The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-28
SHAWN AND SULLIVAN
The Australian Says the Boston-
ian Must Fight.
Mitchell Says: Frank, if He Says Boo, You
Say Boo, Boo, and if He Shows Fight,
Hit Him With Your Right
Especial to THE HERA1D-Examiner Dispatch I

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch. ]
NEW DIRK, April 26.-E'rank Patrick Sla-
vim, the Australian heavy weight tpugilist,
intends to force John Z. Sullivan, champion
OF the world, to back his position in the
tistic armament. To accomplish this pur-
pose Slavin. accompanied by Dr. Dough
erty, left quietly for Cincinnati, where Sui
livan finished his engagement at O'Clock
Friday evening 1t is the Australians iu-
tention to hear from Sullivan's own lips his
statement that he has retired permanently
from the prize ring, or insist that he make
match 10 fight Slavin for the champion
snip and any amount of money under $780,
600 side. The idea of making this move be.
longs to Billy Madden. For some months
he has been nursing the scheme and it was
known to nobody but himself until Friday
morning, when it was contded to Slavin,
Charley Mitchell, Pony Moore and DR..
Dougherty. When Frank Slavin excused
himself from party CO friends who were
drinking champagne with him at Marlbor-
ough hotel at O'Clock Friday evening, he
did not ''go up stairs to take a nap" but
instead jumped into a cab with DIR. Dough-
erty and was driven rapidly to the Penn
sylvanla depot, where they purchased tick
cts for Philadelphia. The pair made ar
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Philadelphia was reached they did not get
out but continued on towards Cincinnati
They were due there last night
Inc plan mapped out for SlaVin after he
reached Cincinnati was that he should pro-
coed directly to John l.. Sullivan's hotel
and ask him whether he intended to defend
his title of champion of the world. In case
the Bostonian answered he was still in
bushes, Slavin was instructed to haul out
m, lie - III
him by Dougherty at Marlborough hotel
and offer to make match with Sullivan
for any amount up to 100000. Mitchell de-
scribed Sullivan to the Australian before
the latter started. 'If, when you state
your proposition to Sullivan" said Nit
chell, the should say boo , you say boo,
boo,' and if he says Get out you say Get
out yourself Now, if he shows fight,
Frank, which he may do, you swing your
right on him and it will be all over with
him"
81 don't want to pound Sullivan"
Slavin said to his friends, "but | am anxi-
Gus to find out whether he is champion of
the world or l am. If he has retired, as
some of the newspapers have said,
then all right; I'll defend the
little; but if, as other newspapers
have put it, he still claims the champion
ship, want to fight him for it, and for as
l1uCh illOiCy do LlO Cdu illU Suill 20 TO
Sullivan alone without any noise or
flourish of trumpets and have a talk with
him. If be is demonstrative l will also be.
He must decide one way Or the other''
This was not the only important bit of
news of the day concerning Slavin, how
ever. He was matched early in the after
noon to fight the winner of the Jackson
Corbett contest for purse of $4,000 en-
October 10 at the California Athletic club.
and Major Frank Mclaughlin, one of the
directors, brought about this deal The
major met Madden and Mitchell and they
had lengthy talk. AS a result the follow
ing articles were drawn up and signed:
"Frank'P. Slavin hereby agrees to fight
the winner of the approaching contest be-
tween Peter Jackson and James j. Cor
bett, at the California Athletic club Oc-
tober 10, 1891, the club to allow Slavin ST.
600 for training and expenses
(Signed) WILLIAM MADDEN,
Manager for Slavin.
CHARLES MITCHELL,
Witness, New York, April 25, 1891"
"Both Jackson and Corbett have con-
sented to meet Slavin in case they win, -
said Major Mclaughlin, "and to-day's pro-
ceedings practically make the match.n
''You can tell both mon when YOU 90
back to Frisco, major,' put in Madden.
''that if side bet of $4,000 or more is
satisfactory to the winner of this affair,
that we will be glad 10 put up our share of
the stakeS.'