The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

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Strong Boy" and be didn't like Il.
Moreover. he hal been engaged a.
the dog" for a New York lighter to
try himself on. The New York man
had seen the dog" early In the day,
didn't like the looks OF him, and got
drunk.
AZ the last minute the big crowd
was disappointed. and. having moth
Ing better 20 DO. Il Kissed the dog.
This made the Roxbury boy hot. and
advancing 10 the edge Of the stage, be
raised his mighty hst In the air and
delivered the above speech. which Tor
emphasis. brevlty. completeness and
pugilistic dlrectness furnishes a pat
tern which others Of his class may
follow with advantage to the end Of
time. Old Joe Goss. the veteran night
er. was IN the house. and his friends
urged him 20 knock the conceit out
Of the boy. Not unwilling. Joe went 10
the back Of the stage. stripped, and
donned some ring toys. and In few
minutes was putting up bis hands be-
fore the Strong Boy" Two minutes
later the veteran was carried behind
the scenes lnseuslble. and the Strong
BOY" was again advancing 10 the edge
Of the stage 10 repeat his speech. when
the management interfercd aud 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 Ia
the world. and for twelve years. until
that fatal meeting with Corbeit. IN
New Orleans. In the fan OF 1892. he
demonstrated Il 10 the worlds salts
faeilon. Nov The old belief has as
serted itself again. For Ave years be
has silently chafcd against the popu-
Tar opinion that he was a back NUM-
Der. but more than once he surrender
"a and Acknowledged Il. too. But the
sight Of the 6ght At Carson City re-
yfved bic dead faith. and today he
says that there Il one more good hghi
In him. and with the heavy handicap
OF advancing years and a mountain OF
iai. he is workinE like a Trojan 10
reproduce the sullivan Of old.
Fighting experts. not biased By sen
umontalliy. see nothing but disaster
and pltiful failure In the future Tor
sullivan. Against the modern giants
Of the ring. q il argued. he would be-
helpless punching bag His lion
heart and fierce courage would be fu-
tile with bis decayed physical strue-
ture 10 back them. Some OF the best
trainers say that It Il on imposslbriiy
for him 20 get into ring condition
again. A few weeks ago. when he b..
gan exercising % Billy Muldoon's
training quarters AZ White Plains ne
weighed 255 pounds sullivan az his
best weighed 100 pounds BY cx-
haustlye methods the supCrnuous 05
pounds could be removed. but q o.
claimed that the necessary process
uould leave him a. weak as a cat
sullivan without the strength Of
slant Is not sullivan az ALL he would
be- a mere parody Of his former self.
a. useless a. an engine without IRE.
Men who can never forget the
achievements OF sullivan In the rims
look on the matter more hopefully.
They said that " sullivan would only
hand himself over. body aud soul. 10
Mnldoon. and Cor ak months DO hon
esily what he Is told. and leave undonc
everything else. that his wonderful
constitution will rcasseri itself and
a new sullivan will come forth with
an the Yigor and strength Of the man
Of a dozen years ago. But Sullivan
couldn't do H. inside Of ten days he
began to drink. and Muldoon nj one
ended the contract Nov the big fel.
low Ia training himself at College
Point Only disaster can follow this
course.
When Sullivan trained 10 meet Cor.