The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30

not want 10 see the fair name Of his
State stained 10y prize-fght. Il ~ all
right as long as nothing but riots take
place and men are murdered. and law
lessnoss runs high: the sberifis must
look out for themselves. but when'a
prizo-hght comes of the Governor
comes ont with bis proclamation.
Sullivan. his trainers, MuldoOn and
Nike Clcarv. will leave Belfast on the
morning Of July ~ and 20 to New Or
leans They will travel in o special
train. and baggage. car has been fitted
up as q gymnasium. so that the cham
pi0n will be- able TO keep right on train
ing while he is travelling.
On the trip MuldoOn will cook every
particle Of food that passes the big fel-
low lips. and the water nc drinks will
be the sama that has moisiened his
throat since he has been training at Bel
fact. 10 is taken from well Oh Null
doom 5 farm. and will be carried IN bot
Ties. so that there is little danger of sui
Ivan suffering either from a change Of
water or dicl-which so often causes the
breaking down OF pugilist at the last
moment.
saw Charley Johnson this afternoon
lie is one of Sullivan 5 hackers. and APP
pears very confident of success.
This is 20 be the fight OF John
life" he said, "and wo are not be-
heving that he will have an easy time
iO whip ms man, though we are certain
that he will. We only know that he j.
gong to have a hard fight. To tell the
ruth. this will be the first real ngnt
mat Sullivan will have had. The
others have been easy Tor him. aud he
has been too confident.
Mud0Ou mas trained him a. never
msn was trained before. Heretofore
when Sullivan trained he did the bust
ness himself. and only had someone to
assist him. This time IL has been dli-
fereut: be has simply been q machine,
doing as he was told. and stopping
when he was ordered TO. lie has been
gwen 10 understand that he has not got
a soft thing by any means, and when
he goes into that ring on the eth II Will
be with the idea that he bias a good
man before him. and wilP have TO fight
Dard 10 whip him. And he viii fight.
too. SD hard and 80 carefully that ] do
not think there ls any possibility OF ms
being beaten. The fight viii Doe % iar
one-lhe sports of New Oiicaus are too
SQUARE themselves 40 allow anything
different uo matter which SIDE
wins there Will bee mo- tiouDle whatso-
ever, except that which may crop out
among tine crowd, aud that cannot be
helped. IT, happens at every big
.-ht. as YOU know. What do l think
about Michel AMI CleaIy coming to-
reiier at the conclusion Of tho BIZ
lehty / know nothing about IT, II
was talked off, bar l don't think that
you could get Mitchell to fight If YOU
bad a team of oxen 10 drag him 20 the
ing side in fighting clothes.
Word was cab.ed from London The
other day that the Royal Yacht
Squadron had refused 10 stand by then
challenge Oh American yachts TO race
.or Inc America cup. The report did
not create very much surprise. but u
il bring out considerable indignation.
The long silence of the Euglshmeu
fer tie receipt of the New York
clubs letter accepting the challenge had
prepared yachtsmon here for the news.
There are a few. however. who do MOI
believe the reports. claiming that the
English sailors would not make their
Iecisi0n publcpropcrty before officially
notifying the New York people
j. BeavOr-Webb. who ihas arranged
lhe Characterization and the Galatea-
iayn0wer races doubts the news. ano
saws that his dealings with other cup
committees under the same deed of gilt
we're very harmonious, aud he is at q
loss 10 account for the action taken u
Inc cable has told the truth. In letter
received recently from Mr. George
Watson. the designer Of the Nalkyrie.
the latter said positively that the boat
would come over and give Us whirl
for the cup. Secretary eddie. Of the
| New York Club. has said al along that
there would not be "a race, basing ms
statements ON the tenorff the CORES
p1ndence Chat bad passed between the
/ clubs. lie ought to know what he Dr.
! tlkiug about. since he did most OF the
writing and reading.
saw old Ben Hogan. thu reformed
prize fighter and all-arOund tough, the
other day at the Aetor House where
the old cx-sport was lunching. lie told
me that be was ON his way to Europe
10 rope in souls ON the other side Of the
water.
There was a time when Ben was
! looked upon by the fancy as one oil The
blddest OF the bad men IN this country
one that would not hesitate % do any
thing 10 win fight, or do man
against whom he had a grudge. lie
| followed the ring and the track. ana
/ many man-if they are all alive yet
| .nll bears the marks of the Old fellow =
dnpers. Suddenly a change came over
,he spirit of Ben's dreams, and he quil
sl' sporting and took 10 religion. II,
lad saved considerable money, and
went in Tor salvation with the same
sieor that used TO chlTacterize him
when he was a familiar figure inside
.ne ropes. lie experienced religion
and from that time on has been
changed man IN every particular.
lie has been very successful IN hh
rev calling. and docs not regret th'
change. | asked him If he never fell
like taking another whirl when he ran
across some of the oli-timers with
whom be used to travel.
No" he eaid. Il DO not. / onis
think vs. has mistake they are making
and hope that they Will comearound ..
my way of thinking before the Al
mighty referee calls time for good an'
decides the fight against him
Maybe old Ben Is rgh. who knows
CuALLIERE.
"THEY sell too fast and interiors witt
my cigar trade. was the remark made
by downtown merchant IN speaking
f the sale of the "Oid Virginia Che
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