The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-10
AFTER THE FIGHT
Kilrain Sheds Tears Over His Defeat
and Refuses 10 be Comforted
by His Friends.
HIS Claim That He Was Not Trained
Right and That He Was
OrUgged at the Ring.
How Sullivan Fought with One Hand
The Champion Praises kflrain-Win
Retire From the Ring.

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more man protested against his second:
throwing up the sponge when they did al
yesterdays fight, but notwithstanding his
protestations he was bundled up in q black
shawl and hurried TO a carriage in waiting.
Kilrain, Donovan. Butler. Murphy and
Mitchell drove rapidly TO the train and en-
tered their car. When Kilrain had seated
himself he was soon surrounded by a host
of sympatnizing friends, who condoled
with him over his misfortune.
Kilrain wept like child and
exclaimed, 81 had him beaten"
Mr.. Stevenson, who had been Kilrain's
friend throughout. remained by his side
and sponged him, occasionally giving him
\ drink of whisky and water. Kilrain
/! would not be consoled, but continued TO be-
iuoan the loss of the battle, which he had
hoped to win. Prof. Michael J. Donovan
of the New York athletic club, who so
ably seconded Kilrain, Prof. Dennis But
| ler, of the Southern athletic club, and
Johnnie Murphy, the bottle holder, re
mained beside their principal, ,one relieving
the other in ministering to his comfort
and relief. None felt the defeat of Kill
rain more than these people, and Prof.
Donovan stated that though Kilrain did
not want 70 throw up the sponge, he con-
cluded to do so. for his principal was ex-
hausted from the heat and exercise ss well
as from the punishment he had received,
but had SO nObly stood. Mitchell held
himself aloof. Kilrain appeared to be suf-
fering more from mental than physical in
juries, and was very gloomy. At times he
would brighten up a little and smile,
| but these occasions were rare. His
face did not betray the great
punishment he had received at the hands
of his big antagonist He had a cut under
the nose, across both lips, and his left eye
was slightly diseolored and swollen. His
Sullivan's head and his lett instep had been
cut by the spikes on Sullivan's shoes,
which cut through the leather Of kilrain's
left shoe. He had received terrible pun
ishment about the ribs and doubtless suf
fered considerable pain, but he gave no
voice to his agony. He claimed TO have
been more overcome by heat. than by the
blows of Sullivan. Referring to the fight,
Kilrain said that he had not been trained
properly, and that he was not
In condition when he entered the ring.
This seemed to be the impression of every
one who saw him. lie would work and
get some money together again, he said,
and would once more make a trial for the
championship. He had Sullivan "done"
twice, he continued, but he had not been
properly trained and was unable TO take
advantage of this, but he was willing to
fight sullivan Egain- He punched Sullivan
several times and did not seem 20 hit him,
and he lAbOred under the impression that
something must have been done to HMM
other words that he had been drugged. He
did not have the strength of cat, and could
not stand any amount Of punishment, and
could not intiict any. He could see that
his blows were not hurting Sullivan and
he complained of the manner in which
Sullivan had deliberately jumped on him
with both feet while he was down. But he
should find no fault with this, but he had
trusted too much to his friends. One of
those around him exclaimed reproachfully,
'SOme of your friends, you should say"
sullivan was done for twice." he said,
but he was also, and could not take ad-
vantage of his adversary's condition"
When the train was crossing a trestle
about eighteen miles from this city,
Mitchell, for the first time, entered the car
and kilrain awoke. While the train was
at a standstill kilrain reproached Mitchell
for the condition he was in when he en-
tered the ring. Mitchell replied and quite
a crowd gathered around the two men.
being one of bis off days" A number of
sporting men who knew kilrain well and
had seen him In training at Baltimore re-
marked that something must have been
the matter with him, for they had never
seen him look so feeble.
The ear Ter rounds of prize fight sre not
as revolving as ordinarily supposed. Dur
ing the entire progress of the seventy-ive
rounds, yesterday, neither OF the COM
batants showed outward signs of severe
physical punishment There was not the
abundant flow of blood from the nose or
mouth which embellishes the accounts of
scraps between third rate fighters Sulli- |
van had his ear split, both his eyes banged, |
his neck scratched and his hands disabled, |
but evinced no outward symptoms of suf |
fering. Kilrain's lip WAS cut, his left ear |
smashed and his short ribs severely |
pounded, but he bled to a very inconsidera- |
Bile extent, and only big bruise the size of |
a mans hand showed where Sulli- /
vans terrific right hand repeatedly /
jabbed him. Later in the fight when Kill
rain began to grow weak in the legs and /
totter about, the helpless victim of SulIi-
vans superior but greatly diminished mus
cular force, then the spectacle became not |
only revolving but pitisDle- Sullivan seems /
to have prohted some by past experience
and he has evidently abandoned his rush
ing tactics. He did not rush TO any notica-
bic extent, but when be did his agile and
wiry antagonist, before he began to
weaken, invariably landed on his jaw or
cheek OF some equally available locality.
Sullivan was c. instantly on the aggressive, |
but there was an absence of that furious
impetuosity for which he has become
noted He had learned TO respect kilrain's
arm by repute, and his knowledge on that |
point was greatly enriched by sctual expe-
rience.
One thing is evident-Sullivan is no
match for kilrain, either as wrestler or
boxer. Give kilrain Sullivan's immeasure-
able driving power and expanse of chest. i
and shoulders and no man could stand /
against him. kilrain's pluck and game
ness was the admiration Of those who un- Il
stand ring strategy and true endurance. /
The Baltimore man was practically /
whipped in the third round Sullivan got /
In q fierce blow on his side, under the i
heart, from which he never recovered An /
IN m m he
sponge in the next round. Kilrain's sec
onds themselves say the fight was over then, /
A half whipped man, 1eered and hooted by /
the crowd, kilrain continued 70 come up /
smiling every time, although the certainty /
of more fearful punishment 70 come stared /
him in the face. Even after the final round Il
kilrain WAS ready TO come 20 the scratch.
but his seconds feared direful results They /
turing to him the effect of defeat upon his Il
wife and children. Ii was not deemed Il
strange. then, that " hen kilrain WAS seated /
IN his car on the homeward journey, sore /
and bleeding and breeding over his defeat, i
the big tears rolled down his cheek and
melted the hearts even OF the rough men Il
who accompanied him
just after the night Sullivan said 70 Bar
nett and some of his friends that be was Il
sorry for Kilrain. and while OF course he |
was very much pleased with bis victory,
he hoped that Kilratn had not been ser |
around again He said among other things |
that be would never enter the ring again |
under any conditions. He had done his /
share share Of smuggling during his rather |
and be wanted no more of |
IL he certainly did not in
tend 70 fight the California negro, for the |
simple reason that he considered il entire |
~ too degrading for 3 white man 20 place
himself on an equality with q negro. His |
references 10 Kilrain and his fighting ouaI- |
ihcatiOns were Of the most pleasant char
acter, concluding with the remark that he
tSullivan) bad got more effective thump- |
ing In bis contest with Kilrain than ever
in his life before. Owing to the disIocafion
Of the knuckle on the first finger of the left |
hand, which occurred IN the seventh
round, he was compelled to make the re-
maInder Of the fight almost single handed.
Wm- Auldoon, the wrestler who trained
Sullivan for the fight had this 70 say to an |
Associated Press reporter today when |
asked his opinion of the fight: ssNy i'm
preston Is that IL was the greatest fight |
that ever took place between heavy
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