The sun., 1892-01-22
xADDxrs $4,000 GOES Or.
Hr sulfvaA Docs Not Frsht, Maher wan
Claln the Championship.

Claln the Championshie.
The 5000 that Billy Madden said he would
| put up yesterday. In bohnlf OF Peter Maher to
mako q match with John L. Sullivan for the
championship Of the world aud $4,000 side.
was deposited and the following challenge
issued:
I'm behalf OF Peter Maher challenge John
| L Sullivan for the heavyweight champion
ship Of tho world and stake Of $4,000 q side.
l herewith deposit 5000 to show I mean
| business. said money TO remain on deposit
two weeks when II not covered shall claim
for Maher the cham pionship Of the world. To
further show that mean business Sullivan
can name his own time and place OF lighting.
In the event OF Sullivan failing to accept this
| challenge. Maher stands ready to defend his
clsirn to the championship against any man In
the world In case Sullivan declines to make q
match with Maher the $1,000 will remain on
deposit two weeks longer. and the first man
covering Il can meet Maher @ under any fair fair
ship Of the world. I don't care whether he Is
hss sHeGh %e s 5a cl Ts wSs Il ease
msrs ths better ." long gsss as ne can get
men, fupo look upon I John Il L. sulivsn as having
been the greatest puEist the world has eye. eyer
CONS when @ ho SHOULD S % retire @ and rest rest upon Ills
we'll learned laurels;
pons in their earIy career. I claim TO be q fair
Judge Of q coming man. having hroueht before
ss ssS os suf eI as asS ssse Cissrs MssS
HaItsrs today % as was John I L. 8 Sullivan in IN his his
There has, been great deal OF criticism by
he rress M and have been accused IS G Of Pnf%ilnE. %
ing p hight tho best man n Tho world that
should .s proof enough that he is not , bl,nfllng:
viii nnt en prpyS Svan fI or % nv nos a
who N NAY nv, be matched against Maher to nght
and the largest purse offered ~ any club.
iair. honest. businsss-like o{sr: and rot blnfi:
The money was furn shed By Jimmy Adams.
the proprietor Of pool room. two doors north
of ss as Rafs nsh wh ansa r. n as
ss AND and Fs ssS sSaSSy Sva 4 aJsad Rhs s
and fouFsenh fS sfess and SsSEf B
All tho same. sportInE men would have it.
When they learned that the forfeit had been
one one of the cutest Of manasers. Nine out OF ten
& %asp S as n9R Sna Rat h adSen fnows wSuS
spite the fact that the Metropolitan Club Of
New New Orleans; through their representataiNye@ aN Sin IN
and thas slasa %pss haa agreed tS
accept the offer.
This Impression was confirmed By a remark
OF Charley John ston. sullivan backer John
ston said, in reply to an inquiry as to whether
he would cover the money:
fshaw! 1 ~ Fay no attention to it It's only
:, At u o'clock last evening Capt. Frank Will
liams. the representative of the Olympic Club.
received through the Illustrated Ne'rs. the fol-
lowing telegram from New Orleans:
FitysimnOuR will
him quick.
A Sun reporter asked Capt Williams II his
club would give that amount OF money for
swered.: "Gladiy." Having said this he
jurnEed into cab and went to look for Maher
The CAPTAIN found Madden at Eckstein's
saloon on Last Fourth street. where, in COM
pany with Gus Tuthll and Dave Holland. a
dccis ion was arrived at. Madden was glad at
the chance Of fighting ,Fitzsi,nmons. and said
agreement and they were signed Ly Madden
and Capt. Williams, There was an argument
as to the date. but March was finally agreed
upon. This date is the Same as that upon
which Tommy Ryan and Danny Needham will
fight before the Metropolitan Club Of the same
city and Just across the way from the Olympic.
Zach side is put up ,1 StH9N t" & Enarantee
his $1,000 to-day with the Illustrated Ne,rs.
His making OF this match in no way affects
the challenge that Maher has issued to John
L. Sullivan. Tho money tor the sullivan
match remains. he says. ii WAS originally
put up.
The Amitys start ON Their Winters Fun.