Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-31
SULLIVAN AS A POSER.
Fond of the Business, But He
Doesn't Like Powdering Up
Ikea Girl.

Ii the public could get peep at cham
pion Sullivan in his dressing room at the
Columbia theatre, says the Chicago News
much of the prejudice against prize
fighters, if not prize fighting, would dis
appear. They could not believe him the
fierce, bad man he has been pictured. In
his right hand tuft of swans down, and
box of powder in his left, he looks as
gentle as girl.
"Mr. Sullivan? Good evening"
He turned around from the glass with
the swans down suspended between the
box and a spot on his temple that rebelled
against the masquerade. The marvellous
muscles which have sent half hundred
men to grass seemed delighted with their
peaceful occupation, and, while not rest
ing in graceful curves, oscillated with the
nlmble playfulness of balls of murcury
IN transparent confinement. In a
moment he had finished dressing. and
remarking that there were two more
acts before he was to 60 on, sat down.
"You don't look like fighter. oh
served the scribe, with diplomatic in
Election Of voice.
MOT IN these toys, no. But Pm fond
OF this business, all except the powder
ing up like girl. I'm done fighting. It's
tough business, anyhow, and they've shut
me out of New York and Philadelphia
because they say / make too much money.
Then, when the sharks have gone through
the gate receipts don't get much. I'm
getting too old and too fat to fight. It
uses me up to train now and, besides, I've
whipped them all. Fifty-three men
about fifteen of them good ones-have
thrown up the sponge before me. When
finish this engagement / will issue a
challenge to the world, the fight to be in
a private room. for $1,000 to $4,000 a
side. Then Pm going to Europe for a
couple of years and to Australia. Of
course there will be no one over there to
fight me, but you bet they will come to
see me just the same"
'"Then what?"
well, I'm going to prepare for the
stage to do leading business. I'll try
Spartacus first. A great deal of nv time
IN Europe will be devoted to study, for if
L don't do it well how the newspapers
will jump on me. They're the worst in
Philadelphia, where the men do space
work and abuse me by the acre. Now.
Mitchell didn't knock me down fairly
I ct they said IN Philadelphia that he did.
l had heard great deal about English
men refusing to shoot game while at rest.
and Mitchell was called the gentleman
pugllist, so [ didn't mistrust him. | was
standing looking at the referee when he
struck me. But didn't I give it to him
then" and the Boston hercules laughed
until the powder rose from him in a cloud
and the muscles of his back raised like
dromedary humps. II hit him with INV
lett to turn him around, and with nv
right l sent him over the ropes like q.
frog."
Mitchell was the only man who ever
knocked Sullivan down and the champion
can't forget it. He regards Nee affrey and
Ryan as cheap limitations and towards at |
heart. He heartily dispises them, and |
20 mention their names in his presence is
% give offense.
sullivan has been criticised for wearing
silk shirt while posing. 1t conceals the
outlines OF the huge muscles of back and
nest, the chief superiority of his deyel-
,pment over other men. His reason is.
'Muldoon shows his body, but / cant
look at mel" His breast and arms are
hlckly covered with hair as black as lief
Now, l wouldn't shave nv BODY for
his show, but l have ordered a rub
'er shirt. Muldoon makes his living
~ the perfection of his work. Pm
sullivan more than 1 am the pieces rer-
esent." "
II had chance TO go on the stage six
ears ago, and I wish 1 had done If.
lltchell never could have knocked me
own if I'd been looking at him. He .
ouldn't hit me in ten years. This powder
running my complexion. never was
cry, pretty. but l can still make a :
lash.'' Ct
Do you get notes from the ladies fire. !
uently?" ~
Every day, but don't pay any atten- |
on to them. Pm tired of women. I'ye :
cen married. Don't you think cab do y
ne legitimate? Pm bigger than Salvini
1d can talk United States better than he
,uld. hold that man who can .whip
the good fighters of his day, imported !,
ing"