The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-28
FISTIC PHILOSOPHY.
Talk With Man who Can whip any Othsr
Man In AlnaFica. sElsssa.l.sssa

Man In America.
aDo think Paddy Ryan game mani.
said Mr.. John L. Sullivan. ss he stood
among fifty Of the fancy, Including Bflly
Madden, Pete Mccoy and Paison Davies,
in Mike McDpnald's store this afternoon.
aOf course do. No man ever yet took;
off his shirt to fight in a. ring unless he WAS
game man, for he knows very we'll Whist
he is going to get"
Some of tbs newspapers said that Ryan
looked terror stricken as coon as ne laid
eyes on you. Is that true2"
Not at all. Ryan did very we'll until +
struck him once or twice, and after that he
was dazed-I may say abont half crazy.
Is it true there was not body blow
struck during the whole ight2"
Yes, that is o fact; there wasn't one. , 5s5
DO you think Ryan's. hose 10 brokenass
Il 90 not; it was that blow in the nose
that split his lip, and knocked him down,
but don't think it broke his nose.
Some OF the newspapers represent that
Ryan was whipped by being knocked out ok
bis senses until after time was called by
your last blow, and that blow was delivered
on the nec1; is that hneo"
No; that iss mistake. On the last round
l fought him down, and he fell In heap
from succession of blows on his head,
not from eny particular one. His strength
was overcome and exhausted"
How did you feel when Ryan struck yun
that blow on the left eyel"
He didn't strike me there with his hsss
that black eye came from his falling toward
me from weakness, and striking me with hia
head; in fact, he struck me no blows on the
face. His blows all fell on the back Of nv
head, which was much better for me. =
Did you part on good terms?n
Oh, yes, We shook hands pleasantly as
parting"
Are you thinking of another match
YETI" ----,s--
aNo, not yet. don't mean to be prize
fighter more than o year or two more.
DO you think man Is apr to get killed
in the ring'"
aNo. I do not. 1 think whenever mon
are killed in the prize ring it is in conse-
Iuence OF their having something the mat
ter with them-like heart disease.''
Have you scruples Of conscience about
fghtng?" Bat
have not. I never fight man to Kill
him; fight him only to lick him. /"
doesn't it generate q great feeling of
hatred?" -
Not at all. Sometimes, when il il in
dispute which is the better man, had fesI-
ing springs up. but there is no bad feeling
in q fight, or after it. 81
Billy Madden is considerably proud Of his
protege, and he said he would match Sulli-
van with gloves against anv
living man without gloves. He sayv
spectators are trying to work np
another match, but he doesn't know 3 liy-
ing man in America, England or Australia.
who would be likely to fight Sullivan. rs
says Ryan said when Sullivan first struck
him he thought a telegraph pole lad been
showed against him endwise. No one
would ever guess, from his appearances.
that he had been I. through mill within !
week. He is slightly yellow under the left
eye. and there is a speck OF bloodshot in
the eye, and there is small gosh on the
first knuckle of the left hand, which came
in contact with one Of Ryan 3 teeth. but
with those exceptions lie appears To- be il,
the flower of health and spirits.