St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-20
TAKEN ON A FOUL.
The Fight Between Killen and
Sheehy Ends in About
Five Minutes.
Sheehy Deliberately Fouls His
Antagonist in the Second
Round.
He Also Strikes Referee Dick
Moore a CoWapdly
Blow.
The Mill Winds Up in a Rough
and-Tumble Fpee-for-All
Scrap.

Joe Sheehy is dead to the world. He
proved himself last night to be tine most
cowardly ruffian who ever posed before
a sport-loving public as fighter. The
occasion was the long anticipated meet
ing between Pat Killen. heavyweight
champion of the Northwest, and Sheehy,
who comes from somewhere in the vi
cinity of Hurley, Wis, and VINO has
been for the past four months engaged
in fighting Killen with his mouth.
KilleD's reputation as scientific man
and good one, is so widely known as to
render any Introduction necessary.
Sheehy had acquired what reputation
as a fighter he possessed prior to last
night, by the bull dog tactics he invari-
ably pursued in fighting and his ability
to stand a tremendous amount of pun
ishment. Long before the hour an
nOunced for the fight. Jackson street, in
the vicinity of the rink, was packed with
people for two blocks. At O'clock the
crush was so great that much difficulty
was experienced by the principals and
seconds in reaching their destination.
klllen was seen by representative of
weeks of hard training had done their
work well, for the big fellow was in the
Pink of Condition,
and fit to fight for a fortune. Yesterday
morning he ran from Minnehaha home
in forty-fve minutes, and pulled up
without hair turned. Sheehy was
condition was admirable. His Min
neapoIis trainer had kept him
on the go with good effect, and
when he stepped into the ring he had
the best of it on weight and an even
thing as to condition. As the time drew
near for the men to appear in the ring,
the big building became packed with
people.
There were over 1000 there. It was
9:30 when Killeu, followed by his &C.
onds, Denny Killen and Joe Kelliher,
stepped from the dressing room and
jumped lightly over the ropes into
the ring. A tremendous shout went
up from the crowd, and the old building
shook to its very foundations. Odds Of
2 to were laid on Killen all over the
house as soon as he was seen in the
ring, for it was apparent even to the
novice in uugiiism that the big 'un was
as fit as a Lddle. The yells had scarcely
subsided when Sheehy, followed by
Mike Fitzpatrick and Charley johnson,
climbed into the arena wrapped in a
big buffalo coat. Sheehy looked like
just what he is,
BarrOOm Scrapper.
He had plenty of friends though, and
his reception was similarly uproarious
to that of Killen. Sheehy fought at
1876 pounds and Killeh at 1856. Hermann
Smith, in announcing the terms of the
fight, said that it would be ten rounds.
Marquis of Queensbury rules. The con-
test would be on its merits. Dick
Moore, the clever middleweight, was
chosen referee, and George Harris and
George Kent, timekeepers. Dick Moore,
addressing the audience, said that he
was going to do his best to see fair
play and give satisfactory decision.
There would be no hippodrome, the
men had to fight. Time was called for
the opening round precisely at 9:45.
The men stepped forward. shook hands
and went at it. The falling of a pin
could have been heard all over the hall.
Killen's superiority or style and build
tude was pugiliStic ideal, in great
contrast to that of Sheehy, whose
bullet head was sunk between his
shoulder blades. and his hands up
in position never assumed by those of
any man on earth whose regard for his
ribs was worth mentioning. Sheehy
was on the offensive. He began rush
ing Killen all over the ring, landing a
couple of harmless blows on the big fel-
lows frame. The first effective blow
was
Struck by Kiilen.
who, crowded to the ropes, turned short
round and landed a terrific upper
cut in Sheehy's wind. The latter
emitted grunt that was heard all over
the house, but gave no other evidence
of distress. lie continued his aggres-
Sive tactics, and there was some give
and take work at close quarters, in
which Killen'S work was much the most
effective. There were couple of
clinches, IN one Of which Sheehy delb-
erately bit Killen OIL the breast, but no
claim of foul was made. Killen refusing
to allow it. When they came together
again Killen swung for the neck and
landed, but trifle too far back to be
effective. He followed this up with a
left-nanded smash in the ribs and a
right-hander in the jaw. Then there
was clinch, and on the breakaway
Sheehy deliberately struck Killen in
the back of the neck. This was so pal
pably foul that the house was in an
uproar instantly. Yells of ''Foul' were
heard from all directions, but Referee
Moore, at the request of Killen, allowed
the fight to go on. Sheehy tried several
times for the neck, but couldn't reach
he is shoulder-bound. He managed to
get in
Several Light Blows.
however, but to a man In Killen's con.
dition they were not worthy of notice.
The round closed with Killen forcing
the fighting and landing just about
where he pleased. Referee Moore eau
toned Sheehy that if there was any
crooked work in the next round, he
would lose the fight. It was evident.
however, to Moore, as to every
one else in the house at this
stage of the proceedings that Sheehy
wanted to lose on foul. The wind
blow he had received in the first round
had taken the heart out OF the big cow
ardly stiff from Hurley, and he had
made up his mind to lose, and as quick.
| ly as possible. When time was called
for the second round. Killen jumped to
| his hands, leaned. forward, instead OF
| backward. He was on the aggressive
now, and the Hurleyite saw him COM
| ing. Killen opened the ball with a
right swing for the neck, which missed
Its mark by the narrowest sort of mar.
| gin. If it had reached home Sheehy
would have been in kingdom como this
| morning. Sheehy tried a counter with
his left. but the blow lacked force. XII
len retreated from rush, and, swing.
ing his right, landed
| A Terrific Smash
on the back Of his oppsaant,s naAl<