The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-21
ALUGGER SULLIVAN
Guilty Of Telling Some Very White Lies
on Divers Occasions.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, sept. 20.-'I be-
gan training this morning for my tight with
Mitchell, " said Sheriff. the Prussian, this
afternoon at Pastime Park. That's what
brings me here. I've got to do some hard
work, for weigh about 10 pounds now,
and at least fifteen Of tiat has got to go
within two weeks from yesterday, when We
meet. The contest will probably take place
in New York. don't like the conditions,
but I've got to be satisfied with them, for
they are the best | couldget, For my part,
I'd much rather have the fight 20 on
WITH OR WITHOUT GLOVES,
until one or the other OF US wins, instead OF
being limited TO six rounds with gloves,
which | don't consider fair test of man $
ability
"Have you seen what Sullivan says about
you}''
eyes, have, ''sad the Prusslan slowly.
"What do you think OF IT,"
"Wel don't like to say much about Mr..
Sullivan generally, but he is piling it on
now rather heavy and few corrections
would not come in amiss.'
mo, Billy, they wouldn't" said Ar
thur Chambers, emphatically, as he Joined
the group.
"'In the first place. said Sheriff, she
says that he had letter from me wanting
to fight for 81, 600 never wrote line to
him In my life. Then be goes on to say
that my challenge to him is too thin because
my scheme is only hippodroming, and that
! want TO fight in order TO get my share OF
the gate money, which would be, ac, ording
to him, more than have ever made before
in my life. Now everybody who has follow
ed this thing at all knows that it's false.
accepted his offer to fight me private
GLOVE FIGHT FOR 81 900
which was made in that letter Of
his to a Boston paper, In which he says that
deposit OF 81 900 for a private glove con
test would be covered without moments
hesitation. Arthur Chambers made the
deposit for me with Harry Hill last Wed.
! nesd1v' 20 Il INT him aprivate glove contest
until one man defeated the other, and the
spectators TO be limited to five or ten q side.
What could be fairer or more Straightfor-
ward than that? There will be no gate
money IN that. All want to do is to meet
sullivan and settle in as quiet and expedi-
ti0uS manner as possible the question as
to which Of us Is the best man, For my
part | would rather have private fight
than public one, for he Is pretty sure to
have the best Of 1t for the first two or three
rounds, and II 1t was u public match
the
POLICE WOULD INTERVENE THEN,
and he would have the credit OF having
come out best. But In private meeting
mans staying qualities would decide the
matter, aud that's why he pays no attention
to my deposit"
He lays he will meet Sheriff after he
returns from his Western tour" broke in
Chambers, land when be does III chal.
lcnge him for Sheriff for 81 500 n side,
with or without gloves, public or private,
and II make the match now II he wants
to,
He likewise says" continued Sheriff
"that Mitchell has met and defeated IN
once before. Now, want that most posi-.
lively denied. l never either spared or
fought with Mitchell, never, and am sur
prised that Sullivan should say that have,
Tor he is in position TO know the
truth, More than that, never was de-
ieated by any man. I have fought many
times and always won, as the records will
show, and l shall always try to do SO In the
future, whoever may be my opponent"