The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-09
ST. PAUL BOXER WAS
CREDIT TO the RING:
George 0'Brien Defends Pat
Killen from Attacks Of the
Present Day Critics.
From the Sioux Olty Trlbune.

From the Sioux Oity Tribune.
Some time ago the man who contyib-
utes to the pink sheet Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean saw at to belittie Pat Kn-
have in mind was written hy tsav-
cling man and entered under the sigma
ture Of the sportlng writer. He stated
as fact that Pat K1len was Q 'feu1.,
nusher'' when It came to nghtins. J.
have always contcnded that i was not
the proper thing to speak III Of the
dead, much less to place them In
false light. Pat Kilien died at 81. !;
Paul over 10 years age. Al OF The
papers I read. both In st. Paul and
Pat Killen. a. square a. they ge." Had'
Pat lived today he would have had no
trouble. In my mind, to have won the,
championship He stood feeet,
weighed 1876 pounds and was very
two battles N 10 years. Kilien died at
about 80 years Of age In 1sss-S-s
John L. Sullivan was meeting all COM
ers. In ope-night stands. and gave
$1,000 to any one who stayed four
rounds.
Minneapolis at that time allowed.
prize lights. so the Sullivan show COM
pany secured the WashAnston avenue
skating rink. q very large building: and
staged the famous Cardiff Sullivan
fight 9 Sas.S s%es 2s9p Ha .ese 81 paul
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man he was given all Of the encourage
ment. John L. was In his prime and
having ''pretender' for bis belt camp
ing on his trail from Boston to st.
Louis. he was anxious TO demonstrate
to the few skeptical that when be met
Jake Kflrain he would be the sullivan!
of old. So, taking this match with Patsy
Cardiff seriously, 1t was In reality
trial fight for his big mill with Kilrain,
then being doomed. After slow pre-
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time for John LIS appearance had ar.
rived. Cardiff was in the ring. all
smiles and continually greeting friends.
Ten miutes had passed; no sullivan.
The 20-minute mark had also passed;
still no John l.. After Is minutes Car
diff stood up and plainly showed his
nervousness He took off his gloves
and wiped the perspiration from his
, hands and acted like one under great
suspense. After a half hours wait q
great noise announced the coming OF
the mighty John L. Every one cheered.
In fact they were afraid to do other
wise; even Cardiff stood up and
cheered.
sullivan glanced at Cardiff and
scowled at Pat Kilien, who was In car
| diffs corner He walked to the center
here!" This caused more cheering.
sullivan walked over to Cardiff anu
sneeringly said. After my thousand
cases, Ell? Well. you will get yours
The referee called time. Sullivan
rushed: Cardiff sidestepped and
ducked Johns heavy right; Cardiff
gained courage and hit John L. on the
head; Sullivan rushed and swung his
right and left to Cardin .,r ribs 1s,,R knock
: The second round was fierce.
! a'o and received a swing blow
; on his head from which he dropped
, to the floor and took the count OK
!, ciinch with John L., who held on for,
l dear life; when they were pried apart
4 John L. tainted.
|. Sullivan Breaks Arm.
S A doctors examination showed a.
q broken arm. which stopped the fight.
5 When John l.. tainted, all thought
/ Cardiff had knocked out the mighty
e John L. The crowd was in an uproar.
. Cardiff danced a Jig. Said he would
:, defend the title against all corners. Pat
u Killen heard him and knew the facts
d as they were and grabbed Cardin by
O the neck and choked him. telling him
he would fight him (Cardiff) there or
any place for fun or money. Two.
months later Kiilen put Cardiff to sleep
in less than 10 rounds. Killen then
made a match with Paddy Mcdonald,
of Duluth and by a stroke OF good
fortune won. The fight was mum.
d mer from start to finish: Mcdonald
was there to fight. and fight he did
{. He had Killen on the ropes several
times had him taking the count twice
and had the fight all but won. Along
in the 18th round Killen was "all in"
man" paddy was one If there ever
~ was and lowered his hands for tive SEQ
. onds. Well. two seconds seem shOrt,
- but Killen hung q right swing on the
Jaw of Paddy and put one OF the great
est men In the business to sleep. A
chance blow, every one said. and It not
only put Paddy out but wounded his
great Irish heart and caused him to
quit prize fighting forever.
Should the reader go to Duluth, ask
y the first newsboy you meet who Paddy
= Mr. McDonald Is my best friend" A
- friend of every one and the richest
j. fighter on earth. From fighting he
8 started driving team for a contractor.
a Some difficult work was to be done.
Paddy got it; ne done II; was y, made naa
IL struction, and from that started
n contracting for himself. Nearly
- every street west of the point
10 of rocks In Duluth was built by p.
t. r. Mcdonald. When the United States
Z, have Paddy Mcdonald do 1t. A close
III study of the life Of Paddy Mcdonald
Re will greatly benefit all fight cans, and
I lighters who are rewarded with $100
q. and hard beating (when they win)
Ask Paddy Mcdonald who caused his
wealth to pass 100000. He will say:
ID Good old Pat Killen, heaven bless
I him."
Killen stopped John P. Glow in 10
10 rounds and having chased Jack Ash
ton to the woods, Tom Allen followed
e. suit. Outside of Sullivan no man could
n give him battle.
Jim Holt refused to listen to rea-
}, son, saying he weighed only It's and
Kilien 20 pounds more was too much
OF a handicap. Pat Killen opened sa-
loon and like his predecessors Of the
:, roped arena he followed their footsteps
u at fast pace. He contracted disease
from whose coils he could not escape
X. and after four years of harder fighting
than he ever put up in the ring, he
i took the count. A noble, honest and
90 courteous fighter was Pat Killen. Nc
yellow tinge found lodging in his six
i faat of ma nhood Nav he rest in peace