Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-15
HOTEL GOSSIP.

John Lawrence Sullivan, prize fighter,
actor. philanthropist, dropped into the
Morton house for dinner yesterday. He
was accompanied by his wife. his man.
ager and two members OF The Man
From Boston company. He was look.
ing well. too, was John L--looking like
n -four times winner" His flesh is
hard az hammered steel, and pink az a
baby's. His eyes are clear and bright,
not trace Of dissipation in his face.
John was dressed "a the height of style,
disproving by his. patent leather shoes,
his newly creased trousers. his fashiona-
oily cut overcoat, with its fashionably
worn chrysanthcmum, that this is
a bad year for actors and
that most OF them are on the
stock train. John l. Is riding In palace
cars and smoking Decent cigars The
gladiator was the cynosure Of all eyes
during the few hours he was ia The
Morton. Every time the crowd fixed its
optics on his square back that doomed
up like sky-scraper In the midst OF a
breath. and the sports decided that If
John was sphysicai wreck there weren't
any good men. Sullivan was Q trifie
pct5tuttefiC Vi tHo iutuEc VI pug
ilism. 1T has no future, my
boy" said he. as he laid
his mighty hand on the marble
eountsr. Prize fighting Is q dead rab-
bit, and after the Corbett Mitchell fight
IL viii be deader still. Do think Cor
bett will winf Certainly; but Jim will
have no walk-sway. not on your life.
Mitchell is dead game. and can hit hard.
Jim is quick AZ a cat, and shifty On his
feet, and ought TO win" Sullivan init
mated that he might challenge the win
ner Of the fight, and limited gently and
softly that when tho time come 10 lay
him under the daisies the monument
would bear an epitaph TO this effect:
"John Lawrence Sullivan; champion OF
the world"
John A. Pool OF Montrose. South Da-
kota, arrived in the city last night TO
visit his brother In law L. Rice OF the
Bridge Street house Accompanying
Dir. Pool are Cyrus Scott OF Sioux Falls
and William Scripture OF Herman, New
York. The latter has been west on a
visit and Is on his way home. Messrs.
Rice. Pool. Scripture and Scott were
school boys together In New York,
Lou b. winsor of Reed City, one of
the leading Mssons In the west, was a
guest ia The Morton yesterday. He was
10 the city TO attend the meeting Of
Saladin temple. Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine.
John T. Winship. managing editor OF
the Saginaw News. and Il. O. Shaw.
editor of the Newaygo Republican, were
guests In The Morton yesterday.
MoRTos--LA T. Kinney. woodvills;
Alex Denton, Howard City; John T.
winship. Saginaw; Lou Il. Winsor. Reed
City; n. u. Jones. Lansing.
SwExT's IL r Roseniield. Detroit;
W. X faben, Manlstee; 4. Savage.
Spring Lake: w. r. Carlson. Il. w.
Locke. Marquette; N. L. Stanley. Bay
City.
NV Lrvfxnsrox - Herbert Arm.
strong, lrrn Mountain. A. w. Weeks
Lowell; George A. Farr aud wife. Grand
Haven: w. II. Bush. Holland; H. j.
Eagle. fonis.
EksEE-- john Brown. Cadillac; I. p.
Hopper, Fremont; w. kephart. Alba:
A. VI. Brown. Breedsvilis: James Pro
van. lowell
Smith. Wsylsnd; r. J. Gorton. Cadillac,
J. T. Beach. Foslerviile, e. y Smith,
Jackson, J. Thick Detroit. A. I. Squief
Grant
Bafbet SrRErr-A X Getunden
Grandville; c. r. Lille. Cooparsviile; G.
G. Human. SpRrta; G. III. Power, ksni
City: John Bread. Lansing.
CL&xKNDex--J. W. Triihayrn. Muske.
eon; II. A. Ksaeha. Fenvlck: Edwin
Pettls. Ada: T. NJ. Wyatt, Eastmanviile
Lee De Pny. Bradley.