The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13
GOSSIP OF THE FIGHTERS.

| NfO5OAE OH AAAAS Il 49, S~sOs
sullivan Refuses to Accept Coroett's
Cnsrity-Girls Rave Over Corbett.
Suuivan's party, or rather what was left
- n was scattered to the four winds, as it
-srs this morning, through the same mis-
.-ahIs iuefficienoy which has characterized
ovarv business arrangement Of the party
800 il left New York with such high hopes.
savs Cincinnati special to the New York
ESr1Id. The boys got mixed about the
sims 20 the eastward out Of Cincinnati,
- all but Sullivan, Johnston, Wakely and
4bs Herald correspondents left for home at
40 o'clock They thought, Of course. that
sba defeated champion was on board that
t-.in nut found to their great consterna-
tdon and disgust, when few miles out Of
Cincinnati, that it was not so.
There was no help for it, however, and
che rank and 1le of Johns faithful follow
srs will return to New York without their
fallen chief Among the unfortunates are
..PSiI" Casey. 'Dan" Murphy. John Len
non. brother in-law OF the fighter; "JAok"
Ashton. Brooklyn Jimmy" Carroll,
| SsTjnsvD Tracy, zoe" Lannon, "Yank"
sullivan. BILLY" Morgan. tom" Costello,
Sbe Jap" Sullivans valet, and others.
HARD FOR JOINS DEVOTED FRIENDS.
ashton. Tracey and Carroll will lament
loud and long, as the passage from Cincin-
thirsty and rugged. The reason is, they
haven't got a cent and were depending upon
cha kindness aud generosity OF friends not
now with them to see them home safely and
in style. They lost all their money In
backing their pugilistic idol at New Or
leans. Their loyalty TO Sullivan is well
known, and il is a pity they were separated
from him.
Johnston, Sullivan and others went TO the
Burnstt house and had breakfast. They
had not been In the hotel many minutes
before 100 sporting men and curiously In
clined citizens gathered on the street OPP
nosite and waited with much patience their
departure. This was In time to catch the
1890 a, m. train, due at the Grand Central
depot at 2:1O tomorrow afternoon, When
Sullivan has arrived in New York he will
at once 20 TO the Vanderbilt hotel Lexing-
ton avenue and Forty-second street. There
he will rest until his benefit, or he says that
he will do so.
There is a change in Sullivan for the
bettsr this morning. The reason Is because
the groR fell short in his car last evening
after leaving Chattanooga, and that by
JohnstOn's orders. 80 the big fellow went
70 bed in pretty fair shape last night, and
although his attempts to rest were of the
most grotesque character he has pulled him
self together in comparatively fair shape,
and having been shaved doesn't look so
miserable now as he did yesterday. His
face well shows the hand work of Corbett,
and it will be several days before the marks
disappear even under careful treatment and
sobriety.
WON'T ACCEPT CoRBETT's OFFER.
had long talk with Sullivan this after
noon, and he put his words together very
coherently, and that for the first time since
leaving New Orleans. The gss of his res
marks was primarily and particularly that
he viii not accept Corbetb's offered aid to
4 help along his benefit In New York He
has nothing against the man who defeated
him, but on the other hand rather admires
him Corbett certainly whipped him In a
manly way. and John hopes that il he
tackles anybody else hen do the Job just as
neatly as be wound him up. He would not
say anything against Corbett if he could.
He wishes him good luck, long life, happi-
ness and comfort, but he won't accept his
aid or assistance In any particular.
Sullivan, having disposed of Corbett to
his own satisfaction. turned his attention to
other matters. Kilrain was particularly
unfortunate in his opinion, as, in their bat
tie at RichburR, he should not have been the
winner, but Kilrain deserved to carry Off
the sta kes. Ever since his fever about four
years ago, when he came near dying, Sulli-
vans legs have been dicky He knew OF
their weakness and all that, but he hoped
that with careful training for his late fight
they would come around fairly well and
carry MIN through In some shape. but thew
didn't, and the result Is known
From his hips up he was as good at New
Orleans as ever, Phil" Casey having taken
great care that his part Of the work should
be we'll done. But even Casey couldn't
make him young again OF put additional
strength in his underpinnings.
That was about the burden Of Johns talk
and it is manly enough for anybody, and
particularly gracious from the defeated
champion. He also talked about drinking
He didn't care for rum because it was rum,
but had done his drinking for sociability
sake. That's ALL He was aware 1t wasn't
good for him, and he meant to stop IL. His
Let us see if he does
GIRLS WHO RAVE OVER CoRBETT.
At Lithia Springs, twenty miles from
Atlanta, the hotel proprietor brought col
ored baad down to the station, and they
almost burst their lungs in honor of the
Californian, says special from Birming
ham to the Herald. They we're taken on
the train and they played like good
follows all the way here 8, H, Hardwick
of the railroad, joined the party at Lithis'
as did ais bevy Of pretty Atlanta girls,
who went into raptures over the winner.
I've won a silver powder box over your
victory, MIR. Corbett." said of them, land
l am going to Atlanta now to get it.
shall have your name engraved on itn
doesn't need a powder box" replied the
fighter calamity.
When you get married your husband
will see the name on the box, get jealous
and hunt Corbett up aud lick him." sug-
gested Mike" Donovan.
There was terrific jam at the Atlanta
depot. The party went to the Kimball
house, which was packed to suffocation with
cheerers, The galleries were alive with wom-
gu eager TO see the man who had made
monkey out of Sullivan" Some smart fell
lows are putting their heads on side in a
showing way and protesting to believe
that syndicate paid Sullivan 500 900
70 allow himself to be knocked out and then
put up 81, 200 900 on Corbett. Such balder-
dash as this is on a level with the belief that
was held in some parts Of the south that the
men we're going to hght with brass knuckles =,
bese ball bats and pile of bricks in each
corner OF the ring to throw at each other.
Corbetts right hand is still lame. Brady
wants him to stop using it altogether until