The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-20
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
THE PROPOSED MATCH BETWEEN SUI
LIVAN AND KILRAlN.
FALSE RUNORS TOLD ABOUT
TIE HABITS OF TIE
CHAMPION.
Sporting News aud Gossip.


was Matched IN Boston on MednesdaN
morning. and wired all over the country
hv Sullivan's enemies, and a few hungry
newspaper men, who were foolish enough
TO listen 10 all that w8s said bv a lot OF
third-rate sporting men-innocenily be-
Neylnr all they said The scheme was
one bv which it was thought Sullivan 5
renutafiOn and chances OF winning In
The coming fight with Kilrain could be
LARGELY lessened, if not entirely destroyed
i'm fhe minds of the people who were in
forcsied in the affair and who are put
linz their good money on the big fellow.
There is no doubt whatever In the minds
ofpeopic who know anything about such
matters. that the lurid story sent ont on
Wednesday, that sullivan had gone of
ON a terrific drunk. was nothing more or
less than distorted fake, pure and sim
pie, gotten up hy that gang OF leeohes in
Boston who go around labelled as friends
of Kilrain. and the disgruntled enemies
of sullivan. for the purpose of throwing
discredit upon the champion OF cham
pions and holding him up 10 udicule,
thereby making kilrain the apparent ia-
vorite The story was that Sullivan had
started of ON another horrible drunk,
and had wound up by falling seaselcss IL
the har-rOOm of a Boston saloon.
Kilrain's hanEers-On and agents who
manage 10 make hand-t0-mOuth living.
and a poor bar-rOom living at that, by
tootinc the Beautiful Baltimore Biuil
ers" horn would do any thing 10 hurt
sullivan no this stage of the game hui
in this their first effort. they have been
any fhinr but successful. for no sooner
had the story of Sulliyans drop from
Grace been put on the wires ihan IL was
learned of i'm Boston, and denials OF the
warm came straight from headquarters.
saw Pete Don0hse, one OF the best
snoring men in the country, and sport
inc editor of the World, and Jimmy
Wakelv. both Of whom are closer 10 sui
iyan Than any other two men in the
CITY. or anywhere else, for that matter
and they simply laughed at The yarn.
"Whv IT'S absurd on the face OF IL,
said D0n0hue Sullivan bias not drank
ANYTHING since he was sick, and ] do NOT
think De would De SO foolish as 20 take
10 drinking at this stage of the game in
view of thc fact that he has big night ON
hand All know now about IBIS BENG
drunk f. what the afternoon papers say,
and believe Just about as much of thai
as DO of the yarn chat kilrain Will Nmp
suliyan-which he cannot do, ID my
opinion.
When anyone says Sullivan is drunk
Fl generally goes lie is cratic, natur-
ally. and when anyone says he IS oil on
another drunk there are plenty of peo-
ple that will believe IL. no matter in what
exaggerated form it may be in"
there is no doubt That in times past
the champion has made some pretty bad
breaks in the drinking line, but it must
Dee said. and it cannot very well be de-
MED. that when he has a match on hand
be does not walk of the straight line Ol
sohrietv AT times when he has been
under the influence Of liquor he has
been guilty of what ia him is always
called brutality. but what in anyone less
conspicuous would be passed over as &C.
centricitics, and nothing more. Ihe
truth of the whole matter is that the
rang Of sports in Boston, who are will
ing TO cap for any pugilist who will
buy rum for them, are doing all they
can 10 hurt Sullivan for reasons
best known TO themselves and the peo-
pie who are putting mp the Jobs. The
whole business j. dirty and not worthy
of the slightest bit OF attention. All the
bic fellow wants is living show In the
coming fight, and If he does not acquii
himself with credit. il will be because
kilrain is a better fighter than the cham
pion and that is something that cannot
be thought Of until after kilrain had
whipped him in the ring and not with
wind. as has been his custom from the
time be first put on gloves TO 20 into the
taking business until the present time.
Jack Barnitt. sullivan trainer, was
I'm town this week arranging for mon
ster benefit for the champion lie had
left Sullivan few hours before he was
reported 20 be i'm such a beastlv state of
inioxication. He told me that his man
was In tirst-class condition, and would
be the pink of perfection when he step
ped inside the ropes on the day OF the
battle
There was a lively time in town during
the day OF TWO preceding Mitchells de-
parture for England Jack Dempsey wrote
TO Jimmy Wakeiy few days ago beg
giur him 20 try his best TO make a match
with Mitchell before he sailed for the
other side, and wording his letter so that
any one who had any pride OF selt-re-
spect would naturally resent the
language, hoping that by this
means-an others having failed
that Mitchell wonld be forced into
making a match. Wakely, armed with
this letter. began q still hunt for Mitch
ell. and found him in the Hoffman House
c1fs carrying ont his reputation as a
good talker The letter was shown to
him after be had backed ont Of all sorts
of propositions TO fight, and some pretty
lively words was the result. Any way,
Mitchell has gone, and there will be no
fight between him and Dempsey.
BASEBALL NEWS.
The New York team have lost their
famous captain and shOrt-stOp, John
Montgomery Ward, and in his place, FL
wood 4 Wagcnhurst has been signed.
The new giant has done some very good
work MS captain of the Princeton college
baseball and football teams. He was
with the Philadelphia club for short
time last season, and Harry Wright con-
sidered him one of his best players, and
one of the coming men, The Philadel-
phia's wanted to keep him, but President
Reach released him, thinking the
club was carrying too many players,
and he fell into smiling Jim
Mutrie's open net There is no
is no doubt that he is a fine hall player,
hut whether he is as good as Ward in the
short stops corner remains 20 be seen.
Manager Murie. i'm speaking of Wagon
hurst. said he was a very fast runner, I
batter and infeder that me was young
and ambitious; all of which counts in
his favor lie Will We tried in Ward's /
place. although the best work he has
done has been performed on third base.
In case Ward should not sign with the
Giants, the new man will take his place
20 a certainty. lie IS the son of lumber
dealer i'm Western Pennsylvania, and isa (
member OF the class of 50 OF Princeton
College He is a remarkably powerful /
built young man and stands about five .
feet six inches He has a light complex /.
ion, sandy hair and mustache His F.
shoulders, those who have seen him at /
work say, are simply massive. Three .