St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02

waiks?!' asked, my curiosity being
satisfied as to the strange sweater"
II wear sweater to make me warm
and walk to reduce my fat and to
HARDEN MY MUSCLES.
Last Friday lost six pounds and last
Saturday lost 61a pounds. When !
came here l weighed 237 pounds, and
now weigh 2lS. Before | leave here
will weigh only 1916 pounds.
''Do you take a cold water bath when
your walk is finished?"
mo, never. don't believe IN cold
water. 1t chills the blood. always
have my shower bath OF med'um te"l-
perature."
"How are you rubbed down, them as
you term it?''
81 have two men give me brisk rub
bling with their hands. Then they rub
me down with mixture OF am0nla,
camphOr and alcohol"
"What do you eat?"
81 eat nothing fattening. | have Oat-
meal for breakfast. and bread and meat
| for dinner, and stale bread for supper.
| | eat no sweets, no potatoes. used to
smoke all the day, and since l came
here l haven't seen cigar. -Occas-
| ionally, Mr.. Muldoon gives me a glass
of ale. but it does not average one a
day." ,o.o,
work?"
"It's the worst thing going. A fellow
would rather fight twelve dozen times
| than train once, butt is got to be done"
and he leaned back in the chair with an
| air of WEAKNESS.
"After breakfast / rest awhile" he
| continued, land then putting on our
| heaviest clothes again we start out at
| 1880 for our tWelve-mile run and walk,
which we do in two hours. We gener-
| ally 60 across the field to Mr.. Muldoon's
farm, because it is all uphill work, and
makes us warm. When we get back L
am rubbed down again. and at o'clock
we have dinner. In the afternoon we
| WRESTLE, PUNCH A BAG,
throw foot ball swinging lna tha CLUBS nhast
time. It's all right to be here when the
sun is out. but after dark it's the drear-
lest place ever struck. l wouldn't live
herei if they gave Inc the whole country.
Our neighbors are all right, though, :"
Mr.. Sullivan continued, as bOyiSh
smile lit up his face. "They don't
talk"
sSThat is nice,' said.
s'rhey can't,'' he went on, the smile
broadening. "They fill the graveyard
on the two sides of u.s."
The ''Champion Rest" the name by
which Mr.. MuldoOn's house is known.
is surrounded by two graveyards, a
| church. the priests home and little
cottage occupied by two old maids.
| IL couldn't sleep after 5 O'Clock this
morning on account of Mr.. MuldOOn's
COW. 1t kept up hymn all the morn
ing. and the birds joined in the chorus.
It's 10 use to try to sleep here after
daybreak. The noise would knock out
anything"
MIR. Muldoon brought in Mrs. Null
doom, tall handsome woman, who.
after giving me a pleasant welcome,
went out to feed the birds. The Next
can parrot had been saying that "Polly
wants cracker" for quite a while, and
when she saw her mistress she
screamed. knowing that the cracker
would be forthcoming.
| .Do YOU like prize fghting?" l asked
| Mr.. Sullivan, after he had laid his COM
Mrs. MuldOon.
| II don't" he replied. ''Of course l
did once, or rather was fond Of travel
ing about and the excitement, but this is
my last fight
'Why?"
"Weil, am tired, and want to settle
down. l am getting DID," and he leaned
back YEARLY.
| "What is your age?"
81 was born the 18th of October, 1858.
I began prize-6ghting when l was nine
teen years old. How did start? Well,
] had match with prize man who
| had never been downed, and was the
| winner. This got me lots of notice. so
| 1 went through the country giving ex-
! hlbitions. have made plenty of money
in my day. but
| HAVE BEEN A FOOL,
| and to-day [ have nothing. 1t. came
easy and went easy. | have provided
| we'll for my father and mother, and they
| are in comfortable circumstances"
What will you do if you stop fight
ingg' ..,,,o, Co., .
| wear giving sparring exhibitions, and
| then l will settle down. l have always
wanted to run hotel in New York,
and if am successful think l shall
spend the rest of my life as hotel pro-
prietOr.'
.'How much money have you made
during your career as prize tighter?''
| 81 have made S5OO,OOO or $500, 1000 in
boxing. made s125,OOO from Sept. 26.
| 1888. to May 26, 1884. when Travelled
through the country Offering $1,000 to
any one l couldn't knock out in four
rounds. which takes twelve minutes. :"
"How do you dress when you go in
| prize ring"' :
Il wear knee breeches. stockings and
shoes. and no shirt
'Why no shirt?'
ssBecause man perspires so freely
| that if he wears shirt he IS liable to
chill, and chill is always fatal in a
prize ring. | took chill when fought
Mitchell, but it did not last long"
What kind Of shoes do yon, wear?'
REGULAR spiked shoes: They have
three spikes to prevent slipplng."
''How will you fight Kilrain, with OF
without gloves"
II will fight Kilrain according to the
London prize ring rules. That's with
out gloves, and allows wrestling and
throwing man down. We get a rest
every thirty seconds. Under the Mar
quis of Queensberry rules we wear
gloves. anything under eleven ounces.
They give us three minutes to a round
under the QueenSberry. and when the
three minutes are up you have to rest,
whether you could whip your man the
next instant or not"
"Your hands look very soft and small
for fighter"
"Do they?'' and he held one out for
inspection. my friends tell me they
look like hams" and he laughed. II
wear No. 9 Gloves
Examined HIS HAND,
he watching me with all amused express
sion. 1t looks small hand to bear the
record of so many knockout blOws.''
The fingers were straight and shapely.
The closely trimmed nails were lovely
oval and pink. The onl y apparent
difference was the great thickness
through.
Feel my arm" he said. with bright
smile as he doubled it up.