The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-14
JAKE KILRAIN WINS
His Fight with George Godfrey,
the Colored Pugilist.
1T WAS A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
In winch the White Mans Superior Weight
Was Chief Factor-It Lasted
Forty-four Rounds

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-Jake Kill
rain, of Baltimore, and George Godfrey
| (colored) of Boston, met in finish fight al
the California Athletic club tonight for :
5000 trophy. Kilrain, who has beer
trained by Muldoon, was in fine form
Betting ranged in his favor Godfrey also
| trained assiduously, and much of the diff.
terence in odds is due solely to the fact
that hllrain's hackers were more numer
Gus. Kilrain weighed about 1872 to God
frey's III
In the first round the men came together
with rights on the ribs. A couple OF
cllnches, and some sharp exchanges with
little damage followed.
In the second, Kilrain seemed disposed
to rush, but Godfrey stopped several ugly
leads, although he got hard blow on the
ear.
In the third, Kilrain landed good left on
Godfrey's cheek, and the Bostonian began
rushing. AT the end of the round Kilraip
had bruise under the left eye.
In the fourth, Klrain swung a powerful
LETT, but fell short and a clinch followed
Godfrey soon after caught a punch in the
chest that caused him to groan.
In the fifth, Godfrey led for the head
lalllng short. A clinch followed, Godfrey
taxing the aggressive. KIlrain the second
LIN Llne caught Godtrey's head under his arm,
out cries from the spectators caused him
10 rehnqulsh his purpose of doing damage.
IN the sixth. kilrain caught Godfrey
with his left on the cheek several times
Inc Boslonlan countering on the ribs. Cod
frey's left temple slightly cut.
FROM then to the thirteenth round the
hgnt progressed slowly, though the tenth
and eleventh were marked by some ex
changes, hllraln being somewhat dazed in
the eleventh. He was apparently maxim
waiting hight while Godfrey endeavored
to draw him on
IN the fourteenth, kilrain drove power
fut left in Godfrey's face and neck several
tlmes, and three times caught him IN the
jaw, once staggering him
In the fifteenth, Godfrey rushed wildly.
Whlle hllraln, who was now warmed nm
eiuded him and made use of upper cutting
at short range
In the sixteenth, Kllrain started in 70
slug his man, and though Godfrey endeav-
ored to return his blows, was powerless
against the fierce stings rained upon his
mead. he continued to smile and hunc on
praVely, but If there had been a second
more to the round, Kilrain would have
knocked MIN out.
In the seventeenth, Kilrain did not force
the fighting and Godfrey gained little
wind. '-o
In the eighteenth, he rushed Kilrain into
corner but was too far away to do dam.
age hllraln's dilatory tactics lost him his
advantage.
In the nineteenth, Kilrain again started
TO rain blows on the negro's head but did
little damage, while Godfrey improved
each opportunity to get a punch in over
the heart.
In the twentietieth, little was done.
In the twenty tirsts Godfrey slipped to
the floor during rapid exchange of half
arm blows, and near the close Of the round
received three staggerers on tie Jaw. but
came up smiling III the next round
Notnlng was done in the twenty second
and not great deal in the twenty third
Up to this time Godfrey had taken sufficient
punishment to wear out many a pugilist.
oub ne was apparently still fresh and re-
celVeo blows al! over the face and head
Kilrain --''
Little damage was done in the twenty
fourth or twenty-fifth, although in the
latter kilrain persistently hammered the
negro with his right on the ear.
In the tWenty-sixt h, Kilrain forced God
trey into a corner and punched him with
right and left while Godfrey helplessly
Rugged the ropes. Kilrain finally LET mn
and the negro. who was all but knocked
out, again went to his corner smiling.
In the twenty seventh, Godfrey caught
several leads on the jaw and a hard right
on the ribs for which he made little return.
The contest was evidently one Of endur
ance IN which the powerful build of XII |
rain was gradually predominatng.
In the twenty eighth, Godfrey managed
le get inside k1irain's guard several times
but didn't hurt Jake very much, The
manner in which he took punch after
punch that would have downed an ordi
nary man, however, was amazing.
Godfrey was knocked out in the FORTY
fourth round.