The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
"REMINISCENCES OF JOHN |,
FORMER GREAT FIGHTER TALKS
OF MONEY HE HAS SPENT.
MAIDS N million. hut Was Able q
Hold ON to None of lt-How lie
Made aud spent II.

Now York. December 2t.--Because man |
knocks a million dollars out of the world
with his fists in a trine less than twenty |
years. IT does not necessarily follow that he
can afford to build court houses for impov-
erished counties, particularly If his conVivial
friends have the wine habit firmly fastened
upon them,
John l., sullivan, sitting In the Office OF
"The Inferno" his new place in Broadway,
reviewed today his career since he took his
first shy into the ring Running through
his personal papers to make an estimate OF
his expenses. the "Bg Fellow paused for
n moment over an entry made a little more
than zen wears ago. just after he had won
his memorable battle with kiltain Then'
with sad shake of his grisded head. and
apparenty apropos OF nothing. lie said
"That's my court house. paid Tor it, and
IL Justice were done, ! would be able to 80
down there and cart it of. 1t cost TOO much,
anyway
Pressed for an explanation OF bis income
rem romarks the once champion OF cham.
mons ciinched his teeth tighter INTO the Dut.
nj mis- cigar. paused remtnscently LOT
moment. and then proeeeusd' M
..Men YOU have asked now succeeaeu u,
spending a million dollars In few years ana
suppose that this story will servo TO give
YOU an insight into the business. Here =
throwing time-yelow paper across h are
charged myself with $4,000 That represents
the big end of the money ! received Tor pent
ing Jake Kilran. ] made a present OF IL
to some friends of mine down III Mlsslssippii,
Won will remember that was arrested
after the Richburg fight, which took, place
July s. 1889. / was mken at NasnV,ie IN
lugged back into Mississlppi, NIL TSn never ever
had been able to put one up | saNe up
$4,000 in one lump. Purvis got ith court
d house. all right mn . ,.o aa,s, ~
thai was ali ] would be a wealthy man
pow | have literally given away more tna 1..,
5000 600 l never took man note W ny
life. l hav> lent sums Of SaIoV ana ,iY W =,
man was not honest enough lo, pay ms hoI,
would have no effect upoh nm ~, II shvE
thought they. were healins me '"ei dor
mistaken. The MONEY was. ein ! aoh
new consider that I am any manS orea't,p,.
| my first earning in the ring VAS OF iiuit
consequence 1t vas Just nihe'ee a, searsy of
Dcpal6son in Cincinnati. | iikca to hent u
those day. aid in order that should hot ~, ~
disappointed / contributor ~ toWuIa tn'
: NV net gain for whipping Donaldson Just ~
IL fought and whipped PADDY hyaa .
Mississippi City February I iss., anu ~
ceiyed for doing i SisoS Wn NC w w' nance yr
On nv way home ] gave exhibitions AZ chi
caa5, Detroit, cleveland, Cincinnati bun I, no
PiftstuTg and New York and IeeeiNeu S-i'V
For whipping Ejliotf Perceived S2euV an,
when Tug Wilson stayed four rounds WIG ,
mo at Madison Square l was palu slV,Vy'
X, few weeks in the show business prousIi
= me sis, Co., and when Inspector Williams, u
& NAV 1883, stopped me from giving Cnalis.
= Mitchell the final blow, | was aDle 70 un
$4,000 to my bank account, b SO ioe 10 me-
n Tho Maori was worth another Sll,wU 10 me
= ] put $4,000 into saloon IN Boston aD
took out twice that amount ,, .,., .
G Then the former champion sKetchea iho'e
n his winnings, and SAID: ho,
:. about 1883 Two exhibitions. IN when !,
X heat John Latin and Ar Greenfield IN Man
d son square Garden, brought me S55,V1u an
- for thirty seconds the time II required 10
:, me to nut Paddy Ryan out, receiver segv'
d j would like TO work few hours at tina
y I'm 1856 was with a minstrel show ~
doing the statues and received $35.oVo 70
u my work ] whipped Frank Herald 10 Aiis
:, gheny City and earned SsOu W. o6e hnn,be
y New York brought ME in Slo,ooo: Ahothe
J. exhibition with Paddy Ryan, this time IN "a
70 Francisco was worth sooOg 70 m no d iTJi
81 with Pat Sheedy and we had SspVvo 10 ui ,i
ie When ! broke my arm on FatS SS S"i ' y,e,
to England and brought $4,000 home ON WI,
r. me 4 benefit in Boston added SoO'Vp 10 Az VI
total and that brought me up TO inc nsI
a. with Kilraln at Riohburg Miss, Ivy iG p,
1889. | retained the championship ana ~
n ceived 900 for doing the TRICK linen
bought my court house. ,,,..,sor In ,Ione
Hearth and Wiling Hands, drew 5000
s. which we divided corbet ana ana go IOu s.5 "a
New Orleans. September T. ia'f, tos $500 ~
winner take ALL lie got II. HoWeVei,, u
,anntt IN Madison square Garden started u
of with $4,000 again. TWO seass tIa a an q,
e Man from Boston were worth si-vV"' ~. ~
took $4,000 more out u '"s
80 TN .NoW n vow viii make total Of the
amounts YOU will have something Hko
" . iiow did did spend it? Well put d dow
r,yen away then add another $4,000
a. entertainments of liqula hutute, ID as snocri
about $50 COO Losses In gambling anu spi,0 u, W.
D. Az Tbat dispoges of half OF H. and "a
Sa,f should haze saved. suppose y
y, Legitimate living expenses NAY oee nost
s9oe' doo. and my fights perhaps co a"s
siSo 0S0 in training and kindred expenses.
800 s,,nI about 5000 900 in unfortunate pu
mesa ventures. .,,ns oaay and
BIS o ~" M a,ae way / spent 5000 training
nv hattie with Corbett. and ioht Szo,vy t, "
A. ting on myself ] always kept slap re
~, trainers following me. and they were i A'a
'ue aBut, It was being good fellow .ha' os r.
ere me, WAC the great and only 'John -. y
We my boy that title cost me- snuasn was
~ iast an ordinary man lifetime' "uS
son ias, a" When some one would say that !
the only one ii meant another DasNs.
\, wine When another wou ,a say md tna afterwa
Tub askns me'to lend him $50 he got 500 -,
oe Then. too. was slow 49, was o,n SLOW
getting to the box Office .o Ths Of o'nf fesel
My .mere nis sare ust was / robbed? Yes, ] '
r Tas shs i Il had wha. they took from from
would .si,s nc s,nr ow .ss PAID s'l for
ted gre. ~. ,nnched n drop OF liquor for
avs nassn an, not going 20 drink aga
cir ,as' 80 Veil as ever, and II could
s.o bit Of fat would have an Sasstio my
ton Iin,s -. atrvto make my business succ'
TO sonk " aver get another fortune they
have to break the United d. s'a honds e u
mi I'm, ~ Gnrhett who wrested the champ
ship from Sullivan. has also ln ssy,o the ne,
and downs Of i. ne sP Sa,sas saw 81 sst
nimssM p ana iost $4,000 which he bet
n,s Himself in that hxst , He ,'1 II, sbs r.
ltcn from tbs PURGE sno 49, ,nssv that