St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-30
THE WORLDS FORMER CHAMPION
PUGILIST TALKS ABOUT MON
Ely AND DEATH.
SULLIVAN SAYS THERE'S ROT
I'm THIS TALK ABOUT SAVING
UP FOR A RAINY
DAY.o
WORK OF THE SCIENTIFIC GUYS.
No Good Of Living Unless They Can
Find Some Dope to Keep
FeIler Young.

John L. Sullivan, the worlds champion
pugilist for twelve consecutive years, &C.
cupied a box at the Grand opera house last
night. Scarcely soul in the audience was
aware of the presence of the distinguished
individual, as he is not billed to appear at
the Grand until Sunday night, when "The
Wicklow Postman" will begin four nights
engagement Mr. Sullivans presence in the
city is due to the fact that the company laid
off here last night, on the way from Duluth
to La Crosse.
Mr.. Sullivan never looked better in his life
His eye is bright and his color good. When
seen at the Windsor hotel later in the even
ing Mr.. Sullivan was in chatty mood and
entertained circle of friends, who gathered
about him in the hotel lobby.
If Mr.. Sullivan talked about pugilism, it
was because those about him piled him with
questions relating to that subject, for Mr..
Sullivan has ideas upon other topics, and
rather prefers to discuss the latter. For
instance, last night, something was said
about a man making hay while the sun
shines and saving UP for rainy day, which
caused John to remark:
There's good deal of rot in all this talk
gave me dose Of 1t once, and said to him,
What's the use of savingeup your money till
you're so old you can't have any fun spend
ing it?. What's the matter with enjoying
it when you're young and can get some good
out Of it?' And speaking of getting old and
dying, why you all know It's only case of
three days to plant you, and then you're for
gotten.
but now that these scientific fellers have
discovered x WI q
mans inside. the doctors, they say, can
keep him alive. But I can't see what's the
good of living forever unless they can find
some dope to keep Teller young.
Then there's another kind of scientific
guys" continued John, that claim that after
man dies he is turned into some sort of
animal They say that these nervous
fdgety, troublesome cusses turn into mos
quitoes because it's their nature to bother
everybody, while the toughs and DULLES are
turned into mules and ELEPHANTS
After this exposition Of the modernized
theory of Pythagoras. Mr.. Sullivan was COM
PEELED to answer some questions about the
fighters
Mr.. Sullivan said that there was no doubt
that Corbett really wanted to fight Fitzsim-
mons. He had put up his money and Fitz
would be either obliged to cover 1t or leave
the country.
''Since I quit the ring said John, "you
know how these fellers have been taking
Now, there's 70 excuse for two men not
coming together If they're both on the square.
l know / never had any trouble in getting a
fight, and 1 was kept busy for twelve years.
And when the people came to see one of my
fights they got their moneys worth. 1 gave
'em all chance. But it's no wonder people
lose their confidence in fighters when they
give up their coin and go hundreds of miles
to see a fight that never comes of. l speak
the Corbett- Fitzsimmons go and didn't see
it. You can't fool the people second time
in these matters
Asked what he thought of Peter Maher,
Mr. Sullivan said that Maher seemed to have
the stuff In him, but that he was unlucky.
He couldn't understand 1t explain it.
Some one inquired after the health of Peter
Jackson the colored pugilist.
Hes in England, all broke up" was
Johns terse reply.
what are your plans for next season ?
VIII you continue in the show business? %
was asked.
1.-THE night our present season closes, "
answered John L.. ''I will put on the gloves
for the last time in my life. I am going into
the hotel business either in New York or
Chicago
Mr.. Sullivan does not appear in the cast
of "The Wicklow Postnan," nor speak a
line After the drama Is concluded Mr..
Sullivan and his old-time antagonist and
present partner. Paddy Ryan, put on the
gloves and box several vigorous rounds.
Parson Davies is managing the show.