The sun., 1891-06-17
WINDS UP IN A DISPUTE.
NO DECISION IN THE $4,000 BATTLE
BETWEEN SLAVIN AND KLLRAIN.

Kilrnin Knocked Down In the Ninth
Round, and the Austraiian's Friends
Claim that John Kelly. who Controlled
tho Gong, Sounded ~ as n Token that
Kilrain Had Reen Counted Out-On the
Other Hand, KiIrnin's Seconds Contend
that Their Man Was Standing UP in tho
Hing Ready 60 Proeeed-A Decision to
be Given by Referee Dunn To-day.
| A crowd OF probably 200o persons gathered
about the old Curriers' rink. now known as the
| Granite Associations Club. at tho foot Of
Eleventh street. Hoboken, as early as o'clock
last night. hut they stayed on the outside OF
tho building Hucksters had wagons on the
marshy road. and candies peanuts. and like
| truck were shouted about at great rate. The
| vendors didn't have much custom. but they
| stood their ground in gallant style.
The men who intended to see Paddy Slavin
| and Jake kilrain fight at the moderate cost Of
$40 for seat near the ring. or $40 for one out
| side OF tho railing that shut of the circus seats
| began 10 arrive as early as $3.50. but In small
! numbers. They came from good many local
| tiles. Philadelphia. Boston. Providence. Fall
| River. New Haven. Feekakill. Albany. and
other towns being represented.
| BROOKLYN cent q dozen men in charge OF
| Charley Johnston. and they were all bettors.
More than that. they we're bsttors on Kilrain.
| On the Barclay street boat going over one Of
them bet 800 with Rod Mcmahon that Kill
| rain would win. Tho question Of o knockout
did not enter into the question.
| Most all the New York well-known sports
| came to the rink by 10 O'Clock. but up to with
| In half an hour before tho time announced
for tho call OF time there was very little betting
| In the building Jack sheehan Was making q
tour around Offering to bet $500 that slavin
| would win. but he could not easily find taker
| for that amount Several men said they would
| bet s25 or $50. but sheehan wanted to place
| the amount In o lump.
building by 10 O'Clock. or this number per-
| hnps forty sat In the 500 seats. How many
deadheads were present could not be ascer.
tained. but 1t Is probable that they had
goody representation. During the afternoon
the managers had been complaining OF the
wonderful cheek on the part Of a small army
in asking for free tickets and saying they must
have them Only those who had good claim
got into the building. as uniformed policemen
stood about the entrances and gave. by their
appearance. moral support 10 the door
keepers.
Tho fighters reached Hoboken early in the
evening and went to rest. They both said they
were all right" and their escorts cor
roborated them. They both looked well.
though Kilrain seemed to have all the flesh on
his bones that was necessary. This was owing
to the idea Of William Muldoon. his trainer.
who believed that tho hot atmosphere OF the
hall would require some beef to work on.
Muldoon did the same thing. 1t will be re-
membered. when he trained Sullivan to fght
Kilrain in Mississippi. 1t happened. though.
that the air In the rink was not so uncomforta-
BILE as had been expected. The shower that
came down about o'clock had cooled the at
mosphere. and there was excellent ventilation
In the upper part OF the building
Wien 1880 came around there were prob
ably 800 persons in the house. and Manager
Mike Boyle said thar the purse of $4,000 had
been filed. There was not much OF q line from
the entrances at that hour: In fact. the new
comers were few and far between.
Among those who were on hand were D. T.
Pulsifer tho owner OF Tenny. Pulsifer had q
wan smile on his face. and he tanned himself
with a fred-eRg" straw hat In listless sort
OF way as though he were tired OF good
many things. lie talked with Al Smith. John
Hackett. and Butch" Thompson. but no.
body close by heard the race OF the afternoon
mentioned among them.
The crowd began to get impatient at 1040.
and begged Jerc Dunn to put the men on"
Just about then Jack Adler told Sun reporter
that he had bot $500 against 1925 that Kilrain
would not be knocked out in the ten rounds.
When others heard OF this they said that Ad-
ler was pretty bravo bettor.
Cat.calls for tho men were continued. but
everybody was In good humor "Loantaka
frstl" yelled one man In seat on the south
ern tier OF pews. THAI was this afternoon"
shouted back another on the north side OF the
building: now wen have Slsvin first" and
there was laugh.
Some betting was indulged in. but. as a rule.
| the sums invested were small. Slavin was the
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Jers Dunn mounted the stage at lI:l5 and
aHo%ISs'zsH are ia late Gentlemen bsssuse Of the
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thnFs, TS Mess snd FosS
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this gong, Never TDluu WuHL you uo6E 6nypOuy
saw, "said Jere. and perhaps because OF that
remark aecsion y ~ lave sys, to b. made
fnmI han T been Knocked down IN the ninth
found hs s.}sd ,ohD;sa d%Tna some tine suG Ind
Ey bs sss sosf he ,sa
fact to Charley Mitchell, and Mitchell, OF course,
cisimed the fight Dunn seemed to have heard
Msantims Kilrain struggled to bis feet and
siSUahts ISU II % that savin had been max ine. Jake
was up i"r fully two seconds before Kelly
refeisee had giysIp The the fight to ssryin,
| that Kiirain was up from the floor within the
ten seconds allowed asSffSrding sfnI1g t1 % the gong .
| been told that he had won. and had walked TO
Klirains corner TO shake hands O. with him Nike k
Sounded He ran over TO the referee and nro-
tested, and Jere Dunn finally decided not to