Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-14
KILRAIN A VICTOR.
Forty Three Rounds with Ne.
gro Antagonist.
Godfrey FIGHTS A GAME BATTLE,

Du' Su'cuinDs Co the weight and Reach
of His Opponent-The Colored Slug
ger Simply Chopping Block for Most
OF the Contest, but, Apparently In
sensible to Punishment, He Keeps at
1t Until Knocked Out-A Challenge
for Fitzsimmons.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE fight be-
tween Jake kilrain, of Baltimore, and
GEORGE Godfrey, of Boston, for IS, COO
$500 to winner-drew large but very
select crowd to the California Athletic
club last night. Both men showed up in
fine form. kilrain weighed 1872 and God
Trey l13 kilrain's seconds were Jim Hall
and Muldoon. Godfrey was seconded by
Peter jackson and Frank Steele, of Bos-
ton. The mill began at sharp 9 p M. For
the first five rounds Kilraiu did all the
fighting, getting in right and left on the
negro, the latter frequently clinching to
save himself
Godfrey Gets in Few.
The first blow Godfrey got in was in the
fifth, but kilrain landed twice on the neck
In the sixth, and in the seventh put in a
heavy one on the stomach, receiving a
cLhooh oik ouC uiOutu iu TcJuTu WHICH maue
him vince. The eighth and ninth were
notable Tor several hot exchanges. In the
latter, during clinch, Godfrey used his
right OH Kilrain's chest. This angered
Kilrain, aud Godfrey begged his pardon.
Klrain testify replied: "That's three
times you've begged my pardon, but you
are aiming for the spot all the time"
After the -break-away Kilrain rushed mat
tiers bit and got his revenge by planting
a stiff left-bander in Godfrey's bread
basket.
Honors Begin to Look Even.
In the tenth round Kilrain played for
the ribs and got there, while Godfrey was
equally successful on Jake's head. God
frey got IN both hands ON the head in the
eleventh and kilrain rushing the negro.
caught a hot one in the ear Kilrain had
the best of the last of the round. Much
punishment was received by Godfrey in
the next four rounds, but it didn't seem
to hurt him, and in the sixteenth both
wanted their bellows repaired. Kilrain
repeatedly got in with both hands on God.
frey's face, and at the close of the seven
tenth both men looked weary
Exchanges of Compliments.
In the next six rounds the play was de-
N.uCUiS al INllEdlH ldNOr, DuU the negro
seemed insensible to punishment. and fire.
quently countered on Jake in way that
made him dizzy, but toward the end IF
the twenty-third godfrey was tottering
with weakness. In the twenty-fourth and
twenty fifth kilrain got in where he
pleased, and Godfrey was groggy, but he
laughed, and during the rounds scored
several good blows. 1t was all for Jake in
the twenty sixth. He fought Godfrey to
the ropes, hitting him on the head and
body. Godfrey turned his back on him
and made no return. kilrain still punched
away, throwing all his energy into his
blows, and still Godfrey took them all.
Godfrey Keeps on Smiling.
But the negro was game He came Up
in the next round smiling as though it
was good fun, and Kilrain's rushes hay-
ing winded him, Godfrey got in two good
blows, on the jaw and over the heart He
had a little the best of the twenty-eighth,
but in the next Jake went in hammer and
tongs and Knocked his man all over the
ring 1t was the same way up to the
thirty-second-kilrai did the hitting and
Godfrey took it all with smile, every
now and then giving Jake smash that
showed that he was stiN in the ring The
next three rounds were repetitions of the
former ROUNDS. but Godfrey got in one in
the thirty fth that staggered Jake and
drew blood under the left eye.
First Knock Down for Jake
In the thirty round Kiirain threw
Cooley to the floor and amid cries of foul,
which the referee ignored, hit God.
frey repeatedly on the head Godfrey
arose and was knocked down, and rising
was punished all over the ring. Godfrey
again went to the floor, took his ten
seconds and rose just as the gong struck
In the thirty seventh khrain fought his
man to the ropes, raining blow after blow
on him and at the end of the round it
looked as if it was all up with Godfrey,
but il wasn't and he stood u gamely
for the next four rounds, taking fearful
punishment as if that was what he was
there for.
KilIain knocks Him Ont at Last.
At the end of the forty-second round
Jake's efforb. began to tell on him. In
the forty-thir1 round he did little work at
first and appeared to be saving himself,
but at the end he forced the fighting, fol-
lowing Godfrey all around the ring,
smashing hun wickedly and repeatedly
and finally knocked him out Jake's
reach was much longer than Godfrey's
and that advantage was noticed all
through the tight.
Pritchard Challenges Fitzsimmons.
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