St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-30
SULLIVAN VERY POPULAR.
The Big Fellow Catches on With
Belfast People.

vn0 Big Fellow catches on WIN
Belfast People.
BELFAST, N. Y, June 29.-Sullivan
is becoming more and more popular
every day he remains in the village, and
it is getting so that he is looked upon
almost as an old resident. His popu-
larity is due to his generosity, and to
say he has large heart does not ex-
press it. He had been here but short
time when himself and party gave an
exhibition for the benefit of the village
fire department netting them a large
sum, by which they were enabled to
purchase new uniforms for the entire
company. His latest act is the securing
of the necessary funds to procure an
inyalid'S chair for poor cripple
who is seen daily on the streets,
crawling on his hands and knees, with
the assistance of low stool. People III
general would suppose that Sullivan
preparing for the fight would be full OF
anxiety and not in the mOod.:fOr Joking
but such is not the case, and it is doubt
full il there is a man anywhere to be
found to-day who is more jolly. pleasant
and cheerful than the great John L. He
was in store last evening for the pur-
pose of purchasing some wooden mittens
to protect his hands nights after using
rosin and the hardening process on
them, and being unable to find anything
suitable he sent messenger to Null
doon's house, nearly one-fourth OF a
mile distant, for Cleary. When that
individual arrived Sullivan requested
him to purchase pair of wooden stock
ings. saying he could use them for COW
ering his hands nights and. to be eco
nomical, use them afterward in knock
ing Kilrain out.
HE JESTS ALL DAY
long in this manner, and it can be inn
agined he does not dread the coming con-
test. In reply to an inquiry made re-
garding the proclamation issued by Gov.
Nichols, of louisiana, relative to fight
ing in that state, Sullivan and party
said it would not affect them at all. Sui
livan's training grounds are right in the
heart of the Blue mountains. Sullivan
is in his thirty-frst year. and few
months Kllrain's senior. He is feet
1O11S inches tall, and fights at 1876 pounds.
His measurements. when he was con-
sidered the lnvincible pugilist. were:
1515; thigh, 81. He weighed $50 pounds
when he yielded himself to Wrestler
William Muldoon. Mike Cleary and Jack
Barnett as trainers. That they
mean business in getting him into
fighting shape may be inferred from
the fact that they would not consent to
let him leave Belfast and come to New
York and spar for the JohnstoWn relief
fund at Madison Square Garden last
Thursday night. He wanted to come
himself. but they feared the bad effect
of a four-day let up in training, and
held him an unwilling prisoner. His
training is nearly all done out of doors,
and there is heap of it in day. He
rises at $3.50 or Z O'Clock, and strips to
the skin and exercises for twenty
minutes with the dumb bells. He
thumps the bag little after that, and
and is rubbed down by his trainers.
He sprints some for a few minutes, If
he feels like it, before he sits down to
breakfast of cracked wheat and milk,
with bit OF steak or chop and some
tea if he desires it. By O'Clock
he is all rested and ready for his daily
walk of from twelve to twenty-five
miles over tie rolling country. This
walk is corker as flesh reducer. He
is actually loaded down with heavy
clothes. He has a flannel shirt weigh
ing three and half pounds, with a
sweater weighing eight pounds added.
Over this is worn heavy
CORDUROY COAT.
His hands are incased in leather-lined
mittens, and he wears velvet cap and
carries a short, heavy stick. The walk
lasts until 80 or o'clock, ard John
comes home dripping with Precipitation.
His trainers give him some warm tea,
and he stretches out awhile on
bed or sofa to rest. Then his train
ers get at him again with the saltwater
shower bath, scour his flesh with rough
towels. and stretching him stripped on
a long board thrown across the backs of