The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-24
ABOUT THE BOXERS.
They Are All Alive. and There Is
Likely TO be Some Boxing
The Trousfe with Hsvifn,s Lext-
sziIivan Getting Ee>dy 10
Fight Again
New York sa1-

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largely responsible for this renewal OF
professional pagnaeity. and the an
noaneernenl thzt John l. Sullivan i
! about to begin training In order 20 be
ready for Jake kilrain and Chsrley
Mitchell when they arrive has also
! had good deal 70 do with IT, The
hattie between the bantasns named
left the question Which il the hes;
mann undecided. and the p7oba-
bilities are that they viii meet again
/ in A ring to settle IL What the up
| sho. OF the next contest will be j. hard
| to determine. There j. no doubt as Il
| Hayiia's gameness. and there i no
question that he viii tight while he j.
able 70 stand up, bat there Is limit
/ 70 human endurance. and there are
many who think he viii never be able
| again to fight as he did when he met
| the spider, Jack Farrell, and Murphy
The fact that his legs gave way in
| the last battle is pointed out BY
| these Judges aS an evidence thai
| the terrible beatings he has received
have had their effect on his stamina
and they believe that no amount OF
| training can prevent the legs gong
| again whenever he is badly punished.
| on the other hand, Johnny's friends
say that he was short OF leg work.
| and intimate that he trained too much
| in Turkish baths. One thing Is GER
tain, however, and that Is that II
| Murphy Is in the dep.orab.e physical
condition that his friends say he is, be
should not think of lighting any
body for some time TO come, and those
who are so anxious to match him
against Havlin or Ike Weir may have
reason TO regret their haste should
they back his challenges with their
| wealth. In good health he will prove
| a tough lad for any one of his inches
or avoirdupois, for he is as game as q
| pebble. and his wonderful generalship
l. backed bY a heart of oak.
1 Thnt sullivan really intends TO
| make what the politicians denominate
| ''the creates; effort of his life fully
believe. According to his own words,
| be is ION his uppers, and for a man
who mas literally wallowed in fuil and
| plenty for years this Is decidedly un-
pleasant method OF pedestrianating
| lie must be blinded with conceit, in
deed. ii the logic of the events OF the
past six months has not knocked the
| scales from his eyes. He had well
developed idea that large majority OF
/ the people OF the United States
| were just pining for chance 20 pay
their dollars ana halves and quarter OF
| dollars for the privilege OF feasting
their eyes with sight of his superb
physical proportions. when the truth
| OF the matter was that whatever pub
lie curiosity OF the kind had existed
had been satiated for two wears at
least. The American public is tickle
| In its lover, its admiration, and its
curiosity. 1t win pay fabulous prices
| for novelty or undoubted merit, but il
| quickly turns from a chestnut and il
has no use for a loser. 1t ignored Sulli-
vans latest venture in manner that
has evidently brought John TO u realiz-
| ing sense of the true situation OF al
| fairs. How great his vanity was is
evident from the fact that he imagined
that the amusement public would pat
ronize an establishment which had
only one Il0-foot round-top canvas,
one car for its performers, one for its
properties and canvasmen. and one for
| its ten horses, and two Hat ears for its
paitry equipment OF five wagons. Ii
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| formers, but it was such small af-
| fair in comparison 10 the mann
moth establishments of Barnum and
of Forepaugh that any compari-
son between them was ridiculous. The
| day for ore-horse circuses has long
since gone by, and with it went the
| day for singie-attraction shows. This
seems to have penetrated Johns
| skull, and now, il he gets down TO
hard work and shows that he means
| business. think he will have no great
dihiculty in getting backing against
| any man in the world, and especially
against kilrain. The hacker of Jake
is willing to put up 5000 or $4,000 Tor
him, ana if sullivan only shows by
his conduct that he really means
| business, there are yet enough be-
lieyers in his proves 10 pit him
against kilrain for as much money
a he can raise. See ii this prediction
| j. not fulfilled.
can hardly bring myself 10 believe
that Pat killen's challenge u, As the
hoys say. dead on the level" lie
knows that kiirain has asserted ever
since he fought Jem Smith that he
would only battle for the champion
ship according % the rules OF the Lon
don prize ring, and vet he announces
that lac will be here on Jake's arrival
with plenty oil money 10 back him To
demand that Jake shall make match
for the championship according 10
Queensberry rules. lie must know
that no championship was ever won
under these rules, and why he should
demand that an exception be made
| in his case is what raises the doubt
as to the sincerity Of his inten-
tons in nay mind. Sullivan
Won the champion hip OF America
under London ring rulcs. and 50 did
Jem smith the championship OF En-
gland Jake kilraia and Jem Smith
| fought under the same rules and 81
did John l.. Sullivan and Charley
Mitchell. Ii Pat means business why
doesn't he aim his challenge at the
boss OF all QGeensberry boxers, John
| l.. Sullivan have no doubt that in
the depleted state OF his treasury John
L. would only be too glad t. meet him
either for stated number OF rounds
or TO a finish, Qaeenberry style, and
he knows just how much mOasy there
| would be In such a contest in Mime
apolis.
JacS NJ AuliiFe i ready and willing
70 make q match with either Billy
Dacey or Johnny Reagan, and the
| probabilities are that he viii he accom-,
m0datcsi by nacey. who viii lie back
from Washington in time h cover bis
| money this week McAulitie looks
much better than he did Sosse time
aSo, and he and Dacey ought u make
a lively bout. Billy has been banker
INK Tor big game for some time. and
now IL looks as though he has the
chance he long has sought Reagan
declares that be viii not rest sati ned
until he has had another 90 with Jack
Dempsey. and A. Jack has promised
hiu a chance early ia the fall. he Dil
net leopard Il by making matches
| with any one else before he has set.
| Tied matters with the Noupareii.
Now that Charlie Mccarthy j. back
home ready and wiling 20 tackle any
! and all bis sue. there Goes not seem to
be near the anxiety among the bsntams
10 get AZ him a. there vas few weeks
ago. HuTHhacker and be sili most
[ likely battle tor purse. and then. Il
he wins, George Nonag may try him
a hack. Anyway, al i, ready ior any
! q them
Maadea has written q letter Ia Joe
VI AUh8e. the big Californian. IN re
I spoass 60 the iattcr's query as - tho
term, hsily would give him to come
East AM t-sycl un3er hi manage
ment Il they ssgi>e : bargain Nc
| Apiifc caa depend on having a pretty
cuuaIne man e-cS o. ham. and Mad
dca Nll have an attraction able "a
earn hIEa plenty o. sheEe.s- II looks