Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-22

bare fists. | managed, trained, and
backed Sullivan for his fights with
Jimmy Elliott and Tug Wilson, and
also on Il tour of the country, and
then we fell out and quit each other.
II brought Mitchell over in 1888,
to fight Sullivan. 1t was awful.
went all over England and got the
best man they had. | had boxing tour
naments all over the island and made
L brought him over. 1t seems like
Mitchell had me hypnotized. lie
would do me up, and / would make
up my mind that | would never have
anything more to do with him. but
the next time~I would meet him he
would buy bottle of wine and do me
up again.
i've made Il lot of champions, Sulli-
van, Mitchell, Dempsey, McAuliffe,
and a whole lot of amateur cham
uions, and whole lot of others in the
champion class that were not quite
good enough to get there-like Peter
Maher, Joe Goddard, Jack Ashton,
Tommy Ryan, Tommy White, Jake
Kilrain, Frank Slavin, Steve O'Don
nell, and a lot more When l would
get them in the big money class, they
would think they were the whole thing,
and away they would go. They are like
actors. When YOU place them in the
big money class they quit you and
want everything themselves. Ruhlin
is different | think. He has got
money enough in the bank now, so
that the interest on it Is more than
he used to get for working when
got him. He has sent his mother to
mortgage on the old folks house.
He's a conner.
Il suppose [ will be in the fighting
game all my life. l can't get away
from it and | wouldn't if I could.
1t is going to be better business some
kind, and they are going TO have them.
There is a lot that people don't know
about the money made by prize figh-
| tcrs, The best of them don't clean
| up more than 5000 year out of
the game, and that don't last long
There are not dozen lighters in the
country who are cleaning up $1,000
a year out of it,"
Madden Is probably the best pre-
served fighter alive. He is as strong
looking as ever, has very little extra
flesh, and does not look like a mar
who had spent thirty years in and
about the prize ring. He says that
moderation is the explanation.
! He takes no exercise except walk
ing, and he says that is the fines
exercise possible to keep a man
healthy. He made his first appear
ance in Cleveland at Montpelier:
Theater twenty eight years ago, ant
spared with George Siler. Since
then he has boxed here as sparrln!
partner with Sullivan, Mitchell
. Denny" CostigHn, Jake Miriam
, "Springheel" Dick, Mike Ryan anC
Ed Seward and three years ago will
Gus Rubin. He is forty-eight year
live more than forty eight years
more.
. Madden is the original pugilistic &C
+ tor. He originated the prize tighte
, star, and is really the father Of mod
, ern prize lighting as business. Bacl
, in the eighties he invented the drama
, tic prize fighter. In 1887 and 1888 h
. wrote a play that he called "Aroun
New York" He put it on the stag
himself and played the star part c
the show Jack Dempsey was hi
] sparring partner in this show, and
, was great success. Under change
q name the play is still running, bu
with other boxers.
-, The veteran says that even now,
: he tried, he could get into conditio
to fight in a short time, for he ha
] always remained in good condition an
= lived life of moderation. He ha
: changed very little in appearanC
since the days when he was know
y all over the country as a prize tighte
= He looks the same as ever, eNceI
when he gets Il pair of eyeglasst
on his nose, as he does when he read
and then looks like q Boston stoC
broker with Sunday school attili
y tions.
Solid cold rings given away for CO