 81 aper men ut the Rampant
street board'ng-houae and the big fellow
turned to BarniIt, r%emarklng I'm sorry
for Kllrain. OF course. lm glad Won
toinebody had TO win-but | hope Jake is not
hurt very bad, and that he'll bt about again
in n day or two"
As the reporter arose to go. John l.. re-
marked with the old-tIme twinkle in his eye,
~ amt said anything. but write up any
thing You like. don't X tx"
II is said that Sullivan will go on a s%parring
tour of tue country this Fall, with Cleary
and others.