The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-20
s% In ADLER'S Basement,
House Furnishings.
want TO see you Tomorrow,

Il want 20 sec you Tomorrow,
as / want to see you weighed
/ was terribly scared, as thought it was
all up with me for had told him weighed
1913 when l only weighed IT'S. did not
know how to get out of it. / told my
trainer, Billy Delaney, about it. and be said:
DO not worry, I'll fix you out all right l
always wore a large belt around my waist,
and Delaney opened the belt and put two
large iron weights in it. vent to Long
Branch TO meet Dwyer. He went over to
a scale and before | stepped on IL began to
take Off my coat so as to throw him off. He
said: Don't take of your coat; that will
be all right / said: NO; waRt to see how
much / weigh with my coat off, jumped
on the scale and it turned to 1877 pounds
Dwyer said: You will lick him sure l
went on training. The night of the fight
came around. Sullivan weighed 2l2 pounds.
| did not think that he could get down TO 1t.
was figuring that he would weigh at least
230 pounds. had expected to go into the
fight at about 1872, but when l weighed my
self found that only weighed 178 pounds.
SULLIVAN FIRST IN THE RING.
"Sullivan wanted me TO go into the ring
first, but insisted that he step out first,
and finally he did.
My plan was to show Sullivan that
was not afraid Of him. Mitchell, l think,
was the only man who was not afraid Of
Sullivan than anybody who ever met him.
and that is why Sullivan could not whip
him. do not think he ever knocked out
anybody whom he did not scare to death be-
fore he hit. He would rush at man like a
bull and scare the life out of him, but /
made up my mind that he could not scare
me, and l was going TO let him know it.
When l jumped into my corner Sullivan
was sitting in his corner with his arms
folded, looking like a mad bull. | got up
and began stamping around the ring feel
ing of the floor. l did this TO let Sullivan
think l was In it.
HE WAS A TRIFLE Ratified.
II told Delaney to keep talking to me and
l kept bowling right and left to imaginary
persons and smiling when in fact everything
seemed a blank before me. The referee
called out: Come up for Instructions
walked up to the center of the ring and
looked right at Sullivan and stood there.
The referee said When | tell you TO break
away want you TO stop fighting imme-
diately aud drop your hands, l turned to
the referee and said: Suppose / drop my
hands and Sullivan hits meP The referee
said: He will not do it, Sullivan
seemed surprised when / made that
remark to the referee, he thinking
that had not nerve enough to
open my mouth. grabbed at the shoulder
of the referee and tried to illustrate 1t to
him. The people applauded me. Time was
called. Ny plan was to keep away from
him for ten rounds. Sullivan started in
rushing, and kept running away the first
round. All hissed and cried: Mitchell,
Mitchell. / put up my hands and said :
Wait awhile and you will see some fun. ,
They Kissed again in the second round. At
the end Of the third round l told my seconds
that 1 could whip him, but they begged me
not to 20 at him, but TO keep away from
him. / said, All right; it is only matter
Of time.
SULLIVAN TRIED TO FOUL HIM.
"Things went ON the sarne until the tanth