The daily gazette., 1883-08-08
WILMINGTON. DEL. wEDr(EsDA AY, AUGUST g. 1883
AFTER THE FIGHT.
WI hat the champion slugger Thinks of the
Maori Giant,

Maori Giant.
Ew YORK, Aug. 7.--Sullivan, the pugi
list left for Boston this morning. Prior /
| his departure, he said he had experience
more difficulty in knocking Slade out tina
he expected.
g In what respect?"
Well, you see, / have always though
thai Slade would come to the front am
make as good fight ss was In his powe
when we met in the ring. Now, dom
want you to think that l am Dragging at al
but that is just what / wanted him to do
II from the beginning of the fight he had
put Himself on the aggressive and then
given me more chances for good openings,
would have knocked him out in jiffy"
p" You see," continued Sullivan, "there is
one great point In such matches which the
public generally don't understand"
What is that2"
'Bimply this: That the harder a man
fights the more liable he is to be 'downed'
by bis antagonist If the latter happens to be
the more scientific of the two. Siade seemed
to know this and held himself principally
on the defense, hoping to tire me out IN. that
way Now all the time / was pummeling
away to break down his guard could have
beer letting him have it where the
blows would have told had he been fight.
ing. ?
''What do you think of Slade's nerve9'
"Oh, he's got lOts of that, and it's a very
good thing to have when backed By science
and strength. But Slade is not very hard
hitter, and could have good deal more
science than he has"
I" from the standpoint of the prize ring
whaL do you think of the comparative merits
of Slade, Wilson and Mitchell |"
"The latter ranks fret He is plucky, has
lots Df nerve and will make as hard a fight
as ha can, and If he gets knocked out you
may be sure 1t is owing to his antagonist
being much the better man. Now, Wilson
won't stand up before a man and resorts to
tricks In the prize ring to down his antago.
mist. As. ior Slade he is still pretty
fresh However, he may yet be q good
man.
THE sLUGGER AT THE HUB.
BosToN, August THE unwonted spec
tacle of q crowd which packed Washington
street solid for half square, and ran over
into two cross streets; police captain, two
sergaants, and quarter of hundred pa
trolnlen lining ,one side Of the walk, and
m ouhted officers charging through the
crowd in the middle of the street and max
ing d reluctant passage for the horse cars
was presented this evening, on the occasion
of the opening of new barroom.
Cultured Boston turned out 10000 men
and boys and half the force of police divi-
sion TO witness and assist. The place itself
was gaudy with cut glass and mirrors.
Half dozen barkeepers lined the glitter
ing bar and waited for the orders of patrons.
Over the door, in raised gilt letters
foot nigh, was the legend ''John L. Sulli-
van,' and in private reception room back
of the front saloon, fresh from his triumph
over the Maori, the famous slugger received
the congratulations and the adulation of a
select few admirers. The general public,
however, were not admitted. The
police, for this occasion, officiated as
"bouncers" for the saloon, and eiused ad-
mittance to everybody except sports who
held invitations, reporters and few favored
Statesmen and gamblers. Periodically the
blue coats made a rush on the crowd and
drove them off the sidewalk. Occasionally
the rpugher element In the crowd would re-
sist this summary treatment and would be
clubbed, and in some instances arrested; but
the champion and his friends and customers
were saved from annoyance and the magis-
tracy of law yindicated. All this within
\ stones throw of the residence of Wendell
Phillips.