St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-07
MINNEAPOLIS.
j. L. SULLIVAN, ACTOR.
Ac Bows to a Minneapolis Au-
dience and Says He Can Whip
ANY Man in the World.


dience and Says He Can Whip
ANY Man in the World.
John L. Sullivan and Duncan B. Har-
riS0n began their much-heralded ell
gagement at the Bljou yesterday. AS
matter of course, the theater was
crowded at both the afternoon and even
ing performances. The people were
anxious to demonstrate TO the prize pu-
gilist that the sentiment of the elevation
of the stage was nearest their hearts.
The performance witnessed eXemplifed
the aphOTiSm, or rather adage, that
actors as well as poets are born and not
made. Moliere little dreamed, when he
delighted the French populace with his
plays, that he would have SO large and
muscular an exponent of his art i'll
the distant future as John l.. Sui
Ivan. The play. Honest Hearts and
Willing Hands," as performed by
the company at the Biou, is scarcely
worth criticism. However, there is
no telling what might be developed by
competent artists could they be induced
to take the lines. Harrison, of course,
is fairly good actor.
There are amphibious creatures who
live as well on land as in water. The
fish is not one of these. Sullivan on
the stage is like fish Oh dry land-out
of his element. He appeared on the
stage with one of his arms bound in
cloth and plaSterS, as result Of his
running amuck of plate glass window
in st. Paul. There is no need TO dwell
upon his impersonatiOn of James DAILY;
rather draw the veil on his acting as
whole.
He was called before the curtain
at the close of the first act, and his
mentor. MIR. Harrison, made an eXplana-
ton to the gallery gods of the challenge
which appeared in the papers yesterday
morning. Although no one, after read
ment that Sullivan wrote it, Mr..
Harrison explained to the afore-
said gods. He reiterated the
statements that Sullivan was champion
of the world and was lying awake
nights thinking how he could get an
opportunity to fight, and, of course,
whip Charlie Mitchell Sullivan fol-
lowed with one of his characteristic
speeches, in which he corroborated
what Harrison had said, j. e., that he
was only too anxious TO meet the So
called English champion, whom he
dubbed sprint runner. 1t was one or
his "aspersions." he said, to defend the
title of champion in this Land of the
lice anu Lie HOlllC Vi luG DldhC'
Il want to show 'em," said he, that
there amt no one in it with me. See?'
He offered to put up any amount of
money that he can whip any man on
earth, and then bowed himself off the
the stage amidst perfect tumult of APP
plauSe. 1t was fully five minutes be-
fore the orchestra could make itself
heard, and a look of disappointment
crept over every ones face and re-
NAMED there until the curtain rolled up
on the second act, and Sullivan made
his appearance again.
A representative of the GLOBE saw
Sullivan in his dressing room after the
afternoon show, where he was conslgn-
ing to perdItion the inventor OF NATL
nees. He was asked if he had anything
to say concerning the reply made to his
challenge by Charles Mitchell. Get
Sullivan on the subject of Mitchell, and
he is always ready and willing to talk.
ats just this way" said John H., as
he has SAID many times before. Il have
been under contract for the last two
years, and that has been the chance for
ali these fellows to take rap at me.
They all keep at me because they know
my hands are tied. When was free l
barred no man except niger. | never
did fight q niger and / never will.
ANY white man thatll fight mig
ger 'll-well, | won't say what he'll
do. If God intended niger to be as
good man as you or l he would have
made him the same color. But never
barred these other chaps when | was
free. Now Mitchell talks about my
wanting concessions. | don't want any
concessions from any man, least of all
from Mitchell All l want is chance
to fight him for money before fair club
and with fair referee. | don't ask to
choose the referee. All want is
to have a good man referee the match
and chance to make Mitchell fight. l
won't chase Mitchell around ten-acre
lot. l want to get him where he will
have to fight, and not lie down like
cur.'
1.-The morning papers say that the
president of the Olympic club in New
Orleans has sent on articles for you to
sign"
II don't know anything about it. l
don't know Mr.. Noel. He may be
very nice man, but | don't know him,
and he is not making any matches Tor
NE. There is but one man on earth who
can make a match for me, and that is
Charley Johnson. of Brooklyn. When
he makes a match and puts up the
money | know the money is good"
"Who will be the winner of the match
between Slavin and JackSon"
''l'd like to see Slavin win it because
he is white man, and | always want
70 see white man win against niger
i don't care if he is Chinaman, so
long as he is something near white.
But they tell me over in Australia that
the cOlored man will whip Slavin."
"Who ought to win in the fight be-
tween Needham ard RyarW
"Needham is clever little man and
a gentleman. They tell me the other
fellow is a good little man, too. But
have a little fellow that can whip any
man of his weight if lie has me behind
him to make him work, and that is
Patsy Kerrigan. But he has to have me
behind him to do it,"
BY this time Sullivan had got out of
his stage clothes and made his way to
carriage that was waiting for him.
Washington avenue was lined with
anxious walters for the appearance of
the ''bIg 'un," but Sullivan doesn't
walk any more. The carriage slipped
out of the alley to First avenue north
and the only walters who saw the
pugilist were tine newsbOys and boot
blacks who stood around the stage en-
trance and cheered the champ ion as he
appeared.
Mrs RYAN, wife of Park Commissioner
Ryan, is dangerously i'll, and it is feared she
may not recover. Mrs. Ryan is one of the
oldest East side residents. and her many
friends are anxious for her recovery.