, 1889-01-03
PRODIGAL PUGILIsTs.

jackson, VINO defeateu McAuiine ~ san
Francisco on FRIDAY, not only won fame.
out olg amount OF money estimated at
nearly SIu,vVV BESIDES tne STAKES pnt
.a;,. " ~ ~. i.-.., ..,. n",' ~ % ue w. III
his friends in Australia. The question
now Is will his success and 80 much money
turn his head? Will he follow the foot
steps OF other sluggerS who made big for
tunes and went TO their ruin?
More reckless with his suddenly acquired
wealth than the gambler is the successful
puRilis,. The profession. especially at
present, is u lucrative one but the lighters
who have retained fortunes after making
them can readily be counted on the fingers,
while the rpendthrift gladiators are mum.
berless. Sudden relaxation from severe
training periods may account for much Of
this profit eacy. Certain IL ia that no class
OF men are more thoroughly satisfied TO let
the morrow look out for itself than cham.
pion pu2ilists.
No better example of an extravagant
pugilist exists than John l.. Sullivan. ID
was he who developed the Knockout blow,
and, by making four, six and ten round
contests az full of uncertainty and danger
,s ,r 0a nn'S' s;on ng "u th.P P"srS mo", Cue
Though grossly over-estimated, the "big
fellow earnings have been treble those OF
any lighter who came before MIN; yet Sui
Ivan now has little or no money. Jake
Kilrain Is said to be as extrayagant as was
John L..
MORE or THE SAME SORT.
o-
10 hustls ior dollars I'D niatcn-nlakinR WIN
other oid,timers. IS another warning ex-
ample Jrm mace, whoss oeheht In Lon
9oh Tue other uay was hoteu' ~ another.
Mace and Connrn were the wonders or
their day, ana thogGn tney dian make
as mncn money IN ngnts or eSnlol.ions az
the ia.ler uay champiohs tnty lnaus more
~ otner ways. ho'n Ihese great ngh!ers
or the past re now "orKine
Coiiyer' whose thres tremenu9us
battles WIN biily Edwaras Ior tne ngn.'
weienc chanpionsnlp @.. long % oe renen' sn0.
berrd. mas not oeen sunday scnool poy,
ana MS effort 70 make money oy engaging
IN slA-rounu c9osesv oo WY" ,ne y1unR
champion OF the 100 pounu class loaok
mchullne eAc''eu hucn synpe.uy.
and once champion of ths middle-weiRhts,
IL aoont town looking TOT ooo Joos'
pEpENDENrUpoN CHARITY.
u, p,,,
Jem Ward, one OF England greatest
hedVy weights uieu not long hR2 ut cue
age Oh CO. IN ,ne se.hi n"Ii.aose h.censeu
victnaliers lnsutuloh. ron oayers, an,
0tner ianeu champion oI Hnsnano, wou'o
nave dled IN want out lor IRE pension
presented MN atter MS memoraSle araw
patt'e win Joon - Heenan. Olo ION
Alien, VINO met ueieat az tne nanus Oh
Jem Mace not Iar ron the spot wnere
John Il. sullivan oea. a9uy ryan' nv
Ips al'er Il iasnion III o0' Louts.
luDhpe ISUltLNNH, Ouc VI tut
nost tahons OF oue o.o 5i.ets
mace ana spene Dig moaey, put aieu, u IL
sSio' ae cue Hanus vi Kihi'au.rs ih oau
rrahcisco. husia'Ian haiG' VII VII iIusu' %
tns iongesI oatVie ou ieo"ru ~ion 'Vun ,
atnan onlitn In Aus.raia' anu was ouen
pea,eh III thls uouhey NJ .nhSf mi""tgs gs
Ny Neo rri.e, h'es III Ne"
nas very nsue prop1;.t. hna ~ -
Win u'hny oi .ue p"sni.i'' n. wno uo noo lev
up IN saloons. Mise DonoVan. 'ill
Neiit' VINO iouVhe the I3hgesI n.,T pai.ie on
RECORD IN this country, anu piiy McSlel.
nIh are .eacning tne young vi 'hiS Guy 'o"
10 put up ths'r hauuS'
THE SAVING FEW.
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loh Ming the bGaVy-weisn' muo ueae
anu was Ueateh NY Je'l Mace' hoquiruu
splehuiu fortune as pooe'i"heL i; IN EnH LUZ
lahu, anu heaos .ne iis. VI pusi.is.s itS "o
t ~ ~ i"o = " r. LI-al - ee,u
onsihess sense. Two nunure9 anu nly
thousand aonars is wnat cue la.e Wa.er- Ilr
man, wrestler, puai,is', ps;nter anu ooon
MAKER lett as tne irul. OF ms inuusery anu
wisdom. Charley Mitcneil Is almost peno- ooo
rlous ana is hai0 70 oe worth @ou'oUo.
Jack dempsey ulIn nave any money
when he began w0fS this YEAR OUT tne
contests with McCaltrey ana donovan pai9
wen, anu ne nas ,uaue eoou sa,.uy noso
besides doing well with MS saloon. NC
CaHrey was very careiul WIN MS ,nohey
when he made 1t, but as mas Deen lule so