The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-09
an absence of that furious impetuosity for
which he has become noted.
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which he has become noted.
KILRAIN's STRONG ARM.
Sullivan had learned to respect Kilrain's
strong arm by repute. and his knowledge
on that point was greatly enriched to-day
by actual experience. One thing is evil
dent-Sullivan is no match for kilraln
either as a wrestler or boxer. Give Kill
rain Sullivan's immeasurable driving
power, and expanso Of chest and
shoulders, and no man could stand
against him. Kilrain's pluck and
gameness was the theme of admiration for
those who understand ring strategy and
true endurance. The Baltimore man was
pr actically whipped in the third round.
Sullivan got in a fierce blow on his side
under the heart, from which he never re-
covered. An ordinary man would have
thrown up the sponge in the next
round. Kilrains seconds themselves
acknowledge tat the fight was
over then, but with the indifference Of
stole nd the pluck Of hero, Kilrain con
tlnued the unequal struggle and edminist-
cred singing blows to his adversary, and
yet in spite of this an indiscrminating
crowd, mistaking caution and strategy for
cowardice yelled to Kilrain, calling him
eur and coward" when he sought to
avoid Sullivau's blow by lodging, or when
he tried 10 outwind him by Fetreating be-
lore MN all around the ring.
GUILTY OF FOUL
1t is undeniably true that after the ninth
round, when suffering excruciating pain
from his bruise under the heart and repeated
knock downs, Kilrain did lay himself open
to the charge of "foun by falling down
when not apparently knocked down. These
fouls were repeatedly claimed but never
allowed by the referee. But all this was
made up and overbalanced in the thirty
second round, when Sullivan, after knock
ing Kilrain down. deliberately and un-
equivocally fouled the latter by jumping
oa his fallen antagonist with both knees
when he lay prostrated before him. 1t was
as dirty thing as was ever done in a ring,
and should have resulted in an award of the
fight to Kllrain. Any fair-miuded referee,
with the courage Of his convictions aud
knowledge OF hts duties, would not have
hesitated an instant. But O ''foul' was
not allowed, and the half-whipped
man, jeered and hooted at
| by the crowd, continued to come
up smiling every time, although certainly
more fearful punishment to come stared
him in the face. After the final round
Kilraiu was again ready to come to the
scratch, but his seconds. fearing a direful
result threw up the sponge, despite his
protest.
hOW 1h W 40 OItNhO ONs
1t has since transplred that Kilrain's
seconds buoyed him up throughout the
| fight by picturing to him the effect of de-
feat upon his wife and children. Is it any
wonder that when Kilrain was seated ia
his car on his homeward journey, sore and
bleeding and brooding over his defeat,
big tears rolled down his cheeks aud melted
the hearts Of the rough men who accom-
panied hims
| EXHIBITIONS OF BRUTALITY.
The day was full Of unpleasant Incidents
The hoodlum clement, although in the
minority did nearly all of the shouting and
cowed an already defeated man by their
savage shouts Of triumph and yells
for more blood. In the thirty fourth
round they hissed him for rstreating, a
perfectly Legitimate feature of Fing tactics
In the thirty fifth they hissed for similar
cause, and shouted to the referee: "Make
him fight" In the thirty-sixth they
hooted, repetition of these tactics But.
weak as he was, when they got into close
quarters, Kilrain would now and then get
in a lick that made the Boston
fighter acknowledge his prowess.
in the ffty-second round the crowd
shouted to Kilrain: Eight, you cur p
| although he was then making fight that
would have made five Of them quail In
the fifty-sixth round one fellow in the
crowd shouted: "Hurrah for Kilrain |" but
| the response was feeble. When Sullivan
got in a telling blow the crowd needed no
cue to yell and cheer with delight. In the
sixty second round the sun reappsared and
added to Kilrain's distress he was visibly
weakening and hitting wild, but Whenever
time Was called he came up smiling. The
| brutality of the crowd increased with Kill
| rains discontinue.