St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-08
JOHN LIS REPLY.
Both Willing and Anxious. Ac-
cording to This.

cording to This.
MINNEA POLLS, March Ton the re-
ceipt of Mitchell's ultimatum tonight
John l.. Sullivan wrote the following:
"This is my final ultimatum regard
ing the contemplated match with Mitch
ell. | will fight Mitchell any time
between the 18th of August and
the 18th of September, this year, at
the Olympic club in the city of New
Orleans, La. for their purse of $4,000
and an outside bet of $4,000 side. |
am ready to post my first deposit of
$500 now or the entire sum of $4,000
now, just as Mr.. Mitchell elects. If he
is in such financial condition that he
cannot post the full amount of $4,000
now will accept his first deposit of
third $4,000 by May |, fourth $500 by
June l. | will accept any reputable
honest man as stakeholder.
| insist upon the match coming off be-
tween the time specified, the 18th of
August and the 18th of September, for
the reason that our engag ements do not
end until June 4, and we resume again
Oh the 18th of September. This gives
Mr.. Mitchell full six months to train
and allows me only three months from
the termination OF my season. | cannot
extend the limit of time beyond Sept.
~, as my partner, Duncan B. Harrison,
and myself have made contracts
to open our season Sept. r.
AS regards the statement of
Mitchell that sail have to do is to sign
the articles that the Olympic club for
wards me if | mean business" | can
only reply that l know nothing about
the said articles, as / have not seen
them. do not know what they contain,
and it strikes me as peculiar that these
'articles" exist. When were they pre-
pared, where and by whom? Why is
Mr.. Mitchell so thoroughly satisfied and
converSant with them? And why should
| sign or give my acquiescence to sign
articles of which | know nothing?
Would you, would any man who is in
the possession of sanity and common
sense?
Oh, no, there is too much at stake.
This fight will not only be for large
purse and outside bet, but also for a
title which have held in America for
eleven years, and which 1 do not pro-
pose to jeopardiZe through any fake.
| will sign any fair articles or agree to
Mr.. Mitchell sending representatives to
meet my representatives and drawing
up set of articles. l will,
as l stated, agree upon any
reputable stakeholder, any repu-
table and honest referee, and am
prepared to make any ordinary and fair
concessions to have this man meet me.
insist only upon the fight taking place
between Aug. Is and Sept. II, the
amount of the purse offered to be $685.
900. and the Marquis of Queensberry
rules to govern. This to prevent foot
racing. The smaller the ring is the
better | will be pleased. limit Its size
to twenty-four feet. L hope it will be
twelve.
As regards Mitchell's assertions that
he stood me off twice, 1t is deliberate
falsehood. l had him almost finished at
the Madison Square garden contest in
New York city. when Capt. Williams
stopped the contest, his remark being
to me. "Stop it, John; do you want to
kill him?" Inspector Williams will
verify this statement of mine. In rela-
ton to the fight in Chantilly. France,
can only refer to the records. He
fouled me nine times, spiked me five
times and refused to fight. need only
quote the last round, which lasted
thirty-nine minutes. l chased him in
that round five times around the ring.
The mud was over foot deep, and the
rain was pouring in torrents. He was
tu6 U6lt6I IulluCly duu do uOt
as a fighter, he has distinct class of his
own.
His reference to me as outweighing
him forty pounds is silly and ridiculous
in the extreme, and only makes him the
laughing stock Of fighters and all who
know anything about fighting. a
heavyweight is heavyweight all the
world over, whether he weighs $50
pounds or $50. My weight is
exactly 236. j am told Mitch
ell weighs about 210. I will
weigh in condition from 203 to POT.
Mitchell will weigh from 1876 to POI.
hardly forty pounds difference, Ell?
His excuses are fiimsy and foxy. Poor
little 210-pound baby, it's wonder to
me that he is permitted to 60 without