Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-07
TONIGHT'S GREAT FIGHT.
The Struggle for the Worlds Heavy-weight
Championship.


| The Struggle for the Worlds Heavy-weight
Championship.
The third and most important battle of the
Olympic Clubs pugiistic carnival will take
place in the arena of that club at New Orleans
| tonight. John Lawrence Sullivan Of Boston
and James john Corbett of San Francisco will
meet in the ring there to carry out the final
conditions of the match made March 10 last.
In addition TO defending. his title of champion
of the world Sullivan will have the added in
centive of sl5, 900 in purse and stakes to strive
for. The Olympic Club has offered purse OF
S25, 900 for the contest and the hackers of the
principals have put up $4,000 each. The en-
tire sum will go to the winner.
RECORD OF SULLIVAN.
John L. Sullivan was born in Boston. Octo-
Der Is. 1855. Ho is 5 feet l01S inches tall. lie
began sparring in 1873, but previously figured
as fairly good base ball player. His record
F.! follows:
Defeated Joe Goss, Music Hall, Boston; four
| rounds; 1879.
Defeated George Rookie at Boston; one round:
1879
Defeated Prof. John Donaldson at Cincin-
| natl; three rounds; 1890
Defeated Prof. John Donaldson, same CITY,
Defeated Steve Taylor. Harry Hills. New
York. March 81, 1881, III three round bout.
Defeated John Flood on barge in the Hud-
son river May lG, 1881; eight rounds; purse Of
$500.
Defeated Paddy RYAN at Missi ssippi CITY.
Miss. February T. 1852. FOR 81 500 4 side and the
championship OF America: London rules gov
erned the fight: nine rounds; eleven minutes.
Defeated Jimmy Elliott, July 4, 1882, in a
four-round bout for gate receipts.
Ilro With l.
rounds, Madison Square Garden. July Il. 1882.
Sullivan forfeited the receipts 10 Wilson for
failing to knock him out in four rounds.
Boxed Charley Mitchell Madison Square Gar
den. March IL. 1888. The bout was stopped by
| the police. Mitohell knocked Sullivan down in
the second round; something no other man ever
did.
Defeated Herbert Slade. the Maori. Madison
Square Garden, April 7. 1888 three rounds.
Started on tour of the country in Septem-
Der. 1888. Sullivan defeated. before returning
to New York. dozens of men who tried for the
500 which he offered to anybody who could stay
four rounds with him.
Defeated Prof. John Iaffan, Madison Square
Garden. November 10. 1884; three rounds
Defeated AT. Greenfield Madison Square
Garden, November Is. 1891; two rounds
Defeated Alf Greenfield at Boston, January
IL. 1885: four rounds
Defeated Jack Burke. the Irish lad,"s at
Chicago, January -. 1885; five rounds.
III.
August %. 1885: six rounds.
Defeated Frank Herald at Allegheny city,
Pa. September Is, 1896; two rounds.
Defeated Paddy Ryan. at san Francisco, No
vember Is, 1856; three rounds
Drew with Patsey Cardiff at MINNEAPOLIS jan
uary Is. 1881 Sullivan broke his arm in this
bout.
Drew with Charley Mitchell, near Chantiily,
France, March 10, 1888; thirty-nine rounds (3h.
1lm.). London rules governed this contest.
The stakes we're $4,000.
Defeated Jake kilrain at Richburg Miss.
July 3, 1889; seventy-five rounds London
rules governed this contest. The stakes were
$1,000
RECORD OF CoRBETr,
James John Corbett was born in San Fran
cisco, September l, 1866. He was educated at
the Sacred Heart College of that city and when
graduated Flood, the bonanza king. secured
him clerkship in the Nevada Bank While
holding the position he won the amateur heavy
weight championship of California in 1884 He /
became so infatuated with boxing that he threw |
up the clerkship. became boxing instructor OF
the Olympic Athletic Club and drifted into |
fighting as a business. His record follows:
Defeated Dave Eiseman; two rounds.
Defeated Jas. Daily; four rounds
Defeated Duncan Mcdonald of Butte, Mon.
Drew with Jack Burke. the Irish lad, at /
San Francisco; eight rounds
Defeated Joe Choynsh at San Francisco; four |
rounds
Defeated Mike Brennan. the Porta Costa
giant: three rounds.
Defeated Capt. Jas. DAILY; two rounds
Defeated Frank Smith of Salt Lake, three
rounds.
Defeated Geo. Atkinson; two rounds
Defeated Frank Glover: two rounds
Deated Joe Choynski on a barge on the Sac
ranento river; twenty-seven rounds
Bested Joe McAuliffe in point contest; four
rounds.
Defeated John Donaldson at San Francisco.
Defeated Prof. VIM Miller of Australia: three
rounds.
Defeated Martin (''Bufalo'') Costello; three
rounds.
Defeated Dave Campbell at Portland. Ore.
Defeated Jake Kilrain at New Orleans, Feb
ruary IL, 1880; six rounds
Defeated Dominick Mccartney at South |
Brooklyn. April IA. 1880: four rounds
Drew with Peter jackson at San Francisco,
May 81. 1891: siXty-one rounds
Defeated William Spillings Bob Coffee and |
Joe Lannon In one night at Madison Square |
Garden.
SULLIVAN WILL WEAR PLAsrERs III HE WISHES.
Sullivan Ii down to 2i0 pounds, and the prob
abilities are that he will enter the ring tonight
two pounds under that figure. He put in over
three hours at the Young Mems Gymnasium
yesterday, and those who raw him work de-
clared that he WIS in magnificent condition
John remained In his room at the ST. Charles
Hotel upon returning from the club and denied
himself to visitors. A reporter saw him early
last evening and spoke TO him regarding Cor
bette statement that be would not allow his
opponent to wear any plasters in the ring.
John sneered at this and; turning to Casey,
said:
Il don't know what's the matter with this
fellow, but it certainly looks pretty bad for him
to begin kicking this early in the game He has
no means Of knowing whether intend to wear
plasters or not. As for myself, really do not
believe that there IL any necessity foi covering
up any portion Of my body above the waist. II
l decide TO put on plaster or two, however,
all the kicking that Corbett can do viii not
stop me-"
To Observe Discovery Day.
meeting Of the reverend rlerov ana th~.. |