Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04


others avoided as well as they coult
while they entered carriages and drov,
TO the Burnet house, where they went
| INTO retirement for a couple Of hours To
| reporters who made anxious inquire,
| about the health and condition of Sulli-
van that worthy answered that he was al
right. Fine as a fiddle and tough as
leather, is the way he expressed it
Later the party went quietly in round
| about way to the gynasium, where Sui
| Ivan took some practice.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 2.-Just as
Sullivan was entering a carriage which
waited for him on his arrival at the
depot, reporter stepped up to hun and
| said:
How are you, John?''
As fine as silk and as tough as whale
bone, - answered Sullivan in a muffled
voice. 'fYou must not talk to me, l
am all right. -
''How long will you remain in Cincin-
nati?'
81 Don It know - said one of the party
1t depends altogether on circumstan-
Soon after he arrived ut the Burnet
house Sullivan sat down to a comfortable
dinner, at which he refused to be dis
U.
Later Mike ClearY, one OF his trainers
was interviewed. He said:
eve had a quiet trip. We left Belfast
at 3:13 p. m. Monday, arrived at Roches-
ter at $3.50 p m. F., aud reached this city
at :54 p. m. to-day. Our party was
quite large one There was Charlie
Johnson of Brooklyn, James Wakely of
New York, who are Sullivan IS hackers;
Muldoon, his trainer; Barney Mcclure,
James Flynn and Mike Walsh of SYRIA
cuse; p. j. Donohne of New York, Dan
Murphy of Boston and others Sullivan
is in first-class condition, and will win
the fight, of course.
Among the sporting fraternity of this
city the opinion is about evenly divided
as to the respective merits of the two
men, and many are of the opinion that
the affair will be a genuine fight. There
IS very little betting because a number of
Sullivan IS friends are afraid to back
him because of his broken arm. They
say, however, that Kilrain will not stand
up against five or six rounds unless
his broken arm should fail him. On
other hands Kilrain IS friends believe that
he can whip Sullivan provided the fight
is not hyEpodrome.
A large number of men from this CITY
Sullivan Tomorrow when he expects to
leave. John certainly looks well, 100
per cent better than when he was here
about a month ago There is not
particle of superfiuous flesh about him.
He was dressed in a light flannel shirt
and light-colored WOODEN sack coat and |
pants and wore white narrow brimmed |
straw hat. His general appearance in |
dictates that he is in the best of health |
The chances seem strongly in his favor. !
John himself is confident of victory if |
the fight is fairly conducted, and it is |
evident that he will make hard fight |
for his opponent.
When he came out of the gymnasium
at 1880 this evening, after spending
of an hour there in
exercising, he entered carriage and
accompanied by Muldoon, and was
driven to the Burnett house. An excited
crowd that thronged Vine street followed
him TO the hotel and crowded around the
eager to catch glimpse of the
champion. He entered the Burnet
house and went at once to his room.
About o'clock there was u call for three
bottles of ale. About the hotel compar-
alive quiet reigned. There were very
few in the office and corridors besides
-uColc' IhC CIOHu tue SIDEWALK I'M ]
gered for about an hour in front of the
hotel, but finally disappeared :, as there
to be no further opportunity of
seeing Sullivan.
Mr.. ID. b. Johnson, sporting editor
he Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, who
pent some time with Sullivan at his
raining grounds about ten days ago,
md who will accompany him in the
was with him most of this
afternoon. Mr.. johnson says their
peciaI will leave the Grand Cen
raj depot at Z tomorrow morning
or New Orleans on the Queen and Cres-
ent route. They expect to arrive at
heir destination at ii O'Clock Thursday
aorning. At the Burnett house this
fternOon Sullivan was shaved and had
lis head shampoeed. AT 8 'clock to-
light he retired, and for an hour be-
ore refused Abundance to all call
rs. People who saw him this after
DON and those who merely caught
glimpse of him remarked his apparent
? perfect physical condition, notably an
clearness of the eye. Late this
vening there was disposition to in
rease the betting, although the odds
fered in his favor were much greater. {