The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-25
THE SLUGGER.
Sullivan Receives From the Stake
holder $4,000 ana Then
Celebrates.
He Also Receives the Champion
ship Belt. Which He Calls
His Dog Collar.

New YORK, July 23.-Johu l.. Sullivan
came into possession of 100000 this
afternoon. 1t was the stake money in the
Sullivan Kilraiu fight, and was paid over
by the stakeholder, AL Cridge, at his es-
tab'ishment on West Twenty eighth street
Cridge telegraphed from Long Branch
last night that he would meet John L. and
his hackers to-day. 1t was l O'Clock this
afternoon when Sullivan and party ar
rived at Cridge's. He was accompanie
by Messrs. Lumley, Johnson and Wakely.
Cridge said to hin:
"John, you are the champion of the
world and l am ready to pay you over the
money you have won"
"Here it is," said Cridge, as he made a
dive into an inside vest pocket, from which
he drew forth roll of bills. There were
just forty of them of the denomination of
$500. Sullivan took the greenbscks, sat
down at table, counted them twice very
carefully and then showing the wealth
into his pocket, thanked Oridge for ao
cepting the Office of stakeholder and for
taking suoh good care of the money.
The fighter then invited all hands to
drink his health in bumper of cham
pagne.
Stakeholder Oridge then said $20,0oO
in cash was not all he had to dispose of.
He then produced the Police Gazette
championship belt, according to the stip-
uiations of Mr.. Richard X. Fox, the donor
of the belt. AS Mr.. Oridge understood
them, a guarantee must be given for its
safety before he would surrender it.
Sullivan insisted that the belt went with
the money, and demanded it upon the
spot. Matters we're smoothed over by
Wakely giving the requisite guarantee,
and then with the money and belt in his
possession Sullivan and party left Cridge's
to celebrate the event.
The first place visited was Middleton's
saloon on Broadway, where Sullivan brok Q
his first $500 bill, and cracked many bot
ties of champagne. Every time cham
pagne cork popped, he called for seltzer
and lemon. From Middleton's the sports
went to Jim Wakely's resort, where more
wine was opened. When the wine gives
out Sullivan will go over to Brooklyn
and visit Charlie Johnston. Johnston
has the belt which Sullivan contemptuous-
ly calls the "dog COLLAR" and will have it
on exhibition. Sullivan says he will
take all the stones out of the belt, distrib-
ute them among his friends and then melt
the collar into solid mass. He will have
tag attached, which will read: "This is
the remains of the dog collar won by John
L. Sullivan in his fight with Kilrain at
Richburg, Miss, July 8, 1882"
Sullivan, flushed with his recent victory,
is anxious for fresh laurels in the pugi-
listic world. Mr.. Lumley said this after
noon that Sullivan would accept the chal-
lenge of Jem Smith, England's champion,
and would present him with $4,000 if he
would come to America and fight him,
Marquis of Queensbury rules, for The Cali
fornia club. The $4,000 stake money is
not all Sullivan's.
Half of it goes to the big fellow. The
balance will be divided among hackers as
follows: Half to the New. York Illustrated
| News, one-quarter to Jim Wakely, one
quarter to Charles Johnston. 1t is said
that in its ratio. the hackers will present
to Billy Muldoon $4,000. Sullivan also
intends to give his trainer two of those
| $500 bills.