The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-09
The Great Fight.

Round 1.-kilrain Immediately made a
rush for Sullivan, feinting with his left
He suddenly clinched Sullivan and threw
him heavily to the turf, securing first
honors and loud applause.
Round Both men advanced promptly
at the call of time, Sullivan Immediately
leading with his left, catching Kilrain
heavily in the ribs. The men then clinched
and Sullivan secured the second fall amid
loud cheers from his partizans.
Round 3-kilrain rushed for Sullivan, at
once clinching and catching the big fellow
around the neck, but the latter immedi-
ately broke away and got in short arm
blow on the neck In this round Kilrain
struck at least half a dozen apparently foul
blows below the belt which the referee
from his position could not see but which
were greeted with Kisses by the crowd, it
appearing, and being so proclaimed by Sui
livan's friends, that Kilrain wanted to lose
on foul The round closed by Kilrain
going down from a light blow or the neck.
Round both men spared cautiously
for an opening. Kilrain landed on Sulli-
vans neck. The round, which was in IA
vor of Kilrain, ending by the latter falling
to avoid punishment.
Round 5-Sullivan opened with a feint
with his left, upon which Kilrain reiterated
Immediately. Sullivan followed him up
and Kilrain made a vicious lunge at his
head which, however, fell short and Sulli-
van swung his terrible right at his Oppon-
ent's Jaw, he too falling short and Kilrain
going down near his own corner, his aim
appearing to avoid punishment.
Round 6-SulIivan commenced opera
tions by landing heavily with his left on
Kilrain's jaw. They then clinched and fell
heavily, Sullivan on top. Kilrain was car
ried to his corner, while Sullivan walked to
his unassisted
Ground Both men SPARED cautiously
for an opening but soon clinched and in
dulged in some sharp short arm work, Kill
rain getting in two or three good ones on
Sullivan ribs, and sharp right handler on
Sullivan's right ear, drawing blood which
was claimed and allowed for Kilrain.
Round S-Sullivan came up bleeding
from the cut on his ear, having the appear
ance of an enraged bull, and Immediately
rushed at Kilrain, and after few passes,
succeeded in breaking down his guard and
sending IIilrain to grass with a heavy right
handler in the mouth. 1t was the first
knock down and was Claimed and allowed
for Sullivan amid loud cheering from Sui
livan's admirers
Round 9-Very brief, Kilrain nim6ly
STOPPING down to escape punishment.
Round 1O-Kilrain came up looking seri-
Gus, and as he showed no disposition TO
come to the center of the ring, Sullivan i'm
patiently exclaimed: STAND up and fight
like a man; am not a Splinter" AS soon
as Kilrain came near him. Sullivan led at
him, but it fell short and Kilrain countered
him on the stomach. Sullivan made arush
at Kilrain when the latter turned and hug
ged him, both being against the ropes, the
big fellow here got in some light blows on
Kilrain's ribs which by this time resem-
bled the color of a raw beefsteak. They
clinched, Kilrain throwing Sullivan and
falling heavily on top of him.
Round 11.-Sullivan opened with his left,
which Kilrain countered, Sullivan landing
light one on Kilrain's neck following it
with a vicious blow which Kilrain 6ucked,
the latter rushing and hugging Sullivan.
The boy from Boston was now blowing
cut on Sullivan's ribs, Sullivan in return
got in an ugly under cut which staggered
him and many in the crowd called upon
Sullivan to go in and finish him. The big
fellow then planted heavy one on Kilrain's
neck, the latter retreating, Sullivan follow
ing him up and endeavoring to land one of
his terrible knockout blows, and succeeded
finally in gaining him a square knock down
by right handler in the neck. AT the ter
mination of this round Sullivan did not even
take his seat while Kilrain appeared very
much distressed.
Round 12-Kilrain started this round by
hugging Sullivan, the latter breaking away
and getting in q good left handler on Kill
rains neck. Kilrain proved a tricky
fighter, evading successfully Sullivans
right-handed swings for knockout spot,