Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-25

BosToN. April 25.-The steamer Cata-
lonia, loaded with John L. Sullivan, passed
in by Hull at 7:45 a. m, yesterday. The
steamer Catalonia is still at quarantine
John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, was taken
aboard a tug boat by his friends and
brought to the city. A carriage was in
waiting at the wharf and Sullivan, accom-
panied by his hacker, Mr.. Phillips, his
father, and Sylvias Gookin, the oarsman
was driven up town amid the cheers and
salutations OF hundreds who had congre-
gated on the wharf.
/ Mrs. John l.. Sullivan, the champions
legal wife. intends to set herself right before
the world She is endeavoring to secure a
warrant for the big fellows arrest immedi-
ately on his arrival on the charge OF i'm
proper relations with Annie Livingstone.
She takes this step, she says, because John
L., while travelling on two continents dur
ing the past two years, has acknowledged
Annie Livingstone as his wife.
Soon after Sullivan's arrival he met some
friends in the office of the sporting editor
of the Herald, and was asked to tell about
his fight with Mitchell. He said well,
fellers. there isn't much to say that hasu t
been said. You all know from the dis
patches that have been sent over OF the
conditions under which We fought. Up to
the time hurt my arm | was sure win
ner, and even then l could have licked
him if he'd fought square. didn't need
to be told that he was tricky, but l knew
he couldn't play it on me. In the first
round broke his left hand, and knew
then that he couldn't hurt me. His hand
is done UP in sling now, or it was when |
left there The only bad mark l had on
me was black left eve, where he got in on
me once or twice. He claimed first blood
in the fourth or fifth round. told him if
be could see any blood on me he might
have it. His seconds put rosin on his fists
so as to cut my face, but he didn't succeed.
Then he began to pull out my moustache.
That's the reason | had it cut off. He pulled
out half of it, and had the other half
shaved off"
There's where you were foolish, John,
10 get into fight with your mustache on,
Interrupted Pete Mccoy.
mo I wasn't either" exclaimed Sulli-
van. II supposed | was fighting with a
gentleman. 1didn't think he was going to
pull out my moustache. But he did it just
the same. Then he tried to hurt me with
his spikes He had more spikes than is al
lowed under the rules. There should be
only three on the shoe-one on the heel,
under the ball of the foot, and on the outer
edge of the sole, but he had two more at
the toe and tried to give them to me every
time he led He didn't fight on the square
any of the time. They tried to make me
lose on a foul lots of times. but | didn't
lose my head once. | wish now l had
given the - cuss kick on the head when
be was crawling on the ground and lost the
fight by the foul. 1t would have been
more satisfaction to say the least
SIS it true that the proposition for q
draw came from their side?r asked one.
THAT it did," replied John L. II
wouldn't have given in at all if hadn't
been taken with the shivers But chased
him around the ring for two hours and
then when it became pig pen, and Mitch
ell was determined to wallow in the mud
rather than stand up and fight, | consented
at their request to have it decided draw
But I'll tell you right here that any man
fight is d-d fool, They won't allow it
They'll beat him out of it every time"
How did you feel when you were ar
rested"
'Oh, I wasn't scared. knew we could
get out of it all right, but it makes me d.
mad when think of the way those -
bled me. After I'd paid my forty pounds
bail and was on my way out OF the d.
country one of the police drove up to our
party and demanded 100 pounds more. We
told him 70 go to =. But he threatened
not 10 let US out OF the piace Until IL WAS
paid. Several of the Frenchmen told me
that it was regular blackmail, and advised
me not to pay it, but was anxious TO get
off SO cheap. I'd like to get hold of that
cuss and I'd get little satisfaction out of
him. The trip across the channel was aw-
fully rough, and we were all seasick."
rs it true that you and Mitchell had ar
ranged to spar together through the coun-
try2"
mot bit of it. They made such prop.
osition to me and said there was lots OF
money in it. | told them to go to =. i
wouldn't think of it until I'd had another
go at him on the level. / told him if he'd
come to this country I'd fight him, Marquis.
of Queensburry rules, and show him how to
fight After that if he wanted to spar with
me, told him I'd do it, but I've come to
this office to show that mean business and
here's the money TO back it.
Sullivan produced = roll OF bills, and
picking out $500, he laid it before the Sport
sng editor and said: III post this forfeit
for q fight with any man in the world.
Mitchell or kilrain preferred, for stake OF
any amount up 10 $4,000,