St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
THE FIGHTERS

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JOHN L. SULLIVAN.
"The Boston Wonder" Johr
Lawrence Sullivan. lie in his Sis
year, having been born on Octo
Der Is. 1858. at Boston. Mass. HI
stands s feet 10& inches in height
and weighs il the ring about 2Ol
pounds. His build is that of 9
modern Hercules. aud when strip.
ped 10 looks much larger than
when seen in ordinary street dsess
His reach il about two feet and q
half.
Sullivan. in early manhood. de-
vslopsi great qualities as a rough
and-tnmble fighter in the Hub City.
and after two or three battles With
ward thumpers aud touXhs.
branched out into the doubtful and
tickle vocation Of pugiIism. He
first tackled Joe Goss in the spring
Of 1850 and defested him in three
minutes. He next met George
Rookie. Of New York. who also fell
AN easy VICTIM within seven min
utes. He met Jake Kilrain twice
in glove contests. and won both.
He next fought John Donaldson at
CINCINNATI for $500. Donaldson
was o hard one aud it required ten
rounds aud ten minutes to give
him his quistus; but John did it
A few weeks after defeating Don-
sldson, sullivan put big Steve
Taylor to sleep in short order at
Harry Hills theatre. New York.
Sullivan by this time had gathered
about him many friends and sd-
,nirers who. pinuing their faith to
him. arranged a light between him
aud the previously invulnerable
John Flood for $1,000 si.lc, kid
gloves to be used. Sullivan un-
.ierwent his first coLrss vi training
10, this light. which came of on
board y barge in the Hudson river
near Yonkers. iu May. 1881. Eight
rounds satisfied Flood. Tue next
mill fought ny the Boston boy was
for the championship Of America.
with Paddy Ryan, at Mississippi
City, February Z. 1882. the stakes
amounting to 5000 . side. They
fought with natures ~expou, una
dorusd. and Ryan was bestsd in
niue rounds. consuming nine min
utes aud thirty seconds actual
time. sullivan fought Jimmy FL
lott at Washington Park, New
York. July 4. 1882. knocking Lin,
seuselsss, with soft gloves. in the
tl.,rd round.
'rug Wilson was imported from
England to stand up before Johu
for ten rounds. which he did a,
Madison Square Garden on July
a. by running away and falling
down whenever struck at. For this
exhibition of foot-raciug he go,
$4,000. In May. 1883. Charlie
Mitchell aud Sullivan "mixed" al
Addison Square Garden; but Cap.
tain Williams. Of the New York
police force. desuniny the friendly
sss-to" 100 spicy stopped it at thu
beginning of tue third rOuod. Her.
bert Slads lowered his colors u,
August z, John inducing somuo.
lency in three rounds. John F.
Lafliu vas knocked out iu three
rounds At Madison Square Garden
~ November 10. 1854.
ALI. Greenfield. the Birmingham
{ Euglaud) heavy WEIGHT. had CON.
test Win Sullivan q week later. and
wss . gone KoOse when tie poles
stopped the fight. which VA,
awarded to Sullivan. The two met
met .gai" in January. 1885. in Bos'
tou, aud Gresnfield's seconds threw
up the sponge after four round.
had been fought. Paddy Ryan ant
Sullivan attempted to have it oul
tue next week at Madison Squas.
Garden; but the blue coats coaIJ
not coiucide with the views Of tn,
vugilists aud stopped the game
Jack Burke was knocked out iu th'
fifth round at Chicago in June
1855. Dom McCsffrey next fel
before The champion in q six-rouus
battle, although he saved himsel
fro,u punishment by Hj0pting .ru,
Wilson's tactics.
frank Herald WAS knocked ,lix1,
10 QUE roan ] at Allegheny Ciiy i,
the early part If the year 1856. II
November u the Same year Sulli
van knOcke.i out Paddy Ryan o.
San Francisco. Patsy Cardiff and
Sullivan fought = six round draw
in Mi"neapolis in Janasrv. 1887. j,
which Sullivan Lr0ke bis riGh
wrist in the 6rst round, bat stays(
With Patsy with bat one hand dur
ing the other Eva In March, 1887
6allivss and Mitchell fought . bari
6se SIGHT 1t ROasa. France. SulIi
van disAblstl HE right arm early j,
the encounter. bat continued ID.
tight uutii il was declared Q draw
That wss his last 6ght Of any uots
prsvious 70 bic victory ever Kil.ai:
last Monday.