Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-14

A Talk with Sullivan, the Puxilist.

A Talk with Sullivan, the PuxilIst.
FIVE WEEKS OF HARD WORK BEFORE F1GHT-rHE
EXPECTED "MTIL" BETWEEN SULLIVAN AND ALLEN
THE BOSTON CHAMPION sPoILfNa FOR THE FRAY.
rom Allen Will have chance In about three
months with bare fists in the rlng." So said John
L. sullivan,the representative of the Boston physi
cal "cuichaw," TO the audience at the Theater
Comique last night, between the rounds OF glove
bout with Pete Mccoy. A few minutes later Sui
Ivan had dotted his close-fitting green boxing
suit, renovated himself In his every day costume,
and was talking with a STAR reporter In Manager
Snellbaker's ONCE.
You want TO know how pr,ze-nghter trains, ~
said sullivan, putting away on cigar which he
held in his mouth 1T the angle approved by the
"b'hoys." "Weil, first he physics himself thor
castor Oil l take black draught. Then the
man starts In working. He gets uD at O'Clock in
the morning aud walks a mile lei,ureIy. He eats
OTeakiaSC at b O'cl0ck-mutt0n chops or beef
steak, TWO Guns OF tea and stale bread, and any
thing lily. About half past nine O'Clock he starts
out out, on twelve mile walk; six out and six back
1he last nile or mile and q half he runs In in
pretty fast time. There's man ready when he
come in to rub him down, and he is rubbed thor
quilts upon him. When the persps-
again. Afterwards he Stands in a shower and a
pailiuii OF salt water is thrown over him. II he
Is not training near sea water half bag OF COM
mon salt Is dissolved in common water and that
Is used. This hardens the mans skin and makes
him. Every time the man comes in he is rubbed
down. This gets all the flesh off him, so II he is
struck in the eye he doesn't get bruised or cut 1t
IS rubbed down to the bone. Well, he has his
dinner at one Oclock-there are five hours between
meals: For dinner he has roast beef, roast NUT
TON 0: 6roiled mutton, one potato, and no other
vegetable except celery. man can eat plenty
Of ceiery !; o used to eat three or Jour punches
He has bottle of Bass ale at dinner He walks
around lefsurely during the afternoon. He must
sit down as little as possible. When he feels best
Later In the afternoon, he runs hundred yards
probably four or five times. WhenI was training
ran hundred yards in II seconds with my CLOTH
has to do that sort Of work for five weeks and keep
1G up until the last three days before the fight
Then they give him castor Oil and about that
much gin measuring off a couple of joints on
his forefinger) In a glass. The reason
they give the castor Oil in the gin, is that men
Can't take castor Oil without vomiting. Then tt
makes them feel cool and refreshed. Then until
the day OF the fight, he eats gradually, and just
enough to satisfy his appetite. A man don't fill
during these three days. He does nothing but
resi-. NOW he keeps at this course of training
drink anything. not even water. except the ale at
On account or it."
"When Will you 20 into training for the frht
with Allen?"
III the match is made for three months from
now, won't gointo training for eight weeks"
you smoke much?"
II smoke CONSIDERABLE said the pugilst, .If
1ne match with Allen was made would knock OF
smoking tomorrow. Smoking Is injurious to man
In training. and makes him short winded."
slow about drinking?" inquired the repor-
ter.
"a man who drinks" said Sullivan scan't ever
aDe much or ai1shter-thlt IS If he drinks to excess
never drLnS TO excess may take four or five
glasses o! peer, ana get intoxicated once twice
year. have not drank drop since the night /
spared with Tug Wilson. four months ago, We'd
then for SIX months, after the fight with Ryan
Drinking makes man fat. weighed 226 mounds
when spared Wilson,
"Will you ever have another bout with WIsonpw
asked byStander.
Never in the world. 1 Think said Sullivan. 81
would ~ r;,ther meet Wilson than any man. will
pay his expenses over here, If he will come 1t is
not ght Tor me to complain or the result of the
WAS IN %' eon MS9n at was my own lookout
reporter: ~
Said the gladiator with wry face. ut Is the
hardest thing man can do. There Is nothtng
IN ine Worll Ike 1t. When he ges through his
ally feels pretty dry inside, but he can get nothing
to drink at all. 1t is terrible"
nave licked better men than Wilson In twelve
minutes" said the giant: musing over his Wilson
affair, land can whip Wilson in that time, too"
Z" Is said Wilson msde good deal OF money
out Of it, said the reporter
" Not much. He got IS, GOO for his bet and Ar
thur Chambers got half OF thtt
=" ABOUT Allen" said the reporter, "you seem
confident OF whipping him ~
Wen, nshting man Oug hit never to bray or to
say tEat he can whip ans Cody,' said the puCjist
motfstiF, "but viii nEht anybody in the world
anu Try TO whip him. Will make q match to
to whip him" "AN w
ut has been stated that you purDose1 to retire
from Tie ring,' said the reporter
"a lighting man is very peculiarly situated m
S"tfed the pu9iit1t ''When he fights one fight
ana wins some one comes up and challenges him
II he uoat accept half the people say he Is afraid
want 70 light Allen, and then beItev, ought to
pc the champion OF America. Twill hyht Allen
Dut aIIer th Will not hight any man I'm the wOrti
III the ing. VIII Tight with gloves. Idon't want
70 IKE the chances Oh four or five years In the
penitentiary."
sullivan said he used to play base ball, and
pliyea as Catcher, left field and first base He
had Deen sp1rrine. he said, ever since he WIS
Sven or eight years OF age. He was now 81
Measured 5 leet 10 inches In height and weighed
200 pounds o
"a MIN from p to q years OF age,n said the
puSiiiot. "sees the best days OF his l1fe'' When
man gets 10 De thirty years OF age. he IS pretty
near gone. There may be one in hundred who
Is goo1 man at thirty. Fighting, she contInledn
Is nOWn 50 nne now that the fellows who fought
~ OF - years ago would not stand any show
nth IL Was the man who had the most endurance
VINO Won Nowadays 1t Is science ana cunning
ness; sullivan VIII soon go to Boston TO prepare
Tor his glove bout with Elliott next month"; In
train him. WV "