The Penn's Grove record., 1893-02-10
GREAT PuoILlsrs DIE pooa

Money Won and Lost By Many Nofsl
Fighters.
The recent purchase Of about $50.
700 worth Of real estate by Champior
| Jim Corbett and the statement thar
he aspires to be the richest pugilisf
In the world, remind us that many OF
the best lighters have come at last "a
poverty and violent deaths Few
pugilists, no matter what wealth
they may have accumulated in the
golden days of youth and astic 81.
premacy, ever have enough OF THU
worlds goods to render comfortable
their declining years John Nor
rissey of America, and John Gully OF
England, were probably the most f.
nous pugilists Of their time, and In
after years acquired wealth and leR.
islatiye honors. Gully became q mem.
Der of the English Parliament and
won q fortune on the turf and In spec,
ulative enterprises. He lost the
greater part Of his gains, however, In
the latter part OF his life, and was
constantly haunted by the fear that
he would Idle In the w~orkhouse.g
He was saved that untoward fate, and
patrons of sport were highly gratifled
In consequence John Morfissey
'picked up" to use asporting phrase,
more money than any gladiator who
ever lived, not excepting the re-
nowned John l. Sullivan Of Boston.
Yet he died without a solitary silver
dollar to glisten before tie expiring
light of his eyes At one time Nor
rissey was worth 90, 900, 900 and con-
Quoted the greatest gambling houses
In America-one CT Nc. 6l5 Broad
way. New York, and one at Saratoga
Spa. The latter raj world fapsous
as the Saratoga Club House, His
wife, who once wore $500, 900 worth
OF diamonds. is now working In a Troy
collar factory aud earns about q dol
lar a day.
John G. Heenan, the conqueror Of
Tom Savers the champion of En-
gland, for a time rose to the crest OF
the wave, but he ultimately sank be-
meath the pillows Of poverty and de-
spair. Sickness followed In the trail
Of poverty. and forgotten, forsaken.
and in need, Heenan died Of consumpr
tion In Colorado BY a strange coin
cidence his wife. the gifted but err
ratio Adah Isaacs Menken, the most
beautiful actress Of her day, died
shortly before her husband In the
most abject poverty, at Paris, France.
She was buried in Potter's Field.
Tom Hyer, Mike McCool, and Joe
Coburn, all champions Of America
lied without as much as q shroud to
cover their bodies Subscriptions
were taken up by friends to bury
them. OF these two Coburn had at
one time the most money. Million
aire George Law was his friend and
hacker and gave him MANY a Thousand
dollar note, besides s'placing" him in
advantageous business spots
The history of the English ring Il
eplete with eve more heartbreaking
Incidents Bill Perry, the ssTipton
Slasher.n for many years champion
of England, died in the poorhouse at
West Bromwich. Staffordshire.
Tom Sayers, Perry's conQueror, and
John c. Heenan's subsequent oppo-
nent, died in great poverty at Cam.
utu lUWu, near AOuuOu- III LIZ kiAc-
time he had squandered $50, 900. The
last SIS, 600 he possessed, q purse
given him by his admirers after his
battle with Heenan, he lost by invest.
ing in a country circus.
Billy Edwards, once light weigh
champion of the world, had at one
time $40, DOC. He made 1t in slucky
turns la Wall street The bulk Of
it has gone back there Arthur
Chambers Edwards great rival, at
one time could proudly point to an
ss5, 900 bank account. Now he is
,sbroke." The horses got It
OF all the active pugilists before
the public-Corbett, Sullivan, jack
son, Goddard, ChoynskL Maher,
Mitchell, Slavin, McAuliffA, Grim,
Dixon, Fitzsimmons and Hall-but
three have money. These are Cor
bett, Mitchell, and Fitzsimmons
This Is a thrifty trio. They. s-hold the
COIN" They let their admirers spend
it Every dollar these cuGe gentle.
men capture remains a prisoner.