The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-30
MULDOON ON JOHN L.
Trying to Talk Up Kilrain at
Sullivan's Expense.
RIcHBURo FIGHT GONE OVER.
The Trainer Says That the Champion
Was Anxious to Quit Long Before
the Battle Was Over.

San FRANCISCO, Jan. 2a.-[SpeciaI William
IuldooD, Kilrains trainer, and who handled
John J. sullivan in his fight with Kilrain, has
been relieving his mind about sullivan's I'M
gratefulness- He gives some interesting facts
concerning the great fight between Sullivan and
Kiirain. which are not all to the credit of the
champion.
Muidoon, In discussing the celebrated fight,
said that he had spent many bitter hour since
the Richburg event, thinking of the ungrateful
way in which Sullivan had treated him.
Il know that Sullivan, in his own heart, feels
that l was responsible for his victory over Kill
rain" said he. ..and when we were returning
from the fight he praised me highly,
but his selfshness got the better
OF him, and in the midst of the
success that followed him after he
had recovered from the affair, he apparently for
got that had stood by him when all his friends
we're about TO desert him, and although as /
said before. he surely knows how ! befriended
him, he never had the manliness to acknowledge
it to the world. He has abused me so much for
the past two years that when think OF il get
riled and am very likely to say something bad
about him"
After describing the many difficulties en-
corltered in getting Sullivan in shape to fight.
Muldoon said
II got Sullivan in condition and hired two
special cars, sleeper and freight car with my
own money, TO take us to New Orleans, and did
not allow even a newspaper man to see him.
Sullivan said he never felt better, aud was
anxious to fight.
'Now let me tell you a little OF the inside
history of that fight, which remember as if IL
was only yesterday. The fight was published by
rounds all over the country, but the whole truth
was never told. ! win say right here that I
didn't care much for Kilrain before that fight,
but during its progress / watched him
closely In the interest of my man, and by his
actions he won my admiration. Kilrain was
weaker man in every respect, but he was de-
terinined and never lost his heart, as sullivan
did several times much TO my surprise. ! saw
that Sullivan hurt Kilrain the most in the
stomach, and advised him to keep punching
Jake there. Sullivan several times looked sur
prised at Kilrain's endurance, and one occasion
when he returned to his corner, he said: Null
doom, | wonder when this thing is go
ing to be over That remark worried
me, for saw that he was getting nervous, and
] was afraid that he would go TO pieces. for
Sullivan had been used to three or four-round
fights, and didn't like the idea OF such hard
work. Again when time was called after hard
round, Sullivan, when he saw Kilrain coming
up lively, said: The devil Why that fellow
Is fresher than ! am ], however, laughed at
man.
Here's another bit of information. While
rubbing sullivan down, toward the end of the
fight, and while / was standing in the ring
fnnning Sullivan, Mitchell, who was behind
k1lfa1n, ran across the ring and poking his face
In sullivan's, yelled, say, Sullivan, viii you
give us present to quite Before could say a
word or clap my hand over sullivan's mouth he
shouted so that his hackers at the ringside could
hear him, Yes, yesp What was you talking
about, John? said l. Don't be fool, of course
you won't do anything of the kind. Get ND
and tight And began TO fight him out of his
chair.
sullivan was so anxious 10 quit that he didn't
hear me and kept iabbering to Mitchell, who, /
believe, had come over to our side without Kill
rains consent, for when glanced around, Kill
rain was standing in the center of the ring wait
ing for Sullivan TO come up and fight, and the
referee was shouting sTime!' in nv ear Just
previous to this affair had advised Sullivan to
get kilrain In corner and rush him. He did
force kilrain into a corner, and could easily
have made an effective rush, but Kilrain
Strengthened himself up and smiled bitterly at
sullivan. who, as true as i am standing here,
backed off and let Kilrain out of the corner You
all know how the fight ended Ny work was
done, but ! never got anything for it.
The promises made me were for
gotten, and in less than month L
was being abused. Even Sullivan's hackers
were mad at me because had refused to let
them visit him frequently before he fought and
several newspaper men, whom also had had to
refuse permission to see Sullivan, have never
forgiven me, although they all ought to have
had sense enough to know that ] could not
grant them the privilege that had refused even
Sulliyan's hackers.
''After the fight / frequently reviewed il in my
mind. and soon concluded that Kilrain was a
better mani than he had been rated Since then
kilrain and have been travelling together, and
! have got better acquainted with him. / am
fully convinced that he has not seen his best
days. He will be in better condition for his
fight with Godfrey than he ever was before and
think he viii make good impression on the
San Francisco public. Kilrain is easy man
TO train. He takes good care of himself and is
sober fellow and a gentlemanly one, too"