The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
THE ONLY JOHN L.
He Thinks That He Will Be Let of
Easy by the Mississippi Authorities.

He Thinks That He Will Be Let Off
Easy by the Mississippi Authorities.
From the Birmingham Age Herald
Champion John L. Sullivan passed
through Birmingham yesterday.
Sullivan. accompanied by Duncan B.
Harrison Of THE Paymaster" fame, occu-
pied a room in the southbound New Orleans
sleeper. As soon as it became known that
the champion was among the passengers on
that train large crowd gathered about
the car, all anxious to get glimpse of the
world famous fighter, and it was with
difficulty that Capt Smith, the gatekeeper,
could prevent the crowd on the outside
from breaking into the shed.
A reporter entered the section occupied
by the champion, and for the ten minutes
that the train remained in the shed a very
pleasant conversation was held. Among
other things, the reporter asked him if he
had made any definite arrangements as to
meeting Peter jackson, the Australian
pugilist. Sullivan replied that he was in
trouble enough just now, and that he was
unable to say what he would do. He
thought that it would hardly become him
to talk about fighting again until he had
gotten through with the matter now in
hand.
He was asked about his coming trial in
Mississippi and whether or not he thought
he would have to stand by the old ruling
He said that it was mis- opinion that he
would get new trial. He said also that he
had heard that Kilrain had said that the
only punishment that he had undergone
was to remain in the state of Mississippi for
two months. Sullivan replied that he did
not want to remain there at all; he had
other business to attend to, and did not care
to stay south during the summer months.
He said no matter how easy they made 1t
for him, he preferred to pay fine and get
away 10 order to attend to his business. He
said that he did not expect to experience
any difficulty with the Mississippi authori-
ties and thought that he would be back in
Birmingham in a very few days.
The champion was asked what he thought
of the recent order of Gov Waterman of
California and Chief Crowley of the San
Francisco police in reference to the closing
up the different athletic clubs of that city,
on the ground that the exhibitions given
were simply prize fights and must be
stopped. Sullivan said that he had not
read the order, but thought that the gov
ernor would find that he was unable to
close up the clubs. He would first have to
prove that the contests were for a prize,
and that was very difficult thing to do.
Another thing, the clubs of San Francisco
were supported by the best men in the state
of California, and the members represented
over $3.50, 100000 He thought that should
Chief Crowley take it upon himself to close
up one of the clubs during a contest the
tmatter would be taken to the courts and a
est case made of it.
He said that it was his opinion that the
governor could do absolutely nothing in
the premises, and if the clubs were to be
closed it would have to be done by an act
of the legislature. He thought that all
such agitations were simply puritanical,
and would not hold with the people at
large. He said that scientific contest
with the gloves did not hurt a man any
more,i If indeed as much, as wrestling bout,
and he was at loss to understand why
some people were so violently opposed to
boxing.
Sullivan as he sat in the car looked to be
in an excellent condition, and did not ap-
pear to be suffering at all from the effects
of recent debauch which the New York
papers have been talking about for the past
day or two.