The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-03
sULLIvAN's WINTER PROGRAMME
The Champion to Make q Tour and KNOCK
w.. Out ALI who Want to try Him.

John Il. Sullivan, the pugilist, spent
a few hours in the city yesterday, and
when he returned to Boston he was ac-
complained by Slade, who is to go with
him on his western trip. Sullivan look
ed as though there was truth in the
boasts of his friends that he has not
drank a drop for weeks.
Mace has released Slade from his
contract to him." said the champion,
"and Slade will start out with The John
L.. Sullivan Combination.' which will
open in Baltimore on Oct. Goth. There
will also be with us Steve Taylor, the
heavy weight, who used to be with
Mace; Mike Gillespie, the middle
weight; Pete Mccoy, and Frank Moran,
who will also be assistant manager and
through the west to San Francisco and
Oregon, returning ovcr the Northern
Pacific, and taking in Buffalo and Roch-
ester N our return. We will appear
n night in Madison Square Garden.
We shall be gone four months. During
this tour every man who wants to meet
me with gloves can have the chance,
and those who want to redeem them
selves will never have a better show, for
| will offer $3.50 to anybody who will
during this trip meet me at sparring and
stand up during four rounds. They
won't need to leave home, for I am GO
ing around, and will take them all in.
Besides that / shall put up medals and
cups for the contests between local box
ers in each town. When the tour is fin
ished / propose to go home, for my sa-
loon business there is worth attending
to. | have to keep two policemen con-
stantly before the door to keep the way
clear, and my poorest days receipts have
been 1896. On the day opened I took
in more than So, 300, and on another sim
gle day [ took in over $1,000.
/ may go to Europe by and by, but
haven't made up my mind. There isn't
country, for I've met all their cham
pions over here. The only one that has
ever been of any account whom / have
never met is Greenfield, and [ under
stand he is getting old and stale, and not
Of much good. / have had a letter from
Sheriff, the Prussian, who wants to
meet me for 81, 900. 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 $1,000 for put
ting up his hands. IF he wants to meet
me in New York he must put up $4,000
and I will cover it. The fact is / will
never fight any more in the ring with
naked fists. / have altogether retired
from the prize ring, and will use boxing
gloves. / can't afford to take any risks
in the penitentiary. The best man, the
man who will stand up most like a man,
of anybody ] have met is Slade, and I
like him. / consider him decidedly a
better man than Mitchell. Mitchell is a
smart little man, but he don't care to
II ----.L H. NF:4oI1ll I@- -on lnrI nrl
Slade has two. Mitchell, you know,
can't use his right to any extent worth
mentioning. He has a cunning fellow
behind him in Madden. You know I
picked Madden up in the streets Of Bos-
ton when he hadn't a cent, and put
him in the way of earning all he's ever
got. Ia that Slade-Mitchell matter he
saw he was going TO lose his $500, and
in my opinion put up the entire scheme
to prevent the match. / consider Mad
den a hippodromer. Isit on account OF
private enemies that he didn't want to
20 to New Orleans? Well. how did be
make SO many private enemies? Let
him answer that. He says Sullivan
is not popular in New Orleans !
have just had an invitation and a very
fattering offer to appear there"
II will ana to let the people OF
st. Louis and Chicago see Sullivan in
spite of their laws,u1 said manager Al.
Smith. I'm st. Louis Sullivan will
probably pitch a game of base ball. ]
have been offered SO per cent. of the re
ceipts, but am sticking for better figure.
In Chicago he has been invited by the
Athletic club and by the press generally
to 90 on the stage and hit a swinging
ball, such as pugilists practice with, &C.
cording to the Marquis Of Queensbury
rules.u-N. Y. San.
Success is Not by Chance.