Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-06
SULLIVAN'S CASTOR.
John l.. Shes His Gauntlet
Into the Ring.
A Challenge to All Aspirants
for Fistic Fame.
Slavin, Mitchell and COrbett Pre-
ferred in the Order Named.
Foreigners Preferred Above All, But
He Will Not Fight NegrO-The
Buffers Must Now Put Up
or Shut Up.

ST.. PAUL, Minn., March 5.-John L.
Sullivan today issued a challenge to
fight anybody, either the last week in
August or the first week in September,
this year, at the Olympic club, New Or
leans, for purse of $4,000 and an out
side bet of $4,000. The winner of the
fight is to take the entire purse.
Sullivan says ever since the existence
OF his two-season theater contract was
made known this country has been over
run with lot of foreign fighters and
also American aspirants for fistic fame,
who have sought for notoriety and
dollars by issuing challenges when
they knew his hands were
tied. His turn has now come, and he
challenges any and all buffers who
have been trying to make capital at his
expense. He insists on an outside bet
to show that they mean business. The
New York Advertisers editor, Colonel
Cockerill, is to be stakeholder.
JOHNS PATRIOTIC MOTIVE.
II give precedence" says Sullivan,
"to Slavin of Australia, as he and his
hackers have done the greatest amount
of blowing. My second preference is
the bombastic sprinter, Charles Mitch
ell of England, whom 1 would rather
whip than any man in the world. My
third preference is Jim Ccrbett of Cali
fornia, who has also achieved his share of
bombast. But l include all fighters.
first come first served, who are white. l
will not fight a negro never have,
never shall. prefer that this challenge
should be accepted by some foreigner
who has been sprinting go hard after
American dollars of late, as would
rather whip them than any of my own
countrymen. Marquis of Queensberry
rules must govern this contest as l
want fighting, not foot racing, and in
tend to keep the championship of the
world where it belongs-in the land of
the free and the home of the brave"
MITCHELL is WILLING.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-Charley Mitchell
said tonight, referring to Sullivan's
challenge, that he would be delighted If
a match is made between them, as to
the 100000 bet on the outside, Sullivan
must be crazy. He (MitchelD would
wager $2500 even money on the result.
Mitchell says there is only one way q
champion prize fight can be fought, and
that is London prize ring rules.
"Sullivan says" added Mitchell,
'sthat he doesn't care about the cham
,pionship. Neither do I. but if he wants
to fight for purse and less than $500
side bet, 1 will fight for IS side, prize
ring rules. I'll fight him Queensberry
rules at New Orleans and put up side
bet six weeks previous. I'll make all
those concessions, and even fight In
sixteen-foot ring if he'll pay me for the
privileges. If Sullivan really wants to
fight he knows I'm willing to meet him
at short notice. Pm willing to fight
Queensberry or prize ring rules, any
time in September, October or Novem-
ber, when the weather in New Orleans
is COOL"
sLAvIN WILL SEE HIM LATER.
Slavin talked very freely. saying:
''Sullivan knows he is safe in challeng-
ing me, because I'm to fight Peter Jack
son in London May 30th. If win that
fight I'll return to America and chal-
lenge Sullivan"
THE OLYMPIC CLUB STANDS IN.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-President
Noel, of the Olympic club, will tonight
send Sullivan articles of agreement for
glove contest to 3 finish with Mitchell
next October for purse of $25 ,000.
CoRBETT's BLOWING.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Jim Corbett
says he has authorized no one to make
match for him with Choynski, and
that he will not fight him, having al.
ready bested him four times. Corbett
expresses willingness to meet Fitzsim.
mons or the winner of the Jackson
Slavin match.
PRITCHARD CABLED FOR.
P1rTsBURG, March 5.-Thos. O'Rourke
this afternoon cAbled Ted Pritchard
England's middleweight, to come to this
country and he would match him against
FitzsimmOns.
MAhER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 5.-The
| Americana g specialfr from Charlotte, N. c.,
says: Peter Maher .endeavored to COM
NIT suicide by leaping from the window
of car near here today. The train
was running forty miles an hour.
Maher made wild leap for the open
| window, but was caught and pulled
1t is stated he has been on crazy
drunk ever since his New Orleans de-
feat, and either in fit OF temporary
wild dash for death. The men about
the train had hard time to keep him
| quiet.
One of the men who pulled Mahel
back was Fitzsimmons, his recent con-