The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-28

to show you what little strength you have,
how fiabby your flesh is, and IN what bad
condition you are generally"
This incident, without doubt, made
great impression on Sullivan. and led him
TO see the necessity of going to work with
VIII II he expected TO win. But there was
still another fact which served TO enforce
this idea. For the first two weeks Null
deon would not allow him to eat any meat;
his dieticonsisted simply of cracked wheat
oat meal and mush, with milk. Muldoon
saw that the champions stomach was very
much out of order and he sought to build il
up on truly hygienic principles
This was Indeed a sad gustatory contrast
between the rich; dainty dishes and am
brosial fluids of the town to the Spartan
like fare of infants. Sullivan bore the or
deal pretty well for few days. when he
said, Billy, can't have chicken or a
chopp Muldoon replied, this is all for
your own good. After while you will be
all right and then you shall eat your fill.v
On the fifth day after his arrival active
training began. Sullivan put on sweaters
made out of wool; they were made by an
old lady who lives in New Jersey, who
cards the wool on an old-fashioned spin
ming wheel. She is friend of Muldoon's,
and makes these sweaters TO order for him
and his friends. Sullivan wore other sweat
ers altogether weighing sixteen pounds
He began by walking five miles, then in
creased to ten, and so on until he could walk
twenty-five miles day without being ex-
hausted. MuldOon would lead the big pu-
glllst and Cleary into the woods where there
were winding paths in all directions. III
fact a sort of maze; Sullivan and Cleary
would have to stick to Muldoon or they
would certainly get lost, so the conse-
quence was that Muldoon could make the
tramp as long as he thought proper.
These walks occupied from half-past
A. NJ. until u or ]. Sullivan was rubbed
with rough towels and hand rubbed: when
he cooled off a saltwater shower bath was
given. Then he was laid on a wide board
supported at either end by a chair, and
Muldoon. Cleary and Barnit would rub
him all over with liniment: that was for
the purpose OF limbering up his joints and
hardening his flesh. His greatest weak
ness at this time was in his legs; they
would be quite stiff at times. He had quite
paunch, this was caused principally. as
it very often is, from his attack of typhoid
fever.
When he began to eat meat be had the
most ravenous appetite. When visitors
were there he would sometimes preside at
the table and cary himself. He apparent
" measured the npetite of his guests by
his own, and / do not think that exagger-
ate when L say he would carve OFT about
three pounds of meat for each plate. As for
himself, 1T was quite usual for him to eat
four pounds of roast beef or mutton, and
one or two whole chickens. BY Muldoon's
advice he ate freely of green vegetables:
this was for the purpose of preventing
thirst and melting the proper amount OF
moisture In the nostrils and mouth. Pota-
toes he ate baked. He ate tomatoes, stale
bread, sometimes fruit. never any'puddings
and was allowed two glasses of Bass ale at
his dinner. After dinner he would play ball
In boyish, careless sort of a way on the
lawn. An hour after he and one of his train
ers would throw the heavy shot isome-
thing like cannon ball, weighing fifteen
pounds) over the graveyard fence opposite.
If the weather was bad he and his three
trainers would toss a big ball, weighing
twenty pounds, backwards and forwards.
keeping up the work until Sullivan was ex
hausted. If the weather was good he
would walh, or sometimes punch the big
bag, ball as large as a football encased in
tough leather. He usually ate very light
supper, consisting of cold meat. fruit and
stale bread. After supper he would take
short walk with one of his trainers Before
going to bed. about 9o'clock, he would be
rubbed down, and before he rose in the
morning he would undergo the same pro-
cess. Muldoon at first. would watch him
while he slept and if he found him restless
he would make his work lighter and direct
him to eat lettuce, which has the effect of
1t has been said that Muldoon broke Sui
livan's spirit This is pretty strong ex-
preston, implying wrong state of affairs.
Soon after he arrived Muldoon gave Sulli-
van to understand that he would have TO
do exactly as he said, and, if he did not
obey orders, he would telegraph to Sulh-
vans hackers and they could take him
away. The stern stand that Muldoon took
in this matter was surprise to the great
fighter, who, even in his days of training,
had been in the habit of having his own
way; he saw at once, however, that he must
give in, or probably lose the benefit of any
training. But it is fair to say that later on
he saw the wisdom of Muldoon's course.
MuldOon is simply man of great
force of character man with a strong will
and sound Judgment as to what is needed
for the development of the physical sys-
tenn. He used that will and that judgment
in the training of Sullivan; he brought him
under his will and compelled him 10 recog-
niZe the superiority of his judgment. When
Sullivan first came to Belfast to train Null
doom was little doubtful as to the out
come of the undertaking. but when he saw
him gradually improving he was satisfied
he could put him in the ring with six or
eight pounds surplus flesh on him, willing
that he should loose that amount of flesh in
the fight; he actually lost only five and a
half pounds. ARTHUR L. LUMLEY.