The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24

which beat big John Latin ana A..
Greenfield in Madison Square Cards,
brought me $4,000, and for thirty seconds
the time II required for me to put Paddy;
Ryan out, 1 received $1,000 1 wound ~.
to work a few hours at that rate now
'In 1856 1 was with a minstrel SHOW,
doing the statues. and received SIS. 900 fo,.
my work. l whipped Frank Herald =
Allegheny City and earned 5000. A "a
loon in New York brought me in SI5 0o
Another exhibition with Paddy Rvan
this time in San Francisco. was Wortb
$4,000 to me. toured with Pat Sbeed,,
and we had $4,000 TO divide. When
broke my arm on Patsy Cardiff I was
given $4,000 as a balm. Then l went -
England and brought $4,000 home win
me. benefit in Boston added s5.OOo 10
my total, and that brought me IN IN tba
fight with Killrain, at Richburg, Miss
July 8, 1889 / retained the championships
and received SIG 90 for doing the tricIt
Then bought my court house
Playing with Duncan Harrison in Hon
est Hearts and Willing Hands 1 drew
$4,000, which we divided. Corbett and
fought in New Orleans, Sept Z, 1892 for
$45, 600. winner take all. He got it, How
ever, my benefit in Madison Square Car
den started me off with ST, 900 again. Two
seasons in The Man From Boston were
worth $4,000 and 1 took $4,000 more OUT
of the play The True American
Now, if you will make a total of those
amounts you will have something like a
$1,OOOOOO. How did spend it? Well nut
down $4,000 for that court house. 500 90
more given way; then add another s2n 00O
for entertainments of a liquid nature. and
finally about $4,000 losses in gambling and
speculations. That disposes of half of IL.
and that half should have saved.
Il suppose my legitimate living expenses
have been about 100000, and my fights
perhaps cost me 100000 in training and
kindred expenses. l have sunk about 5000
00o in unfortunate business ventures.
with fighter money comes easy and
it goes the same way. I spent So 900 train
ing for my battle with Corbett, and lost
$4,000 betting on myself 1 always kept
stable of trainers following me. and
they were a heavy expense
But it was being good fellow that
broke me. was the great and only John
L. Say, my boy, that title cost me enough
money to last an ordinary man a lifetime.
I was too easy. When some one would saw
that was the only one it meant another
basket of wine. When another would saw
that 1 never refused a friend a dollar.
and afterward asked me to lend him fifty.
he got hundred.
Then, too, 1 was slow. I was slow in
getting to the box office. The Others got
there first, and the first count of receipts
was the largest. Was 1 robbed? Yes. I
was robbed. If 1 had what they took
from me 1 would be satisfied.
However, I don't regret it. 1 had nv
fling, and l paid for it. 1 haven't touch
ed a drop of liquor for six months. ard
am not going to drink again. I feel as wen
as ever, and if I could lose a bit of fat T
would have another try in the ring. But
that is out of the question. I am gong
to try to make my business a success,
and if / ever get another fortune they viii
nave 10 break the United States to break
me. Ny money will go into bonds"
Jim Corbett, who wrested the CHAMPION
ship from Sullivan, has also known the
ups and downs of life. He spent $500
getting himself into shape to be defeated
by Fitzsimmons, and lost $4,000 which he
bet on himself in that fight. He receiv-
ed $4,000 from the purse and $4,000 as his
share of the picture moneq. He told me
yesterday that his money like Sul.ivan's.
had gone in riotous living and in stalking
his friends. Unlike John L., however. he
has never gone the limit. He still owns
his house which he values at $4,000, and
has money otherwise invested
"A pugilist," said Corbett 'is a good
thing for every borrower in the land. We
have to give up. Sullivan has given away
fortune, no doubt. If had what is duo
me l could buy a brick block with the
money. We are all spendthrifts A man
with one good trainer can fit himself suffi-
GENTLY well for any battle But nowadays
we must have five or six trainers and
sparring partners. They are costly luxu-
ries. Managers, too, are necessary but
expensive. 1 have divided half a million
dollars with my manager, while man in
any other business would have been abla
TO have kept 1t all himself. 1t is the I'M
necessary expenses which keep a pugilist
broke"