The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-09
CAGEY CHARLEY JOHNSTON.
FIRST he SAID HE WOULDN'T, AND
THEN NE sam HE TOULD.

~. S,sn.S N,,sx and Told WAY He
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wei. Ihess Are Tricks u" n" A'""e''
Tho daynsod OF tho Olympic Club OF Now
Orleaps- TINT John I. Sullivan and James J.
Oorbe,f sbou,J ,Icposit $4,000 each M euarar.
tecs That they will aproar and fight in the
vino N I'm club on sept. 7 may form nm i'm.
nedim snt 10 tho contamination OF the match,
for Char,ey Johnston, Sullivan's bnckor. says
he will not nit up cent to that end. John
ston,s erpume emit md he is n man who does
not make up his mind without thinking things
over. but who. when once dcterm ined. will not
moyc unless wall OF bricks falls on him. is
this:
.It IA known that Sullivan has bet Corbett
$4,000 on the result. This is outside Of the
purse. There nre stipulatlons in the ngrce-
mont between these men, apart from tho ar
ticles prepared by the Olympic Club. that COM
pe' 'ne ap'e"'"u.e y, '.o ine' ',' " ..,',. ~.
who does not come to time will forfeit n Tar
mn o,rcoay, Who can belIeye that John L.
up n.reaoy. mno ca'l oene.e .""y ,. .o -
go . rom',..,a,,, =, sn,,iwan Tnrod his ron.
tation would be gone. and his reputation is the
Rreotest that n fighter evor had John is no fool.
you can bot all you have. and he would be
fool to play sucha game. Butthere's mornthan
That to be considered. Sullivan is truo friend.
Sna never I'll" mean act W my man no '"s'
cd and who trusted him. Hc would mover
snre% IMAM man 'oM nc ,h nart sror Nd "d nt
ss un.' "'u u,, NV .,,,. , ,n,.r nonra,,
their their oss on num- n snx under om thst
meetne' - 'hsse ne" ol'e"ns P. ',, my" ~,
there would be no suggestion Of forfeit to
sunrantse appearanee."
But" it was suggested. "li the club ac-
osnsos t, even ven in tho form Of sufeent
as an orannization. involve itself to tho de.
abettins prize flsht' Do oou not remember
Greenfield case. to tho effect that had those
sa em e dSson o tho cato ra"eps ther bout
fS talk Ts SSHsh in It, ~ Ta he
srS R be a
&C. ss f"I""s H sSs F1sy sr ut
tho game to max; money us ether Up, people a IRE
IS thn tho s@ vii 'aas the
Sa a Ts
morally sure that sullivan ana Cofbeft meant
wise they % Would not i have offered s5S66o
most injurious to them. particularly at
hs time when go clubs being "rm area
now Ing matches OF II high class. II they
that the contest will take place after the men
lot more, In training; Pshawl the proposition
is ridiculous. And let me say something on
enough to exact something from men who who
have no standing but IT, try to get # from
sIto ss o une s for. Clubs don't attsmpt
20 do 1t wnen they are dealing with
The upper ishtss in tho pfatbiessGSna
Slavin nor .Kilrain: .Fitzsimmons nor Demp-
MI ST6e kil54P Rs%pssS r, nH5 I La
Carroll; M,er nor Carroll nor any other pair
oil this Of myoWn knowledge. but ! believe
what some OF tho principals have told me.
aS dc SHS wht eas New FS%
1t was that FtZsimmons not only had not to
thlna9" ,,
DAVE PEftsSMf & VIII
Capt. Frank Williams. the Olympic CUBS rep
sRs Ill., tn a2sh The " on
behalf with FitTsimmons. and no money
Tnh a thsr ana Maas ss ao
ceptsd by Capt Williams; ,,.o ,u,, ,. :,
town q few days ago, Johnston continued:
Island Club wanted him TO put up a forfeit to
meet Joe Lannon. He said that he had fought
before many clubs including the California 4.
c.. when that organization had the run Of the
trade and could afford to be dlctptortal and eX-
elusive. but lie was never called upon to put
up any money. On the contrary. the club paid
Shat they should come out OF his end OF the
purse. The whole thing Is foolish. and will
not DO tolerated by me"
How would it do" was "a asked' e. II An the me. men
and the club was called upon to post proper
tionnte amount to guarantee the purseT
anu decided on my. end" returned John
stop; ind am also decided that the club
be there before we dght ,,. ,.u,,.oo wa,
will give mono In return p"
We will give a grent deal in return. w
will give more than tho club can give. Tho
club will have to put W only some some cash. We
will offer reputation. without which we could
bett for that mattershould funk on an COCA
-i,n iii |, tiiu h;u mn would LA ns No usa fn