Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-09
The PuGiiiStS.

traing which he and his trainers have
been doing for weeks past Defeat and
chargrin, coupled with the absence
then of motive for further training,
doubtless led the man to resume his
convivial habits. Others about him
were drinking. No wonder, then, that
Sullivan drank. His deep sleep yester-
day morning was the result of of pota-
tons. When he was awakened yester-
day morning he was taken over to the
gymnastic club, and there he was kept
until the time when he should go with
his people to the train, on which the
homeward journey was to begin.
AT 4 p. IN. an associated press CORE
spondent found Sullivan attired in bath
ing trunks and about to essay plunge
i'll The pool, The great giant presented
pitiable spectacle. While he tried to
smoke the soitlcn butt of cigar he
talked in maudin voice of his down
fall. He said that which in sober
quiet he would not reiterate, and which
in MS present condition may not be put
on record as his deliberate views.
Sullivan lays greatest stress on tie
fac. that he could not reach Corbett
the shify lightning tactics of the new
champion worried and dazed Sullivan.
The Californian circled and circled, and
kept Sullivan circling in order TO face
him. The frequent whirling, the light
ming -leaping figure of his face, the
whirl of the lights, and the may swim
ming Of thousands of white and eager
faces banked up on all sides, all these
tended to confuse and daze the big man
of Boston. He never had been so puz-
zled before. The sensation was new
The lightning, hashlike science of the
younger man was revelation to Sulli-
van, who, in his best days, had never
possessed such pusilistic clements
Then add ten years difference in ages,
and the conditions that confronted Sui
Ivan have been fairly stated
But | did not run away" the big
fellow almost sobbed Lock us up in
a room-:just lock me in room with
him, and see what | could do with
him"
Then he relighted the sodden cigar
which he held between his raw and
swollen lips, "but he licked me-yes he
did, he licked me, and let it 90 at that, )"
he blurted. II give him all the credit
he wants. He licked me square enough,
but I'm old, am. Let 20 through
what l have. Let him knock 'em all
out for twelve years, aud then see if he
can do any better than ] did. But my
father and mother put some sense III
this, (clumsily spearing at his temple
with big index finger, and | know
when I'm licked, ] do
Eyes, he licked the champion, and
now he's champion; let him take care
of it as good as | did, that's all. l amt
kicking"
And so he ramblcd on, did the dc
feated champion.
After while he went to lie down in
the club house and fell asleep. And
how different the attentions paid to him
now from those hourly bestowed upon
him Wednesday. Then all his friends
and trainers were at his beck and call.
Each flew to do his bidding and to sat
isfy any wish. Yesterday he was alone
among the kindly hearted strangers at
the club house. Thus do shifting for
tunes of pugilistic war.
Here is the way Sullivan describes
his feelings when he received the blow
that knocked him OUT
II felt that was standing on bridge
with water all around me. was fall
ing in the water l tried to catch my
self, but toppled over, and could hear
the water all around me- knew moth
ing more until some minutes after
ward, when | found myself seated in
my chair and my seconds rubbing me-
Corbett was awful clever, and could
not land often. He is the cleverest
fighter have ever met"
From the conversation between the
trainers, it appeared that Sullivan had
not trained as well as he might, and
had been hard to keep in order.
When asked whether he would 90 in
the ring again he shook his head.
II am too DID," he said Il am
goner. won't go in to be ioilied and
chaffed. | ought to have left the ring
when was champion"
Sulliyan's friends say that he has not
a cent,left. The followers of Sullivan,
who regarded him as the greatest fight
er in the world, have lost q fortune,
but nothing like the amount they would
have dropped had they courage to back
their own convictions.
'Corbett will never meet Jackson
again, said Delaney. "You may make
this public We are against fighting
negroes any more, and we are particu-
!arly catering to the wishes of our
Southern friends in this matter. Be
sides, Corbett has bested Jackson al
ready, and nothing is to be gained by
fighting again We will pay no atten-
ton to Mr.. Mitchell, and, for the pre-
sent, will ignore all challenges, because
we have engagements very far ahead"
Jim Corbett showed his generosity in
most remarkable manner Wednesday
night at the st. Charles Hotel when he
sent word to Sullivan that he would
not only spar four rounds with him at
his benefit to be held at Madison Square
Garden September ~, but would take
a box and pay 81 900 for it, When Cor
bett went to Sulliyan's corner and
helped him to his chair, he held out his
hand and said "John, will you shake
hands with me?" and Sullivan replied:
yes, my boy. I'm glad it was you
that won"
1t is said that Corbett has worn belt
in all his fights, which, he thinks, gives
him success. 1t is made Of knitted
green silk, and every thread in it was
drawn by his wife He has worn it in
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