The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-12
HEAVY-WEIGHTS.
Betting on the Kilrain and God
frey Mill.
Records Of the Fighters Should Make Godfrey
First Choice-Australian Pugilists
Going East.


Tomorrow evening George Godfrey, the
oo1ored heayy-Weight pugilist of Boston.
eotoi ~, Ki,ro,r of 10 1.;n,ora viii daoJda
anu oaAo n ~ Cai;Sa,,;a &c r,.,Is AZ
III tle synihaoiuui VI oho aiitoinia Oiuo 'iio
question, now so frequently asked, VINO is
the better man?
Unlike most fstic contests which have
talon nlace in this city. the coming contest
-, - frrniehad claw IN tha winner
mas hoO ~. So. s;aos ~ 80.
even u Tue Iioss eApeiienveo VI Juuse9,
presupposlng that the ngnt Will De honestly
contested.
II is white against black, and, as a general
.,ino fovoritisn, will lean toward tho
tn"e' go ,,Iaa;,.or brt IN, ,,,hi,a 49,
creaul-laceu si"uiatoi' ~. .no "nI'o h i'.n
must nave lloIe .nah sio a1Iehu'n,p VI 1r1
p oupnetitor.
fThe batting which was vesterdav 800 to
ezn u foyor NJ Kilrain maIa the RaIti.
,roroar StronS favorita and many WIN
fnUi1 Godfrev ssked vhv Kiirain shnnld he
se at fhe ton notch # the records of the
Inan are to he taken into cnnsideration.
A-'N o ~ 80 ., w ,Irs pTcopD
ooDr NE -, 80 mo 10 ~,
Godfrey has probably the pest record OF
he mas deieated me majority 9L Tie neavS
weight ngnters Oh any Hote. True, ne was wa
bested Dy JACKSON put Tue tnalIplon col.
0red neaVy-Weisnt VI VIC Alttlpooe', olnoo
MS arriVai III tnis cVun'iy, il"s nv t"Seu
man VINO mas gwen MIN SUCH H'eiS heeE
ing as ne from bostoni 49,,
When jackson 1ougnt Hoqirey ne sIeppeIu ~
into the ring IN lhe PINK OF eouuition. II
was his hrst appearance III this country anu
OF course ne 9ll ms utmost 10 esIaollsn
record. Cardli', VINO was completely out OIL
1orm; maze matters ueciueuly ihteIes .h
ioI yaoho9n SC ~ tn0 NY 49,
AZ foao,,s nnittar Of JndiaranoIis conId
JecSsnn was as weak as a drawing
IL bon Cordiff tool, a trmhla and
I IIa,d IN NC corner annareptIv dad to the
,'.nrId nitbont HAVING Ianeived a bIow that
'',oi,Id hri,'J down even Inc DANCING snider-
VI frn,e his narch
w eH ii0An us 49, y, IN, ~
LEE 1LoNe ioLp.
Cardln got 10 JACKSON lids quite oIten
during the contest ana 5he eilects OF the
blows told on the colored Ilghler, VINO hau
bellows to mend each Time the gong
sounded the men 10 actlon. since then
Godfrey met ana qelealed Cardll, althOugh
the supporters Oh the latter attempted every
means TO defeat the BoStonlan.
Godfrey ponsned on Lannon IN eood styie
and he brought Smith OIL Denver 10 MS
terms IN short oI9er: IN laGt, o9a .i,l mas
proved hlmself hgnter worthy Oh tne name
and IN almost every instance ne 1aced oppo-
nents VINO handicapped MN IN weight
khrams principal hght was against John
l.. sullivan, put IL must be remembered
that thls Dattle was COZ. eonuuctsu unuer .ne
plerng luies anu ~ eit sIirh s +o utp
W silo auir oufd ooStif,ta rorndp "''''''
hoMeFei, "oG.u oono es ~ touuo
II tie aeSGtIptIoiis VI tile nsus "lo az aii
relaple, N diiI mus nave uone iii ,ui,
running as oulisau repeatedly "sAeu MIN
10 Stahu up anu hsh''
DITTO WITH MITCHELL.
Sullivan had the same experience with
HrOnnaH n
puddle of mud each time a gentle zephyr
waited across the ring. Sullivan has time
and again said that he would rather fight
man one round under Queensberry rules
than ten rounds according to prize-ring
rules.
Kirain's fight with big Jim Smith, al
though governed by prze-ring rules. was, in
reality, a rOugh-and-tumble affair." in which
the mob element took very important part
He bested Smith, who was afterward made
monkey of by Peter Jackson when they
met under Queensberry rules.
Aside from these two battles Kilrain has
no record to speak of. He certainly cannot
say mat MS contest WIN jim Gorpett
brought MN any extra distinctlon. III mas
not Deeh proven that lie Is d QUICK or cIeVer
poker, consequently inc question might oe
aakeu, "hat points mas Miriam hluueh
IRON tne pupllc py WtiIch ne hopes 10 pro s,5
10 Godfrey tnat ne Is the superior lghler.
lie Is acknowledged TO De game ana Will re-
main at his post until he is disabled.
WELL ENOUGH FOR KILRAIN.
This speaks well for Kilrain, who may
probably compel Godfrey to do as he did in
his battle with jackson, viz. cry Enough"
and shake hands. But according to the
records of the men. the general opinion is
that Godfrey should sell at least even up
with his opponent Yet, as previously
stated. the white man will always have the
call in the betting in this country as against
a cOlored opponent. This was thoroughly