Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01
20 MEET FIRST WITH SOFT
GLOVES.
Sullivan Declines TO Make at Present
Prizc-Ring Match with tug Will


From the n. Y. San. June %.
joe Collins, better known as Tug Wilson. the
English CHAMP ion of the prize ring, was of
Harry Hills last night to make match with
Sullivan. He is q finely formed man. muscular
and well developed. with a mild countenance
and large head. He is 5 feet 81 inches TALL and
weighs at present 1Ss pounds
A san reporter asked him if he was not to-
little to face sullivan
''Oh, no." said he. THAT was what Morris
sey asked about Savers, you know. when he
went over to London in 1860 to back Sayers
against Keenan,
% Do you intend to stay in the country % was
another question.
Il don't know. my lad. If whip Sullivan.
/ ii settle down here. If lose. III take the
first steamer back, and you'll never hear from
me again"
George Holden the English light weight, says
that wilson is the best man in England and
should be able to make great fight with any
man. At 9p. m. Suliiyans agreement to meet
Wilson in a preliminary soft-glOve fight was
signed by Billy Madden. and duly witnessed. 1t
runs as follows:
John L, Sullivan. champion of America. agrees to
an and half the gate SaG money he sp 3. Tie
ssid sullivan four three minute rounds at Madison
parties to this CONTRACT hereby that Harry Hill
e q sna
conditions of this sparrng match are: Ordinary soft
per round. with minutes rest between each round
Madden put up $3.50 with Harry Hill for Sui
Ivan, and Sullivan is to complete the 81, 900 by
July 5. or in case OF failure to carry out the
agreement is to forfeit the $3.50 to Wilson.
When this had been signed w. f. Harding
representing Richard X. Fox. offered to match
Wilson to fight Sullivan for $500 q side and the
championship of the world. Harding said that
Mr.. Fox had given him 81 600, which he had
given to Harry Hill.
Madden refused to make this match with
Wilson until Wilson proved in the glove match
that he was good man. The refusal surprised
the sporting men present.
Joe WOOley. of Newark. has posted $50 for
felt at the Police Gazette office and challenge
Charles Mccoy of New York. to hight at Ito
pounds. under the new London prize ring rules,
for $3.50 and the featherweght championship of
America.
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Vanderbilt's Danger.
From the Utica Observer.
President William II. Vanderbilt, Vice-Presi-
dent Tillnghast, General Superintendent TOucey.
General Priest. and other magnates of the Cen
tral Hudson road, passed through Utica on Sat
urGay on special train en- route to Denver Col
All switches were locked crossings tagged and
things generally were made clear and safe Ten
miles east of Rome the highest rate of speed
Known III this country was attaiRed-I1 miles
mlnCte-at which rate they swung off from the
straight track on the curve at Vernon station
AS the switch rods clattered by a heavy thump-
ing sound was heard in the coaches accompanied
with unusual jOlts of the train. At Oneida they
fairly flew over the road. Every switch bar and
every cross rail gave undisputable evidence of
lis presence by really alarming jar to the train.
a multiplicity of these projections at last
alarmed the occupants of the train. and the bell
cord was pulled with sudden jerk. Engineer
henna instantly applied the air brakes. and the
train came to stop half mile west of Oneida.
on sharp curve. An examination of the train
was made. resulting in showing that the ponder
Gus brake beams under the tender were resting
ON the ground 1t was then apparent that the
party had Travelled fully ten miles with the heavy
beams pl0ughing along the track. William II.
vanderbilt was never before known to weaken
at any crisis he ever encountercd but when lie
stood and realized the terrible peril which they
seemed to have escaped by only miracle. his
countenance showed plainly evidences that lie
was greatly agitated.