Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-18
The California Boy More Than a Mattel
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| Athletic Club programme to-night-Kilrair
| VS.. Corbett, six rounds Cleary vs. Smith
six rounds; Bezenah vs.. johnson, foul
rounds.
After the Vscquelin fight the South.
erners determined to find some man worthy
| of Kilrain's prowess, and looked over the
| country for suitable match. Their at.
tention was called TO j.. j. Cor5ett, the
| Olympic Club teacher at San Francisco
| Corbett is a giant of youngster, and out
| West is looked upon as the coming world
champion. A match was made Corbett
/ was in beautiful condition, while Kilrain
looked too heavy. Furthermore, Muldoon
| said the sad affair at Dallas had rather un-
| nerved him.
There was large crowd of spectators
present at the club-rooms to witness the
glove contests. Kilrain stated his weight
variously between 201 and 2o5 pounds. He
| did not have very lively air as he came
out. But the ex-champion looked massive
and strong, although he complained before.
hand of having contracted the grip al
| Houston.
Corbett came out all smiles and made o
| strange contrast to kilrain. Although Cor
| bett is 6 feet Il inches tall, he looked g
mere boy alongside of his adversary,
He only weighs 1S3 pounds, and looks
/ CfCl lCso. Allidlu udu duO
| Cleary behind him, while Corbett was
seconded by Tommy Danforth (who will
| fight Paddy Mcbride in few days) and
Mike Smith, while George Scott, well
known here some years ago as one of the
cleverest of light-weights, was the bottle
| holder.
| Muldoon introduced the men, and an
nounced that Kilrain weighed 20I pounds.
| Corbett looked over at his burly rival and
said. incredulously: Then you can put
me down for ITO pounds"
Mr.. Erviolett, well-known cotton man
and enthusiastic amateur sparrer, was Sc
lected by the club as referee. Heannounced
| that he proposed to make the contest on its
| merits. Time was called without any more
preliminaries, and both sprang lightly for
ward to the scratch, Corbett smiling as il
! eager for the fray. Both men spared foI
an opening, watching each other shvIy, for
/ it was the first time they had met.
| Corbett carried his left losely while bis
right held guard. He feinted with his left
| but Kilrain jumped away. Then Kilrain
| showed his left out at Corbett's face, and as
| Corbett got away Kilrain caught him in the
back with his right.
That gave Corbett a point, and when
Kilrain rushed him again he smashed his
left into Kilrain's face. Kilrain elinched
| but Corbett held him and prevented Kill.
rains usual half-arm blows. Corbett fol-
lowed this up with smash and countered
Justify with his left on Kilrain's face
| kilrain looked astonished, but when Cor.
bett lead sgain he warily kept out of reach
Corbett ducked to avoid return, and Xii.
rain seized him and held him in vicious
hug. The referee warned him this time
| but Corbett only smiled. Time was called
as the men stood off at arms length, an6
Corbett went to his seat like victor amidst
the cheers of the crowd and the plaudit:
of his surprised and delighted seconds.
Kilrain looked considerably SURPRISED
and a little disheartened. Corbett stepped
up lively for the second, and opened ur
with a rattlipg left-hander on Kilrain'
face, which made the champion stare in
amazement. Kilrsin rallied and planted
a hard right handler on Corbetts neck and
clinched, but Corbett was like a young
lion and never phased. He showed his un-
concern by dashing his left into Kilrain'
face and jumping away. As soon as they
not yet lost confidence, and feintipg
with his left swung his right hard
on Corbett's neck. but while he was
doing that Corbetts left shot out and
caught Kilrain a stunning blow over
the left eye, making an ugly cut and draw
| ing blood. The crowd went wild and Kill.
rain evidently lost his heart. 1t was the
| turning point of the fight, and Kilrsin
stuck to the corner surlily most of the
time. After that Kilrain tried his clinch-
| ing act as the best plan, but Corbett held
his adversary tight and prevented might
ing. After they parted Kilrrin led, but
fell short. Corbett did better with heavy
left handed rib-roaster, escaping with q
light return on the face. Kilrain spared
again and made two points by light left
| handlers on the side, but Corbett stopped
| his leading by heavy left hand counter
Corbett followed and planted a left on Kill
rains nose and Kilrain clinched.
| They parted again and Kilrain feinted
with his left, but as he swung his right
| Corbett got under it and Kilrain sought
| safety in the hug. Kilrain took up the
rushing and landed with both hands on
| the ribs in succession and clinched. Cor
bett came back with a left-hander on the
face. Kilrain countered with his left on
the face and then Corbett brought his
right around in a hurry and smashed
| Kilrain square in the nose. Time was
called then and Corbett again got cheers
Kilrain claimed his eye was cut by Cor.
bett's blow, although he did not think il
| intentional.
Third Round-Kilrain came up slow and
determined for the third round and showed
some of his old skill and planted his left
on Corbett's stomach and got away. Cor.
bett, nothing daunted, duplicated the blow
| and escaped. Kilrain repeated the per-
| formance and then both men defantly
coaxed each other on, but both were wary.
| Corbett feinted with his left during the
| coaxing act and brought his right around
| quick Oh Kilrain's ribs. Kilrain took up
| leading and after falling short with his left
stepped in and swung the same hand
around landing hard on the back of Cor
belts neck. The champion was encouraged
and made rush, landing one hand after
| the other on the stomach and chest.
Corbett took the punishment with un-
| concern, and came back with eft-hander
| in the face but received a counter. Cor
bett made lively rush, but Kilrain met
square, and landed both hands in success
sion on the chest of his advancing foe, and
| got in another left-hander in the face al
| parting. Corbett replied in kind by left
| handler on the ribs and sent the same hand
| back prettily, catching Kilrain on the nose
| before the latter knew what happened
| Corbett then sailed in merrily, fell short
with his left, but swung right in on the
chest and got away. Kilrain tried to stop
| the rally by Ieft-hander in the face. but
| got return of the same kind, and Corbeti
slapped bis face twice with his right as time
| was called.
Corbett pranced forward like a young coll
| for the fourth round, and danced away as
Kilrain led. Kilrain followed and reached
Corbett's neck by his swinging right. Kill
rain then reached the ribs with his left anC
I clincbed, but as he began in.fghting the
crowd cried "Foulw and the referee or
| dered break. Corbett led and fell short
but avoided leaving an opening by duckinl
cleverly out Of reach. When be came NJ
| be led for KilraiD' face with Dis left. LANDED
and got away. AS he came back Kilrair
stopped his progress with 3 right-handel
on the ribs Corbett led, fell short and
Kilrsin came with rush, landing hi
right on Corbeit's long bat sturdy neck
Then the champion reached Corbett'
chest twice with his left, following it NJ
with right-hander on the ribs. Corbet
couldn't End an opening all this time, an,
when be tried to get in his ligh. he fel
/ T. le.