The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-21
Another Trojan Who Wants
to Fight Sullivan, the
Boston Boy,
He is a Blacksmith, Weighing
Two Hundred and Thirty
Pounds.
Dick Fox Will Back Him if He
He Can Prove Himself
Equal to the Task.

n lew days ago DICK Egan, OIL Troy, y.
", issued a challenge offering to fight
John l.. Sullivan for $500 side and the
championship. Egan in this challenge
stated plainly that he had no money, but
that he was ready to fight Sullivan pro-
vided any one saw INT to back him. Richard
h. Fox, of the Police Gazette. who backed
RYAN in his fight with Sullivan, seeing
Egan's challenge. wrote the Trojan asking
him To come to New York and show the
people there what he was made of. Mr.
Fox promised that ii Egan looked like the
man for the job he would back him against
Sullivan for any amount. Egan wrote
back that he would hurry To the metropo-
lis, providing money was sent him To de-
fray his travelling expenses. The money
was sent, and by this time Egan is in
New York. The Albany Journal reporter,
writing OF Egan, says:
Quietly swinging a Sledge hammer I'M
der the rude sheds ut the west end OF the
new capitol grounds there has been at work
this winter Il man whose endurance and
skill in sparring rank him among the fore
most opponents OF manly art" this
country. His name is Dick Egan, and one
glance ut his proportions convinced our
reporter that he is indeed, as his compan-
ions style him, "a terror" Egan is not the
sort of man to do any boasting of his own
proves, but he has perfect confidence in
himself Just the same Some time ago Sui
Ivan appeared in Troy one evening to give
an exhibition of his skill. Dick was pres
ent a. spectator at the performance i'll
question. Sullivan was easily the cock of
the lot" He cleaned out every man who
appeared against him on the stage, and
finally it was announced by hi. hackers
ihat there was $50 in greenbacks deposited
with the management, 10 be handed over
to any individual in the audience who
would stand up just for five minutes
in front of the baked beans pugilist.
Egan, who had not intended to take any
ac tive part in the exhibition, could not sit
quietly in his place and see his locality
bullied. Advancing from behind the
wings, The Terror appeared before the
fOotlights and announced that he was ready
to contest Tor the prize. There was
moment of breathless suspense; but anxiety
was quickly relieved to give place to in
dignatiOn. Sullivan took one hasty glance
at the gigantic muscles of the new conner,
and Immediately declared that he might
"cause unpleasantness" if he should con-
tinue the entertainment. Egan allowed
that he meant business" at least to the
extent of $50, but it was no use The pride
of Beacon Hill did not dare to cope with
his doughty challenger A similar story
might be related of one of the DULLES among
the new capitol stone cutters. One of this
class in particular, who is prominent
member of the Albany "Grant Club" re-
Gently spoke disparingly in public of
Egan's abilities, but no sooner did "The
Terror" take him to task than the fellow
wilted, and took everything back,
declaring that he wouldn't fight under
any circumstances, even with
a child, as he disapproved
of the practice on principle. Thus Dick
has had no opportunity to try his mettle
upon any of his own race, and has been
obliged to content himself with practicing
with sledge-hammers and sand-bags. Many
incidents are related of 'The Terror's"
achievements in athletics, but some of
them are so remarkable as to tax credulity.
He Is said to strike a massive blow with
his heavy hammer and then stop the re-
bound instantly while in mid-air He is
said to bang at 6OO-pound bag suspended
from beam, which swings up and touches
the timber on receiving lunge from his
colossal paw. Egan weighs go pounds,
which he proposes to reduce to 30, but no
less. His biceps ars 164 inches chest, 49,
waist, Al hips, 45S thigh, 29f calf, 16i.
He has worked hard since boyhood and
not wasted his substance by dissipation.
Remembering the incident at Troy and
knowing something of his capacity, the
friends of Egan are very DESTROYS to an
range match.