Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-06
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Licks sullivan Again.

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LONDON, March 5.-lNew York Herald
Cable-Special to Tue BEE. Peter Jack
son arrived in London today from New
York, accompanied By Con Reardon OF San
Francisco. Hc was met at tho Euston sta
tion by the delegation from the National
Sporting CLUB jackson goes into training at
Brighton In two weeks for the fight with
Slavin in May. He weighs now 204 pounds,
but will train down TO 100.
Mitchell Is Indignant.
ST.. Louis, Nc, March 5,--Charlia Mitchell
and Frank Slavin, the pugillsts, arrived In
this city this morning from New Orleans.
They were today shown John l.. Sullivan's
challenge and asked for comment. Mitchell
said:
"As to my reply to this socaled challenge
to fight in September, / wish TO say that
there is no man living who knows
better than John l.. Sullivan himself
that ] will be delighted to say the
match between us is ratified. AS to
tho $4,000 bet on the outside, he must be
crazy, or thinks / am. The purse would be
quite enough for me, but will wager myself
$500 even monep on the result; You WIN
notice that Sullivan wishes to have every
thing to suit himself: the time, the place,
the purse and the side bet. Now, Will
make all these concessions, and even fight In
sixteen-foot ring II he will pay me for tn
privileges. l do IT care under what rules we
fight. 1 am willing to fight under Queens
berry or Prize Ring rules, and any time In
September October or November, when the
weather in New Orleans is coll"
Mr. Mitchell seemed greatly irritated at
Sullivan's challenge, and 1t could plainly be
seen that he was restraining himself and not
using the language he would like to when
speaking of Sullivan, for whom he seems to
have the most utter contempt.
hall n
me to u fight" Slavin remarked as Mitchell
concluded, "because an to fight Peter jack
son, tho Australian, in London on May 30. l
will say now, however, that III win in that
Sullivan. If lose may not. Mitchell here
will fight him and give him everything he
asks and then lick him, although Mitchell is
thirty to forty pounds lighter"
sullivan's War Talk.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 5.-Sullivan says
ever since the existence of his two-season
theatrical contract was made known this
country has beon overrun with a lot of
foreign fighters and also American aspirants
for fstic fame, who have sought notorety
and dollars by issuing challenges when they
knew his hands were tied. His turn has
now como, and he challenges "any and all
tho buffers who have been trying TO make
capital at my expense" He insists on an
outside bot to show they mean business.
The Advertiser of New York, Colonel
Cockrllrs paper is to be the stakeholder.
81 give precedence" says Sullivan, "to
Slavin of Australia, as he and his hackers
have done the greatest amount of blowing.
Ny second preference is the bombastc
| sprinter Charles Mitchell of England, whom
would rether whip than any man in the
world. My third preference is James Cor
bett of California, who has also achieved his
share OF bombast. But include all fighters
first come first served-who are white.
| will not fight negro; never have; L never
shall. l prefer this challenge should be ac
cepted by some of the foreigners who have
| been spring so hard after American dollars
| OF late. l would rather whip them than
| any of my own countrymen. Marquis of
QueensberIy rules must govern this contest,
as | want fighting, not foot racing, and l IN
| tend to keep the championship of the world
where it belongs-in the land Of the free and
| the home Cf the brave"
Fight for Fitz.
PITTsBuRG. Pa, March 5. - Thomas
| O'Rourke this afternoon cabled Ted Pritch-
| ard, England's middleweight, to come 70 this
country and he would match him against
| Fitzsimmons.
WIN Have Chance.
NEw ORLEANS La, March 5.-In answer
| to Suiivan's letter Offering to fight Slavin,
Mitchell or Corbett, President Noel of the
| Olympic club will tonight forward to John
| l.. Sullivanlarticies of agreement for glove
contest to Ga finish with Charles Mitchell,
| the contest 10 TAKE place next OCTOBER, Tor
| purse of $4,000. 1t may be stated that
| Mitchell is very anxious to meet Sullivan,
and before!he left the city last Thursday he
placed IN the hands of Mr.. Noel a paper
authorizing a match between himself and
| Sullivan or any other pugiist.
Corbett VIII Not Fight Choynski.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 5.-Jim Corbctt
| says he has authorized no one to make a
| match for him with Choynski and that he
| will not fight him, having already bested him
| four times. Corbett expresses a Willingness
to meet Fitzsimmons or the winner of the
Jackson-Slavin match.