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right. which he cleverly avoided. They
clinched and Kilrain caught O'Donnell
in the face. but received two stout
nuncbes in the face in return. ODon-
nell followed with half dozen blows
upon Kilrain's mouth and az the close
Kilrain was breathing heavily.
\Third round-ODonnell landed at
viii with his left upon Kilrain's mouth
and registered a dozen blows without
trouble until near the close, when XII
rain swung his left and met ODon-
nel's jaw sharply.
Fourth Round-Kilrain was again
on the defensive. lie was lighting
against great odds, and received great
punishment in the face and ribs. In
the last minute of the round, hllraln,
obeying instructions from John H.,
which could be heard all over the hall.
forced the Australian boy to the ropes
and punched for the wind with effect.
The spectators stood up on their chairs
and shouted for the Baltmorean as he
punched O'Donnell.
Fifth Round--JOhn i. Sullivan dis
carded his tile and patted hilrain upon
the back as he was pushed from MS
chair. ODonnel, with clenched
teeth, rushed, and got punched on the
wind. Counter blows were exchanged,
and in a break Kilrain got in his lett
twice. and O'DOnnell planted TWO Sung
inc punches upon Kilrain's nose.
Sixth Round-Kilrain landed his
right with effect and got swinging
right from O'Donnell on his ear and
a right on the heart. Kilraln nose
was now bright crimson, and ODon-
nell followed up his advantage by put
ting three straight rights upon his op-
nonent's face. Kilrain clinched TO
save himself, and at the changing oil
the gong got two telling risht-handers
on O'Donnells ribs.
Seventh ROund-ODonnell was
again the aggressor and was forced TO
the ropes with a stout right handler
from Kilrain. O'Donnell got in left,
swung with his right for Knockout,
but Kilrain parried and cllnched.
ODonnell then landed five time IN
quick repetition upon Kilralns lace
and Kilrain was decidedly groggy.
Kilrain was weak and in lodging, re-
ceived severe punishment. AS Kill
rain staggered, John l.. Sullivan rose
and shouted to Kilrain to let out his
right and left straight. Kilrain obey
ed and forced O'Donnell by main
strength to his corner, when the gong
sounded.
Eighth Round-This was Kilrain's
round from start to finish. His old
pluck reasserted itself, and with bull
dog tenacity and the thought that his
reputation hung in the balance, rushed
at O'Donnell like a bull, and surprised
his antagonist by forcing him all about
the ring. He landed a dozen punches
on his neck and face. Twice he had
ODonnell at his mercy, but lacked the
strength to place the telling blow.
O'Donnell acted as though dazed and
the spectators shouted to Kilrain to
nut him out, but the latter could not
respond. The round closed with non
ors for Kilrain.
In the preliminary bouts Billy Hill,
of Washington, d. c., "Muldoon S
Pickaninny." and Sam Tompkins, of
Astoria, n. Y. fought at 1871 pounds
In the first round the pickaninny did
some terrific mitigating and fioored
Tompkins twice Tompkins went to
his corner before the call of time and
the seconds jumped into the ring.
Tompkins improved somewhat until
the fifth round, when the colored boy
knocked him out with a right upper
cut. Nick Long was time-keeper.