The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-14
SULLIVAN IS READY
To Fight McCaffrey at the Cali
f0rnia Athletic Club,
HE Is WILLING TO MEET JACKSON.
Jem Mace is Disguised with Smith-He Offers
to Box MItchell-Han al Really
to Back 0'COnnOr.

Especial TO THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
BosToK, Nov. 13.-John L. Sullivan says
he is ready to accept Dominick McCaffrey's
challenge to fight to finish. When re-
porter showed the Mccartney interview to
the champion the latter said: ''rll fight
him for purse of 10000 before the Cali
fornia Athletic club, the winner to take
the whole, and for an outside bet of
$4,000. Those are the only conditions I'M
der which will meet him"
Sullivan looked the picture Of health
Total abstinence from liquor for the last
ten days has brought back the ruddy glow
to his checks and his eyes have regained
their brightness. He continued: THAT
ought to be straight enough for him.
There will be no chance for him to dodge
around that. If McCaffrey wants to fight
me he has got to come to those terms.
| am champion and he is only a second rate
fighter. If he wants to take the champion
ship from me he's got to cone to my terms.
think he is only bluffing; if he means
business l will accommodate him. He says
he will fight me with any gloves. The
California club will not allow anything
lighter than Bounce gloves for their ordi-
nary contests. If they want me to fight
Mccartney they must allow Bounce gloves.
| won't put on anything heavier. The
lighter they are the better. But don't
think Mccartney will show up i'll the ring.
He doesn't want to fight me for the
championship. He is after money and
nothing else. He says the California
club will perhaps put up a $500
purse for US. That isn't enough.
| won't fight for any such sum. They will
have to make it for $1,000. McCafrey
hasn't got cent to his name and he wants
limited number of rounds, hoping he can
pull through and get big sum for doing
so. 1t is for that reaaon l insist upon an
outside bet of $4,000 and finish fight.
That will show which is champion"
How about fighting in some other
place?"
II shall not fight in any place where
there is possibility of getting into trouble
with the police. Eve got this Mississippi
affair on my hands yet and there's no
knowing how that will come out But I've
got tired of running all over the country
and lodging the police. l travelled over
two thousand miles for one fight and be-
tween five thousand and six thousand miles
for another. This Mississippi affair is likely
to make even more serious trouble for me.
For that reason | shall refuse to consider
Texas or Mexico as q fighting ground.
don't like that part of the country well
enough for that. If the California club
Will COue up 10 Lue injuries nave named,
and If McCaffrey will find enough backing
to cover $4,000 on the outside, ne will have
an opportunity to see what kind of fighter
am"
when viii you be ready to fight"
'That depends entirely upon how get
along in Mississippi. I've got to 90 down
there in two months, and they may send me
up for a while. OF course / must wait until
that is settled. After get through with
the court down there all l shall want will
be reasonable time to get in condition, and
then we will settle the matter. You might
say added the champion in conclusion,
THAT l have decided TO have a go with
Jackson, the colored champion, if the Cali
fUrnja club Will hang up purse of S25, coo
ana will give me the first chance at him.
see they are talking of matching him
against Kirain. If they do that before
giving me chance, won't have anything
to do with them, eveu-if he does whip XII
rain. 1 am the champion white man, and
it is no more than right that l should have
the first chance. But there will be time
enough to talk about that after l get
through with Mccartney"