Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11


In the forty fourth round, when Sulli-
van began to vomit, the Kilrainites shout
ed to their man to go for Sullivan in the
belly. Kilrain could not be persuaded,
however, 20 put up his fists until his OPP
ponent had indicated his readiness TO pro-
coed In return for his consideration he
got a blow in the neck that felied him like
an OK.
So on it went, round after round, every
one ending in Ril-ain going down.
In the fifty fourth round Kilrain sue
ceeded in getting in on Sullivan's face,
but the latter got Kiirain's head in
chancery and punished HIN to his hearts
content.
The mex. found ended Icy Eirain falling
to the ground completely exhausted while
enleavoring to SPAR
Kilraiu was knocked down in the six.
tieth round and in the sixty second he
wound his arms around Sullivan until the
referee was foIcsI to tell him to break
away and Sullivan himself urged Jake to
be man. In the siXty-thlrd he received
telling blow Just under the heart, and
in the sixty-ffth Sullivan went at him
with a rush. In the next round the Boston
boy forced him against the ropes and
banged him right and left In the sixty
seventh and sixty-ninth rounds he knocked
him under the ropes, while in the sixty
eighth he sent two friehtful upper cuts.
While falling in the sixty ninth round
Kilrain caught hold Of Sullivan's leg.
Somebody in the crowd shouted out:
''He's dying John. Hit him hard" Sulli-
vans only response was to turn toward
the direction from which the voice came
! with a look of disgust.
From this on to the seventy fourth
| round Kilrain dropped at the slightest
movement of Sullivan's fist A breast
bow felled him in the seventy fifth, and
| when time was next called he failed to
| rise, but managed to toe the scratch
| when Donovan threw up the sponge,
and protested that he was able to con-
| tinue, but Donovan said there was no
| sense in standing up to be knocked down.
| The defeated man was bundled up and
| hurried TO a carriage and driven to the
| train. He bitterly bemoaned his fate and
actually wept. All his friends stuck to
him and cheered him up except Mitchell
| who seemed deeply chagrined and held
aloof.
Sullivan and his party also hurried to
| the train in a carriage and the two par
| ties were soon on their way to New Or
| Lean.
Kilrain seemed to suffer more mentally
| than physically. He said he had Sullivan
whipped twice but was unable 10 follow
up his Qdvantags. He said he could not
understand what was the matter. He
seemed able TO stand punishment, but could
not inf ct any. He felt almost as if he
| had been dragged. He could see that Sui
! Ivan did not feel his blows.
Donovan, Stevenson and others sponged
| KiiTain AM gave him draughts of
whisky and wat.r while he was ,alking.
| They comforted him as much as possible
| and though they had every reason to feel
| blue ever the re ult, they did not let him
notice their regret. Donovan said to the
reporters that the heat and exercise had
| done more than the blows to exhaust Kill
rain.
| Kilrain's face did not betray the great
| punishment he had received. He had a
| cut under the nose and across both lips
and his eft eye was slightly discolored
and swollen. His right hand had been In
| jured by blow on SullivGn's head and
his left instep had be.n cut by the spikes
| on Sullivan'S shoes. He had received ter
rible punishment about the ribs and
doubtless suffered considerable pain, but
he gave no notice of his agony. He said
| he had not been properly trained
and that he was not in condition
| when lie entered the ring He
world work and get some money together
| again aud woul;l once more make a tr al
for the championship. lie was willing TO
Ii hit Sullivan again. He complained of
the manner in which Sullivan had jumped
upon him when he was down, but he
! should not find fault with this, but he had
trusted too much 10 his friends.
Kilrafn thcn lail down on the seat and
coats ing placed over him he soon teTl
asleep
When the train was crossing the trestle
| about eighteen miles from the city,
| Mitchell for the first time entered the car.
| Kilrain awoke shortly after this and re-
| preached Mitchell for the condition he
| was in when he entered the ring. Mitch
ell attributed Kilrain's defeat to its being
one of his off days.
A number of sporting men who had seen
| Kilrain in training seemed to think that
he had been tempered with, as they
| never saw him hit so feebly before.
Johnny Murphy said it was not Sullivan
but the sun which knocked Jake out. Kill
! rains condition was mysterious and he
had been overturned.
When the train reached the station at
| the head of Press street two carriages
| were procured for the Kilrain party and
| Kilrain, Donovan, Stevenson, Murphy,
Butler, Mitchell and Pony Moore were
driven up town. Kilrain was given a
| Russian bath, after which he retired to
rest.
Both men wore pine pitch plasters. Sui
| livan wore green knee brooches, white
socks. The American flag was wound
around his waist when he entered the ring,
before stripping. Kilrain wore black
| tights and blue socks.
Kilrain's condition was the subject of
universal surprise and comment from the
start. He was sallow and unshaven and
| looked tired and nervous. His chest was
narrow and his whole physique compared
badly with Sullivan's. 1t is asserted that
he weighed 195 and Sullivan 205 pounds,
| but there seemed to be at least twenty
| five pounds difference between them.
Sullivan's fighting was the most scien-
| tific he ever done. He abandoned his old
time rushing tactics, husbanded his
strength kept cool and seemed to recog-
| nize and respect the merits of his adver-
sary, while maintaining abundant conf
dence in his own abilities. 1t was evident
/ that be had good reserve of force which
| would have been available had KilTain
been in condition to compel him to do his
| best.
|