Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
ny JAMES !. ConnErr.

Jake kiirain took on six foemen III
1sS6-and whipped them all. There
wasn't anything Huxley about any OF
his triumphs. The powerful ki!rain,
volloying each with hail Of blows,
broke through their guards with his
vicious right hand drives and quickly
reduced each 10 a human wreck.
Jack Ashton. quite q noted ishter of
thiriy-ave years ago. vas the nrst OF
Kiirain's 1885 victims; AIDED by speed
and cisverness, he held of k!lrain
through me eaF!S sh TSqho 5nd 'H Sarjr in
the nstn began Eeacnins MIN Win
his heavy punches. The end came Tor
Ashton in the eighth.
Herald. who had been boosted INTO
national prominence by New York
newspaper men. Herald was claSsed
as a world beater. kilrain spent half
OF the hrst round of their nsnt in Bal
tinore in feeling OUT Herald. Con
false alarm. Jake walked in and
sent a right-hander crashing TO the
jaw. Herald toppled oyer-insensible.
Boxes in Philadelphia Thcnter.
Failing 70 get any matches Win
rinsmen during, the next few weeks
Eilrdin accepted an offer from Ph!!a-
delphia theAter. His job was 10 meet
ali Corners The condition was made
kilrain. tha; ne Ckilrain) would have
TO pay the winner Slno out OF his sal
sition OF betting Slo0 TO nothing that
he could wnip any man who tackled
him.
frey, with quite reputation as a ring
man. kilrain hit Godfrey In the jaw
in the. second round. II was three
seriousness. and from that day on God
frey, who had been moving with rapid
strides in pug!lism, was through
one iilrain pul.ch had finished a night
err. who Was toutcd by some as a pos
sible conqueror of John l.,
Carried to Room SenseIess.
Tom Kelly held off the kilrain at
and Kelly was carried away 20 his
room in a state OF coma. Two ply
Sicians worked over him tor TWO hours
before they could restore him.
Denny k!lleen elected 10 Try conclu-
sions Win Jake. Denny was "a husky
individual and ranked as tough
lasted If kilrain had been allowed 10
tear loose is question But before
The fight kilrain had been told by the
promoters to go easy They feared
Kilrain would Kill some one. and stir
,I,,; 4, nasty a: H. legal mess SO kilrain
he didn't try TO knock him out. but
when the four rounds were over Kill
leen was on the verge of collapse.
kilrain had hoped for a long en-
Ragement AT the thea,cr because the
salary was liberal. But his job lasted
just one week. by mat time his work
against the men who had faced him
mad struck terror into the hearts of
every aspirant for the 500 prize. There
being no one to fight him, kilrain and
contract was terminated.
Glow Went Four Rounds.
About a month later Knrain sue
ceeded in getting night with John
Glow. 1t lasted four rounds-w!th Kill
rain the winner. Along IN February
1887, friends OF Joe Lannan opined that
Miriam wasn't such much" The
result was night between Lannan and
h!lrain IN Watertowa, Mass, on March
6. 1851 h!.ra!n won after eleven
kilraiE,s perform. sncest. already wide
" hera!ded th.oi:Gh3 i.' The country.
then began 70 attract The attention Of
Richard *. Fox . New York nub-
!isher, and sworn enemy OF John /
sullivan. II ever man dlsl!ket the
great Boston champion that man was
Fox. lie had secured no, only the
united states, but The whole world TO
ma { man VINO could take the meas
urt 81 sullivan. All his efforts had
Did Not Meet sullivan.
Fox saw IN k.!.a!n a man whom ne
inquired coI;t master the mighty Sui
llTan 20 Fox. with kilTa!n's consent
cna!4enStc Tor q match. sullivan paid
no heec 20 me den At the time HIS
VS. q sofi OF 90 get reputation"
papers, declared that Su!l!var's re-
tusa! 70 meet k!ira!n was Inspired by
lehF some not hrOads.dcs Mere fired
bet"ten sullivan and FOX through 1857
without anything definite being ac.
was concerned.
But the publicity given TO Kurajn
tTick!ec into Europe. and soon after.
"s'a hji1ain was challenged 20 fin
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