The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-03
SULLIVAN BEHAVING HIMSELF RE-
MARkABLf WELL.
BLOOMING OUT INTO 4 THE
ATRTCAL critic.
AND PREPARING TO 60 INTO TRAIN.
ISG FOR THE FIGHT.
Pete jackson Challenge All amerlcs-A
Fine Go " and Eattiing MN on the
Tapi. yachting, tscing.
and Base Ball
Special Correspondence Of tho TINES. =

is talking Of fitting up suite OF rooms
there and living quietly until il is time
TO train for his night with kilran
For week past he has been seeing
the sights in New York, and every even
ing has found him ut some theatre, and
be has blossomed ont into a good critic
of plays and players Little Lord
FaunllerOy al the Broadway Theatre has
captiyated him, and the patheiic acting
of little Elsie Leslie has touched d soft
spot ia the big fellows heart The
comic opera Nodjy, at the Casino, has
caught the champions humorous
side, but he has no use for heavy
opera. He went to hear "Fannhauser'
the other night, and while he admired
the scenery and music, ne didn't fancy
the labored waits and pauses between
the singing. Il seemed 10 wear on him,
and he breathed freer and easier when he
got outside Of the Opera-house.
He has been keeping very quiet and is
not drinking a thing except settler He
mics in Boston have laid on his shoulders
that Of bowling drunkard, and his
friends here say he will not uphold it
either; that he will not touch liquor until
after the fight, if he does then tie is In
fairly good condition. now, and intends
90 keep SO The only fear expressed by
outsiders il that his recent attack OF
typhoid fever has SO weakened him that
he will not be- able 10 train properly
when The time comes, bat there Is no
doubt of this his friends say
ALL AMERICA CHALLENGED
Pete Jackson. the Australian. who
whipped Joe McAuliite few week, ago
in San Francisco, has found a hacker
who wants to fight him against ans man
in America for $4,000 . side. This dis
patch was received by the Po'ce Ga.ene
TO day from Patsy Hogan, a well.known
sport Of the Pacific slope VI VI. Brown
well-knOWn mine.0wncr. Of Deadw00d.
Col. has posted $500 and issued the fol
lowing challenge d" / hereby challenge
any man in America in q fight 10 finish,
with skin gloves for $4,000 II side, in be
half OF Peter Jackson This looks like
business, and is taken here a being dl-
rect offer for either sullivan OF hiIran.
Al last the long looked for fight be-
Jack Ashton, of Providence, and Joe
LannOn. Of Boston, Is about 10 come oil
The Criterion Club, of Providence, has
offered purse Of 81 900 for them to fight
eighteen rounds in their rooms on March
18th
This 60 will be by all odds the best
that has taken place for long time
Both men are rafting good fighters and
in addition TO this there is considerable
feeling OK anything hut friendly nature
between them, and when they face each
other in the ring. it will be for business
and not child play Every. blow struck
will DE meant to do harm. II has always
been said that LannOn was good man.
better than he is supposed TO be, and
that he would light if anyone
would press him and make him do his
best TO keep above the ground. and
Ashton viii push him to his best fight
ing level There has been some trouble
in finding referee, and Charley John
son, Of Brooklyn, who was offered the
place, has declined. Now Jimmy
Wakely. Sullivan friend and hacker, is
considering a proposition.
RATTLINa Mill ANTtctPNEp.
Nike DAILY, the Bangor lightweight is
determined 20 make Jack McAuliiie
fight if such a thing is possible, and has
issued a challenge and posted $3.50 for.
felt In his challenge BE says he
wants to fight with skin gloves
Marquis of Queensbury rules. for
81 900 u side the lightweight
championship and the lightweight
championship belt Bolh men are 10
weigh 1873, pounds and the fight is %
come of within 2j0 miles of New York
/ IL is possible the night may be made, and
F if il is, it will be rafting good mill be-
cause DAILY is good fighter and has
never shown all his strong points.
BAsE-RALL.
The great rustic for new grounds for
the New Yorks still goes merrily on and
as vet the searchers are as far from get.
ting what they want as they ever were
Vow everybody Is doing his best 20 keep
the Polo Grounds for this season and 10
is more than likely they will succeed
and New York city is cOrrespOndingly
happy and the cranks and crOakers are
dreaming sweet dreams Of boiling hot
hours on the bleaching boards wearing
their throats out yelling at the fayorites
But withal there is tnge OF sadness
+ John Montgomery Ward II Is about set
tied. will not play with the Giants.
The concluding exhibition games OF
the touring Chicagos aud All Americas
/ will be played in Chicago on April goth
inst. six months from the time they
were started In that time America has
taught the world all about baseball
and has left thousands OF s0rrOwng, ball
crazed Italians, Frenchmen, Englishmen
/ Arabs and Greeks "a NOUN Tor teams OF
their own. A letter from Ed. Crane, the
pitcher. To Manager Mutrie, SAYS the for
/ ei4ners care nothing at all for a good
pitcher or a good catcher All they want
10 see is hard hitting and base-runnlng
with the attending excitement The
BOYS caught on at once and pitched easy
balls, which were knocked all OUT OF
shape.
1--WE have Anson's heart fairly broke
He thought sure be would have n walk
over" said the letter, but the All
Americas have knocked him all ont Of
shane. I have bet Arson >lOO that we
beat him out next season. Speaking OF
Australia Crane says We are receiy-
Ing great receptions here and everywhere
we 90. II IL the greatest sporting cOun-
try in the world, aud money il no object.
The sports here bet pounds to our sport :
dollars. They are clean gone on horse
racing. and at the last Melbourne cup
races i25. 900 people paid admission fees.
They like base ball, and think II more
exciting than cricket.
At sydney, Crane discovered negro,
whom he says is the fastest lOO-yard man
alive. and from what he has seen OF
searle, the oarsman, thinks he can out
row ANYTHING on the water. All the boys
want to get home again and play before
good appreciatiye American crowds.
Presence OF Mind Needed.
People talk about presence OF MIND,
L. a. a. az