Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-21
Mr.. SLAYIN'S STORY
OF HIS RECENT ENGAGEMENT WITH MISTER
JACOB Kl85lN.
20 Says That Klrain Was VirtuSlly "Oui" Of
tie C0ntas! il the Third Ro1nd-Tho Aus'ra-
Ian Kept lis Wits ana Gives an Inter
esing account q tie Proceedings.
The Now York Hsrald has the following

The New York Herald mas the following
story of the Slavin-Iii.rain fight:
Since tue Herald mas been kind enough
TO ask ne for NY history OF last Tuesday
nights contest shall eudeavOr 10 set down
here d just account Of il 50 fer as my aO.li-
ty will let me. Perhaps l may DC able 10
tell the public little more accurately IMAM
his friends just how Klrain felt, because
during the game | was much nearer 10 him
than any other man.
In the first place l want 10 SAY that l am
thankful 10 the press and the public Tor tAe
kind way they have received me, stranger
in strange land. II | make any reflection
on the way Ia which the Marquis of
Queensberry rules were enforced That
night | do not make it il spirit OF fault
finding. | am simply surprised The Two
most surprising things 70 me were that me
referee again ana again kept ne away from
kilrain after he mad got up from the iio0r
70 which | had just sent him, and that the
I referee showed a great desire 10 make us
fight in the middle of the ring all the time.
had always thought before that, under
the Queepsbcrry rules, the dght could De
continued IN any corner oil the ring' out
several times after parting us from ciinch
the referee pushed US still further away
from each other and said:-"Go on, now
3
great assistance 10 Kilr6in. In each case
they took from seven TO twelve seconds Of
fighting time, which gave kilran me
chance TO recover mis- strength.
If man is fool enough to hit his adver-
sary when he is down or when he IS nall
way to his feet he should be disqualified Oh
foul. That is one Of the most important
rules in the Marquis Of Qucen5oercy's
code. But, on the other hand, the rules
allow a man TO hit his opponent the mo-
ment he gets up.
This is the most mercful provision in
these rules. ii il had been followed Tues
day night would have had kiirain out IN
the third round, for when he managed 10
get t. his feet after the first knocEdown,
nc was so weak and daEed that another
good punch would have done bis Dusine IS
But tue referee held ne back ana SAID,
wait till he gets il tue centre Keep
away from him" / think he OR. Dunn
meant well when ne said this, Out it was
very unjust TO poor Kiirain The result
was that had TO knock him out practical
| ", three times. The object OF the Qleeus-
berry rules is to kill of prize fighting, and
to rob boxing contes OF brutality. But II
strikes me that sending Il man up 10 DC
knocked out again and again and saving
him when he is on the very edge OF being
''out" savors great deal OF brutality.
KILRAIN's smFrY EYE.
Well, to begin at the beginning, the first
time | ever saw Kilrain was when he
climbed up on the stage and got ia his cor
ner. He didn't appear 20 be comfortable.
I When climbed up aud got in my corner
must say that the presc mt Of the Clint
/ didn't have 70 call anybody TO order iol
cheering me TOO loudly. St.li, that showed
! that toe New YORK sp0rtsmen were lCya
| TO the American, and that's the spirit / al
mire. | sat out on the edge Of my chali
and took "A long look 40 KiIraln. lie
| Glanced over, and when his eyes met mine
| he quickly looked down at TIE floor
did not take my eyes on him. once II
a while he stole quick glhuce al me. III
seemed To be in u fair condition. lie look
ed well enough. have seen IN the news
papers since that Sullivan says that HI
| rain never got over the beating he gave
him AZ Richburg. | am afraid Sullivan Is
/ mistaken. Culcs, nilrai1 mad been u per
feet condition don't TOW he could nave
taken aii the punching / gave HIM ina
! night. never loGl,u, "a ,nen VINO TOOK 81
much licking. aud hC cane back ganeil
tor more every time. ,liiain j. the games
udu eyer uet .u th- r"s. As iof p.
oma condition.. lr-at soy dat Charley
1 NlcLcl pat me iu z aat shape.
Htcu tine was called t1e came 0gethel
and measured each other Nra.n wa'
| iu.t about wha, ] expected to iuo him;
big. strong fellow. Ht has q great trick oI
/ iiltiue his shoulders 10 stop swinging
/ rlow on either size Of tic bend He's very
I q.icil a. that. and iis hard To swing on his
! head ] didn't try 90 6glt much TN the hrs
/ round ! found that le didn't bit me hard
/ Ills blow rs more OF a pusa and chop thar
/ 81 punch When be rushed ia and showed
me 20 the ropes let myself 20 without re-
/ sistiug ! wanted to save all my we mi
/ and strength 90 punch with Within tw,
minutes found ont thai Kilrain was goir5
/ to c,iuch all the time. That was about ih'
best thing he cold 10 20 save liHscl
| through the ten rounds lie clincncd more
than any other man have met ! couidn'i
! hit him very harg m ne lirst clincnes, but
every time ! could get my right haud loos'
! / "jabbedn him In the rios.
DRAWING EILRATN OrT.
| When went back tony corner NJ thf
/ end of the first round ! was satisfied couic