The sun., 1891-06-16
OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
sJAYIN SAYS THAT he MEYER HAD
A MANAGER IN HIS LIFE ..

A MANAGER nv HIS LIFE
mitchell CIasrs that He can take Yer
Good Care or Himseir-BiiIy Maiden
| Friends are Indignant Over MS tntrea
| ment-An Heady for the Fight To-niEh
The announcement in TIE Sun yesterda
that Billy Madden had been retired ss man
ager Of Frank slnvin created considerabl
talk among the puRilistic folk. In sreakin
OF the matter. Slavin said:
Il had no Arrangement with Madden what
ever. Tho nrst l knew that he had anythin
| TO do with my business was on my arrival Il
New York. As regards his being my manager
It is big mistake. can do the managerial
part myself. have hnd no manager In M
life so far. and shall not commence now.
employ an agent who acts according to what
say.
"As regards Madden acting as one Of m,
seconds, I always choose my own. I hnv,
nothing at all against Madden. but nothing
could induce me to have him in my corner.
have to do the fighting, and consider an
entitled to please myself, and always do. I d,
my own thinking and also siGn nv own con
tracts, so that IL anything occurs can onl,
blame myself
AS regards Mitchell inducing me to refuse
Madden, 1t 10 entirely false. I have heard
Mitchell speak nothing but good Of him. 1t Il
nearly year since arranged to take trip tc
America. with Mitchell as partner. ! recoG.
nize nobody but him in any business done for
me while on this side Of tho watsr.'
Mitchell. In reply to Madden's structures
SAYS: II never said one word derogatory Of
Madden to Slavin in my life. and why he
should como out rs he has I'm at loes to un-
derstnnd. lie has rereatediy stated publicly
how we'll treated him In England. Now. is II
tknv0 NkHA l. ~
while am here? Ny sincere wish is to mako
friends OF Americans In general. for l likc the
country and am plensed to lie abls to say that
have many denr friends on this side Of the
Atlantic. ana IL will be pleasure throughout
my life to make visits over here as ofton rs
Ssn Ssro TO- o. see them my ~ coming oyer
mnn who VIII not Try and do tho same. But.
while I'm trying. do not put s:iaw in the
,"in wv regard 70 ' tho threa. tina. M.ddcn's
friends arc going to make Il warm ior mo.
must must say TINT tnat statement not only sur.
~ ior Inc, threats. but / thoush, different oi
Aaddsn. I'm not q man that plays hiIe and
friends s6oys mestionsd viii only give II mo O" q
sair nad show I'm conGdSpt OF my ability to give
A. reesid. slayln and myself our business
am 10 act act as sra,rIne partner. and assIs! ~
spar with him in ali exhiSitiSons.' ' "n'
sfss ". spGTG Gd.ah hoss ss Tss
Vim Mitoheii - and ID M Mooro1for or weeks We rast
Madden il;.nl said as pueh tvs weeks ago. BIly's
sn SS as seSssp eon.r who hsa sooS
matchmaking az t9 how the finest starting
Il ss : saa IL. IL s"a
hsd ls.ii been p5snaTsd loT s.; ssyiH And Mitchell
The statement that Madden was only dis
Tor he sa BEEN asked ~
e.. T5 assh S:n Pady s:Ssss
8 full Of business. II they had no demand Tor
Msdden's \ "a work, he , haa to 60. It made NO
,f the advertising he had got for them before.
everybody who knows anythine about the ar
b. 1Ssa H1s s1sG
In svSp nsd ts shs
10 doubt in my mind that Sadden H was s'Hls he
;iaSin. at which 41o5 PERSONS at,ended. inn In tho
hadison square q Garden know that Mad
little let up on Mitchell. did not see that
litchsll was much let up on. except in that
rom the telling. OF the truth was probably more
isaGrreeable. whom Mitchell personally learned
i.he was on ths Atlantic when it started
Msdden's friends were Indignant over tho
onfound it," aaid one. "Michei himself |
'ould never have had q chance TO show him |
elf In this country II 1t hadn't been for Mad
on. Whom Mitchell first came hero. unknown |
nd undesired. 1t wa. at Madden's place in |
thirteenth street that he mnde his headGuar-
srs and from there was interviewed and ad- |
ertised until he became fnmons. If it had mot |
cen TINT Madden made him so prominent in
hose days. ho would never hnve had the op- |
ortunity 10 meet John L. Sullivan. and II he |
nd not had ibis first 20 with John L.. In the |
ladi.on squnre Garden what would he ever
ave amounted tor"
1t is said that everything is In readiness for
~ ten round glove bout between Slavin and |
ilrain in tho Granite Associations clu b house
might. Tho men arc reported to be In good
,rm. and each Is said to be confident OF win |
Ing.
OF course Jere Dunn will be the referee, a. he
an an Official Of the club. As to, seconds.
ind Kilrain; end Charley Mitchell and Ed
toddart will be In Slnvin's corner. Time
eepers will be chosen tonight and perhaps
ohn Kely will nEmn agree to act on behalf
the club; Slavin will weigh. 1t is said, about
Is pounds. and Khrain about 19U Slnyjn
ands q feet 4 inches. and kiirain feet II
ches. The official announcement makes the
airing hour at 1880. whether there is in the
,nse money enough to.rll the purse Of $40 900
not.