Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03

chosen and donned. They were called four
ounce gloves, but looked little less than three.
| The crowd showed enthusiasm when Vacquelin
went over and shook hands with kilrain in the
latter's corner to show that it was a friendly
meeting. Later on principals and seconds
met in the center and clasped hands and then
| the decks were cleared for action. Muldoon
made little speech. saying it was gathering
| on Sunday afternoon to witness glove con-
| test and hoped the crowd would not forget it
and think it had come to prize night in the
country. 1t was a contest for the display of
skill strength and endurance and not tight.
Both sides had agreed to abide by the referees
decision, and the crowd should do the same.
Then Muldoon stepped back into the corner.
At 349 the referee called time, the men sprang
lightly forward and the fight commenced.
Kilra1n made the fight scientifically and
showed all the generalship for which he is
noted. In the first round he tried to draw
Vacquelin on, but the latter was wary and
never once assumed the offensive. Then he
feinted low with his left but found Vacquelin's
guard good there. Then he aimed higher and
found he could land, so he led lightly with his
left, when he stepped in quick, landed on the
face, and as VacQuehn's attention was attract
ed, delivered half arm swing with right on
the neck or jaw and clinched. The first right
handler was on the neck and convinced Vac
quelin he was beaten although he fought on
pluckily.
PUMMELED vACQUELIN.
In the first clinch vacquelin got some faint
suoEb arm EeIuTus on sue. <A1beI buaS NO
could not touch Kilrain. Later on Kilrain got
in lower down and both left and right played
Vacquelin's side. No damage was done in the
first round. In the second round Kilrain re-
peated his short arm blows and squeezed the
savagenesS out Of Vacquelin in a clinch so that
when he let him 60, Vacquelin dropped to one
knee. When Kilrain found his rival weaken
ing he rushed in and clinched again. at the same
time swinging his right in on the neck. 1t was
a fO md III m h1 q
police and referee interfered. kilrain con-
unueG his rushes and landed on neck, jaw and
stomach with both hands, clinched and crowded
Vacquelin to the ropes. When the round
ended Vacquelin's jaw was swelling up and his
ribs were rosy
In the third vacquelin was more confident,
and swung out his right, but relapsed to the
defensive when he failed to reach. Kilrain
landed left handler on the stomach at very
long range, and slipped after the blow. 1t was
Vacquein's chance but Kilraip got away like
cat. Then he smashed his right out on the
jaw, again on the body, tented again with his
left and clinched with it, leaving his right hand
free for work. The right swung around and
struck with terrific force on VacQuelins Jaw
and side In rapid succession. He got away with
a few light returns He repeated the per-
formance, landing his right three times more
on the sore jaw before the round closed.
THE FRENCHMAE WEAKENED.
Kllrain kept it up after the call of time, and
Vacquelin was nearly ready to fall when his
seconds pulled him away. Cleary urged vac
quelin to continue. but the big fellows sore leg
had swollen from the strain and he would not
go on. He was far from being knocked out,
although his lip was cut and his jaw and sides
were very sore. He said he had no business to
fight at all, but would not back out Under
the circumstances, Cleary threw up the sponge
and Kilrain was declared the victor. Vac
quelin cried and wanted another go.
Kilrain says his opponent is good man but
green. Mike Donovan remarked that the fight
reminded Teneat IS the
best man in the world, but was sick at Rich
burg. Donovan leaves here tomorrow. Kill
rain and Muldoon will start through Texas with
theatrical company. A match between Cleary
and Kilrain will probably be arranged here.
Cleary is better than ever in his life, and Kill
rain would be glad to fight him. 1t is said Kill
rain wanted to call Cleary to account lately at
Richburg for insults at the Sullivan fight, but
Donovan interfered.