The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-27
IS SULLIVAN INSANE T
His Late Backers Of the Opin
ion That He Is.
coRBErr MAKES A FEW REMARKS

Says That JohR LIS Talk of Being Doe
tered at New Orleans Ia All Bosh, ans
That He Can whip the sX-ohampiO,
in -Four Rounds.
NEW York, Dec. 27.-Jim Corbett'i
angry reply to John l.. Sullivan's allega
tion that he had been druKged and dupec
At New Orleans when he fought the Cali
fornian, had its effect on the ex-champion
for he Immediately began to drink heavily
and to make things unpleasant around
the Vanderbilt Hotel Last night,
though, his spirit seemed to be broken
entirely, fyr he sat down and cried like a
child over his defeat He exclaimed:
''Corbett licked me when l was
physical wreck and the shadow Of join
l.. Sullivan of six years ago have been
wronged and treated dirty because M
good nature permitted it. Give me
another chancel Give me another chance
and I'll show the world what 1 can dol''
1t is the general opinion among most
sporting people here that the backer he
accuses of drugging him and then betting
on Corbett, is Jimmy Wakely, but there
is no evidence which warrants such a
statement. Wakely, when seen last
night concerning Sulliyan's statement
aud the reflections it casts on his charac-
ter, was very indignant
Sullivan is going crazy" said he,
for l am sure that If his mind is not
weak he would never make such awful
remarks / have been told that, although
he mentions no names that am the pei,
son accused. Heaven be my judge, !
never injured that man in my life, but in
stead l treated him like brother Drink
has been the cause of his ruin and nothing
else
Charley Johnson, his other backer
was in an angry mood over what Sullivan
had said. He refused to talk at length
on the subject. He believes, too, that
Sullivan is losing his mind and fears the
future.
ALI the talk has arisen from what he
said shortly after he arrived from Wash
ington Taking locket from his watch
chain, he said to a reporter:
See t..st iocket? Well, I'll open it and
show ycu my mothers hair. Well, l
swear by that bit Of hair that l was
fouily treated in New Orleans when l
fought Corbett.
''He never defeated me. No, never.
Others did win the battle for him. l
wasn't John L. Sullivan that night.
After the FIRST two rounds l couldn't see
Corbett. / didn't know where he was.
| WAS in trance.
"ThAt leg," continued Sullivan, point
ing to his left, "has never been the same
since | fought in New Orleans, and the
other is little better. Corbett didn't
knock me out, he knocked me down, but
l couldn't get up, Ny legs would not
hold nay body. They were powSrless and
had evidently been doctored.
Il was treated badly, yes, shamefully.
| One man who pretended to be my friend
and backer, have found to be an enemy
| ia disguise.
"Ths ez-ChampIon Must be Insane"
che is responsible for my defeat. He
is supposed to have had part of my
stake.
''As God is my Judge, that man did not
! have a cent to bet on me. lie backed me
| with money belonging TO another man
while he posed as my financial ally
| THE combination in New Orleans at
| the time Of the Olympic Clubs carnival
was McAuliife Dixon and sullivan.
| was the biggest favorite Of the three and
was beaten for the benefit of the gam
bleis
''Wen, you can say for me I will be
champion of the world again. CorDeUG
/ can't beat me. | will fight him once
more i can get lots OF backing. Not
I Withstandiug reports to the contrary,
am just as stroug as ever was in my life
with the exception OF my legs. / admit
that 4 cannot hght as fast as i used to-
but L can l8ht well enough to bea1 Cor
bett.
t.I intend TO Gght Cor,ett altar INV the.