Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1887 — A Gamy Prize Fight. [ARTICLE]

A Gamy Prize Fight.

A heavy weight contest between Jack Kilrain of Baltimoreand Jem Smith of England, took place on the LJaqd of St. Pierre, in the river Bein§, France, Monday. Darkness ended the fight in a draw after 106 vicious rounds had been fought lasting two and a half hours. Kilrain was evidently the better man of the two. The fight was the gamiest fought in thirty years. Kilrain took the lead at the start Smith hit short repeatedly, and after a while became merely a chopping block for Kiirain. Toward the middle of the fight, Smith made a desperate effort to turn the tide of battle in his favor and for a while fought very stubbornly, ont Kilrain, who was remarkably cool, met him every time, and his superior quickness, height and reacn enabled him to land before Smith, and the latter then fell off again. Kilrain gained first blood and first knock do wn, and was only thrown twice. He threw Smith one bursting fall, and several times went down with him side by side. During the last twenty rounds Smith wentdown on the slightest pretext to avoid punishment. He could hardly respond to the call of time, and his seconds delayed as much as poss.ble hoping for darkness to end it In this they succeeded, for at last it was bo dark that the men could hardly see one another, and the referee called a halt. He intended to have the fight continued in the morning, but the men met and agreed to call it a draw. Kilrain has a bad eye and several bumps and contusions. Smith is badly marked. Snllivan will challenge Kilrain for SIO,OOO. Mr. Fox says he will match Kilrain against Sullivan for either $5,0000r $lO,000.