The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-19
PATHS OF PUGILISM.
Muldoon Says that Sullivan VIII
Meet Kilrain.
WHERE PETER JACKSON STANDS.
A New York Sporting Authority Thinks John
L. Would Easily Beat the AntipOdean-
Slavin and the Black Hero.

Especial TO THR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.l
New YORK, Nov. 1S.-Sullivan not geing
to fight any morel Well, it doesn't look
that way just now, whatever virtuous
resolutions the big fellow may have made
sybout retiring from the ring Immediately
after or before his Richburg mill. He
seems at present too wildly frantic to get
after somebody who viii net him purse.
He will fight anybody, anywhere, if he can
only get chance and only paid for his
troubles. Why! Because he is dead
broke. There have been so many conflict
ing statements about his financial condi-
tion that perhaps this last one which the
Frtminer readers rely upon as authorita-
tive may also be questioned. But it is
perfectly true. Sullivan's money is gone;
it has long since taken wings. He must
fight now, not for glory, but for living.
His hackers don't like to admit this, be-
cause they think lit impairs his drawing ca
pacity, and because they really like the
champion and are loyal to him. However,
it is an important fact in estimating proba-
bilities with regard to the big fight which
is under negotiation. He is sure to fight;
the only question is, with whom will he do
sol Now, all these challenges and talk
about other fighters are possible, but the
next man to face the Bostonian will be no
other than Jake Kilrain, the defeated but
undaunted Baltimore pugilist. William
Muldoon, the champion wrestler, who
trained Sullivan for his Richburg fight,
knows a deal more about the big fellows
plans than is generally supposed, and is of
the opinion that neither Peter Jackson nor
loft
Miriam has had another ESercouuter
with the champion. Mr., Muldoon was
!, interviewed yesterday and said: Il think
Acandidly that Kirain is really the only
man WHO'S sincere in his desire to meet
Sullivan. | know positively that he can
get backing TO the extent of SlO,OOO and |
think it safe to bet one to two that he and
Sullivan will be the principals in the next
great prize fight. One of Kilrain's warm
est friends, u wealthy man who lost Sl2, 600
on the Richburg fight, told me that he
would furnish $1,000 Of the stake money to
make match with the big fellow, and he
says the other 81, 900 is already promised"
''What are the chances of a fight between
Sullivan and McCaffrey!'' was asked.
''They will never meet was the reply.
''Sullivan will fight Mccartney if the latter
could get the backing required, but there
is no possibility of such thing happening.
Mccartney is looking for 4 little free ad-
VertiSing and he has gotten 1t. DO l re
gard jackson as formidable antagonist for
the big fellow. do not. l think, know
ing SUllivan's powers as / do, that he could
beat jackson. At any rate, no match will
be made until after Sullivan's trial in Mis-
sissippi next January. If he gets out of
that scrape, as l hope he viii, then there
will be some fighting. l think it has been
known fer a long time in this city that
Kilrain was anxious to meet Sullivan
again, but it was not thought that he would
lind backing"
He has talked very little about fighting
of late and is living quietly in Baltimore.
His actions may be explained, however,
by the fact that he expects leniency in the
Mississippi courts and he is doing d sensi-
BILE thing in refraining from talking fight.
When William Carroll, the Baltimore
Boniface, was on here with Eilrain.some
weeks ago he stated that he would put up
500 of the stake money for fight. and
Vie is probably the man to whom Muldoon
referred in the ABOVE interview. There
are two men in this country who will find
the remaining $1,000 of the stake money
for fight. One is p. J. Sharkey, who
said last night that he was willing to put
up 81, 900 for Kilrain. The other prospec-
tive hacker is known by Frank Stevenson,
but he does not desire to have his name
mentioned in connection with the affair