Daily Republican., 1888-02-01
Sullivan and Mitchell,

WINDSOR, Jan. 81 To ell outward
appearances John L Sullivan has Aban.
doned the hope Of meeting either Smith
or Kilrain, but, from what have seen
and heard here In the royal borough Of
Windsor, says n correspondent OF the
New York Evening sun, there exists
deep down IN the fistio mxrvei's heart
belisf that he will yet enjoy the su.
premo satisfaction OF knocking out both
the owner Of the dog collar and the man
who calls himstlf champion Of Fog.
land.
/ can assign no other reason for the
ateadfast manner 10 which Sullivan hos
eet to work TO get himself into the best
possible form-uork which he would
certainly not have undertaken solely
for the pnrpose Of fighting Mitchell,
whom be &c thoroughly despises.
Alresdy the great John beglDs 10
show the good elects Of training. Since
he quit giving exhibitions hs has re
duoed himselt nearly twenty Ave
pounds and new scales bat $40 pounds.
Almost from the time he Brst act foot
In England be esehewed the fi5wipg
bowl, and now he heroioally denies
himself tobacco n any form. Fe goes
TO bed ut ten o'ciock and rises ct seven
" tuo mOIuiHk. no Nbiho tuu1 b"en'
Ty.dve miles daily, besides m coca
sionsl run Of 200 yards.
All this bodes Ill for prosump.uous
Mitchell.
'I hope Mitchell faces ma, aud am
accorded chance TO get at him" said
5ully. ain that event IN undertake
there isn's match Of Mitchell left within
very short time.
MANY people thint was foolish 10
conssntiug to hRbt Mitchell, and blame
my managers for permitting Rn agree.
ment to be signed; but" continued the
champion, with an ugly look on his
face, 81 wanted IL for satisfaction more
than any money could possibly gain
BY IL.
1--WE have been Informed that Mitch.
ell agreed 10 give man . thousand dol.
lars TO get . gang at the ring side and
make the fight draw. However that
may be, I'm quite confident Rolske and
Barnett will see that | get n proper
ohanos when Is comss to business"
The delicate sutjsct OF Smith and
Fleming was broAcned with some CON
hdence. The big man was In n mood
TO treat It saroastically, and was only
occasionally aggressive. Il look, said
he, "upou Blemipg's action as merely q
clever dodge TO rave Smith fion n good
whipping.
"fleming is o man without friends,
on account OF mean ways he has. II
he comes near me I'll spit In his face.
"Whe he first came here he made n
proposal TO me 60 the effect that should
box Smith four rounds and thAt undo
no circumstances should l knock his
man out 10 fact, Fleming wanted
tinply fake contest and q square di-
vision OF the gate money.
"I told him that l didn't want any
hippodrome business with Smith, and
declined to listen to any more of his ap.
Deals. Then he got at Phillips, and of
course Harry allowed him to tell his
tale, the substance OF which was that
Smith would never be allowed to 6ght
me-hrstly, because he (Flemine)
didn't get half OF what was made, the
same rs At exhibitions, and secondly,
because was TOO big for the English
mAu.
~ can scarcely recognise how = a Sht
Is denied me, ell through . man like
fleming, who spends half his time
painting and powderinR up his face 70
make himself look pretty. Ahl" con-
oluded John L., In . mysterious Whis.
per and with lock Of whitening soorn,
I"Fleming is q darling man ager Of thr3e
darling fighters, II ytu know what thai
meanB."