The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-09
SULLIVAN'S SAUCY REPLY.
AS CHAMPION HE THINKS He HAS
SOME SAT- IN MATCH MAKING.

He IL Anxious TO Fight Mitchell. but. "a
Prevent n Running Match. suggests q
Tweive.fsot Ring-Does Not Propose "a
Imperil che Championship by a Fake.
MrNNEApoLrs. March g. - Sullivan simply
smiled when he read Mitchell's latest card
The big fellow has been carrying himself very
straight Of late. and looks almost as flne as he
ever did In his life out Of tho ring. The
champion. while believing that Mitchell can.
him. could not resist the temptation OF making
the following reply to the English pugilists
latest bombastic card:
This lie my final ultimatum regarding the
contemplated match with Mitchell will fight
Mitchell any time between Aug. Is and Sept.
IL. this year. at the Olympic Club. New Or
leans, for their purse Of $4,000 and an out
side bet Of $4,000 q side. am ready to post.
myself. deposit Of $4,000 now. or tho entire
sum Of $4,000 now. Just rs Mr.. Mitchell elects.
II he Is In such q financial condition that ho
cannot post tho full amount Of $4,000. will
accept his first deposit OF $4,000 now. the
second $4,000 in thirty days. third $4,000 by
May 1. fourth $4,000 by June 1. will accept
any honest. reputable man as stakeholder.
"Iinsistupon the match coming of between
the time specifed-Aug. Is and Sept. 17-for
the reason that our engagements do not end
until June 4. and we resume again on Sept. II.
This gives Mr.. Mitchell q full six months to
train. and allows mo only three months from
the termination Of my season. I cannot OK
tend the limit OF time beyond Sept IL. as my
partner. Mr.. Duncan b Harrison. and myself
have made contracts to open our season Sept
This fight will not only be for a large purse
have held in America for eleven years, and
which 40 not RT9 Pose t1 ieSPardizs through
Nj: Mitchell sending REPRESENTATIVES to meet
my representatives and drawing UP set Of
sSss wk stated
fonsst referee. and am prepared to make any
Ordinary and fair concessions to have this man
81 ipslst upon MARQUIS Of oueensbs,,ry
Il? a s 'es sstSE w set 9e seps Il
w" IS f rssasas Mitchelrs assertions that he
heod had HIN Se almost nishsd at The Mad:
ison Square Garden contest in New YORK city
the his hoM Semslk Ssins To
Stop it. g9hn: do you want to XII him In
S xS1 n t6s Fnce
can only refer to the records. He fouled me
zine 1--WE tm e. and
him In that round Ave times around the ring.
pouring in torrents He was lie Better rum rum
9er, and as runner: not fighter. he has
His reference TO me as. outweighing him
forty pounds Is silly and rtdie1lous IN the eH-
al Sho
81 t6e world over. whether no weighs $50
SSsS SS's sSnSlsISn Z 81 M e
Ss5s Tss and %o1 fax Poor II.
he fs permitted to 90 out without n nnrse His
Peps:in- law. Pony Moore. should see to this.
hs Thas hIf sss tSes
sifhsr slsyin Of Mitchell TithP ZEN 10 heard 1ara
Does u not ss strike you as strange that they
9at psIt
tnoughts Si the difference in our weights when
SEA between US? Poor little 2IO-pound boy!
as on @s ssr that
home again from Australia. made q match
ipise 81 order e avoid meeting me 4, Some Of
5th61nss ssks %e af psssnar
AZ regards bis personalities about mo and
his characteristic. blackguerd talk. will say
thtns Hs s s IN tFads seems rs to be BIZ
Judge between us My record is before them.
DEFY any man to say and prove that I ever In
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Now they have my ultimatum. and II they
mean fight let them cover my money: 1t is
ready. ri III 60 further l end make this induces
to $500 i he will meet me. The same offer
Sullivan alone made this Statements In the
Eo9m at the time were Dgncan B; Harrison:
the combination. and Jack Ashton. Sullivan's
Sparring partner
Ducan B. Harrison was asked what Sullivan
proposed to do about Corbetts challenge.
~Dh, that's all bluff" was tho reply.
nearly business. is it notp
well. Corbett will got all tho chance he
wants in good time. But tho man we are after
POW Is Mitchell Tho terms OF John l. Sui
livan are before Mitchell. Now lot US see what
he will dor"
Yes. but Brady offers a $4,000 forfeit for
Corbett. II Sullivan thinks Jim is such a
mark he ought to take that in some night
we are. as have said. dealing with
Mitchell now. When we are through with him
there Will be time enough to engage these
ther fellows. None Of them, want to fight,
Nyhow. They are all 'fakirs.'"