Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
THE PUCILISTS.
John L. Sullivan a La Andrew
 Carnegie.

He Tries to Emulate the Example of the Rich Manufacturer in Getting
 Rid of His Wealth-Jack O'Brien
 Has Good Opinion of Kid Mccoy Other Fighting News.
 John. l.. Sullivan, who is trying to emulate Andrew Carnegie by not dying rich, has not now such an exalted opin- ion of Yonkers as he hadf ormerly. Prior to last week John thought that the town was enjoying an unprece- dented era of prosperity, that the place was veritable milk and honey com munity, and that everybody had money to burn. Now he has doubts. Also he is somewhat afraid that his judg- ment of human nature has been amiss. }Dhe other night Billy Lee, Yonkers' first and only real sport, invited Sulli- Ean to grace the town with his pres jence Lee believes in the value of advertising, and thought it would be / good scheme to have Sullivan attend the wrestling bout which he promoted between Jack Mccormick of Philadel- plia and August Faust of Germany, (which was decided in the armory.
 He ordered 6 brass band and num- lber of carriages, and with John L. in the first carriage, looking big and con- spicuous beside Lee, who is also large man, there was a. parade. The wrestlers and their seconds occupied other carriages and nearly every one in Yonkers with sporting blood in his veins turned out.
 During the afternoon Sullivan made his headquarters at Lees emporium on the main street. Sullivan maintains that he did not take anything hard CT than seltzer water, and that he was the possessor of all his faculties and equilibrium when he arrived at the ar n3ory. Lee and John Dwyer agree with him. .sr.
 Sullivan was in fine fettle at the ar 3nory and gave an abridged version of lhis famous monologue. to the delight and edif1cation of the Yonkers sports. His movements after that are some /what uncertain, although Dwyer ayers ! that the following account is correct. Dwyer was with Sullivan most of the time, and he ought to knoW.
 Lee was so pleased with the mono logue that he gave to Sullivan $1OO and said:
 ''Now, John, be careful. Save your roll and don't let any suckers get it."
 Sullivan replied: "You kin betcher life, Billy, I'll take it home with me to good old New York. and then to the bank for mine"
 Sullivan is a philanthropist and susceptible to touch Yonkerites realized this and ''maced'' the ex-pu- gilist. They say the big fellow was easy. Sullivan was first approached by stranger who told him that his wife was dying and if John would hand him $15 he would be ever so much obliged and that his dying wife would bless him. Sullivan forked over the money. Then he met an old acquaintance and was touched for more. A woman who was nearer to fifty than any other age thought pugilists were such generous men. N....
 ''Oh, MT Sullivan" she gurgled, pat ting him ori the back of the hand fa- uliliarly, 'I'm so glad to see you"
 Thanks, madam" said John, some what gruf1y. Your face is familiar but the pleasure is all yours"
 "oh, don't you know me-" she an swered. s'I'm Mrs and I used to know you when you were little boy. And you were so good and such a handsome and nice little boy, too, and really, Mister Sullivan, I would never, never have thought that you lwould turn out to be a prize fighter"
 How much do you want?'' broke in Sullivan, anticipating here. Speak }out. for I'm in hurry to catch my train"
 
 how kind of you" snickered the wo- man, extending her hand. Really, if l you can spare it, $15 will do.' Here you are, madam" said Sulli- van. mad vamoose. Gee, but they are the limit in this town"
 Before he had gone many paces Sul- livan met others with hard luck stories and he gave up as if he had million, until he went broke.
 When Sullivan realized the extent of his benefactions he pondered in this 9manner:
 f If had dropped the race for John Bar1eycorn and Jimmy Hopps they would have roasted me to moral cert. But done the Carnegie act in good lshape, so there's no roast comin.' I know I'm sucker. but there's plenty of it left where the other came from, 80 what,s-the use. Anyhow. they can't say was drunk and t1isorderly."
 Buffalo, N. Y., April 30-"McCoy, according to my way of figuring" said "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien, who was in this city to see the Matthews-F erns fight, s'has made two mistakes. There can scarcely be any doubt that the Kid hu V1n% +a1y q He had been leading a pretty easy kind of life for a couple of years previous to going into training for Root, and as result the brief period of training he took wasn't half sufficient to bring him { around into good condition for a hard RinunInc and '