The evening times., 1898-03-17
JOHN |. SULLIVAN AND CUBA
The Ex-champion Favors I'M
mediate Intervention.
WE HAVE STOOD TOO MUCH
Contrasts the Policy OF This Coun-
try With That OF England-John
Bulls Idea of Bullets First and
Investigation After-Has Taken u
Great Interest in Cuba.

Excuse the way look" called John
l.. Sullivan, ex-champion of the fistic
arena yesterday. as he got out of bed
a little before noon to admit Times
man. "You see" he continued. II work
late and by the time I've gotten home
and eaten enough to keep me from for
getting how, it's almost time for other
people to be getting up"
The great fighter was dressed more pic
turesquely than conventionally. He had
quite finished dressing one-half of him
self while the other was still covered by
a sleeping jacket. Iohn L. has put on a
great deal of flesh since ne was last here
and his broad shoulders seemed gigantic
in their scant covering. His arms, too,
have changed. the great muscles that for
merly stood out like whip-cords having
given way to flesh that is rather flabby
than otherwise. But Sullivan's big fists
are still evidence of his strength and
silent menace to anyone who would be
likely 10 forget that only few years
have elapsed since THE man from BoS-
tom was the almost undisputed cham
pion Of the prize ring
Then other marks remain by which the
boxer might be identified. The fact that
Thespis wore no beard and that actors
have followed his example almost with
out exception. from timo immemorial, has
not forced John l.. into sacrificing his
mustache. When he speaks il is, as al
ways in the days of yore, from the
right corner OF his mouth. and his deep
voice. like water. seems TO gather power
from the unusually small opening through
which il L. allowed u come. In response
TO a question as TO what subject he must
talk on, the interviewer suggested that
some interest was felt in the possibility
that he might, at some time, re-enter the
ring.
NO" said Sullivan. throwing himself
back upon his bed. 1--WE finished for
good. ] don't care to DO any more fight
ing. and ! am too fat to train again.
! Then the business is in = pretty bad
state Corbett and FitZsimmons have
done more to injure boxing than any set
OF ministers that ever began talking
1 about H. People get tired Of hearing Of
! their bouts instead Of seeing them. The
future OF the ring doesn't look well just
now. Maher is a mighty good man. but
. he has had pretty bad luck. Fitz licked
him and another chap he could have
Fnocled out as easy as he could have
lifted this pillow thrashed him. Still he
has lots Of time. and I expect a good deal
from him. Kid Mccoy is another e.
celleEt man. only he mast keep away
from the big fellows until he gets his
growth. He's very young yet and a
fight with Corbett or FitZsimmons could
only end one way. If he can wait little
while he's got good show for the cham
pioDShip-provicinC monographs don't
act as substitutes by then
Whichever way things so there is no
prospect Of my getting back. / guess I'll
/ stay i'm the theatrical business 4 Year or
! two more. ! can go into a lob i'm New
York any time ! want to. and there are
plenty Of men waiting to help me into the
saloon business. but there's no use Of me
going to that as long as | can make
money in the show line. OF course ]
know I'm no actor, but people like to see
M and punch the bag and spar enough
10 draw good houses. But ! don't sup
pose I'll hold 10 IL more than a wear or
So
think / just said that my fighting
days were over. 4 don't mean thai in
every way. I'm aching for a chance 70
get whack al those Spaniards. This
Cuban affair is right in my line and ia
give hundred or so myself TO have
show al il. I make the price large be-
Tor war and the more I read about il
the less l believe that We Will The men
VINO nave the money over in Wall Street
seem 10 be running the policy Of this Gov
erEmt nt, and We Just bow to them saw
II intimated the other day that Mckinley
Is working hard to get Congress off his
hands BEFORE doing anything in this Maine
matter Hen do 1t. too, if Hanna can
get money enough. It's shame-a id
shame And Sullivan brought his big
hst down on a table standing next to the
bed with q, resounding whack
/ don't want to be thought a Jingo"
he continued. but I'd like to bet that if
lhe population OF Texas alone was turned
loose on those dirty Spaniards they'd
wipe the earth SO clean of them that Ha-
Nana would have nothing but English
Spoken Here signs for the next hundred
years. II makes me mad as a bull every
time L talk Of this Maine affair Think of
those poor fellows going to sleep at night
on a fine ship like that and being blown
so high before morning that il took them
longer to come down than to go IN The
IDEA that such a thing could be an ac-
cldent Is prepOSterous. Anyone with
common sense will see in minute that
that was the result Of a conspiracy. Those
Spaniards are a pack of cowardly scoun-
drels. You can't make EN- fight fair and
square to save your neck. They'll be as
nice as dancing master TO your face
but the minute you turn they do the Dago
Trick and stick YOU in the back with a
knife. Accidents like that to the Maine
VIII happen every time We send n boat
near enough 10 Havana to be blown to
pieces without the chance of US suspect
ing anything.
IF England had had this happen TO
her. do you think that she'd be spending
money in investigating. One thing | ad-
mire John Bull for is his spirit of fight
ing first and taking apologies afterward.
That has gained that country respect all
over the world. Our foreign policy is
entirely too easy. and we will never have
the right to be considered great until il is
changed
Every European nation of any size
takes to badgering us now on the slight
est provocation. I see that Austria NAV
demand an indemnity for the strikers kill
ed over in Pennsylvania. She wouldn't
think of doing that with any other coun-
try on the globe. The idea of protesting
against our right TO keep other people
from running over our laws and to main
tain order is funnier than anything i have
ever heard of. And now she evidently pro-
poses to get even with us by siding with
Spain.
I'm afraid there's only one thing that
will teach those countries that our mot
to is Hands off, and that is an alliance
with England. OF course, there are a
hundred arguments against that, but it's
the only thing / see ahead unless the Ad-
ministrations to come have some back