Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-31
BARNITT AND SULLIVAN.
AFTER SIX YEARS OF ENDURANCE
THE MANAGER LEAVES.
His Present Opinion of John-There Was
Little Difference Week Ago, and
Barnitt Decided That He Was Tired
of the Big Mans vagaries.

Jack Barnitt gave his friends sur
prise Sunday night when he dropped
down in San Francisco with the an
nouncement that henceforth he would
not travel with John L. Sullivan's the
atrical show, says the San Francisco Ex-
aminer. Barnitt has been the manager
of Sullivan for several years, and has
watched over the noted pugilist in more
ways than one during that time.
sI've been Johns friend,' said Bar
nitt last night, ''for many years. In
fact, met him first on barge In the
North river, when he came down from
Boston to fight Flood. Matt Grace and
Cleary and the others had fixed the
thing 80 that Flood was to come out
ahead, but when they saw John was in
earnest they got excited, and Flood got
knocked out before they knew it. They
saw John was going to do the square
thing by himself, whatever they said,
and you may be sure he did.
"Well, after that John had his other
fights, and made an exhibition tour of
the United States, and asked me to go
over to England with him. Now you
mustn't think Pm going to say anything
against John, because won't. Some
thing has occurred between US, and
that's what you nor no other man would
stand. 1t was all nonsense when the
papers said he knocked two barkeepers
in the head with my skull the other
morning. The real facts are that there
was no violence displayed on either side.
He never raised his hand.
Il asked John to come home because
the hour was late, and we had words.
But he never lifted hand against me.
I'll leave it to witnesses. But he said
those things that no gentleman would
stand. You wouldn't listen to them
yourself.
'Well, I waited two days and did my
business just the same. But l was
longing to be home. I've got wife and
family in New York and Pm tired OF
being on the road with this theatrical
business. When 1 get home l shall
stick to legitimate slugging and sports,
because it pays me far better.
"When | went up to Sacramento and
met John, simply called him into the
Golden Eagle hotel and had peaceful
talk. | told him I couldn't stand the
present circumstances any longer, and
after some parley we all signed paper,
by which John agreed to run the show
himself and assume future responsibili-
ties. He paid me bonus. and | shall
start for the east in a few days, glad to
be out of theatrcals.
II don't want to talk about anything
I may have endured in the last few
years, and l want the public to know
that l am still the friend of John l..
Sullivan.
eff John will keep straight he's going
to make his show big success. There
isn't a better manager in the world than
John when he hasn't had whisky"
DOES NOT LIKE AUSTRALIA.
In the course of conversation Mr..
Barnitt referred to Australia and said.
Australia is country that has suf-
fered from its boom. don't believe in
boom myself; I'd rather take things
as they come. The people out there
always say that they bet pounds where
We bet dollars, but if they do, it means
that we bet $1,000 to every pound that
they bet. They are sports in a small
way. They will turn out to see show.
but they don't want to pay for it. Why.
you can see a knockout three times
week in Sydney, if you want, at three or
four different resorts, and all you have
to pay is three crowns-sixty cents !
just think of it. And all the purse they
put up is 925. When Choynski came
over Tor his international fight he could
only raise $4,000 for the purse. Why,
that would make America sick. No; l
tell you Australia is not in it, where we
are concerned"