Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-06
SULLIYAN'S BIG DEFl.
He Will Fight Any Man in the World
in August or September.
HE PREFERS TO FIGHT SLAVIN
But Would Not Mind Giving Charley Mitchell a
VIII While jim COrbett is His Third Choice.
It Must be Qusensbury Rules, Though, as
He Wants Fighting and Not
FOoracing-FirSt Come
First Served.

ST. PAUL, March 5.-The following
was given TO the Associated Press this
afternoon:
"Sr. PAUL, MINI, March 4, 1892.
'sTo the Public in General. and Frank p.
Slapin, Charles Mitchell and James
COrbett in Particular:
''On the 25th day Of August, 1890, l
formed a partnership with Duncan b.
Harrison and entered the theatrical
profession. We, Mr.. Harrison and my
self, made contracts covering two con-
tinuouS seasons, including a trip to
Australia. These facts were well-known
to everybody, they having been pub
lished in almost every paper throughout
the civilized world. / also keep con-
tracts, a fact well established by refer
ence 10 my entire career.
Ever since the existence OF this con-
tract between Mr.. Harrison and myself
being known, this country has been
overrun with a lot OF foreign fighters
Ind also American aspirants for fistic
fame and championship honors who
have endeavored to seek notoriety and
American dollars by challenging me to
fight, knowing full we'll that my hands
were tied by contract aud honor.
have been compelled TO listen TO their
bluffs without making reply on account
of my obligations. But now my turn
has come. Our season ends about June
4, and we don't resume again until
September -. This gives me over
three months time 10 prepare.
hereby challenge any and all OF the
buffers, who have been trying to make
capital at my expense, to fight me either
the last week In August this year or the
first week in September, this year, at
the Olympic Club, New Orleans, La,
for a purse OF $4,000, and an outside
bet Of $4,000, the winner OF the fight
TO take the entire purse.
insist upon the bet OF $4,000 to
show that they mean business, $500 TO
be put up inside Of thirty days, another
50, 500 to be put up by May 1st, and the
entire $4,000, and as much more as
they will bet, to be placed by June 18th.
The advertiser Of New York City, Col.
John A. Cockerill editor, to be the
stakeholder. We are ready to put up
the entire 10000 now. First come first
served.
~ give precedence in this challenge
to Frank Z. Savin, of Australia, as he
and his hackers have done the greatest
amount of blowing. My second prefer
ence is the bombastic sprinter, Charles
Mitchell, of England, whom l would
rather whip than any man in the world.
Ny third preference is James Corbett,
OF California, who has achieved his
share of bombast. But in this challenge
l include all fighters, first come first
served, who are white. will not fight
a negro. l never have. never shall.
l prefer this challenge should be ac-
cepted by some OF the foreigners who
have been sprinting so hard after the
American dollars of late, as l would
rather whip them than any Of my own
countrymen.
The Marquis of Queensbury rules
must govern this contest as want fight
ing, not foot racing, and | intend to
keep the championship Of the world
where it belongs, in the land Of the free
and the home OF the brave.
John L. SULLIVAN,
"Champion of the World"