New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-09
JOHN L. SULTAN POUNDS A FOOT-DALL
IN TRAINING or WASHING ron HEIGIIrs-wiiAf HE
DOES AND HOW NE LOOKS.

| IN TRAINING on WASHINGTON HEIGHTs-wHAr he
DOES AND HOW NE LOOKS.
West of the Sixth-ave. Elevated Railroad and
nor.a of one hundred and forty nth ST. where the lana
rises rock hills until IL becomes Washington HciShs
is the Monico villa Ills like the ordinary road house
with its surroundings OF sheds and barns and It's glass
covered piazza In front II il here that John L. sullivan
Is IN training Yesterday mornnsaa TRIBUNE reporter
visited place In and about the building were groups
Of sporting men all discussing not the latest election
news hut whether John feeling In condition
this morning" The cool. hracing wind of the autumn
morning blew leaves from the surrounding trees AMI
the sporting without ovcicoats clt chilly AMI lnale
frequent trips to the bar OF the house for 'bracers
excepting. of course such Of the fraternity
AZ were niys,erionsly In training" for
hvnothctcal NChts These drank onl tho harmless
settler or the innOcuous lemonade. The man whose
rcnius pciya,lrd tho pnce and after whom all these
sporting men formed their ideals was In long. low
billing rough boards usrh M stable. engaged III
knocking ont Rugby football There was srmi-twi-
lght aud strong odor of stable In the building. Though
thr ,par nplt and fresh air of the beautiful morning
strsm, IA through the great door Sullivan Ind laid
nside his coat ard wastcvat In, two sniis ~ hrhNy
flannel undertaking protected him we'll from the
scarrhlng wind lila face was pale IA marble except
where Il beard uf two days growth gave n dark shade
Suspended from bram IA the roof hung the Ungby foot
bni with which the suggcr was having hls morning
lct-lu lhr o,rrsslon IN hs tycs aud about hs mouth
Of suen cruelty ant he s,cned To- haye rer
pound II to death, II he had ~ hrep batting away a u ",
ihu remainder Ol his lie. loi ppissieupt and "shtis
imi, nih nie lniei al net coinc baea whrn 4, WA
luurhud away, win any nUtu al ~ pAifrsRiun ~ Ito
! termination tu terp The un ~ iwr,oi tian sullivan
| dhi, 40 be- srn " nsMA 10 tho ipui sghlt lla inht
Win tnte expressing Rnythng hut Rhh rneat ~ nl,i
ness Was nnVrihnitss lnh - Ahthhs w The ,hntr
,nents oi hs anna anu hnli n.. hla sirnl h",aa,
duniUi al, that thea nuhtd like innrhnr knobs new
agn aud aHh ~ Tie hall WIN iailih that tho tlp
| could no iolinw thrm, Ana Willie he H"l urea 81
iph!mg lho hhl, aud putting 9n MS walaoni slnl :"
thick heavy Tortur went 'ath oI the huhat !" rla}
lasr,aii Ills trainer, "isisey" nhopped short, f""h
nainrcd man of the healhlcal AMI most rlba appear
| ance, went with hlin,
ne champion IL IN fine condition t0-iay. said one Of
tho Ap0Tiing men" no went ny, aud all the LA
| lrrny" agreed that Tho champion Was line" Inc
trainer took the bat and the champion threw The ball
The trainer hi II, and sont H. lnS above e Tree tops
The champion ran aud caught II u came down, snd
This time the trainer uisscd H. hnd IL went crashing
through tho shIubbcIy Iialf-adozon "sportig men
after IL Ia instant. ali eager L" nave the honor
throwing it to tho chanpon When the tialncr ANA
the champion had thus dspOrtoi themselves for some
time. they started out for walk to High Bridge Tho
champion started of ut good round pace, looking
neither TO the right nor tho left aud saving nothing.
shorter and more corpuicnt Patsoy Sheppard had Il
into When they returned to the MOlco villa. the
good little trainer was tiifc blowcd, aud ana
appeal to be rIy to got into comfortable seat III
| faced sullivan showed no sg;s OF having taken violent
| exercise. lie sat down by the stove III The bar
room with his thick coat on the co.,
slightly forward IL he cour'c the warmth VI The lire
dozen soo his admirers took seat, near him. They
talked to HIM and him. but seldom did the champion
utter word. With his marDekc face turned always III
direction, across his delicate ana almost rehhc'
features there passed no shi Of an emotion OF any
kind Only when he raised his downcls cyciidS the sal
len fierce glare Of his gave expression to Inc whole
face II face that would scarcely like to meet
IN an uufrendy mood After dinner INC champion ana
the trainer started out for walk to the Turkish baths
| in Lafayette place.