The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-28
great fellow sat watching me with boyisf

expression OF amusement.
"When am ready to fight, there won't
be any fat on my hands or face. They Will
be as hard as bone. Do l harden them {:
Certainly. If l didn't would have pieces
knocked off. l use mixture of rock salt,
white wine, vinegar and several other IN
gradients to wash my hands and face with. "
Don't you hate to hit man"
81 don't think about it," he said, still
smiling.
when you have so hurt man, don't you
feel sorry."
81 never feel sorry until the fight is over. p"
Chow do you feel when you get hit very
hard!"
II only want chance to hit back
Ibid YOU ever see man killed in the
ring?"
mo, l only knew of one fellow who died
inside ring, and that was Walker, OF
Philadelphia. He died from neglect after
the fight was over.''
Although l had breakfast before reach
ing Muldoon's cottage, accepted his pro
posal to break bread with him and his
guests. Anearer view of the dining room
lost none of its prettiness. The daintiness
of everything; the birds, white linen, beau
eiful dishes, "a bunch of fragrant lilacs, all VISA
entirely foreign to my idea of prize fighters.
All were perfectly at ease and happy. At
one end OF the table sat Mrs Muldoon,
facing H. r. Muldoon; next, Mr.. |. Null
doom, my companion, and then myself; next
Sullivan. On the opposite side sat assist
ant Trainer Barnett, Mr.. Cleary, SullI-
vans brother, anxious to knock out some
body opposite Sullivan. The wild flowers
which graced the table were gathered by
these great strong men while taking their
morning walk.
About a mile from champion. rest" is
Muldoon's beautiful farm of seventy acres
well stocked with fine cattle In the training
quarters is suspended from the ceiling, a
Rugby football. Sullivan pounds every
day this big football; they play daily also
here. The enormous, heavy, upstairs floor
is covered with white wrestling pad,
where the two champions Wrestle every
afternoon. In the corner is collection of
dumbells and Indian clubs, and fastened to
the side of the wall is chest expander.
Muldoon's den is covered with photo
graphs of well-known people, there being
several of Modjeska, with whom Muldoon
at one time Travelled. There are also a
number of photographs of Mr.. Muldoon,
as Greek statues. On corner table are
albums filed with photographs of prom
inent athletes; a scrapbook containing
hundreds of notices of the champion and
Muldoon's athletic conquests; well bound
standard works and photographs of Null
doons favorite authorS-Bryant, Long
fellow and Shakespeare.
Il don't make any money by this" said
Muldoon. Speaking about turning my
home into training quarters, l am anxious
to see Sullivan do justice to himself in his
coming fight. 1t is the case of the fallen
giant, so l thought l would get him away
from bad influences and get him in good
trim. The healthiest place is the country,
and the one the most difficult
to reach the best When we
go to New Orleans we will keep
the car locked and none but Sullivan's
hackers and representatives of the press
will be admitted. Sullivan is the most
obedient man you ever saw. He hasn't
asked to drink or smoke since he came
here. He takes what | allow him without a
murmur. He thinks it pleasure TO train.
Sullivan is as docile as a. lamb. All praise
his strong will-power and childlike
obedience.
You are the first woman who ever inter
viewed me- said Sullivan, Il have given
you more than ever gave any reporter in
my life. They generally manufacture
things and credit them to me, although
some are mighty good fellows"
when the reporters act all right, we
give them all they want said Muldoon.
THE other day fresh reporter came here
and he thought because ne was going to in
teIYiew prize fighter we would have to
be tough. He said, Where's old Sullivan
That squelched him. We wouldn't give
him a line
AT supper Cleary had a'great story about
an Irish bird trap. He caught one robin,
but Mrs. MuldoOn released it. Another
left its tail behind. Then Barnett and
Sullivan's brother told how they had put
bird feathers in the cage to cheat the bird
trapper.
After this l babe them all goodbye and
shook hands with John L. and wished him
success in his coming fight, and believe he
will have it, too, don you!"