The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-23

NEw YoRx, Dec. o2.-Thc Herald has
;hc following: Blood is on the face Of
the moon-sporting blood and lots of it.
clayin is here, anxious TO fight anybody,
any style, Sullivan preferred. Mitchell
is on hand, willing to fight Corbctt-it
he must.
'I'm poor little cripple" he says,
surveying his POI pounds OF bone and
meat complacently. III that awful Cor
be,t man insists on punching newell,
must meet him. will meet him."
And as for Jem Corbctt, he smiled
like II school boy with an unexpected
half holiday when told him the news.
"Ill be with him." said he, when l
told him OF Mitchclls promise.
So, then, il Americans don't witness
this winter some OF tho best Fighting
that ever took place between man and
man IL won't DO the fault OF Alessrs.
Sullivan, Sluvin, Mitchell and Corbctt.
Bright and early tho Britannia was
warped into her berth ut the foot OF
Christopher street, North river. But
the fighters were in no hurry TO como
ashore. Friends were with them in the
ships dining saloon, stewards were fit
ting in with loaded trays and out with
empty ones, corks were popping and
the white juice OF the grape was iizzins
and Dreaming in long, thin, cold glasses.
Ncw.made acquaintanccs and old we'll
wishcrs worc bidding the Australian
and the Englishmm welcome to the
country OF big gloves and bigger purses.
'sLAvIy LOOKS VERY WELL
Francis Patrick slavin headed the
procession down the gangway at half an
hour after noon. lie looked bigger than
ever. lie told me he weighed more
than two hundred pounds. His high
cheek bones were well Covered with
rudy flesh. His broad shoulders were
finely padded with solid meat. Ills
brown eyes were bright and clear.
Charles Mitchell was with him. Ho
looked we'll, TOO. Frank Slavin's
brothers, Jack and Bill, were with the
party that moved up town in q solid
column and SO came to the Hotel MARI
borough, in upper Broadway.
HERE'S GOOD FIGHTING TALK.
Here Slavin and Mitchell campcd for
the day, but at nightfall they moved
to suite OF rooms in the Oriental
Hotel, ut broadway and Thirty-ninth
street. There they will remain.
This is tho country TO train in,"
said Slavin, as he shifted the balmy,
sunshiny air OF New York December
afternoon.
"I'll have hard work to keep from
making flesh when train here. How
am I? Look at me. Pm good bit
above two hundred pounds. l can't re-
member when felt better.
"How about meeting Sullivan" 1
asked.
lies the man I'm after" said the
Australian. This isn't pleasure trip.
Sullivan is, in my opinion, the best
fighting man America has ever pro-
duced, and he's the man want to do
business with"
will you challenge him." l in
CURED.
"No, indeed. He has challenged me.
Ii he's OF the same mind as he was a
few weeks ago Pm here to meet him.
I'll fight him any style he chooses for
any amount OF money he wants to put
up, the match to como off within ten
weeks. That's time enough for him to
get fit. won't need half that length
ii preparations. If we make q match
right away, Charley and l will 20 off
shooting somewhere for two or three
weeks, then settle down to the real hard
work OF training, probably ct Atlantic
City"
WILLING TO FIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS.
"Whcre will you fight him?" 1 asked.
Anywhere in America" was the
prompt answer. "One state is the same
as another to me-"
"WiIl you fight him in New Or
leans?"
GLADLY. I've been treated like a
prince in America, and I'm sure they'll
give mo ms fair play in New Orleans as
anywhere else. Butt want to make one
condition. II we are to fight in Now
Orleans, the club must give us 4 guar
ontee that Mitchell won't be molested
III any way either by being put under
arrest or by being fined for his connec-
ton with the Sullivan-Kilrain fight.
That's all the protection ask. Ii this
guarantee cannot be given I'll meet Sui
Ivan anywhere else that the fight can
he brought of. That's fair PROPOSE
ton, isn't it?"
assured Mr.. slavin that his plan was
as straightforward as could be. Then
asked him would he prefer bare knuck.
les or gloves?
is SULLIVAN AFRAIDP HARDLY.
"knuckles every time" he answered.
"Eut Sullivan is afraid of mo under
London rules. He made me present
Of tho championship in that style OF
lighting last spring. Well, he thinks no
had better chance with me in glove
contest. ! think can beat him at that
game, too. Whether can or not won't
be satisfied until we've made the expert.
ment. Lord! what pot OF money I'd
make by knocking him through the
ropes!"
Mr.. Siavin at this moment was fine
picture. His brown fists involuntarily
c!inchcd, and no leaned forward in his
chair. His mouth was smiling and so
were his checks, but his eyes had that
steely look in them, which Jem Smith,
Jake kilrain and other fighting men
have seen to their sorrow. l asked
Slavin whether he was coming down to
the Herald Office Monday to cover Sulli-
vans $500 deposited there to bind a
match.
MONEY TALKS, MR.. sLAvIS.
I've heard about tho money" was