Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
sUn1lYAS oHA1LENoEs k1LsA1x,
And Deposits $4,000 with the New
York stGlinnnr.s,

OhfP0As
NEW YoRK, Dec S.--John l.. Sullivan
yesterday issued challenge to Jake Kill
rain. Accompanied by Arthur Il. Luulley,
Jack Barnitt and other friends he oalled
at the Office of the Clipper yesterday
afternoon, and after some preliminary
discussion issued formal challenge as
follows;
/, John i. Sullivan, champion OF the
world, hereby challenge joke Kilrain to
fight roe according to the latest rules of the
London prize ring, Tor the sum OF ten
Thousand dollars u side (sl0,000) the battle
to take place at a point to be- hereafter Inu-
tually agreed upon, six months from date
OF signing articles.
As an earnest OF the geuuineneas OF this
offer have this day deposited $1,000 With
the editor OF tho New York Clipper. THIS
deposit Will he left with the Clipper until
January 10th. 1889.
ISlgneil JonN L, SULLIVAN.
The $4,000 was posted by MIR, I.umley,
as the representative Of the Illustrated
Ne,cs, and Charley johnson OF Brooklyn.
Richard X. Fox was invited to send o
representative of Kilrain, but he declined
OF the ground that a challenge Issued in
this city ia illegal.
AS to Domlniek MoCaffrey, Sullivan
eaid no should pay no attention to his
challenge, as 81 iniddie-weiRht man
bested him." Sullivan will shortly 70.
turn to Boston, but he viii come baoS
here In short time.
WEIR AND WARREN MATCHED.
BOSTON, Dec. Heterogeneous were
completed hera yesterday for a match
between the feather weights, Weir and
Warren. The battle will Toxic place in
San Ffsncisaoitoward the end of January
f0p o. So 600 purse, $l, 700 20 the winner
and tb2Soet5 the loser, ofeEsd by the Cali
fornia Athlatio iOiub. The men axe 20
weigh l16 pounds. fiad n
]! ii M'Eu1TFTE AND wIn TO box,
BosToN, DEC. 8.---Boston ia to have q
novel exhibition fsticufs between Jack
MoAuliffe, the champion light weight,
and "Spider" Weir, the champion feather
weight. Weir has accepted Jacks prop
osition to box 10 rounds for purse, Of
which 30 per cent ia to go to the winner.
THE JAP THROWN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-serakichi, the
Japanese wrestler, who is travelling with
a variety show playing of Kernan's
Theatre this week, made the usual offer
last ght Of $50 70 any one who could
throw hun, His offer was accepted by
Henry w. Wenzel, an employee Of Hen
rioh,s brewesylilthis city, who threw tee
Jap and won the money IL p
7 THE GREEK Taso rs osSwoN.
6anAsrofs. Ba,, Dec. 8.--The catch ns.
catbh.dap7 wrestling contest.in Turner's
Hall here ltatnight between Tom Cannon
aud Ahtonio Pierre, the staiwart Greek,
was d terrible exhibition OF strength and
skill. II was decided in favor OF the
Greek amid burst OF applause from
more than 1000 throats.
BosToE, Dec. Sake Kilrain, who i5
here, having been shown John L. Suiliyan's
challenge to fight for $4,000 eide ex-
presses himself as delighted with Sullivan's
action, and says he would not hesitate a
moment In accepting 1t, but he must hear
FIRST from Mr.. Fox, his hacker, to whom he
has telegraphed for advice on the subject.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.--Dominick McCaf-
frey and Jack Fogarty arrived In this city
from the west last evening and Charley
Mitchell, who came up from Atlantic City
yesterday, left for New York on the $50
O'clock, p. M, train Ia company with Billy
- bTlbn anu JlLn hoHueuJs mlIelbit anu
McCatfrey did not meet. Mitchells last
words were: "No, am not matched with
McOefffey, and don't know that shall be.
have no match on hand with anybody"
O'Brlen said: t"The reason Mitchell and
McCaffrey are not matched is because Me-
| Oaffrey's hacker refuses to guarantee
Mitchell 81, 500 and Mitchell will not con-
sent TO meeting for less sum-"
Mitchell wears glove OH his left hand,
which was recently operated upon. He
says he expects to meet Kilrain at New
York and Will leave for Chicago with him
mex. Friday evening. They have a week.
engagement In that city.
McCaffre7 and Fogarty had long talk
with MoCaffrey's hacker soon after getting
OFF the train, the three dining together.
McCaffeey thinks that Mitchell has no right
TO demand guarantee for glove contest
with him, since he has already once de.
fented the Engllshman. Mitchell demanded
$1,000 guarantee before he would consent
to that meeting. MoCaffrey does not see
how Sullivan can afford to ignore his chal-
lenge since the forfeit money is up and
will go to Atlantic City to-day.
Fogariy winces when his left side is
touched. One OF his left ribs was fractured
by right-hander from MeGsffrey In a
lively set-to at Milwaukee last Ffidey night.
1t was an accidental blow-that is, it was
harder than was lntendedt--and there is no
bad feeling over the matter, Fpgarty will
endeavor to force D smpsey into making n
match, and with that end Ia view VIII 70
ahead and get himself into first4class condi-