The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-21
CHINESE JOHN /. SULLIVAN.
His Name II All Gfnne n He Downe,
Foo Jung In q 1tattling Go.

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His Name Il Ali GInne and No Downed
Foo dung In q Itattling Go.
New York Evening Sun.
All Chung Is the female impersonator
and all-ronnd bantam athletic OF the
Suen Tten Lok theatrical company. He
is a little C%hinaman, slightly built, but
he makes up in distinguished appear
ance what he lacks In physical proper
tions. For celestial he is, from an
American standpoint, fine looking, and
is possessed of such finely cut and deli
cate features as to render his stage inn
presentations comparatively easy.
Less than a week ago he quarreled
with LIE Toy, manager Of the theatrical
company, and in the struggle which fol-
lowed, Lie Toy, who is a heavyweight
Mongol, was so badly battered and
bruised by the ilo5-pound Giang that he
has not yet recovered. The fight took
place on the upper floor of 4 Mott street,
where the actors live on the bounty of
their admirers. There was only one
man in the troupe who sympathized
with Le Toy, and that was Foo Jung.
He Is the head acrobat of the show and
he has been known to turn thirty back
somersaults In succession. He felt so
bad over the thrashing administered to
the manager that he concluded to fight
the efeminate looking All Chang him
self.
Both had plenty of friends, and the
preliminaries were soon arranged. Jung
wanted satisfaction, and Giang was per-
fectly willing he should have it. Tho
fight took place yesterday afternoon on
tho second floor of 4 Mott street. The
fighters were equal in height, for both
could walk under a string five feet from
tha:loor and never touch a hair. but
Jung had q slight advantage in weight,
WHICH was counteracted by Glaag's
science in art.
They appeared in full ring costume,
soscarefnlly arranged that the business
addressing occupied three-quarters of
an hour. Each of Giang's legs were
wrapped in about fifteen yards Of black
tweed an inch wide, his green silk
blouse was sleeveless, but tight fitting,
and his arms were bare. Half a dozen
yards of soft cotton material was
twisted, ~turbanlike, around his head,
and his feet were eacased in thin san
dals bound with thongs.
70 Jung was similarly attired, but
the color of the goods was different.
Light blue stripes encased his neither
limbs, and his blouse wal an old gold.
Handshaking at the beginning of the
bout was dispensed with, and as soon as
pee Chan, master of ceremonies shouted
Id gah foh," they were at it.
Both We're neatly and compactly built
and their biceps and shoulder blades
were developed until they almost looked
abnoyeial. The calves of the legs were
also possessed of an unusual rotundity,
Giang's bangs We're neatly cut to a
feather edge and his long, carefully
groomcd queue was coiled about his
neck. A great deal of the imperson-
ator's glory is in his hair, which is as
soft as silk and glossy as u ravens
wing.
Jung reached for Giang's face with
both hands. In an instant he was
seized by n wrist and made to spin
around like a TOP, and as he came
face about he received a swinging right
handler OF the cheek bone and a kick
which was landed by the agile Giang
somewhere under the right armpit. 1t
was almost a Knockout at the start, for
as he fell to his knees Chang rushed at
him and struck him under the chin
with his knee. He fell over backward
and the few spectators on the stools
signified approval:
'sHo sho shay"
The acrobat began to realize that his
lines We're cast in hard places, and he
became rather wary. He advanced with
one hand outstretched, with the other
on guard. Several times he struck at
his opponent, but each time the blows
were cleverly warded. No attompt was
made to counter. 1t seemed as though
these tactics were unknown. Suddenly
Giang saw an opening. He rushed in,
and using both hands struck Jung a
succession of blows on the ribs. Then
dropping to his knees he attempted to
butt Jung in the stomach. Hero the
ability of the acrobat was brought into
play. Lightly he cleared the kneeling
form at q bound, and almost the same
instant one foot touched the floor the
heel of the other landed on Giang's side
with u force which ms remarkable.
Giang arose quickly, but he had no
sooner regained his feet when he was
sent down again by a kick back of the
knee.
1t was ever thing SO far, but when
Chang started in on what might be
termed the second round. his superior
knowledge of fighting asserted itself.
He kicked. cuffed, punched and butted
the unfortunate Jung numerically.
His movements were SO rapid that no
note could be made of them. He was
like a bundle of steel springs, which
sSot out an arm here or a leg there at
will. Half Il dozen times Jung went to
the floor, and as many times he arose
only to return again. Frequently he
cleared Giang's head at a bound to evade
certain punishment, but no sooner
would he gain the floor than a kick back
OF the knee joint would send him roll
ing over and over
The movements of the fighters were
intensely scientific. 1t did not seem as
though any attempt was made to cause
severe bodily injuries, and good open
ings were often d~isregarded. Most of
the fighting was done at close range,
and the rapid motions of Giang's arms
as they moved about in self-defense
were audibly commented upon.
AT the conclusion of tho fight he was
pattcd on the back by his friends. while
he defeated Jung was entirely ignored.
Giang walled nonchalantly toward a
table, picked up a package of cigarettes,
took one himself, offered one to Jung,
and the battle was at an end.
III l. .oNA RSSullaI sbJ 10 plduR As
looked upon by his countrymen as the
Chinese John J.. Sullivan. He has been
known to defend himself successfully
from tho attacks of -four men, and it is
said as an evidence of his agility that
he can. dcfeat a man who is armed with
a sword.
The Chinese boxing rules will allow
a man to do everything but bite. Tho
only unfair advantage which can be
taken of an opponent is to hit or kick
himwheng lie Is down. Everything else
is all right. The fighting costumes are
very costly. The n which Chang wore
yesterday was worth $3.50. The value
lies in the strength and quality of the
material, which is all woven by hand.
$3.50 -
Somewhere In the West Indies an Eng
lish,nan claims to have discovered what lie
calls the sswhistl;ng tree" 1t has, lie says,
a peculiarly shaped leaf and split pods
opened, the motion of the breeze through
which causes "a peculiar whistling sound
that can be heard Mt u great distance.
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