The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-09
ST, PAUL BOXER WAS
CREDIT TO THE Ring
George o'Brian Defends Pat
KIIIeu from Attacks Of the
Present Day Critics.
from Inc Sioux CITY rrlnuns.

I lice y LIIE TTI1LE 5UEEL u NITS sltE-6
Inter Ocean saw fit TO belittle Pal Kill
iar,, 6: 81 Haua. think tas ARTICLE
! taVe in mind WEI written by q fraT-
cling ma aIio entered un0er the sigma
turs Of Lae sporting writer. he stated
as Z fact that Pat Ntllen was q four
fushsr' when 1t came rs fighting ]
nave always commended that IL w'as not
the proper thing To speak i'll Of the
dead. much less to place them in q
false hight. Pat Eillen died at St.
Paul Dver 10 years aga. All OF The
! papers ] read, both in ST. anu
Minneapolis. spoke Of him rs 'honest
Pat Killen, rs square BIS they go" Had
! rrnuple, III my mind. 10 have WON the
championship. He stood 6 fees1,
weighed 1gB pounds and Was & very
rupd noxer, moi having lost more Than
tv9 battles III 10 years AItien died al
about sc Years Of 81 In 1BSB-7-S
John /. Sullivan was meeting al CON-
srs. in ons-nSght stands, and gave
$1,000 10 Il one who stayed four
rpundE.
Minneapolis nt that time allowed
prize lights, SO the Sullivan show com
puuv secured h Washington avenue
skaring rink, q very large building. and
ssaged the famous Cardtf-Sullivan
fEnt. Over B,D00 people were present,
and as Patsy Cardiff WIS p 81 Ea-l
man ne was given al OF h encourage
msu-. John L. WIS in his prime u
Iaving & ~''prsten6er' for his be1t camp
iug on mis- trail frorp Boston 10 81
Louis. he WAS anxious TO demonstrate
to the few ~skeItical that when he met
Jake Eilraip he would be Inc Sullivan
Of old. So. taking this match with Patsy
Cardiff seriously, IL WAS in reality q
trial fight for his big mil with Kjlrair,
then being Doomed. After Z Glow pre-
firninsry between q pair of 1oafers Tie
nE- ~ 49, 7 -. ~ 80 -E- hrG ~
rived. Cardiff was In the ring, all
smiles and continually greeting friends.
Ten minutes had passed no Sullivan
The 2G-rninuts mark had also passed
still no John L. After % minutes Car
diff stood ZIP and plainly showed his
T-rsrvousresss. He took off his gloves
and wiped the persriratiun from his
hands and acted like Il under great
suspense. After q half hours wait z
rrear noise announced h coming OF
The mighty John l.. Every cheered-
In fact they were afraid to 90 other
wise3 even Cardiff stood up and
Cheered-
sullivan GLANCED At Cardiff and
scowled at Pa Killen. who Was in Car,
Ctfrs corner Be walked TO ire center
Of the ring and Toarea: We'll, I'm
hereI" This caused more cheering.
Sullivan walked over to Cardiff and
sneeringly said: After my Thousand
cases, eha Well you VIII get you're
soon"
rushed. csrdif sldestepped 20 and
CHECKED Johns heavy right: Cardiff
gained courage and hit John l. on the
head; Sullivan rushed and swung his
right and left to cardiffs ribs. knock
ing Patsy down, ending the round,
Cardff went IN to hurt John
l. and received q swing blow
81 lis Ah=i4a from which he i
to the floor and took the count Of
eight. 5de got Up and rushed 10 q
elinch with John L.. who held on for
JQan l. fainted,
Sullivan Breaks Arm.
a doctor,s examination showed a
tgT1ksn arm. which stopped the fight.
When John [. tainted. all thought
Car5iH had knocked out the mighty
John l.. The CROWD was in an uproar.
Cardiff danced q Jig. Said he would
defend the title against ali corners Pat
Klllen heard him and knew the facts
as they were and grabbed Cardiff by
the neck and choked him. telling him.
be would fight him (Cardiff) there or.
amy place for fun Or money. TWO
months later 81iea PIT Cardiff to slsep
in less than 10 oun6s Killen then,
made & match with Paddy Mcdonald,
III 1~IDiI1 dIaN NY q EAISAc Va 6ODu
fortune won. The fight was q hum
Iaer FROM Start TO finish Mcdonald
was there TO fight. and fight he did.
He ha6 Kiiien on the reFes several
times. had him taking the count twice.
and had the fight ali u won. Along
Ia the 18th round kliien was all In"
and called TO Paddy 70 'fbe q gentle.
man Paddy was one If there ever,
WAS and lowered his hands for two sec
onds. Well. two seconds seem short;
but Rillsn hung q right swing on the
5aw Of Paddy and put n of the great
est men In b business to sleep. A
chance blow, every one said, and 1t 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
the first newEboy you meet who Paddy
Mcdonald liz. He will tell you: Way,
MFR. Mcdonald is my best friend" Al
fighter on earth. From fighting he.
started driving a team for a contractor,
Some difficult work was to be done.
Paddy got It. he done 1t: was made
b0Se. then superintendent of con-
struction. and from that started
contracting for himself. Nearly
every street. west of the point
of rocks In Duluth was built by p.
n. Mcdonald. When the United States
government needs a big Job done they
have Paddy Mcdonald do it. A close
study of the life of Paddy Mcdonald
win greatly benefit ell fight fans, and
fighters who are rewarded with 500
and a hard beating (when they VIM.
Ask Paddy Mcdonald who caused his
wealth to pass $1,000 0 He will say:
Good old Pat Killeu. heaven bless
him"
Kilien stopped John P. Glow in 10
rounds and having chased Jack Ash
ton to the woods. Tom Allen followed
suit. Outside of Sullivan no man could
give him q battle.
Jim Holt refused to listen to rea-
SON., saying he weighed only It's and
Killen 20 pounds more was too much
of a handicap. Pat Killen opened a ga
loon and like his predecessors OF the
roped arena he followed theIr footsteps
at a fast race. He contracted q disease
from whose coils he could not escape
and after four years OF harder fighting
than he yer put up in the ring. hs
took the count. A noble. honest and
courteous fighter was Pat Killen. No
yellow tinge found lodging In his Hix
feet OF manhood. May he rcat In q