The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-05-22
THE sLUGGERS.
The English Champion Not Satisfied
With His Defeat.
SULLIVAN WILL FIGHT HIN AGAIN
For $1,000, the Englisman to Use
His Bare Knuckles While the
Cultured Boston Slugger will
Wear the Gloves.


New York, May I6 -Pusilist Mitch.
| ell, who sa, he is far from sa'isfied vii
his Monday night bout with Sullivan. TO
dav addressed the following card to thu
editor OF the New York San:
You will do me great Kindness by
allowing me to throw q new light on ih,
subject OF my so-cafled defeat. Seeing
q statement in the papers that tho reiere,
gave in against ma, allow me 10 stat,
that there was no referee There was .
gentleman, Mahoney bv name, Bosto
nian and friend Of Sullivan, who off
ciated as master of ceremonies in til,
absence OF Pop Whitaker, and it mus
he admitted that Sullivan did not wan,
for attendants during the intervals be-
tween the rounds. There was an agree
ment that neither OF rs should have sec
oDds; that agreement was
Violated by the Sullivanites.
No one came to nv assistance during
the rounds, neither did want any one
As regards Capt. Williams stoppisg the
proceedings, Sullivan and we're locked
together when the captain came and
st 'pped It. asked the captain why be
was stopping US; he said: This is moi
sparrln2; It Is 6ghting.' Then Sullivan
came to take hold OF my hand to shake
it. Seeing / was about. to commence
hostilities again, he was very eager for
the hand-shake There was also state.
ments that had to he assisted when GO
Ing off the stage Everybody that va,
there can testify that is 3 falsehood.
was IS strong on my legs at the finish as
at the start. Again numerous knock.
down blows are mentioned. hut can't
nee where they came in. I have never
been :.
Knocked Down In My Life.
That is more than Sullivan can say, for
be and every one that was there must
admit that be was knocked sqaareIy of
brs legs in the middle Of the second
round. Moreover, il ever I meet him
again l think ! can best him, and not
have very hard task to do either, as all
he did was 10 push and bear me down
The stage being very slippery assiste. 4
him in that. When / meet him again,
that Is II he will meet me. think there
will be vastly different results in my fa-
yor, but l don't think be will be over,
anxious to meet nae. Be that as II may.
| shall be prepared to meet him any .ime
within o weeks notice, with or without
gloves. He will have to do better than
he did on Monday night to satisfy me
and my friends tina, he is better msn
than au. CHARLES MrrcHELL.
Champion of England"
Sullivan Challenges Mitchell.
In . private telegram tn trend in
Pittsburgh John l.. Sullivan saws: at
Mitchell isn't satisfied and insists that he
can be;ter me. I will make tire following
proposition, which I propose TO have
Published in the New York Tribune to-
morrow: will fight him for $4,000 a
side, be to use his bare knuckles while |
will use gloves. think this will give
him the opportunity be is so anxious
for, and will make the allowance men
toned. for do not desire to take advan-
take of the "liltle man."
If the Englishman Had Licked Him
An oh sp,r,ing % IN said to Sullivan
last night: ,llivan, YOU boys all seem
toWant nothing but money, and .you are
continually giving exhibitions 10 get il.
JohL Morrissey wasn't like you. When
he was training for bis fight with Hee-
nan, Dad Cunningham, the dealer in his
faro game, and John Lawrence, his
'rainer, both got broke. went to Nor,
rissey and-asked him to give sparring
exhibition. Il give a sparring exhibi-
tion ? be sail, and when l told him
His Friends Were Out OF Money,
We'll, ! can't help it, he said. I'm GO
ing TO bet every cent I've got on this
match with Heenan, and If get hroke
We will all he broke together. II / win
Ill take care OF them. but II do lose
I'll drown myself as sure as you live.
He meant it, too."
We'll" answered Sullivan, 'you may
not believe it, but it's Gods truth, that
il that little Englishman' had knocked
me out Monday night I'd gone down 10
the river alone, weighted myself with
stones and gone In, and that's the last
any one would have seen of John l.
Sullivan. But I'm alive yet, after ALL"