The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-07
NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE.
BILLY MADDEN WRITES FROM LONG
EXPERIENCE AND Personal
KNOWLEDGE.
MITCHELL WANTS QUIET LIFE
As Country Squire When He Has
Made FOrtune-Ideas of other
Pugilists.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

erS nave their pecullaritfeS. They are
all vain, but they have distinctive char
acteristics outside of egotism, which ]
nave found in the course of long ex-
perience success in any walk of life is
NEST sure to engender. So the boxer
may be pardoned for an amiable weak
ness to which brainier men are known
to be addicted.
Every champion and exclamation.
! from heavyweight to bantam and the
brave fellows who contest their title.
nave as decided traits Of character s
Grover Cleveland, Thomas B. Reed
William J. Bryan and Mai. William Nc
klrley. Like these great men each has
MS hopes and aspirations. Ambition
ires the soul OF each and every one of
them.
The greatest gladiator the world has
ever known. John l.. Sullivan. is a
STUDY In himself He and 1 are not the
pest OF friends now, but can do Justice
TO the big fellows character. About
his courage and determination everv-
ocdy knows. Everybody doesn't know.
however, that Sullivan in his rough
way is and always has been a <philan-
tnroplSt, quite as much so as George
feaDooy, Montefiore and Baron Hirsch.
LII the heyday of his success, when T
nrst brought him out and afterward
when Al Smith and Pat Sheedv suc-
cesslvely managed him, John L. used
TO put aside a portion of his EARNINGS
Tor the poor. In addition to that he
staheo every needy man or woman
| VINO ever invoked his aid. Religion.
MI
MIN. l nave seen him give generous
donations alike to Catholic priests and
frotestant ministers. I have. too. seen
him toss out $40 and 500 bills to needy
| !rlshmen, Englishmen, Jews and DARK
les as well as to his own countrymen
he played no favorites in distress. He
turned no broken man away.
! oullVan is much ADLER man than
/ ne is given credit for being. He has a
talr education, too despite public he
neI TO the contrary. He went through
the pubic schools Of Boston and snant
! one year In the Boston high school
| At the latter institution Henry r.
DlXey and Nat Goodwin, the famous
comedians, We're schoolmates of his.
Inc amoltlon OF Sullivan's life is to
| 80 10 congress. He ever has the ex
ample Of John Morrissey, of America
ana John Gully, M. p, Of England. he.
lore him. He honestly believes that he
mas the makings of as good law
| maker as either in him. and 1 am GER
talh tnat ne can make better speech
snan either of them could in life.
Coupled with Sullivan's ambition 70
go to congress is the earnest desire to
own stock farm in the vicinity of
1 Boston and live the life Of a country
gentleman. John will never again 90
into the liquor business unless neces-
| slty compels. He doesn't like 1t and
| 10
outside of the bar and "blow in his
coin like prince. And here let me saw
that sullivan in his remarkable career
mas made over $1,000, 900. Outside of
the homestead and substantial sums
ne gave his father and mother-sl6 600
IN al: l am told-he spent every dollar
I or this huge amount One half of II
ne squandered; the other half he gave
IN charities and distributed among
friends who felt the pinch of poverty.
| sullivan never touched a card for
money, never played the races, never
tackled Wall street and, in fact, never
gambled In any shape. The few vices
he has the public fully knows.
James j. Corbett, the man who wrest-
cd the championship from John L., is
the direct antithesis Of Sullivan. He
is as cautious as the big fellow" is
reckless and as thrifty as John is prod
lgal. Until he went into theatrical
| dollar
| he ever earned. He still has q good.
fat bank account. His ambition is TO
| become good actor. Failing in that
he will strive to be successful the
| atrica1 manager.
| Charles Mitchell, Of England. is the
| shrewdest and pretty nearly the BRAIN
| est of all the fighters. His mental CAL
iber is really not greater than Sulli-
| vans, but he is far cutter than John.
| He is by long odds a better Judge of
| human nature and cannot be imposed
| upon. He Is a good hearted fellow
w1thal, and many poor devil he has
| helped. 1 say this now because the
| general belief is that every dollar
Mitchell gets becomes a prisoner. This
is not so. With friends he is quite
| liberal and generous spender If an
angel happens along, however who
has more money than brains, Mitchell
will let him spend his money if the
angel insists and hold his own.
M1tchelIs ambition, after he has
made all the money he can out Of box
ing and his music hall in London-he
| is a partner with his brother-in-law
| the famous Pony Moore, in the
| Washington hall in London-is to set
| tie down in country estate in Eng
land and live the quiet life of an Eng
lish country squire.
Peter Jackson, the greatest gladia-
tor the black race ever produced. is
an unhappy, disconnected. man. He is
as proud as Lucifer and extremely
sensitive on the score of his color. Al
/ hundred years ago think he would
have been a splendid African king
! Before he got broken down In health
he might have divided honors with
Antonio Maceo In battling for the lib
erty of Cuba, for no one suffers more
keenly than he the wrongs and in
| justices done his race. Now his only
ambition is to dawdle away his life
in gay London sporting circles and
| eventually open up public house.
| as they call saloons over there, after
his money is all gone. Once 1t was
| his ambition to win the worlds cham
! pionship from either Sullivan or Cor
bett, retire at once to London, marry
| white English heiress and become a
| man of influence in both society and
| politics. This would be easier than
some people would imagine, as Peter
| is extremely popular on the other side
and no color line is drawn over there
| His black skin would be no bar to So
cial advancement
Frank p. Slavin, Jackson's great
Australian rival, has a consuming am
bition to become q millionaire and
globe trotter. He has a fad which
some day he hopes may make him
rich beyond the dreams of avarice."
He Is enamored of patents. Almost
any kind of an invention can make
him open his purse strings. He Is now
owner of twenty-five good patents,
any one of which may land him win
ner. When he does win, as he feels
| confident he will. his intention is to
visit every portion of the globe and see
and learn all he can. He is now fight
ing only for that end, and he will fight
ANYBODY. CHAMPION or tenth rater