The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-14

BY Rounds.
Round 1--When the men came up at the sound
of the gong and shook hands Kilraiu's face
looked grim, while Godfrey smiled pleasantly.
After sparring cautiously tor an opening God
frey led with his left, landing lightly Klrain's
face, and then avoided a rght-band return by a
neat duck. Kilrain reached for The Others
body an instant later and gave him rafting
rlghi-hand thump on the Ribs, which was fol-
lowed by cnch, in which Godfrey iabbed the
Baliimorean lightly on the chest. The round
ended with another clinch, after both had landed
left and right.
Round 2-KilraIn lands left on neck Godfrey
ducks a left. Both land and clinch. Godfrey
dances aside and "spits COTTON" Kilrain lands
swinging right on neck. kIlraln lands on body
with left, and Godfrey misses righI-hand swing
at Jaw. Godfrey falls short. Both missed and
clinched. Very cautious fighting on both sides.
kllraln's left eyebrow was bruised aud cut
Round 3-In this both men fought cautiously
Kilraln smashing the daIky 10 the ribs with
rlght aud elt. No material advantage on either
side.
Round 4-Godfrey feints with right aud lands
left on kilrain's eye. kllrain misses left ana
right on G0dfrey's head. Kilrdin lauds TWO
good leits on GOdirey's mouth. Godfrey misses
a savage swing at Kilrans neck. Both land
and clinch. Godfrey ducks Handsomely from a
left swing. kilrain finds GOdfrey's ribs, and
misses right al the colored MANS head.
Round 5-Kuran showed his 1ondness for the
London rules by wrestling, ana barely avOiecd
fouing Godfrey by elbow into the latIers neck.
Kilran swung repeatedly but missed.
Round 6-kilrain misses savage left swing
which was neatly ducked. Both GIVE aud take
Kilran lands right on ribs and elinches, holding
GOdirey's neck in jeopardy. hilran uppercuts
and clInches. Godfrey shifting on feet. Kilrain
gives Godfrey bad smash In the eye aud cuts u.
Kllraln had The best OF this round. Godfrey did
not care 10 venture too close.
Round 7-kilrain got IN a bad right hand
smash on the others ribs, while Godfrey did but
little execution III return,
Round S-The contest up to this round was
not veTy exciting; both lighters were taking
matters Godfrey first lef OF n
but fell short. Both miss aud cnch. Kilrain
lands lightly on Godfrey's Jaw. Godfrey essays
a right at hIrain's Jaw but falls short. God.
frey lands left on Kilrain's mouth, but the lat
ter closes in and uppercutS Godfrey with tie
right. krain lands his left and Immediately
cllnches.
Rounds 8 and 10 were repetitions of those 60
ing before kilrain doing the lighting aud smash
Ing G0dfI ey repeatedly III the body aud on the
jaw.
Round 1I-GOdfrey opened by rushing Kllrau
savagey, and landed four heavy blows In rapid
succession, which Iattled his opponent Tor a
ment. but Kilrain turned the tables by rushing
him TO the ropes, planting his right repeatedly
In the face aud body.
From tile twelfth to the nineteenth round Kill
rain continued To punish Godfrey with constant
left-hand 1abs, alternating with some hot ones
with the right in the region OF the heart God
frey began to show signs oI distress aud looked
Rounds 20 to 25-Kilraln had it all his own
way with the darsy apparently weak, aud haV-
lug no force IN his blows. Kirain strong.
The latter kept up his iabblng tactics, but In
Tie twenty-tfth round staggered Godfrey with a
Iefl-bander In TIE breast. GOufrey smiled family
and said: "Pm all right" but lie went 10 his
corner weak.
Rounds 26 to 80 were all in favor OF Kilrain,
but lie too began 10 grow weak, and In spit OF
the fact that he kept up constant tattoo on
GOdfrey's ueek aud ribs lie failed 10 mock him
down. Godfrey was weak ana htlraln Kept
rushing Lin, but could not land ia the rlgut
place.
Round So When they came up Godfrey was
very weak, and showed signs of the heavy pun
isnD drr hn ltad yed HiS Iprf
swollen. and he breathed heavily. Godfrey went
down aad remained niue seconds, but his sec
onds helped him 10 his feet JUS before lie was
counted out. Referee Cook failed TO declare
Godfrey out. claiming that he did not see what
had been done He ordered the fight 10 go on,
despite The fact that the seconds committed =
clear breach OF the rules.
Rounds 81 to 42-Bolh men very tired. aud
Kilrain'S blows had no steam. Godfrey seemed
TO rally somewhat aud hit hiirain several times,
but without doing any material damage.
Round 43-When the men came up for this
round, KIlrain looked stronger dud began rush.
ing Godfrey from the start. The later was
driven all over the ring with left aud right aud
was Knocked or pushed down IN his corner out
side the ropes by a smash on the jaw. He fell
heavily and tried to rise, but rolled over on his
back aud the referee counted him out
When the decision was anpouneed Kill
rains seconds rushed To him and shook him
by both hands, while Godfrey sat limp as a
rag in his corner. The former showed bus
few marks of punishment beyond
swollen left eye and scratch on his nose.
His body bore no signs of the blows which
he had received, and he walked out with an
easy springy step.
Godfrey, on the contrary, looked very much as
II lie had been through ihreshlng machine, ana
his head ana face were fIightfully battered and
swollen from the heavy blows lie bad received.
Both eyes were swollen in fearful manner, and
his lip protrnded until II was even With tue point
Of his nose.
His body also bore evidence 10 the ffequent
vtSitaiions of kilrans right, and a dun red spot
marked Tie spot directly over MS heart lie
was cheered, however. as his seconds assisted
IN II nm III