Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-04
SLADE AND SULLIVAN
BOTH MEN CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Monday Evening Next the Maori Will
EndeaVor Not to Be knocked Out"
in SuIIiyan's Great Four
Round Act.


time has any prize fight, boxing or sparring
exhibition awakened such popular interest
in this country as the coming meeting be-.
tween John L. Sullivan, the American
champion heavy weight, and the half
breed, Herbert A. Slade, which is set down
for Monday evening, August 6, at the Mad
ison Square Garden.
Both men are now and have for weeks
past been in training for the event, and
each has expressed the opinion that he will
prove tie more scientific and harder hit
ter. Sullivan has been training at Scituate,
Mass, under the care OF Bob Farrell, and
Slade is at "Red' Leary's West Brighton
hotel, Coney Island, where he is under
going preparations for the event under the
immediate supervision Of Jack Brighton
and Jem Mace.
Slade was found yesterday at his retreat
and appeared to be, ss he said, in Zine TX
for the event" Everything is naturally
arranged for training headquarters; the
roads are broad, smooth and hard, and a
walk over them is pleasure to man pre-
pairing for such laborious task as the en-
countering Of
..BostOn's Strong Boy"
When the reporter arrived at the place yes,
terday morning the Maori had just returned
from his morning tramp over the drive,
distance OF five miles.
He was in extremely good humor and he
extended hand that resemoled ham,
ana caught the reporters fingers IN vice
like grip and shook it so that the arm vas
nearly wrenched from its socket
When asked how be felt, Slade replied in
a hearty voice: First rate. sir; never felt
better in my life. Why, who wouldn't
feel well here? have all the room for eX-
ercise that | want Can go right down to
the beach there and have swim when
like. can row, sail, or fish at my pleas
ure. and can take carriage ride II | want
to. But then" he added, "of course |
don't do much riding" .,,
"What does your daily work consist OFF,
well, | run some and walk a great deal.
| do not coniiue myself to very strict
diet, but | eat no fat and no pastry. lrlse
about $50 o'clock every morning and take
a bath and sherry and egg. Then | go
for short walk and return for breakfast,
at which meal usually eat chop or steak
and wash it down with glass of milk.
Then read AMI get all the sporting news,
in which | am most
Naturally Interested.
Then I put on a sweater and with Jack
Brighton 20 for tramp over the roads.
Generally we keep to the shore road, as
like to keep the sea in sight The length OF
our walk depends on how soon my COM
psniCn gets tired, for (and here he slapped
his thigh | never get tired OF walking.
- IN fprN nr (.
teen miles.
when we return dinner is served, and
am fond of a dinner, and don't you for.
get it, and he laughed heartily. Il like
some roast beef done rare, with some
green's and bottle Of Bass ale. After
dinner | go out for an hour or so, and then
cone in and punch sand.bag until am
ana run T6fP anti 'rherfear my supper: so
far | have reduced myself about twenty
pounds and hsve turned that much tat INTO
solid muscle. | now weigh IN the neigh
borhood of 205 pounds, and my wind IS so
good that | believe | can run mile IN
pretty good time.
"What do you eat for supper
We'll. almost anything | can get; you
see | am more hungry for that meal taan
for apy other, and though they wont let
me eat too much meat | manage TO get
enough. Generally l have piece OF cold
roast beef or mutton, some toast, little
piece Of cheese, a cup OF tea or some calves
foot Jelly dissolved in port wine. Alter
supper
again, or if Jack likes to put on the gloves,
| accommodate him.
"What do YOU think OF your chances
with Sullivan
well, | imagine will show up as well
as | ever did, and that will be good enough
to make a good showing with him. | think
Sullivan is good man and hard hitter,
but think am Just as hard hitter and
as good man ,. .,
will this be your only exhibition
"Wen, yes, so far as | know; but IT W
could make more money by giving ano;hs
exhibition we would probably do so. Bl
then the people would imagine that W
were not doing our best. | shall do m
best, and know Sullivan will, so that i
won be baby play. think We will hav
good show and the people will have thei
moneys worth. We will also have othe
attractions, wrestling and boxing BY all tn
good men, and We will wind up the eve
ning's sport" -
John l.. Sullivan has been training at a
place near Boston for some weeks past and
Is in good condition for his meeting with
SlAde. lie Is very regular IN MS hao!lS
and from the bloated man Of a few weeks
ago be has trained into hard and condi.
toned athlete. Sullivan's daily routine IS
about as follows: He rises at o'clock, and,
after a short walk, pounds a sandblg for
half an hour or so; then he has an appetite
for his breakfast at which meal, it is said,
he eats enough to keep many a man all the
day. He then reads the morning papers
aud when through that task pounds the
sandbsc again. He is fast runner for so
large q man, and generally INDUCES in a
long run in the afternoon. He is abstain
ing from liquor and seems determined to
be in good condition for hard fight should
the Maori force him to work hard. He
does rot anticipate that such will be the
| case. but hopes il will, 50 that he can shoE
| the public how clever man he is. He
reconcies himself TO the loss OF his daily
tipple by saying that Wednesday evening
| after the fight he will open his $4,000