The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-22
THE EX=CHAMPION AND HIS CASH
Another Similar Combination They Conn.,
John L. Sullivan Had Half nillion E>l=t5-It Came
Quickly and 1t Wen Even (c2s-r

Ryan, for 50, 600 o sido, at Mississippi City,
Feb. Z, 1882. After gaining the champion
ship the money flowed to him like water.
BY his defeat of Jimmy Elliot at Wash
ington park, July t. 1882, Sullivan divid-
ed with his manager about 81, 600. By lis
defeat of Tug Wilson, at Madison Square
Garden, over $40, 900 was divided among
himself, Arthur Chambers ana Billy Mad
den. BY defeating Charlie Mitchell at tho
Garden Sullivan 6 share was about 81 900.
By defeating Herbert Slado at tho Same
place in three short rounds John J.. gath
cred in 1000 or So, 900 moro His knock
ing OUT tour of nine months, under the
management of Al Smith through Tic
United States and territories, where hu
met ard put to slcup some so big men, was
tho wonder of the age. His iacoiuo must
have been at least $50 600 during tho nine
months picnic.
Then his fights with Captain Dalton at
Chicago and Dick Burns the Michigan
giant, and Jack Stewart brought him il
the neighborhocd of Sc, 900 or So 900. b.
defeating Fred Robinson at Butte City IN
January, 1854, no gained at least 80, 600.
BY defeating Alexander Marx at Galveston
no received ABOUT 1000. His defeat o.
John Henry at Hot Springs, William
Flenniipg at Memphis and Enos Phillips
at Naaiiyifle brought him in the ncighbor
hood Of SO, 600. Sullivans bout with Pro
fcssor Latin at Madison Square Garden
was a winner to John by about 50, 900.
His besting ALI Greenfield in two rounds
at Madison Square Garden and again in
Boston in four rounds increased his
finances at least $4,000. Johns 80 min
uto match with Paddy Ryan at Madison
Square Garden, which was stopped by the
police brought him about SAC His de-
feat of Jack Burke at Chicago June 1a
netted about So, 900.
His exhibitions about the country up to
that timo certainly made for him about
$50, 900. Sullivan's meeting with Nc
Caffrey at Cincinnati brought him SO, 000
With Paddy Ryan at San Francisco John
L. gained about SO, 900 or more. With
Duncan Mcdonald and Patsy Cardiff at
Minneapolis, where Sullivan broke his
arm, no increased his finances about $4,-
900. In 1884 Sullivan toured through
England, ireland and Scotland, but he
earned only about &c. 600. His match With
Charlie Mitchell at Chantilly, France, was
not money maker. When he arrived
home in his native city, he was given a
benefit at the Music hall, Boston, which
netted him somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of 81, 600. Shortly afterwnrd he was
engaged as the sporting editor of the New
York Illustrated News, for which he re-
ceived in salary about $1,000, besides 9th
err presents. BY his defeat of Jake Kilrain
he received the $40, 900 put up by his back
ers and the $40, 900 he won. Besides Sui
Ivan got tho lions share of the money
taken for the sale of tickets at Richburg,
which in all amounted to about S24, 000
Sullivan was offered $40, 900 to spar at
Madison Square Garden after his defeat of
Kilrain, but he refused, not caring snap
about money at the time. In 1890 John
went on the stage in the play Honest
Hearts and Willing Hands" He received
about $10, 900 for a short season. After
Sullivan's defeat by Jim Corbett he was
given benefit at Madison Square Garden,
the receipts of which were $12, 600, the
Garden people taking half for the use of
the house. As an actor during the last
three years he has probably made some
thing like $40, 900. With his book, The
"reminiscences of Nineteenth Century
Gladiator, - and his other exhibitions and
the privileges he had extended to cigar
and liquor men who have named their
brands after him, / might readily add
$15, 900 more. This would bring the grand
total received by Sullivan up to about
1894. 600.
1 really believe, however, that Sullivan
has made more money than this. Not he
or any one else can ever give the exact fig
ures. Fighters of his type do not general
ly keep books. They make and spend
money ad libitum. If put Sullivan's
earnings for the last 10 years at 5000, 900,
I would not be going much out of the
way. He has made money in various ways
of which there is no record. Sullivan's
income has been about $22, 600 year for
the past 10 years, and believe that Presi-
dent Elliot Of Harvard college receives but
SO, 900 per annum, and he is a steady, hard
working man. Sullivan has been care
less, go-as- you please fighter, who fought
whenever he felt that way. While his
money came with great rapidity he spent
with very lavish hand. In fact, he lit
orally threw it away.-Arthur Lumley