Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-07-14
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Ths following ae4erip,iSA q The t~o
ma sho are now attnctiaa ~ attel-
Gun uf the cir.ii1.d soad. may 10 Of
iui.usst 60 the general r.adsr:
JoLu L. Satiiysn y probably the
most snouS pugilist that ever lived.
H. VA. horn OF Irish psretts on the
Highlands VI Boston abont thirty -one
gears 9 His father Ia = small man.
h,k shose Eye feet avo ixehss tall. aud
nsser weighed nboye l5U pounds Ia his
lie. His mother IN = Eery large, pow
erful woman, aud It Is frou the mAternnl
eide that he i~ulierits his great phyricai
powaxs. He 10 not a tall man. but be
Possesses . most powerful frame. and
his ordinary weight when not trained is
about 235 pouods. sallivan is 8 feat
lOZ iuchss tall. and weighed July 8
shout 2o5 pounds. His physical meas
ureueut. are: Chest, A in, he's; BIZ
rrps. 1917 inches; calf. 1917 inches:
thigh. 81 inches.
lien have been known TO speak Of
Jake Kilrain s.s "jaw fighter" bnt
nothing coull ba more unjust. He IL
In evety way . foe,nsn worthy Of tho
< eat Johu l.. Taller than Sullivan.
b-ronlsan in build, a skil:ul vre.tlar
aud n good general. Jake l.. 9u worthy
hspiraut for championship h,nors. 1t
il q peculiar coincidence that both John
n,,l Ii. o,sn.J ,b.;. 6.,;o E,o-I.doa
In Boston, aud that in the earlier
tt,Hes OF their careers both had the
eAine hackers and managers. 1t is ul-o
a coincidence TINT both had attained
m~tnhool's estate before this disso worry
of their f-tic superiority wns made.
They are Of the snrne age, 81 yonrs.
X ] ain i 5 feet IL inches tall and
weighs in the ring i95 pounds. HIS
proportions are: Chest. AZ inches;
b'cep+, 6 inches; calf. Il iuches;
thigh. 25X inches. lie wns born III
G%rernbnrs, n. Y, but for tho pnst
two years la. liveI in b ,ltinore and
u ,-ton.
The great blt.le Of la4t Mondny was
brought ntout as foiiowa: Attn fiji
van had broken his arm in the iGlt
with Patsy Cardiff. about two years ngo,
Kilrain, 6n ,ked by the Police Gazette.
challenged Sullivan. The latter de-
elinrd. Whereupou Kiliain assumed to
ls the ohunpion Of AmeEicn, although
his claim wns NO generally recognized.
Early last Spring renewed efforts TO
bring Sullivan aud Kilrnin together cul-
minated successfully. it being ngretd
that they should battle for the cham
Iionship OF the world ind $40. 600
nudsr London prizs ring rules. within
200 miles OF New Orlsuus OH July 8,
1889.
The result Of the battle demonstrates
that Jake X lrniu il no match for John
j.. Sui ivan. for it is evident that il
Kil-nin had not adopted tho tactics Of
falling down to avoid punishment, Sui
Ivan would have silcnced him in l-ss
than oue-fonrth 81 the time required to
whip him Inst Monday.
Sullivan hna fought nineteen regular
battles, including the one Inst Monlny.
in NIL Of which lie has come off victt-
riouS. except in the fight with Mitchell
at Chnnti'ly. Fiance, March II. 1888.
which was deel red a draw, md the bat
Gle with Pntsy Cardiff, about tSo ,enrs
4 when he broke his lett arn, which
was also q draw.
kilrain has engaged In eleven istio
encounters in which Le gained u victory
on seven occasions. three wore q draw.
aud in the last ho was whipped by Sui
li"nn H. nsveuty-av~ rounds nj Richburg.
D s., Ju y 8. 1882.