The Lamar register., 1895-12-28
'SPRNDTHRIFT JOHN L.
vs. HAS EARNED AND SPENT
HALF a MILLION.
H.. rhro~a Fersene- Away oaes
K.ss~d OF $4,000 In Chicago
E..sl. sai shs .r-ch.mpasa Scarcely
ssu,,sasd "a

L,l.,p,cn fighter of the world. is %
,-a % that he was obliged 20 seek d
- with the winner OF the O'Donneil.
Earsln nsht in Boston last night, ~ the
s,sst rad not been drawn And yet
! s1s made a fortune estimated al
- 90 during the last fifte~n Year,
al r. has fought In the ring But be
As spznt OF given away fsSo. coo. too
sstss he reached Boston last week
ks,sf ~ failure 0f the barn-storusInE
=p1ny Ia Jacksonville. he was penni.
>, u the height OF his power. when
I, rrputAfian as the great knocker-oul
~ indlspnt3bie. rttie Pat Coakiey
as.5n's famous gambler. made ths
-ssscy that inside % Sen years suliI.
!. wouid uant for tho dollars which
!. v1E thea throwing away % reck
tsly This prophecy has come TO pass
. - has been with bis money 40 hA,
ssah with himself. He has beer
ss~nathrlft Of health and physiaus
y --anhosd n would be hard q
pczsnirF the prefeet specimen Of man.
30 thAt son the championship oi
zsftcA froF1 Paddy Ryan In the hlaat.
and hesvy John L. Sullivan ot to-
~ Re uOaid 80 days AT q time with
. Ettis " no sleep He had a raven.
appetite. being known 10 have eat.
nrye or four small chickens AZ a
-al Huf h oftsntira-s confined him
q . singie meal a day. and at other
zes roals SO = day without eating
Aay e bis friends In pAlrny dAya
rs him no more. Resorts that Ac-
r.sd his TIE Sarnsst kind Of vel,
@iaEz aoU present 10 him eiozesi
Sx her hAs rupplanted ~inc. and
-.
: sith beer. So has the mighty fAI.
No ore believes that Pat Coax.
b. prvphscy that Champion Johu
rI13 some day be s@p~ns-nt upon
=siiJ for his nvinx viii ever come q
"a Thsrv ar~ too many rnen under
Eations 90 the htx fsiicw 70 permit
sis falling 30 far. hut certain 10 Is
4; ~ Iohn Of old has gone forever
; Httraetisa even as a curiosity even
- not pay That accounts for The
zrs u bis tour In the south. There
GanaE.rs Who think that there may
and wind up with an exhibition
Csta Or spain. but they haven,
zznnst Up eontdrne~ as yet 10 an
sa1s this tour, There are few rneu
have had more opportunities to
rzEuiA,e a fortune than the en-
taptpn- who can certainly eoupls
: sis pagiiissie ti,le Of king OF sports
q the kinE az sp-ndthrtfts. Al
- 81 estimates have h-cen made o..
eaf winnings. and the most con
7ative of these agree that from tbs
he net Joe 1oss In Boston Musk
N isso az to the present time he
E@s7!ssi Arid Sp~ut over ssoo.0oe.
hsrv have been days. aud that. too,
~ bis more prosperous ones. when
sAs sFeut or sauRndercd s=.soo. and
~ have been weeks when his out
kfnaunted 10 sec. co. and this amour,
gQne for nothing except to pay Tor
; iot other people 90 drink. or to
1ses some Nhin. or TO keep out oi
= scraps For the insane pIeazur,
ssrying colored mans face In a
-Asa pie he paid the coiorcd man $50
Z Incident took place Ia Ward !
g, on Washington street. Boston.
ne privilege q knocking a waitress
y IN Neatnn's oyster house. also or
tsalnEtou street, he paid y4No For
erutnl paStim. Of kicking two Of,
iing EraYH be paid $500. He as
I'D Michael MsehAn. a we'll known
On man about town. and paid
ny Tor IL He gave his friends
blanche one night to drink to his
~ and they punished 81 600 worth
NlAt- And 70 the money fiew- An
iaroTfte pastsme was 10 scatter
coin % all denominations. from
a1er. reclIessiy as he passed Alous
Streets. for the mob that always
WED hlm 70 scramble for. And. as
A'hs his utter rcckiessness, the
s told that, on one occasion. in
Aga, when he awoke from nap
a'ormed the proprietor that some
"a touched him for 5000 He
"a q as merely passing incident
worthy OF attention on his part.