The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

gone oil TO the village motel. where. az
ter taking possession Of the place. he
had invited every body that came that
way To- take a drink. Then came the
variations which aided bril.iancy To
the story aud gave il dash and tone
that would do credit 10 a Verne. sui
Ivan had nearly killed the country
tar-kceper. threw him out of a window.
and was running riot through the
peaceful country side. leaving trail OF
gore-bright red gore-behlnd HIM. ana
that the country police. who never DID
anything but arrest chicken thieves
and tramps. had organized for the pur
pose OF taking the terror by force. dead
or alive.
OF course. all New York was excited
over the rumors. which seemed TO have
some ground. when the source from
whence they came l. taken into con-
sideration. and messages were sent 20
Belfast. where the champion u asEng
for the truth Of the matter. The teie-
graph Office ut Belfast Is not open on
Sunday. and the sports were left IN
doubt until Monday. when the wires
began 10 work. ard they were worked
hot too. Everybody who had any IN
teIe-t in the Boston boy sent a message.
but no answers came IN until Tuesday.
Then the whole business was nailed TO
the cross as another fake.
The truth OF the matter ~ Just this.
When any man Is undergoing hard
course Of training il takes all the BOD
naturs out of him. and he Is as ugly ard
as cross as a Digger Indian on "A fence
rail. Friday Mudoon bad put Sullivan
through particularly hard day S work.
and at It's conclusion asked the tig fell
low 10 take another turn. Sullivan was
tired out and refused. IN argument
followed aud Sullivan walked out OF
the training quarters and went TO a
hotel in the ueighDorhood, where ne
pefched himself on a char in corner
and refused tOmOve. MuidO0n did not
want to give him a chance % get at any
liquor. aud sent out a notice to all the
saloons and hotels iu the DeiShborhood
To close up. which they did without
asking any questions. Then Sullivan
cooled or. and went back TO his work
as dOcile a. a lamb.
Ina dispatch to the World Muldoon
explains this. and guarantees that hi'
charge will not get drunk while be T.
ia his hands. for he can close up
every saloon ami hotel bar IN this part
OF the country M ten minutes.
"At times. MuidOou says: We
nave very hot arguments. but II does
him no good. as | iusi-t upon his dong
the work. and he does j.. H. Is getting
into soleudi condition. and he will be-
bigger and stronger than he ever was ~
his life. aud | am sure. just as ugly. II
he can get into the rirg' he most GER
taiuiy ought 10 win in the coming hshl
with Kilrain. There is an army OF coun-
try corresDOndents around here who are
ALWAYS trying TO work up some sensd-
ti0nai stories about Sullivan 3 drinking.
lie is. as YOU know. 30 angel. AMI the
harsh language tba- Is heard al times
around our quarters. especially when
am trying 10 persuade him 10 DO some
thing which he does not want % do. Is
such as 10 give the natives an ijea tha'
there is a serious quarrel going on.
Nou can rest assured that everything
is all ucht. III. was not | would not
hesitate 90 shy SD, AID give up training
Sullivan.
This should eGectuaily set at rest any
doubts that may have arisen in thc
minds of Sullivan admirers as TO his
condition. There IS one thing certain,
ard that - that this time. If never
again, the champion is out for the stuii'
AUD he viii be pretty liable 20 get there
with TWO hands when tha time Gomez.
II be is in condition he viii take every
thiuc chat ls i'm the stakeholder hands,
10 he is not i've will lose every thing.
The betting on the fight In England
continues very strong. aud 20 the Vic
torla. Albert. and Heauiord Clubs
where an ire kin glove and si'k-siock-
ing sports hold oat. they are offering
elk 20 four on KIiroin.
In the deaths of Aiuting and lliord
Canton. at Melrose. near Boston. few
DAYS ago. this country lost Two OF ihe
most valuable and a. the sans time
two of the most famous mastiis that
ever took a prize or eyer filed % kennel,
T. III. Moore. the well-knOwn iancier.
was their owner. and by their deaths he
lost over $4,000.
Tie first to die was the noted cham
pion Minting lsel5l By MaXimiiian-
Cambiian Princess. Whiting was
whipped i'm May. 1850. in England. and
when mere pup was bought at Dig
price by Sir. Moore and brought to- this
country. He won first prizes 40 bos-
ton. New York, Providence and Phila-
dalphla. and three times won the chai-
lenge cup. On two different occasions
his owner was offered $4,000 and
$4,000 for him. but refused To part
with hum. holding him TO be worth
$4,000 ii anything. lie died OF heart
disease.
The second death was that Of the eel
ehrated English mastIif. lli0fd Caution
1895. by Crown Pnnce-liiord Clau
ais: whelpCd iu May, 1853. aud bred by
Cook. 80 we'll known as q breeder Of
fancy stock. Ia his day llford CSutlon
WAS the champion Of America. having
taken tie hOn0rs at Boston. Newark.
Providence and Hartford. lie carried
III second priz' at the New England
Bench Show i'm Boston last April. and
by many of the judges Of dogs he was
considered az aIiniing S equal. lie Was
valued IL $4,000, and died from sud
den and severe attack of periiOnitls.
Jane. Keenan,. one OF the best known
all around sporting men in this couu
trv. and "a backer of kllrain. died no
Boston tins week of heart trouble and
dropsv. after an illness of SIX weeks.
/ lie was hlty-nine years Old. His life
was am eventiul one.
When he came 20 this country from
| ireland he secured employ ment as a
tug.b0y ON the Erie canal. When the
war broke out he enlisted in the navy,
land served through b. the end. Then
/ be went to 80. ton and opened liquor
saloon. and followed sp4rts for pleasure.
/ ore Of his pleasures was 10 follow the
frottiug circuit. and at ore time be
owned several fast horscs. among them
Emma T.. and Frank. Ills judgement
ina horse matters was 20 accurate that
hundreds of sports followed his bets
ami at one time this caused the ruin Of
several boOkmakers.
In water matters be was prominent
He di-c0y red Fred Plai-tci was tbs
first hacker of Faulkner and Heagan
and backed 1eemer an several OF ms
most important races. Keenan, ~a'
also the first hacker Of John l.. Sulli
van. ard it was largely due 60 his effort.