Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-12
THIRD EDITION.
Won,l Flaht sullivan.


LONDON, Jan. 1i.-To-dsy q email
paragraph appeared, saying Sullivan
W MD he a. the Sportsman once ~
dock.
osiea by roundabout way. lie nau
6 ms. according to his ANNOUNCEMENT,
.,ttn frlends and money ready, in bis
pen -!,cYols aud not self-deprecsting
v571e, ITO lick asy man, nj any time,
fsr nny amount" Smith, KilrAin, eta
rad Shown gond deal OF wiidom OF the
negative sors. They weren't on hand
\ u Jna OF them wants 70 hght. anu Sd
tisy didu't oo:ne.
Fls long time Sullivan bewailed
lilo lbs IN tenes deep and mixed with
D.osApiFv. He had new ard startling
en:tLttg for every one OF the alleged
hsh era, and not oRs of them would
hsyo hoen D 'easad with the remark that
yaa ch sssu out for him, though each
roniark hal tbs rough elemen: o! Justice
sp1a- II. l. vas 10 vain Tor 6uilivan'e
friends 10 seek TO soothe him. BE Vou d
u1F % aaoIhed and did nos even take
ats friends efforts kindly. The fact
which preys espeoiSlly on the soul OF
the world's champion fighter Is that
tie excuse ct the lnen afraid OF him is
that he must FIRST fight Mitchell. Sulli'
van declines to look on his engagement
with Mitchell as = fight. He considers
it eimpls aa an u Undertaking on his par
10 knock Mitchell senseless II, wher
the time comes, he shall be foolhardy
enough 70 Eo into the ring, which Is OK
tf5mely doubtful.
SHOWING HIMSELF TO THE CROWD
Alter an hours waiting nobody hat
come to Gccspt the ohsm pions offer tt
faht, and meanwhile policsmen haC
heen coming up ct iniervalp, hagSart
but Leterent!al, to tell Sullivan ina
they could not eet the crowd away ant
that he really uaLs. DO soGsthtns. sal
liyan concluded that The 0eaL thing &
10 wac 20 60 svny. He pat bis heAt
cus OF the wirdos and bowed with pc
lItaueee aud condensation. His de
lighted admirers replied, some jus
making noise, Others assuring sam
van thai he could beat them ALL o
sarcasncaiIy commenting on tho siG
nifcaat bserce OF all the other h2nters
This dibplsy Of friendship reached sul
livsn's bear; ruder Us many !ayera Q
muscle, ard ha sgld: I'm SO dow
and Rivs them chance 10 see me-" s
he went du2n, and all hands WI
sould get near MIN cheered sn,
squeezsd each O hsr's breath cut 81,
paved pla!rly that they were happy
Many in thGtT delight patted hin q
tho back, and cot less than ;en Dc
lighted morsals were shaking each c
hls hanoe. AL the wbto Sullivan
who loves he popularity dearly, emile
o!.ssta.iy pnd sajo7e ed hlnseii
AT las. he got in.o 8 CAD TO tr.v
away, bat !, VAS nor ealy, for the crow
surgl nK ahead Of him drove cat and a.
before It When tbs cab was uudor wa
itwA3s surrounded SILL with adraia bnnl
Yelling hCnlreds. In this Iiumphsr
Fash olS4!ll7Au eisappserei frou vley
He wss tapud fcr Cbippy Merton
placast Windsor. There he will oesatt
ozole, exercise, est and get Feady Z
wJrk shgu.l Any one tlrn lp, lie
RbtCiu'ely sohe- and has bsbE 60 evi
aincs bic arrival. Fer = week hs Ii
not su oked, aua he will continue 70 a
stain f;om tohGcco. All lis l1yn a.
gone. Wnsn ssEed how DC managed
staud IL he am,led, net chstrf1liyi ~
said in his deepest tones:
"9omsboc Sill have 20 pl7 re ba,
for leading Sunday school super.nte
dsnt's lie, aul II | csn't e.. a. alsoi
Gise Mitch e.! vii. have t. Toe. .Ga Shc
bill
Who w0aid DO Eitcbe,.? Slliiv'
looks much thinner snd better. Fl
luustschD las gown il THIS uaInp C
mate ard II ha1 taken to curling, lat
1ops a. lls Own accord.