The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
SULLIvAN'S ULTIMATUM.

The Big Fellow Replies to Mitchell ana
States the Terms Oh Which He Will Fight.
MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi. March Ton re-
ceipt OF MitchelPs ultimatum reporter
hunted up John L. Sullivan. The big fell
low at once wrote the following:
This is my final ultimatum regarding
tho contemplated match with Mitchell.
will fight Mitchell any time between the
18th of August and the eth of Septem-
in the city Of New Orleans, La. for
their purse of $4,000 and an outside
my first deposit of $500 now. or the en-
tire sum of $1,000 now, just as Mr. Mitchell
elects. If he ia in such a tinancia al condition
that he cannot post the tull amount of
$4,000 now. l will accept his first
deposit of s.. 500 now. tho second g.. 500 IN
thirty days, the third $500 by May !, and
the fourth $500 by June /. 1 will accept
any reputable. honest man es stake
holder. L insist upon the match coming
OFT between the time specified. the 18th
of August. and the 9TH of September.
for the reason that our engagements do not
end until June and we resume again on
the 18th of September. This gives Mr..
Mitchell full SIX months to train. and al
lows me only three months from the
termination of my season. | cannot extend
the limit of the time beyond Sept. IL. as
my partner, Mr. Duncan Is. Harrison, and
myself have made contracts to open our
season Sept. H.
las regards the statement of Mitchell
that all have to do Is to sign the articles
that the Olympic Club forwards me- If
mean business / can only reply that
/ know nothing about the said articles.
as have not seen them. L do not know
what they contain, and 1t strikes me as
peculiar that these articles exist. When
were they prepared. where. and by whOmf
Why IS Mr.. Mitchell so thoroughly salts
fed and conversant with thems And why
should l sign or give my acquiescence to
sign articles of which / know nOthingi
Wouldyou-woulda any man W BIO is in posses
SION of sanity and common sensei Oh. no;
there is too much at stake. This fight will
not only be for q large purse and an ont
side bet. but also title which | have held
In America for eleven years and which do
not propose to leopard through any fake.
II Will sign any fair articles. or agree to
Mr.. Mitchell sending representatives to
meet my representatives and drawing up
set of articles. l will. as l stated. agree
upon any reputable stakeholder and repu-
table and honest referee. and
am prepared to make any or
binary and fair CONCESSIONS to have
this man meet me. i insist only upon the
time of the fight taking place between Aug.
10 and Sept. u. the amount of the purse Of
fered $4,000. and Marquis of Queensberry
rules to govern-this to prevent fO0t-racing.
The smaller the ring is the better will be
pleased. 1 limit its size to twenty-four
| feet. hope IL will be twelve.
LAS regards MltchelPs assertion that he
stood me Oft twice, it 10 a deliberate false
hood. | had him almost finished at the
Madison-square Garden contest in New
York city when CAPTAIN Williams, now
Inspector Williams. stopped the contest. his
remark being to me, stop IL. John.
Jams will verify this statement of mine.
In relation to the fight in Chantilly.
France, l can only refer TO the records.
He fouled me nine times. spiked me
five times and refused to fight. 1 need
thjrty-nine minutes. i chased him in that
round five times around the ring. The mud
was over a foot deep and the ram was
pouring in torrents. He was the bet
q fighter. he has a distinct class
OF his own. His reference to
ME as outweighing him forty pounds
Is silly and ridiculous in the extreme and
fighters and all who know any thing about
fighting. A heavyweight IS a heavy
weight all the world over. whether he
weighs $50 pounds or $50. NV weight is ex-
2lO. will weigh in condition from 2O3 to
207. Mitchell will weigh from 1875 to POI.
hardly forty difference, emf HIS excuses
are tiimsy and foxy. Poor little 2lO-
that he Is permitted to go out without
a nurse His papa-iD-law. Pony Moore,
should see to this.
by the way. do you know what has be-
that they claimed to bring over
with them TO back either Slavin
or Mitchell with. When they came
over i heard great deal about that when
j was in Australia, eleven thousand miles
away. Does It not strike you as strange
that they don't use part Of
that amount TO put up now to
cover my Sl0,O00i Does it not also strike
you a. strange that Mitchell should
not have thought of the difference in our
weight when be and Slavin were chalIeng-
ing me. when / was away in Australia.
eleven thousand miles of land and sea be-
tween us. Poor little two-hundred-
and-ten- pounds boy. Does &c not also
strike You as strange that Siavn almost
Immediately on nv arrival home again
from Australia made match with Jack
son, a man whom he Affected to despise in
order 20 avoid meeting me- Some of these
things strike me peculiar Poor little
foxy Observation-Disclosures baby
MITCHELL
AS regards his personalities about me.
and his characteristic blaekguardism. |
will say nothing His stock in trade seems
To he billinsGate and bluff. | will leave
the public To Judge between us. NV record
is before them. defy any man tn say and
prove that ever. in my entire career. faxed
or showed the W hite-teat Their.
oh" said the champion, in conclusion,