Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-14
JAKE KILRAIN WINS|
He Knocks Out Godfrey in the
 FOrty-Third Round.
BOTH MEN WERE IN FINE FORM
They Fought Viciously and Did Some
 Clever DuCking and Stopping.

GOdtrey Worked Hard on KiIrain's Heart, but Ills Blows Were Not Efective-Kil- rain Punished His Colored Rival Severely in Several Rounds-A Large Crowd of Sporting Men Sec the Battle.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The fight between Jake Kilrain of Baltimore and George Godfrey of Boston for. $5,O00, $4,500 to the winner, drew large but select crowd to the California Athletic Club last night. Among the prominent sporting men present were Joe Thomp- son, the Australian bookmaker: Joe liar ris, packer of Jim Hall Parson Davies, Millionaire Lucky Baldwin, Jim Corbett and Major Mclaughlin.
 Both men showed up in fine form. Kill rain weighed 19a pounds and Godfrey 174. Kilrain seconds were Jim Hall and Null doom. Godfrey was seconded by Peter Jackson and Frank Steele of Boston. The mill began sharp at 0 p. m.
 Story of the Fight.
 First Round-Godfrey started in on the aggressive, but his strong left leads for Kilrain's neck were cleverly dodged. In return, Kilrain got in with right and left on Godfrey's forehead, and followed this with heavy slugging of Godfrey's head. It was Kilrain's round.
 Second Round-This round was a fine exhibition of science. Godfrey clinched whenever pressed.
 Third dRound-Opened by Kilrain swing ing his left on Godfrey's jaw.
 Fourth Round-Kilrain narrowly miss ed landing 0 tremendous left-hander on the negro's neck. He then rushed God frey repeatedly, the latter saving himself by clinching. Kilrain's advantage in reach was very pronounced in this round
 Fifth Round-Again Godfrey led with his left, but failed to reach. The round was a succession of clinohes by the negro to avoid Kilrain's blows.
 From the fifth to the ninth round the honors were even, the men clinching sev- eral times.
 An Exchange of Courtesies.
 Ninth Round-Kilrain gave Godfrey a sharp down-cut blow on the chest, and received smash on the jaw in return. During the clinch Godfrey used his right on Kilrain's chest.
 This angered Kilrain, and Godfrey begged his pardon. Kilrain testify re- piled: That's three times you've begged my pardon, but you are aiming for the spot all the time."
 The next six rounds showed some clever ducking and stopping by both men and Kilrain manifested his clever ness by clinching at critical moments.
 They Fight viciously.
 Sixteenth Round-The men went at it, hammer and tongs, and fought viciously. Kilrain got to Godfrey's face and neck, and hit him repeatedly ou the face with both hands. Godfrey was now pretty weary.
 When time was called for the 17th round both men were too tired for a few seconds to do much, but there was heavy fighting, with honors even, in the follow. ing rounds.
 Godfrey is Groggy.
 Twenty-fifth Round-Kilrain started out to finish his man, giving him right handler in the eye and jaw. Godfrey laughed, even though groggy, and scored several good blows. Then Kilrain ham, mered the negro on the mouth, chin and eyes, but the punishment seemed to have little effect.
 Twenty-sixth Round-Kilrain fought Godfrey to the ropes, hitting him on the head and body. Godfrey turned his back on him and made no return.
 Twenty-seventh Round-Kilrain's eX- ertions told on him, and Godfrey scored two blows on Kilrain's jaw and one on the nose and one over the heart.
 Twenty-eighth Round-Godfrey had a little the best of things.
 Twenty-ninth Round-Kilrain again started in as though to finish his man, and punished him throughout the entire round. Godfrey stood up gamely, how ever and took his medicine.
 Thirtieth and Thirty-frst Rounds Godfrey took considerable punishment in both these rounds.
 Thirty-third: :and Thirty-fourth Rounds Stubborn fighting, with honors even SS
 The next five rounds witnessed some dangerous rushes by Kilrain, which God frey repulsed, but he received terrible punishment.
 Kilrain knocked out Godfrey in the forty-third round.
 There was great excitementI after the fight and sporting men were busy arrang ing another fight for Kilrain.