The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20

red-headed chap from this city, with
some pretension to championship class.
This put Sullivan in the direct line to
fight for the heavyweight championship
of the world, and he was finally matched
to meet Paddy" Ryan, at that time the
champion, at Mississippi City, on Feb. Z,
1852.
In the ninth round Sullivan rushed VI
ciously at Ryan, beat down the other mans
guard with his left fist, and with his right
arm fairly dubbed poor Ryan across the
neck. The former champion fell to the
earth helpless. 1t was ten minutes before
he was revived. When he had recovered
consciousness he insisted that telegraph
pole had fallen across his neck prevent
ing him from continuing the fight 1t
was a long time before he could be con-
WINGED to the contrary.
Then came the hour of Sullivan's
triumph. He wandered from city to CITY,
leaving wake of Silver behind him. He
offered $1,000 to any one who would stand
before him for four rounds MARQUIS of
Queensberry rules. Many tried it, and
many hemoaned their temerity
IN SLOW PHILADELPHIA.
Prior to his fight with Ryan, Sullivan
had very exciting time in PHILADELPHIA.
He was with Billy Madden at the time.
giving engagements around the country.
There was big English dragon who
clubs of the city. He had heard of Sui
livan's challenge, and intimated to his
friends that he would teach that Irish
man a trick or two
CrossFey weighed 230 pounds and knew
quite little about boxing In the first
round Sullivan hit Crossley one blow
| on the side of the head that knocked
him clear through the ropes. Instead of
going back, Crossley made an attempt
TO get out of the place. Arthur Cham
berS attempted to push him back into
the ring, saying, go on, and fight him."
Crossley looked Chambers over a mo-
ment and then said: ''Humph! Suppose
that you go in and get bit of it; I've
| had enough to last me for at least fftv
years"
The next week Sullivan and Madden
moved over to Johnny" Cfark's place
at the corner of Eighth and Vine streets
and here the big fellow was the principaI
In one of the most exciting events in his
| career.
John Buckley, a blacksmith with quite
| q local reputation, was to meet him IT
rained heavily on the night of the en-
| gagement, but the place was picked
| to suffocation 1t took but a few minutes
| to put an end to Buckley's aspirations
| to become a fighter.
Sullivan swung his left on Buckley's
head, and then his right to the mans
|
| feet, whence he fell over backward like
log, wholly unconscious of everything
around him.
1t was the first time that a Philadel-
! phia crowd had ever seen a knockout
| There was not a person in the room who
did not believe that Buckley was dead.
! ana the spectators began a wild rush
! for the exits.
Partitions were smashed, and the bar
room in the hail was actually torn to
| pieces, the floor being strewn with par
ticles of glass.
Buckley was carried to the dressing
| room and was attended by two physi-
clans. While the stampede was going
on the proprietor walked upon the stage
and begged the people to sit down. He
said everything was all right, and that
i buckley was merely dazed and would
soon come out upon the stage and make
a speech. The proprietor was as white
as sheet He knew that Buckley
| would not come out when he made the
| statement, for the blacksmith was Iy-
| ing in the next room Obvious to every
thing.
AT the end of three-quarters Of an
hour he regained consciousness. His first
words were: L don't know who hit ma
but can lick that fellow I went up
against. 1 want to find out what that
fellow was who hit me- It's a shame
$1,000 - n.
want to fight Sullivan again. I can
whip him, sure
THE TUG WILSON EPISODE.
While Sullivan's offer to give any man
$1,000 who would stand against him for
four rounds was still in effect there came
from the other side of, the ocean a short.
we'll knit little Engishman by the name
Of James Collins, better known as Tug
| Wilson. He was what showmen call a
wise guy" He came over for the ex-
| press purpose of winning that 1000, and
he got the money.
/ On the evening of July II, 1882, he met
| Sullivan in Madison Square garden.
| Probably never such hugging and dodg-
| Ing match was seen before in pugilism.
but Wilson survived the four rounds,
greatly to SuIlivans disgust. The cham
pion was furious and wanted to make a
match for finish fight. Wilson agreed
to do SO. blt conveniently left for Eng
land as soon as possible, and never has
! returned.
Meanwhile Charley Mitchell came
over from England and was metched to