The morning times., 1895-12-16

AMONG THE BoXERs.

| JoDn l.. Sullivan, cne-tinle monarch of
al III ne surveyed. or. rather, measured with
called Tor, sat in the rotunda of the Imperial
Hotel, Chicago. shortly before midpicb1
| one night last week.
He was seated apart from the othey
guests present, alone ard in silent medi.
| tation. Not for long was be allowed IN
remain SO. A flower girl in passing sized
| hiih up from tie outside and. coming in.
| PINNED carnatiCn en- the black coat, for
| which she collected q dime in The artlcss
way way peculiar to her kind. Proceeding along
| ing in her kindly, piaintive way: They, re
only o cents, gents"
After her came others 1.-THE por,ers and
| watchmen being temporarily ABSENT :
some with nothing but their hard-luck
stories and others whose manned and frac.
mentary selves constituted their tales of
appeal. To all John gave somethinp
In prosperity Sullivan was famous for his
| throwing of money TO the birds, whether
| they were OF II e helpicss-singer tribe or of
the hawk family
I'm all paralyzed on one side" said
| the tall young begcar WHO wabbled up TO
John with his crutch. We'll, here's a
quarter and See hat you don'tuse it 10 get
eS-champion.
Then husky looking fellow with one
arm concealed in slirg under his coat
| and who pushed his feet alcrr instead of
lifting them came up to John. 1t was ap-
| p3rently his Shaving arm that was injured.
| as he owed himself a shave, bat that he
could most booze with his oiner hand and
arm was also apparent frcm his general air
and BREATH.
I'm a stranger In Chicago an wus
| Woreim on the sky-scrancr over here on
| van Buren street paintin'-you can see
| by me hans that I'm a workin' man-an'
the smell of the paint-the alcohol in IL.
| guess-sirkened me an ] fell off the
| stagin down four stories an broke me
arm an ankle. fused To be a ban-pls yer
an a purity good 'un bout five years.
"ob. yes, ! know" interrupted John.
better days, but here''-givinG him a
coin-"ring Off and get out" But the
pum. pocEeting ihe money, was bound to
9awe Y tn the last last ,;sa sav i "Ihank you, sir
Durin' the Worlds Fair used 10 cop out
I'VE 10 len bucks a day with this same
story ! Just Civ you 'tbout ha'f tryin'."
Then he pushed his feet outside and a
| moment later another bum. undoubtedly
the first ones partner. came in aud headed
for John who threw up his ha nds as this
cried. I'm through for tonight. I'm
broke fiat. Wen. that don't stop him.
even" But here a porter came to light
out out through the double doors doors 'ne '''"i'
Who was it," asked John l.. of the
night clerk a few minutes later. who
could never tell Iie-WasbinGton or
Napoleon?''
"Wasbington."
well. ri Just bet 90 to 5. and put up
the money, that he never was braced' as
last hour. Give me my key"
dispatch from Birmingham. Ala.
says: While Denver Ed; Smith was
training FRIDAY, for fight he came very
near being killed. He was making a
fourteen-nlle run with Daniel O'Leary.
the eX-chamDion long distance walker.
when he WAS shot at several times by
Deputy Constable Daniels, at Woodlawn.
small place q few miles from here. The
deputy thou ght the men had ESCAPED
from prison and called ON them to halt.
after which he commenced firing. Neither
man was hurt. but they made explanations
before leaving Woodlawn.
In a letter TO a friend in New York
a well-known English sportsman writes
as follows: "I understand that Pediar
Palmer desires to meet George Dixon.
but win insist upon weighing 116 pounds
at ,i1!s, the ring side: or course, a sauahble
of weight, but matters may be adjusted
pretty soon: 1 have been told that an
offer viii be made In few days to
Dixon to come to En- gland and fight
Palmer
The Empire Athletic Club. at Maspeth.
is arranging a boxing tournament to begin
weight class are Billy Vernon, Charley John
SON. Bobby Dobbs Harry Fisher. Sam Tom
kins, Bill Hill-the Pickaninny-Billy Ernst.
Al O'Brlen. Joe Harman. Charley Barrett.
Jimmy Handler and Harry Woods.
"Tommy" RYAN has taken a new tack.
He now challenges any middle-weight in
the. world. bob" Fitzsinmons exceptetf.
10 fight at 54 pounds. and IL Fitzsimmons
gives up his claim to the middle-weight
champion for heavy-weighthonorsR Ryanwill
claim the iniddle-weight championship and
be prepared to defend It. Ryan says that
his weight, stripped, is now 15s pounds.
and that he is well in the niiddIe-weight
class.
Barney Finnegan, the eX- prize fighter who
fought a draw with George Dixon. was shot
and killed by negro tramp a { Phil Ryan's
gan was tending bar. and IN the act of
drawing beer when the negro. without
prorocatfon. drew revolver and shot him.