The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-09
AFTER THE BIG FIGHT
Sulliyan's Backers Stink Home
Utterly Crestfallen.
JOHN L. wEEPs BITTERLY.
He Afterwards Cheers Up on Liquor
-Corbett Will Draw the Color
Line on Peter Jackson.

ERx ORLEANS. Sept. s.-The biggest loser on
Sullivan. as far as can be ascertained, Is John
Kelly OF New York. the ex-basebaIl umpire,
who backed the great champion for $2i.OO0 II
ever there was crest:allen crowd Of sporting
people IL is The Manhattan contingent from New
YORK. They came here full of enthusiasm for
sulliyan and staked money on the issue They
came On special train and counted on making
II q banner tram from New Orleans to New
York. and Mr.. Blake, OF the Manhattan Athletic
Club, who 10 in charge of the party, claimed yes
terdsy afternoon that they had bought up all
the rcd, white and blue lights TO be found in
New Orleans and they intended setting them
Of all along the road on the way home.
Person Davies, who won large amount OF
money on Corbett, Will issue a challenge in a
few days in behalf of Peter Jackson to fight Jim
Corbe,t for stake such as he will then name,
or that can be agreed upon, and the largest
purse offered.
Delaney thinks Sullivan could have been
whipped at any time after the first round, but
he advised Corbett to 'iay low" and Corbest
followed his advice, although he did 1t with re-
iuctance, desiring to show the crowd what he
could do.
"Corbett will never meet Jackson" said De.
laney ave are against fighting negroes any
more Besides, Corbett has bested Jackson
already. and there Is nothing to be gained by
lighting him again. We will pay no attention
10 Mitchell"
lenges," said Delaney. ave have engagements
very far ahead"
Champion jim Corbett will Did adieu to his
New Orleans friends tomorrow afternoon. The
Corbett people have engaged special train on
the Piedmont Air Line, leaving here Saturday
morning at O'Clock. Tho young pugilist will
: receive a rousing ssnd-oH Notwithstanding the
early hour.
Corbett showed his generosity in a remark
sble manner Last night when he sent word to
Sullivan that he would not only spar four
rounds with him at the benefit to be held at
Madison Square Garden, September q, but
would pay 81 900 for q box for the performance.
When Corbett went to SuIliyan's corner and
helped him to his feet he held cut his hand and
said: "John, will you shake hanks with me?"
and Sullivan replied: "Yes. my boy, I'm glad
4 was you that won" There was considerable
talk last night OF Il serious nature regarding the
stake money OF Sullivan. 1t is said that while
Charley Johnson and Jimmy WakeIey got the
credit for being the hackers OF sullivan, there
we're good grounds for belief that the whole
$4,000 were put up by Percy Rockwell. who
has since died, aud there Is possibility Of the
estate suing the stakeholder to recover the
money.
The rumor that Jack McAulifYe lost the SIS, go
5000 which he borrowed, on Sullivan 10 false
s In part. as the money, with the exception of
the 1900, was not placed, although McAuliffa
had told his trainer 10 do so.
1t tsanspires that Sullivan, after his defeat
last night, began undoing all the careful work
Of training which he and his trainers have been
doing for weeks past Defeat and chagrin,
coupled with the absence OF a motive for further
training. doubtless led the man to resume his
convival habits Others about him drinking,
II 10 no wonder that Sullivan drank. Tho
deep sleep this morning was the result OF pota-
tions. When he awakened this morning he was
taken over TO the Gymnasium Club and there
kept until time when he could go with his
people to the train on which the homeward
journey was to begin at $50. The great giant
presented pitiable spectacle. The cut
on his nose was closed, but his
eyes were biackened and his whole
face swollen terribly. While he tried to smoke
the sodden butt OF cigar he talked in maud
lin tones and his utterances in his present con-
dition may not be put on record a his deliberate
views
Sullivan lays the greatest stress on the fact
that he could not reach Corbett. "But did not
run away" the big fellow almost sobbed.
"Lock us up In a room: just lock me in a room
with him and see what can do with him. But
he licked me, he did; yes. he did, he licked me,
and let il go at that" he blurted II give him
all the credit he wants. He licked me square
enough. bu: I'm 3D. am. Let him so through
what have Let him knock 'em all out for
twelve years. then see IL ne can do any better
than did. Yes. he licked the champion, and
BOW he's champion. Let him take care Of It As
good as did, that's ell. amt
Kicking. Aud so he rambled on.
Alter while he went to lie down in
the CLUB house and fell asleep. Sullivan was
kept In seclusion In tho Gymnasium Club until
about O'Clock. when he was carried in cab to
The hotel. At 7:40 this evening the Sullivan
party took carriages at the hotel aud started for
The depot The Pullman sleeper Galena was
chartered by the Sullivan party and others who
we're going in the same direction. Sullivan aud
party will arrive in New York Sunday morning