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JAKE KILRAIN FIFTY YEARS OLD Boston, Mass., Feb. 10.—Jake Kil-rain, who an even score of years ago was the most talked about man in the pugilistic world, will enter upon his fiftieth year to-morrow, Kilrain is this week playing an engagement at a local theatre in company with John L. Sullivan, the man to whom he lost the championship in 1889.Kilrain, like Sullivan, regards Boston as his home, though it was in Greenport. N.Y.. that he first saw the light of day. But as a youth became to Somerville, a suburb of Boston, and here he worked for a number of years in a rolling mill. It. was here also that he first developed his love for athletics. In the winter of 1883 Kilrain. whose real name, by t.he way Is John Joseph KIHion, became an assistant at the old Crib Club in Bos-' ton. and from that time on his entire attention was devoted to boxing. Very quickly he showed his ability i by whipping Harr)* Allen. George Godfrey, for 44 rounds, and fighting draws in 1884 with Jim Goode, Charier Mitchell and Mike Clearv.In 1887 he reached the zenith of his career. In September of that ' year. afrer receiving great fa rewell ovations irv New York and Boston.! he sailed for England to fight Jem - Smith for the champolnship of the world. On landing in Liverpool he received a grahd reception, and four days later he appeared in St.. James' Hall, London, and was greeted fcv1 audience of 3.000 people. The same week the Marquis of Queensbury gave a banquet in honor of Kilrain. and among those* present was the , Prince of Wales, now King EdwardV,i.The fight with Smith took place at Dieppe, France. Dec. 19. It was,witnessed by a large crowd of Englishmen. each of whom had put up $200 to see the fight. The battle went 106 rounds, and was declared a draw, though Kilrain was generabv credited with having the better of his an-i tagonist.
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Brandon Weekly Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Feb 13, 1908
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