A BRUTAL EXHIBITION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1933, 22 August 1889, Page 3

A BRUTAL EXHIBITION.

LoifDOir, July 12. , The long-expected and inuch-talkcd-Y of prize fight between J. L. Sullivan and ; Jake Eilrain, for the;champion>hip of the world and 20,000 dollars, was brought off in the presence of '3OOO spectators at Eichburg, a remote spot ■lo3milei from New Orleans, on July Bth. The fight lasted two hours and ’ a-quarter, and seventy-five rounds were fought. It seems to hare been a brutal affair all through. Sullivan knocked Kilraiu down in an_ early round, and after this the latter J frequently went down to avoid punishment. In the forty-fifth , round Sullivan stamped on Eilrain, who was prostrate. Ones of “ Foul!” were raised, but the claim was not allowed. When the seventy-fifth round had been fought Eilrain’s second threw up the sponge, and Eilrain was carried off the ring in a very exhausted state, and had his wounds dressed. Sullivan was declared to be the victor amid great cheering. During the fight he showed immense superiority to Eilrain, the only damage he received being a slight cut under the right eye and another under the left ear. Eilrain, «n the other hand; was terribly battered about the body, and when carried off he was bleeding profusely. .He pluckily refused to give in, and even when his chances were at the lowest ebb he persisted in showing a bold front. Sullivan was not knocked down once throughout the.fight, while he managed to fell his opponent over a score of times. According to the New York Herald, soon after the combatants entered the ring the Sheriff of Mariton County arrived, and informed Sullivan and Eilrain that they were under arrest. Some of the New Orleans people took the sheriff on one side, and their arguments finally prevailed with the official, who was unsupported and among 3000 determine! men, who glared wickedly at the would-be destroyer of their •port. The result was that the sheriff beheld the battle from a favored seat. When the fight was over much sympathy was expressed by the crowd for Eilrain. He was regarded as overmatched from the. start, and the stout fight he made won him many admirers for his stamina, although his tactics in running away in order to escape Sullivan were not relished. He felt his defeat very severely, and wept very freely after he entered the car. The referee went through the train and took, up a collection for " the defeated pugilist, who netted £loo.