The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

had been introduced az the "Roxhury
Strong Boy" and be didn't like u.
Moreover. he hal been engaged as
the dog" for New York fighter to
try himself on. The New York man
had seen the dog" early IN the day.
didn't like the looks Of him, aud got
drunk.
At the last minute the big crowd
was disappointed. and. having moth
ing better TO do. II Missed the dog
This made the Roxbury boy hot. and,
advancing 10 the edge Of the stage. he
raised his mighty nst In the air and
delivered the above speech. which for
emphasis. brey'ty. completeness and
pugillstic dlrectness furnishes pat
tern which others Of his class may
follow with advantage to the end Of
time. Old Joe GoEs. the veteran light
er, was IN the house. and his friends
urged him 10 knock the conoeit out
Of the boy. Not unwilling. Joe went 10
the back Of the stage. stripped. and
donned some ring toys. and Ia few
minutes was putting up bis hands be-
fore the Strong Boy" Two minutes
later tho veteran was carried behind
the scenes inseuslble. and the Strong
Boy" was again advancing 10 the edge
Of the stage 10 repeat hia speech. when
the management lnieriered and hustled
him into the background.
From that Instant the Roxbury boy
believed that he could not only lick
any man In the house. but any man In
the world and Tor twelve years. Until
that fatal meeting with Corbett. In
New Orleans. In the fall Of 1899. he
demonstrated Il % the worlds salts
faction Now she old belief has as
serted Itself agaln. For Eve years he
has silently ehafed against the popu.
lar opinion that he was a back mum
her but more than once be surrender.
"a and Acknowledged Il. too. but the
sight Of the hehi a. Carson City re-
yived bis dead faith. and today hs
says that there IL one more good dghi
In him. and with the heavy handicap
Of advancing yesrs aud a mountain o
fat. he H. workinE Ike Trojan q
reproduce the sullivan Of old.
Fighting experts. not biased by sen
timentaliiy. see nothing but disaster
and pitiful failure Ia the future fol
sullivan. Against the modern giant
Of the ring. u q argued. De would b
a helpless punching bag His lior
heart and fierce courage would be- o.
tile with hlf decaysd physical struc
tufe "a back them. Some OF the has
trainers say that Il is an impoasibllIty
for him 20 get into rims condition
again. A few weeks ago. when be b.
gan exercising No Billy Muldoonl
training quarters 40 White Plains D.,
weighed e55 pounds sullivan az hi'
best weighed 100 pounds By ca.
haustlve methods the supornuous o.
pounds could be- removed. but q q
+ claimed that thc necessary proces.
Mould leave him al weak as a cat
I sullivan without the strength OF
I giant Is not sullivan az an flo would
Dc mere parody Of biz former self
o. useless as an engine without Ore.
Men who can never forget th'
achievements Of sullivan In the rim,
look ON the matter more hopefully
/ They said that Il Sullivan would onl,
hand himself over. body and soul. q,
Mulioon and Cor six months DO hon.
csiiy what be IL told. and leave undon,
everything else, that his wonderful
constitution viii rCasseri itself an,
a new Sullivan will come forth viii
an the vigor and strength OF the mar
Of a dozen years ago. But Sullivan
couldn't do a. Inside Of ten days h,
began to drink and Muldoon al one
ended the contract Nov the big TEL
low u training himself at Colleg,
Point. Only disaster can follow thu
course.
when Sullivan trained 10 NEE, Cor