The sun., 1888-09-23
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
SULLIVAN, HIS RISE, GLoRT, AND THE
si6NS OF hrs DKClDENCE

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Some Matche. TINT Are BEING Arranged.
The mightiest smiter since Samson. lies,
rocked with pain and helpless as an infant, on
a sick bed. from which his friends are hoping
almost against hope that he will arise wiser
man than when he took to It John l.. Sulli-
van is in very bad way, and. even should he
recover, It Is extremely doubtful II he will
ever he as strong or as quick as he was before
he went TO England. Many good judges OF
puRilism consider that his hstic career is end
ed. and, assuming that such Is the fact, IL
points u moral even IL 1t does not adorn
tale. Eight years ago Sullivan was
not known outside of his native Boston
and even there no was only BEGINNING to at
tract attention. Since. his name has been
blazoned TO tho ends OF the Garth. Pane and
fortune have been his. No gladiator was ever
SO celebrated, and none ever made titho Of
the money that he has. He has bsen presented
to Presidents. shaken hands with Governors
and lesser dignitaries innumerabie. and hob
nobbed with Princes Of the blood. To-day,
after being recognized for years as the cham
pion of champions. he is. poor and pulling, an
object OF sympathy TO his friends, and of mere
curiosity to the great world at large.
An acquaintance who saw him week ago
wrote me that he was then so i'll that he could
hardly move in bed. Even then letters were
sent here representing that his sickness was
h9t aud for IN
miraculous for him to keep Such letters may
have been we'll meant. but they were not wise
to be suspicious whom 1t was inteudcd 10 do
ssiye. How Y must mortiiy ths big fellow to
Dy Cl-h VOL
pionship come.
making tho sIugsers feel it, too. Though ho
r, months; and shoSsh Gonisi ana killen talked
returned to this country, neither Of tlon has
posted a dollar as an evidence that his talk
Aulif1e and that let's him out. but kilen has
Pt Pstrn made GSoa hs MaSqs q Queens
to talking business, Tor he sent for hilien for
the purpose. but Jake was a little too happy"
when he responded to the call, and nothing
doubtfal i JaES viii ,5 aceommotate eiiher Iii.
len or Nee atirey with ten or twenty-round
or q eye even 4 to finish 4ueensberry contest. and l
desire IL the conditions were changed and
either held champion belt. Meanwhile Jake
GENT and manner OF speech. II he we're wise
he would have left these gifts. behind him in
the Seven Dials where he acauised them;
and Eugene Hornbacker was well managed.
The Little Dutchman" was completely out
fought Ike victorian and not Tx Q the compara-
tive novice that he is. He has u good deal to
learn yet about boxing. but what he has al
ful. He Is natural born fighter, and is phe-
R4omenally 4y cool and collected in action.
temper when remarks are made about him. by
outsiders. He must learn to pay 10 attention
to ANYTHING but his opponent. Hard words
n al drslN mol lrxNf n n.l nf fIAF
ing to bet on a man may hatter him for the
feel that he is the equal Of any Of the hantams
ip the country. and it must, be admitted that
they have 9 pretty good grounds for their belief
his contests with Patsy KerriGan and Billy
Dacey. The former 20 is OF ten rounds, and
next Wednesday night. Kerrisan was protege
The next ack. il not demolished by. kerrgan.
OF MASSACHUSETTS,. Jack has now the watchtul
care and membership. Of old Dooney Harris. and
Frank Murphy. while inspired the other
ten rounds. and they viii pIossbly W meet inside
ed to be In good health. He and Weir hate
each other most cordially. and it docs not seem
an epportunity to punch the W resentment @ o out oi
The four round bqylne contest between Jack
place some night during Octotor's first week.
The Professor is kept in daily practice by his
teaching, but Dempsey is not doing anything
In the way OF special preparation. However.
as rule. he generally takes very good care OF
himself. and when he steps on the stage he will
be in pretty good shape. There is no further
talk OF u match between Jack and Charley
Mitchell: Deminick NcCaffrey says that he
heard Mitchell say while dressing after his fight
with sullivan, Il shall never fight bare
knuckle fight again. There is no money in
Il am. l shall keep out of the ring unless
meet Dempsey in a glove CO. There Is good
reason for believing that he will stick to this
come the bone OF contention-.the number Of
rounds to be foug hit. Dempsey is not four or a
81 si1-round kncCker out and he will natur-
ally al Wv want vi, the fight to be to finish 1i;
70 conflne the contest to ten or fifteen rounds
There Is as much money in one kind Of a con-
test as in the other. and less chance of de-
PERHAPS it may be settled by the Athletic Club
OF San Francisco. WHICH is reported to be con-
Offering large purse for these men
to fight for. With nothing TO risk and all to
gain. neither should object. provided enough
rounds are given TO afford the men a chance to
see which is top sawyer.
There Is decided agreement among the
Atlantic heavy weights in favor OF Peter Jack
son being stopred in California before he
comes East. Apart from the natural repug-
nance which most white Elen feel about having
personal combat with man on color. a good
many fear that they may not be able to do him.
To fight with darky is bad enough. but to be
A BIG BUILDING COMPANK.