The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-12
John L: Sullivan Challenges Any Man
in the World to Flight.
FRANK SLAVIN PREFERRED
Charley Mitchell Makes Some of His
Characteristic Talk and Says JOi,n>L.
is no Good at all.

Ivan today issued challenge t.
fight anybody. either the last weel
in August or the first week in Sep
TENDER, this year, at the Olympi,
club in New Orleans, for purs,
of $4,000 and an outside bet O
$4,000. The winner of the figh
is to take the entire purse. Sulli
van addresses his challenge partic
ularly to Slavin, Mitchell and Cor.
bett. He states, however, that he
will not fight negro. The fight is
to be governed by Marquis OF
Queensberry rules. Sullivan pre-.
fers that this challenge should be
accepted by some of the foreigners
who have been "sprinting so hard
after the American dollars" as he
would rather whip them than any
of his own countrymen.
sULLIvAN's HANDS WERE TIED.
Sullivan says that, ever since
the existence of his two season the
atrical contract was made known,
this country has been overrun with
a lot of foreign fighters and also
with American aspirants for fistic
fame, who have sought for noto-
riety and dollars by issuing chal-
lenges when they knew his hands
were tied. His turn has now come
and he challenges "any and all the
buffers who have been trying to
make capital at my expense. He
insists on an outside bet to show
that they mean business. The Ad-
vertiser of New York, Colonel Cock
Grill, editor, is to be the stake
holder.
81 give the precedence" says
Sullivan, to Slavin. of Australia,
as he and his hackers have done
the greatest amount of blowing;
the second preference is the bonn
bastic Splinter, Charles Mitchell,
of England, whom I would rather
whip than any man in the world;
my third preference is James Cor.
bett, of California, who also has
achieved some share of bombast,
BUT I INCLUDE ALL FIGHTERS,
first come, first served who are white.
l will not fig hit negro; l never
have, l never shall. l prefer this
challenge should be accepted by
some OF the foreigners, who have
been sprinting so hard after Ameri-
can dollars of late, as l would
rather whip them than any Of my
own countrymen. Marquis of
Queensberry rules must govern
this contest, as l want fighting, not
loot 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"
THE ARTFUL DoDGER.
st. Louis, March 5.-Charlsy {
Mitchell said tonight, referring to ,
Sullivan's challenge, that he would I
be delighted if match is made be- I
tween them. AS to $4,000 bet on t
the outside, Sullivan must be crazy ,
He (Mitchell) would wager s25OO a
even money on the result. Mitchell 1
says there is only one way a cham &
oion prize-fght can be fought, and
hat is London prize ring rules. g
Sullivan says" added Mitchell, d
hat he doesn't care about the r
championship. Neither do I, but {
t he wants to fight for a purse and b
ess than a $25OO aside bet, l will c
lght for 50 aside prize ring rules. d
IL fight him Queensberry rules at \
Jew Orleans, and put up a side a
ct six weeks previous. I'll make
IL those concessions and even fight \
4 sixteen-foot ring if he'll pay O.