Daily Republican., 1883-09-19
SULLIVAN THE BOXER.
Tho Champion GOiHg ON . Grand
BOxing TOur-What He Thinks
Of Other ROxAHa.

Of Othor Boxers.
NEW YORK, September 18.-Boston'
favOrite son, John L. Sullivan, was
town to day, looking in excellent cor
dition and apparently consistent ten
perance man. When he returned t
Boston this evening he was accompa
MED by Slade, who il TO 60 with him o.
his Western trip.
"Mace has released Slade from hi
contract to him." said the champion
and Slade will start out with Th'
John l.. Sullivan Combination whicl
will open In Baltimore on October 20
We shall go through the West to Sal
Francisco and Oregon, returning ovel
the Northern Pacific and taking In Buf
falo and Rochester on our return. W.
will appear one night in Madison
Square Garden. We shall he gone foul
months. During this tour every man
who wants to meet me with the gloves
can have the chance, and those who
esteem themselves will never have a
better show, for / will offer $3.50 to any.
body who will, during this trip, meet
Inc at sparring and stand upduring four
rounds.
They won't need to leave home, for
I'm going around and will take them
all in. Besides that, / shall put up
medals and cups for the contestsbetween
local boxers In each town. When the
tour is finished propose to go home,
for my saloon business there Is worth
attending to. have to keep two
policemen constantly before the door
to keep the way clear, and my poorest
days receipts have been 1896. On the
day l opened l took in more than
$4,000, and on another single day took
in over $4,000.
! may 60 to Europe by and by, but
haven't made up my mind. There isn't t
much use Of my going, except to see the
country, for I've met all their cham.
pions over here. The only one that has
ever been Of any account whom l
haven't met is Greenfield, and under
stand he is getting old and stale and is
not of much good. have had a letter
from Sheriff, the Prlssian, who wants
to meet me for 81 200. That is too thin.
He wants to meet me somewhere where
he would get the benefit of my reputa-
ton and receive 81, 900 or s., 900 for put
ting up his hands. If he wants to meet
me in New York he must put up 81, 900,
and l will cover it.
" The fact is," continued the slug
ger, will never fight any more in
the ring with naked fists. have al
together retired from the prize ring
and will use boxing-gloves. cant
afford to take any risks in the Peni-
tertiary. The best man, the man who
will stand up the best of anybody l
have met il Slade, and like him. II
consider him a decidedly better man
than Mitchell, and Mitchell is Il smart |
little man, but ne don't care to meet
Slade. Mitchell has one hand and
slade has two. Mitchell you know
can't use his right to any extent worth
He has cunning fellow
behind him in Madden. You know |
picked Madden up in the streets of Bos-
on when he hadn't GEN. and put him
IN the way of earning all he's ever got.
In that Slade-Mitchell matter he saw
ne was going to lose his $500 and in
ny opinion put up the entire scheme to
prevent the match. consider Madden
! hippOdromer.
Is it on account of private enemies
hat he didn't want to 60 to New Or
eans?"
We'll, how did lie make 80 many
'rivate enemies? Let him answer that.
lie says: Sullivan is not popular in
Jew Orleans. l have Just had an in
'itatioI and very hattering offer to
ppear there"
" | will manage to let the people of
IT, Louis and Chicago sec Sullivan, in
pite of their laws, said AL Smith.
In st. Louis Sullivan will probably
itch game of base ball. have been
ffered fifty-fve per cent. of the receipts,
nut am sticking for better fl :ure. In
,hicago he has been invited by the
athletic Club and by the press general
y to 60 on the stage and hit a swinging
'all, such as pupils practice with ac-
ording to the Marquis of Queensbury
nles."