The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-23
JOHN L. ON INGERSOLL.
The Ex-Champion Discusses Religion
Sharkey, and Fitz

Kansas City, Jan. PA big, rasping
bass voice roared and rumbled through
the corridors of the parlor floor at the
Midland hotel about O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, The windows ratified trem-
ulousiy and a few joists and rafters
from the assortment of heavy timber
tones found their way to the street be-
low. People passing on the sidewalk
looked up with the impression that u
public speaker was delivering an ad-
dress from one of the balconies and
guests occupying rooms adjoining No.
1873 opened their doors and stuck their
heads out to inquire of one another
what the row was.
1t was only John Sullivan talking.
The ex-champion was in the act of
bringing the palm of his heavy hand
down upon a, frail, little mahogany ia
BILE, by way of emphasis to his remarks,
when a reporter entered room No. 1873.
The huge hand fell with the last word
of the thunderous ejaculation and the
helpless little table was split from one
end to the other. Sullivan kicked it
aside and called for another. continuing
his Sabbath afternoon hOmily-
What do I think of Bob Ingersol1?"
he repeated as he hit the fresh table a
testing blow and settled down into the
big outspreading collar that propped his
ears up.
''Bob's a clever fellow. He's one of
your bright ones. He's fast and his ur-
percuts and rushes are bad-bad, 1 tell
you"
And his views, his religion?"
Religion is d-n bad thing to talk
about. Religion, my boy here the
table suffered more punishment and the
off pedal on the voice was lifted little
higher-"we don't know anything
about
Fresh drinks and cigars.
1--WE got two as good hands as ever
grew and I'd lay 'em on the track of a
trolley car and let the wheels cut 'em
off if I could bring my old mother and
father back to earth again. But can't.
No more can Bob Ipgerson. He doesn't
know any more about these things than
you or I do"
Sullivan took another drink and ended
his talk on religion with the aphor-
ism.
1.-The men who tells you an untruth
my boy, is a. liar"
When asked what would be the result
of a meeting between Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey, Sullivan shook off a little Of
the drowsy feeling the liquor was bring
ing over him and said:
''Sharkey will lick him sure. Shar-
keys built on the Sullivan plan He's a
fighter and not talker
''whom do you consider the greatest
fighter Iiving?"
''Sharkey."
"Can he whip Jeffries ?"
HE can lick anybody"
Hasn't he improved a great deal
since he met Fitz?'
Improved? He knows more about
boxing than Fitz will ever know in his
life
What is the difference between Shar-
key and F'itzSimmOnS?'
1.-THE difference is that ones "a and
the others 81; ones coming and the
others going-that's the difference. Fitz
says he's 81, but he's older than am
and I'm Al"
Sullivan scared the whites out of
bell boys eyes by making him shake
hands and threatened to throw him out
of the window because he didn't give
him a good tight grasp. He ordered
more and finer cigars and another
round of the O-Be-Joyful! Then he
taught the bell boy how to pass cigars
to gentlemen, and went to dinner.
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