The evening times., 1897-06-24
JOHN |. STARTS TO TRAIN
Sullivan Expects to Be in Fight.
ing Trim i'm Six Months.
TALKS ABOUT MEETING FITZ
The Oue-Time Great Fighter Thinks
He Can Reduce His Weight From
$50 tn 100 Pounds, aud Then
Wants Lanky BOh, 1858 Pounds, 10
Make a Match With Hin.

New York. June 24.-John L. Sullivan
has started TO train. under the care of MuI-
doom. The one-time great fighter hopes
TO get on a match with Bob FitzsimInons
In a letter from White Plains. n. J. he
writes:
II have come here for the purpose Of
going into training, with the view to fight
ing Bob FitZsimnOns for the champion
ship OF the world. l weigh $50 pounds at
the present time, but believe that / can
get down TO 100 In six months time /
mean TO put myself entirely n the hands OF
Mr.. MuldOOn, and Will follow his in
structons 10 the letter. / believe the
public recognizes me as fighter, and for
That feasoI. | Will try to retrieve my
reputation by beginning again with the
best man alive today. If 1 whip him |
Will attend TO some other matters Of q
like kind II lose / VIII quit for good -
When he met Muldo0B. the latter said
among ether things: "Poxing and fighting
are two different things, and are cIassed
under the bead Of Queensberry and Lon
don rules. There is no doubt about your
being capable of getting into condition
TO fight"
wei, that's w hat 7 thought about Il .
answered sullivan. and instead Of begin
ming at the bottom of the ladder, / want
20 20 right in for the first man there is
and lick him If can. 10 Is merely a mat
ter Of business witE me, aud ! want Il
understood that ! am out for the stuff,
10 far as it can be made honOrably. All
this business about the glory OF being
champion il rubbish. I was champion for
twelve wears, and I was nothing bat a
sucker for lot Of sure things. III ] had
couple of hundred thousand dollars and
could 90 in the country and buv a faril
and settle down. like you, Bill IL would
be- a different thing. and w0ald be dis
posed 60 10 10. But need money. like all
men who have thrown IL around. and /
have decided 10 fight for it."
Vow about this large drinking am aC-
cused Of. / think the statements are a
little oyersioHe. I have not consumed
tenth nftLe bquOT a ccTeriited tome. III had
| would be dead. Then, again, there Is the
olt-age gag. A doctor todd me once that
man IS as old as ne feels. and never felt
old In my life. and ! am not old. man
only thirty-eight il still in his pnme. and a
glance at ne viii show that I'm not broken
down by anv means
Don't make any MISTAKE BIN have
had this challenge In my head for slx
months. Wbcn I saw the fight a. tss-zzn :
felt couhdeat that John L. SHlllyaa was
Sti1 able % whip the best or them Just
a soon a = possible after that went right
O. Julian In Buffalo. when ny season
81 nd To- s-a
ard be told mel should br the next one So
I am here ready % 90 into training and
give Bob his chance
Il have no particular choice as to the
spot where the fight occurs, 50 long as
there l. q good crowd Thar can be settled
later on. when Julian and I have come
TO An understanding and set a date There
Is a good deal II oppo-ition to prize fight
ing here now, and it Will require proper
mana cement 10 overcome IT, The art has
been spoiled by lot Of SICK duhs getting
into it and fallingdea 4 properly trained |
man never has any trouble does he. Bill?
Il want to take couple of weeks light !
work 70 yet into the groove. and then / !
will train IN earHeSt. Tf whip FitzSiui- |
mons. rs I believe I can, 7 Will get a. Cor /
hetr- There is a little score to wipe ont |
there. and want 10 have another whaCk |
at him. B1i II lose. you will never get |
me into he pTize ring again Yuu can bet /
your life on that All want now is a fair |
show, and then leave the rest 20 me ! /
am sober and sincere. and while / do not /
wish 20 break the law OF have any trouble
at al with the authorities. want to see a
fight hroGsht about after my old friend
has trained ms for the work