The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-06

ring. Goddard" says he, hasn't the
slightest idea of what science is, and if he
did don't believe he would know how to
use it," In regard to the Australians
fight with Ashton he remarked that it
showed Goddard to be very poor fighter
indeed, considering that Ashton was in
very poor condition, and that Goddard
had all he could do to win. He admitted
that Goddard had Ashton almost out in
the second round, but could not finish him
in the remaining four rounds. But John
L. is VIGOROUSLY prejudiced against Aus
tralia.
The latest mail advices from the East
describe Boston's splendid treatment of
her great son, John L. Sullivan, champion
of the world. A Boston paper of May %
says:
John i. Sullivan, attired in dress suit
that fitted his form superbly, faced an
audience at the Columbia tonight in the
role of public speaker. He has made many
speeches in connection with his shows,
but tonight was the first time the cham
pion faced an audience with no other pur-
pose in view than to make speech. He
didn't start out the weil-known words, Il
thank you one and all for this kind ex-
preston of your esteem" That is his
| stock phrase when in ring costume. To-
| night he had cultured audience the
| occasion being a benefit for J. w. Harris,
| of the Columbia theater staff. Sullivan
was billed to give recitation. Instead he
| said:
| Ladies and Gentlemen: My recitation tonight
| will be a little speech, and I'm going to talk
| about Australia You who are sitting out there
| don't know what the word Boston means to a
| person who is in that far-of country When
| was out there met Joe Harris and / thought
| for an instant that was in Boston again. But
tod IL. r~I,
| sneer at bean-fed Bostonians, but I'm glad of
| the fact that I'm bean-fed Bostonian. I'm
| glad that still retain some hold on Boston
| ians. As evidence OF that fact you ought TO see
| the crowds that go to the Howard every night
| to see me play.
| Boston has got reputation to be proud OF,
| OF it. You can talk about foreign countries all
| you want. I've been 10 Australia, and tell
| you Australia amt in ii.
This oratorical effort on the part of the
| champion was cheered till the audience
grew tired.
The New York Recorder says:
Regarding the availability of Phil Casey
| as trainer of Sullivan, there is much to
say. Philip may be able to work wonders
with the big fellow aud he may prove q
| great failure. He may be able to keep the
| big fellow in good humor and he may not.
| If he does he will do all that is required of
! him. Sullivan does not need a trainer,
| and, what is more, will not have one. Any
| man who undertakes to train Sullivan
| will have his labor for his pains. Sullivan
| is capable of laying out his own work of
selecting his own food, and any man who
| attempts to diet the champion and work
| him according to rule will find he has
on his hands a task compared with
which that of Hercules was sinecure
| The men who need trainers are novices
or men with slow acting brains. Sullivan
is in neither class. He has had twelve
| years experience at the game, and in that
! time he has learned all that the alleged
| trainers know and heap more. For, con-
| trary to the belief of the ignorant, Sullivan
| is rational being and not brute. From
the time John L. fought Paddy Ryan on
| February Z, 1882, until now, he has gone
along working his own way and doing
pretty well at that. Trainers for menl
They exist only in the fancy of the unini-
tiated. The day of the trainer has passed.
The trainer of today is valet, rubber.
He sits on q hotel yeraIIda while his man
works, and then when the work is over
rubs him down. All the talk about train
ers amour Is to SO much wind wasted