The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
MATTERS THAT INTERESTED THE
FANCY LAST WEEK.

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Giants aud tho Eostons->ulli,an''
Coming Tour-rroposed Benefit Ia kil-
rain-The Siavin->mith Fight.
Especial Correspondence Of the Tines
NEW YORK. September o0.-For week,
the race between Boston and New York
for first place in the ranks Of the league
PLAYERS has been a close and an excit-
ing one. and many were the opinions az
to whether the Bean-eaters would be
caught before the close of the season Oh
not by the Giants.
Gradually the New Workers drew up
to the gentlemen from the Hub, and
began to rub them hard for the place
and all the while the BostOnians smile
and grnned. and smiled some more al
the very idea of their losing the place
and the pennant. New York said moth.
ing. save that they were out for the
stuff and that they intended to bring
home that banner if the sun held out
and the gods Of the game were good to
them.
Suddenly. one bright aud long to be
remembered afternoon the news came
flashing over the wires that New York
mad carried OFF two straight. and that
Boston had fallen by the wayside.
Then the bulletin boards were the cen
ters of attraction, and the crowds
howled for joy.
New York was only twelve points
behind Boston. with good chance Of
getting ahead if the weather held out.
Then came that spell Of rain that made
the New York grounds little lakes and
rivers, and the stock Of the giants fell
like the mercury on q day in January.
The rain stopped. and the gentlemen
from Manhattan island began to play
double games, aud win them. too. from
Chicago. with great regularity. while
Boston fell a victim to Philadelphia.
Then there went up mighty shout
from the assembled hosts. ami yea, the
multitudes were Joyous. and the popu-
lace patted itself upon the back, even
unto the third and fourth yertebi~ OF
he spine. and the murmur. We are
the people. sounded like unto the roar
Of the mighty ocean.
Boston crawled into its bean pot,
wherein the soup had been brewed. and
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beard Of the prophet there shall they
remain. simmering and stewng IA tn.
vapor Of their departed greatness-and
their heads are diminutive, yea. Ike
unto the pea. So saith the prophet
the prophet Of the game-Jim Mutrle
srLLIvAN's COMING TOUR
Sullivan is busily engaged IN pre-
a. ia
tends 10 make this trip the effort OF hi'
life. and from the amount of hard wora
that he is and has been doing. there Is
hardly any doubt that be will be sue
cessful beyond his fondest dreams.
had a little chat with BIN at thi
Vanderbilt hotel the other day, and
asked him how long his trip was gong
to last and what ms plans were after
its conclusion.
Il do not expect to be gone more
than six months at the outside. he
said. 'and when | get back am going
10 give up boxing forever. think
have got all the glory out OF IL that any
man can get, and am satisfied, ana
want now t0give somebody else a show
at the business. do not mean by TIN.
that am going to give up all Interest
in matters pertaining % the ring or the
science Of bOxing-not 40 all. l shai
ALWAYS interest myself in matters pu
gilistic. | have fought under London
prize ring rules and the Marquis OF
Oneensberry rules. and | think l am -
a position 10 know their advantage
and disadvantages. There is no earthly
reason why American fighters should
mot have a set of rules OF their own
They are better fighters. and there is nl
reason that | can see why they should
ALWAYS battle under rules that are. to
measure. distasleful tO.them.
Now my idea is to draft set oil
rules and call them the American piz
ring rules. / shall have a belt made
and call it the Sullivan belt, and II
shall 20 to the champion of the world
About my political ambitions; There
is nothing new.
What is there in this yarn that you
and Muldoon have had misuh
dersianding; ~
There il nothing in that at all. There
is someone who Is doing his level best l.
make out fight between myself an'
Muldoon. but we are on the very bes. oil
terms and all talk to the contrary i.
utter nonsense, and you can quote mt
rs saying that and with emphasis TOO
We have had no quarrel. ana we heNel
will. The whole thing originated.
guess. when was training. was ucl,
one day and threatened TO break hul
doom S Jaw. lie picked up "a bat ant
said if did not 20 ON with my work BIZ
would knock my head of. ! nigh
say here that ! worked.
This story OF Sullivan having had a
Misunderstanding with MuldOOu origi
mated this way: Sullivan and Muldooi
had partially agreed TO take out SHOW
of monster proportions and snare IN
receipts. Upon talking 1t over the
found that there was more money To-
them both by taking out separate com
binatiOns. and that is what they ar
going 10 do. Sullivan starts on the -.
in Brooklyn.
. Muldoon's idea Is q novel one. TO sa'
D the least. He Will have the be-
athletes in the country with him. an.
the tone of his show Will be away al
i'm the moral scale. Taero VIII not b
any smuggling or any toughosity abru
the concern. On the Stage the cnam
MON wrestler will show how athlete
, are trained. and what exefcise'a maj
or a woman should take to lmproy.
their physical condition. and he WI
, explain the modus operdndi as he zoe
] along. He will have a string band
r aud wind up the show with Wrestling
. exhibition, of course, in which all th
( moves will BE- explained.
[ With Sullivan aud Muldoon ON tn
t road this country will have two OF th
best shows ever seen. There will no
be any bloody slugging in Sullivan
r combination either. The boxing WI
be scientific. and will be explained as
progresses. Sullivan himself VIII CIV
, a practical lesson in boxing at eac
/ place he shows ia with Nike Cieary q
his pupil. BY this means be viii sho'
where the science comes IN. Aud
) anv one can do it he can.
BENEFIT To JAKE KlLRAIN.
There is some talk of giving Jake Hi
rain a benefit here within the next te'
weeks. None Of the preliminary al
l,o,.a Laap made ~ Xpf lfl