Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-08

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SuIlIvan's Reply.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March 7.-On re-
ceipt of Mitchell's ultimatum an Associated
Press agent hunted up John L. Sullivan
and brought him TO the Associated
Press Office where he wrote the
following: This is my final ulti-
matum regarding the contemplated
match with Mitchell. I will fight Mitchell
18th of September OF this year at the
Olympic club in the city of New Orleans
for their purse of 1000 and an
outside bet of $4,000 a side. 1
am ready to post my first
deposit of $500 now or the entire $4,000
now Just as Mitchell elects. If he is in
such a financial condition that he cannot
post the full amount of SO, 600 now will &C
cept his first deposit of $500 now second
$500 in thirty days third $500 by May l,
fourth $500 by June l. l will accept any
reputable honest man as stakeholder.
1 insist upon the match coming
off between the time specified-15th
of August and 9TH of September-for
the reason that our engagements do not end
until June and we resume again on Sep
TENDER IL This gives Mitchell full six
mouths to train in and allows
me only three months from
termination of my engagement As re-
CARDS the statement OF Mitchell that all
have to do is to sign the articles that the
Olmpic club forwards me if l mean bust
ness. L can only reply that 1 know nothing
about said articles as 1 have not seen them.
do not know what they contain and it
strikes me as peculiar that these ar
ticles" exist. When were they prepared?
Where and by whoml Why is Mitchell
so thoroughly satisfied and fully conversant
with them, and should l sign or give ac-
quiesence to sign articles of which
know nothing, would you, would
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common sensel Oh, no; there is too
much at stake. This fight will not only be
for large purse and outside bets, but
also for the title which l have
held in America for eleven years
and which I do not propose to jeopardise
through any fake. l will sign any fair
articles or agree to meet any representa-
will, as 1 stated, agree upon
any reputable stakeholder. any reputable
and honest referee and am prepared TO
make any ordinary and fair concessions to
have this man meet US. l insist only upon
the time of the fight taking place between
August Is and September 9, the amount
of purse S25 900 and Marquis of Queens
bury rules to govern, this to prevent foot
racing. The smaller the ring is the better
l will be pleased. 1 limit its size to twenty
ty-four feet. hope it will be
twelve. AS regards Mitchell's assertion
that he stood me off twice it is a deliberate
falsehood 1 had him almost finished at
the Madison Square Garden contest in New
York city, when Capt. Williams
stopped the contest, his remarks
being to me, ''stop it. Do
you want to kill him2 Inspector William will
verify the statement. In relation to the
fight in Chantilly France can only refer to
the records. He fouled me nine
times, spiked me five times and re-
fused to fight I need only quote
the last round which lasted thirty-nine
minutes. chased him in that round five
times around the ring. The mud was over
a foot deep, the rain was pouring in
torrents. He was better runner and as a
runner is not fighter he is a distinct class
Of his own. His reference to me as out
him forty pounds IS silly and ri
1iculous in the extreme and only makes
him the laughing stock Of fighters aud of
Ill who know anything about fighting.
A heavyweight is 4 heavyweight all
The world over whether he weighs $50
pounds or $50 My weight is exactly 236.
am told Mitchell weighs 30. 1
will weigh in condition two hun
1red and three to two hundred
md seven. Mitchell viii weigh one hun
ired and ninety-five to two hundred and
1ne, hardly forty pounds difference, eh2"
Sullivan then INDUCES in personalities
md concludes DO leaving the public TO judge
IF his sincerity in the matter of making the
match