The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26
SULLIVAN GETS $4,000.
The Stakes IN the Great Fight Handed
over to the Winner.
From the Nelo York Sun.


From the NelU York Sun.
Forty brand new $500 bills and the dia-
mond belt, emblematical of the heavy
weight championship of the world, were
turned over to Champion John L. Sullivan
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
dingy little office Of Stakeholder Cridge at
Is West Twenty eighth street. Mr.. Cridgs
is busy man, and he has been 50 bothered
by persons in search of particulars regard
| ing the time and place when the stakes
would be paid over that he decided on
Monday evening TO settle the matter
| at once. He telegraphed from Long
| Branch to the hackers of both
! Sullivan and Kilrain that he would
| surrender the money at II o'clock yester-
| day. But the big low didn't get out of
| his bed in the Vanderbilt hotel until nearly
| noon, and then he was disinclined TO hurry
| himself. He drew on pair of light plaid
| trousers and en- immaculate shirt. be
| wore no vest but permitted his GETAWAY
| coat to fly open i'll order TO keep cool and to
reveal the full length of a beautiful fawn-
| colored tie. Then he put stiff straw hat
on his hard head, and after breakfast
| climbed into a coach with Charley john
ston, Jimmy Wakely and Editor Lumiey,
and drove TO Mr. Cridge's office.
"Are you ready for business!' asked Mr..
Cridge.
81 guess so. replied the big fellow.
II have something in my inside pocket
| for you,n said Mr.. Crldge. Then he drew
| out the luscious roll of money and handed
| it to the champion, who thrust it into his
! pocket with the careless air of the villain
| IN a play.
II want the dog collar" said the cham
| pion, meaning the $1,000 championship
belt. Il believe that goes along with the
money" -lh
MIR. Cridge said that he couldn't deliver
! up the belt unless q deposit was left to in
sure that the rules governing its possession
| should be adhered to.
! Mr. Lumley said that nothing was said in
the articles of agreement regarding a de-
| posit, it was simply mentioned as q part Of
| the stake. Then MIR. Cridge showed copy
| of a receipt which he had to give for the
| belt in which he pledged security for it for
| $1,000. This is psrtof the receipt: 81
also guarantee not to deliver up the belt
until good security of real estate is given to
the amount of 81 900 for the safe return of
said belt TO the donor"
'Tll put up 81, 000 y said Sullivan, but his
| hackers strenuously objected.
| The matter was fiaaily settled by Wakely
pledging himself verbally to be responsible
for its safe keeping. Then the champion
| made a speech: cong ld '.s
II thank you" he said to Mr.. Cridge,
AOl OLo IIOuDl0 you uhRS uhu, anu lot IBS
| Kindness you have had in taking care OF
this money. 1t was money that won very
easy. | am your friend, John /. Sullivan
Nv hat are you going to do with the belt,
| John" asked Mr.. LumleY.
Johnston is going to have it for a time, y
| replied Sullivan, and then I'm going to
have the stones taken out and the gold
melted. If the stones are any good, l shall
hang them up with this inscription:
No. TcI,,,
8, 1889, at Richburg, Miss, by whipping Jake
Kirain."
The party was driven over to Milligan's
| saloon in Broadway, where the champion
treated everybody in the house to cham
payne. He refused to drink any OF it, and
contented himself with settler and lemon.
He exhibited the ''dog collar" here, as we'll
as at Wakely's saloon, which he visited
later in the day. Sullivan's hackers have
not yet decided how much of the $50, 900
they will let him keep. OF the $4,000
stake money deposited for him, S. 900 was
| cont ibuted by the Illustrated NeUS, 81. 500
| by Charley Johnston and 81 500 by jimmy
Wakely. Many of Sullivan's friends think
| that there is a big string attached to lust
half of the 800, 900 paid over yesterday.
Sullivan was asked if he had heard of
Jem Smiths challenge to him. He replied
| that he had but as he has decided to fight
no more under the rules sOf the London
prize ring, he could not battle with Smith
for the championship" Dos n
81 will do this, however, he said. Twill
give Smith 81, 500 if he will make match
to fight me under the Marquis of Queens
berry rules for S25, 600 purse, the Fl ght to
| take place in one of the California clubs
Of this purse | shall eoatribtfte5 pers onally
$4,000. ---~.-.-. 1890
William E. Harding, in behalf of Richard
K. Fox, the donor qiItha championship
belt, said that Mr.. Cridge would have to be
responsible for it. Tits ministerial to US"
he said, what Sullivahdoes with it so long
as we get its value. The belt does not be-
come the personal property of the holder of
it until he has held it three years against
all corners. If he fails to accept a challenge
thirty days after it is issued he forfeits boUh
the belt and the championship Smiths
challenge was issued on July IL Unless
sullivan accepts it by Aug. IL, he must
surrender the belt.n
Late yesterday afternoon Billy Muldoon
arrived in town from Long Branch. He
tried to get here in time to be present when
the stakes were paid over, but the steamer
was delayed, and when he arrived at the
Vanderbilt hotel he found Wakely, Johns
ton, Sullivan and Dan Murphy iu the
champions room. The belt was in plain
view, aud Muldoon asked the terms on
which 1t had been turned over On learn
ing That the estimated value Of the belt,
700, mad been guaranteed by Wakely in
case the belt, was lost Muldoon examined il
and alleged that its real value was not that
much. He advised Sullivan not to keep it
minute. Sullivan agreed with Muldoon.
ana the belt was turned over to Wakely.
who will send it to Mr.. Cridge this morning
II will probably reach the hands of Richard
&. Fox, the donor, or his representative
before the day closes.
Mr.. Muldoon said last night that in his
opinion there was only one real champion
ship belt, and that was the one given to
Sullivan few years ago by the citizens of
Boston II Kilrain had won this fight Sui
lvan would have turned the belt over to
him. W
The hackers of the big fellow will hold
meeting this afternoon, when the stake
money will be divided. Sullivans share
VIII then be decided upon. At present he
holds the entire $4,000.
First Pigmy-Anon a Giant,
we are too apt to regard small ailment