Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-14
A MONUMENTAL SELL. :"

Among the list of passengers telegraphed
from Newhall, on the Southern Pacific
Railroad, to arrive here yesterday, was
the name of "John L. Sullivan and train
err" This being the cognomen of TIE
champion Boston "slogger, the announce.
ment of his expected arrival caused no lit.
tie excitement in sporting circles, and
hasty preparations were made by host of
sports to meet the great hitter anywhere
this side of Port Costa. Yesterday morn.
ing's train bore Muldoon, Hanlan and a
large number of their friends, all eager to
give the priZe-fighter cordial welcome to
the Pacific slope and grand ovation on
his arrival. Con Mooney, Billy Jordan,
Harry Maynard, Patsy Hogan and many
others distributed themselves between this
city and San Pablo, to board the coming
train and meet the renowned Bostonian.
Fifty or sixty other sporting men, whose
names are not so familiar TO the general
public, went over on the l 80 boat to catch
a glimpse of or to shake hands with John
L. The news of his expected arrival spread
far up the road, and at every station the
train was besieged by curious people, all
intent on seeing the great man. a well
known sporting man had intended meeting
Sullivan at ths wharf with a six-horse
barouche, but he was quietly informed by
a gentleman who knew Sullivan well that
such reception and display would not be
acceptable, and he did not air the carriage
and six. After all these preparations and
gathering of clans, the news that the re-
port was false paralyzed everybody.
At Port Costa crowd of Sallivan's
countrymen rushed eagerly up to the train
and demanded to know in which car Sulli.
van was. "He's in the baggage car, :"
yelled wag of brakeman A scramble
was made for the car, but the door would
not open. The platform was soon jammed,
but still no slogger. Then the train began
moving, and the disappointed crowd got off
and let off their enthusiasm with shouts of
"Hurrah for Boston Three cheers for
Sullivan p As the ferryboat steamed up
to the wharf, every point where view
could be had was taken, while outside the
gates fully 1000 or l,500 people assem-
bled. When the passengers disembarked
the fun began. "That's him." some know
ing person shouted as he saw tall, manly.
looking granger shuttle along. "No, that's
not him." Another shouted, "There's the
cove coming now with the stovepipe.
Put the sell soon leaked out and with
shouts of laughter, jests, and, from some,
howls of disappointment, the throng of
eager, excited people scattered, and soon
the ferries wore only their usual appear
ance.
The sell was probably perpetrated by
some joker, who gave the name of Sullivan
at Newhall, or it might have been a name
sake of the pugilist but this is not likely.
as the passenger list contained the word
trainer" after Sullivan's name.
Sullivan, when last heard from, was in
Kansas with his combination. All the
sports seem to have discovered, when the
joke was out, that they knew Sullivan
would not be here probably before the 10th
of next month. He is in training now,
and coming money with his combination,
and will, no doubt, give exhibitions at all
points on the overland route.-[S. F. Post,
Dec. 18th.