The sun., 1892-09-07
The Triple Event.

The Triple Event.
The triple event in New Orleans that
will mako September Of 1892 the golden
mon til of all Fistianas history will be COM
pletcd tonight. MCAULIFFE whipped My
Err on Monday. DIXON whipped SKELLY on
Tuesday. BY the corresponding time Of the
clock this evening we hazard the opinion
that SULLIVAN will have put on the list
of the defeated the best man whom he has
ever had chance to defeat. for neither
Goss. ROOKIE. DONALDSON. TAYLOR,
FLOOD. RYAN. ELLIOTT. MITCHELL.
SLADE. LAFLIN. or kILRA1S. or any
other man who has ever been left lonely
in the ring with SULLIVAN. was as good
as CoRBETT by what the profession would
call numerous pounds.
Leaving out SULLIVAN. CoRBETT. an ac-
tive. ambitious, muscular, skilful, long
armed. and heavy youth from California. is
no doubt the best man Of the day. barring
possibly the negro JACKSON. He has not q
little advantage in actual years over the
champion. By the signs OF physical changes
in SULLIVAN which usually denote the trans
formation OF youth to age. CoRBErT must
be nearly twenty years younger. Yet in
spite OF the latter's excellence. the ability
of JOHN SULLIVAN was made naturally SO
enormous. his superiority to the ordinary
man SO abnormal. that not yet have his
powers declined to the standard OF any
commonplace giant. Even in the case Of
him and CoRBETr We may expect to see
history repeat in our own Crescent City
precisely the circumstances Of the famous
prize Hght which SO brilliantly helped
lENEAs to celebrate the funeral OF his
father.
After !ENEAs got away from DIDO and
sailed for Italy, he touched Mt Sicily long
enough to reflect that his respected father.
ANCHIsEs. had been dead a year and still
his ghost had never seen game in his
honor. according to the popular custom. He
therefore arranged the regular list ofsport-
ing events. such as boat race, a foot race a
horse race. a shooting match. and what not.
including. OF course. boxing match. for
which latter the first prize was Il fine young
bull, all alive; and tho second money was
represented by sword and helmet. A slash
ing young heavy weight named DAREs, with
a tremendous local reputation in Troy.
looked for q time rs though he might
take the entire purse. no competitor show
ing up until a friends vigorous banter
induced semi-rctired veteran named En-
TELLUs to arise and show himself to be as
good as ever. namely the best; and ENTEL-
LUIS came forward. Tho sort Of brass
knuckles which ENTELLUs brought with
him. called the cestus. in vogue at that time,
frightened all the fight out OF DAREs.
until upon his protest Referee ENEAs
barred ENTELLUs's gloves. and furnished
Others more in accordance with the require
ments OF our latter-day police. So over the
ropes they stepped. pretty nearly CoEBErr
and SULLIVAN for all the world:
The one OF more elastic foot and full
ofconfdence Of youth; the other strong
In weight and heavy limbs, but tottering
And feeble In his knees with painting breath.
In the first round DAREs served ENTELLUs
very much as MITCHELL served SULLIVAN
In that great first round In Madison Square
Garden In 1883. He caught the old man while
he wasn't looking. and landing fair on his
chin he knocked him down. Then also
there was great sensation. Men were
thrilled with the self-put question: HAS
the champion at last met a better pug than
he ISL" But he hadn't. ENTELLUs got
up with every ounce OF himself restored to
the very top notch OF. vigor and determi-
nation. and In few moments he had poor
DAREs In exactly the plight that later
compelled Capt. WILLIAMS to slip in and
take the battered MITCHELL off the stage.
Impe;uous now he drives
DAREs across the lists: redoubing blow
On blow. now with his right hand. now his left:
No respite or delay As when tho clouds
Pour rafting hn!lstones thick upon the roof.
So with his frequent blows the hero beats
And drives his adversary with both hands
DAREs got SO fearfully pounded that oven
ENEAs. a professional fighter himself. Or
dered the affair stopped. and DAREs WAS
taken away by his seconds with blood and
teeth both flowing from his mouth. The
last act may also have an interesting
parallel at New Orleans. ENrELLUs led ou t
his bull. and standing In front of its iron
skull like a modern artist before punch
ing bag. he drew back and smashed in the
animals forehead. and announced his re-
tirement from the ring:
"EnrI." he said. "this batter sacrifice
ImAks to thss Instead OF Danes death.
Victorious the yauntsts here renouncs"
Will SULLIVAN roure II he whips Cor
BKTr' Not with the approval Of the fancy