The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-03
SULLIVAN AND MITcHELL.
How They Train and How They Look-What
Mitchell Says He WIN Do.

Mitchell Says He VIII Do.
New York Sun.
John L. Sullivan and James NJ McKohen, his
trainer, took drive In Central Park yesterday
afternoon, and then went mp Jerome avenue to
Gabe Cases. Sullivan jumped out of the car
rage with much spryness, and was at once
surrounded. He refused all invitations to
drink except one. and then tossed off small
glass of setzer with dash of lemon juice in it
John Quinn offered him cigar.
II won't smoke or drink said the champion,
until / have had my go with Mitchell You
know I'm in training, and haven't much time to
spare"
Sullivan appeared so strong and hardy that
numerous wagers were made, offering odds on
his besting Mitchell.
Areporter for the Sun saw Sullivan at Ben
netts last evening, while his trainer was rub
bing him down. His skin was white and well
conditioned, and the play of his muscles must
have ENCOURAGED his hackers. He looked like
a champion slugger.
ibid you work hard to get him into shapeT
was asked.
'Well, I'll iast bet you we did, Why, when
we first started in John weighed about 225
pounds. and it took time and patient work to get
the supert1uous flesh off hin without weakening
him. He now scales about 1913 pounds. Ihave
heard great many stories about how hard a
man Sullivan was to train, but | have found so
far he obeys orders like a private does officer,
and makes no objections to do hard work when
asked to do it. ] will keep him at work until
about four days before the contest, and will then
just give him easy work. I want him to go
the stage as light as possible without weakening
him, and he'll be there, too, and you just bet
your bottom dollar on it"
Charley Mitchell is training at the Hanover at
Rockaway. He gets up in the morning at half
past o'clock, and by quarter of he is rubbed
down and doing four or five miles before break
fast. Then he eats a lot of chops and eggs
After breakfast he does dozen miles, running
along the beach in the sand from point to point
After a. bath in the surf he is rubbed down
again, and dimes on few pounds of beefsteak, a
chicken or so, fresh tomatoes and other veget-
ables.
the beach as in the morning, and takes another
surf bath before supper. Between times he
works three-and one half pound dumbbells, and
pounds a bag for an honr or So He has got
his weight down from 175 pounds to 167, and
will train down four pounds more before the 5th
he is five feet eight inches high, and will fight
close to 1863, twenty pounds more than when he
came to this country from England.
10 enliven the afternoon, yesterday, he raced
mile on the beach with man whom Johnny
Casack backed for $40 and bottle of cham
payne. Mitchell won by over one hundred
yards. A Sun reporter saw him when he was
being rubbed down by Al Power. on coming in
after the race. He stands straight and firm
His arms hang by his side like supple and tough
roots. His stomach is fat, his chest prOtuber-
ant like barrel, and his leg muscles like
hawsers twined around the bones. His eyes
are clear, though his face doesn't look very WELL
1t is not sun Drowned half much as his train
er's. He will stay at the Hanover until the 4th
of July. and will come up that night for the 5th
II won't wait for Sullivan at ALL" he said
''Ill make him feel he's been to prize fight be-
fore he gets through. 1t he don't 60 at it, |
will. was only young fellow when met him
before-iust about of age, you know Now I'm
twenty four. I've been hard at work ever since
| came over here, and l feel the benefit of it.
Pm bit tired after my hard work, but I'll be
feeling fine when / meet Sullivan.
Sullivan will be in good condition, and want
him to be in good condition--not bad 1t will be
better for me to win when he is in good condi-
| ton. He's not been drinking so much as people
think. He's been doing little bit of work all
the wksias~snd it works his drink off. When he
was with the minstrel show he exercised three or
four times day with dumb bells and had man
to rub him off. He'll weigh about two hundred
and ten pounds when he meets me. I'm going
to try to beat him, and, by gosh think can do
it. l think I'm cleverer than ne is and big
enough to fight anybody in the world. weigh
ten pounds more than Tom Sayers at his best
''I'll meet Sullivan according to how he comes.
There is nothing the matter with me. I'm the
picture of health. If Sullivan forces the fighting
he will find me coming for him. do not want
to beat Sullivan by firing him out can beat
him by fighting as he fights. This won't be any
fight of words