The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-11-25
STORIES OF JOHN L.


hen Cohen had q number Of tryinl
experiences while with the ex-cham
pion which have never found their wal
Into print Sullivan was very fond o
Cohen and the latter had more influenc,
over John l. than any other person II
the world. When the big pugilist haG
dined too well and was in a belligereni
mood he Permitted Cohen to humor anC
soothe him and place him In bed.
Sullivan was fond OF making believe
to himself at times that Cohen was his
son. This delusion got Cohen into peck
OF trouble, but he managed to extricate
himself with flying eolors.
! One day in a western town, where Sui
Ivan was playing one night stand with
his theatrical company. Cohen visited q
local store to purchase some things for
the big fighter Sullivan had previously
shown in the town and the valet was
known to the proprietor, who had met
John when the pugilist was in his jolli-
est moods 1t was In these occasions that
Sullivan invariably introduced Cohen as
his son.
AS Cohen was about to depart, the pro-
prietor asked Cohen if he really was Sui.
livan's son. The valet nodded an assent
The proprietor looked him over and re.
peated the question, and again Cohen re-
piled in the affirmative. The man was
still skeptical and shook his head.
WAL" he said, in drawing sort OF
way, cycling Cohen closely and shaking
his head as he spoke, "yeou doan't look
like him, yeou doan't."
Cohen repressed a smile and said that
he could not help 1t If the resemblance
was lacking, Whereupon the proprietor
continued:
Sullivan be no Jew, be he? allus
thought he wuz an Irishman, an if yeou
be his son, yeou be the funniest lookin'
lad | ever seem" Then, after pause, the
man resumed "If yeou be his son sup
pose yeou can fight. wuz good fightin'
critter in my time, an if yeou kin lick me
yeou be all right, an I'll b'lieve yeou be
his son."
Saying this he squared himself in true
fstic style and mada pass for Cohen
The valet, though small, is strong and
wiry and knows how to box AS soon as
the man held up his hands he drove the
left into the stomach and sent over the
right on the jaw and put the proprietor |
fat on his back. When the latter recov- |
cred his muddled faculties he was salts |
fed that Cohen had inherited his mighty |
iathers pugilistic prowess and said that |
he was sorry that he had ever doubted
the relationship between them.
Cohen told the New York Sun reporter
how in defending John L. s reputation in
a Pennsylvania town he came near
spending month in Jail.
Sullivan" said Cohen, was taking
do I took stroll around town to see
few friends knew happened in ho-
tel near the depot and sat down at ta-
BILE with my friends. A few miners came
INTO the place and they 1egan to talk
about different pugilists. Sullivan's
name was mentioned and rather in dis
way. One of the miners said
hat John l.. was has been and never
could fight at all. He was so nasty In
lis talk that I could not help butting In
Ind demanded an explanation told him
who I was and added that man who
leld the championship of the world az
ong as he did was no dub. The miner
,ot fresh and we got into fight. Well,I
lot done up bit but before we finished
had the miner down and out In fact
lie was in such bad way that they had
ne pinched
81 Immediately notified Sullivan Of my
and before learning the
he came to the Jail. He
wanted to get me out, but the authorities
7ould not accept any BAIL 1t looked as
I would have to stay there a month
vhen the chief of police came to my res
ue. He wanted to know what the trou-
lie was. When informed, he told them to
elease me, which they did after fixing !
ny bail at 5000. The next day was
ned $50 and allowed to go free. That
anne night the chief of police called on
ullivan and handed the big fellow I
ealed envelope and told John not to
pen it until we left town. When Sulli.
an did he found that the envelope con.
aimed the amount of my fine
Sullivan used to be pestered with o
It of fakirs on the road who wanted to
'uch him all the time. John gave up
Ike sailor, but it made me disguised to
re how those guys used to blk him.
nee man who said he was an old SOL ,
er approached Sullivan with hard
ok story, and John promptly forked
YER $50 The supposed soldier who
as fake, and who was a professional
'uch, gloated over his success. That
me night found him in a saloon
footing dice with the coin he got from
lllivan. butted into the game and
at him out of 500, including Johns
ty. After had won the money told
m who l was. Then exposed him to
e crowd, who bounced on him and
We him the worst beating man ever
ceived. Then returned the money to
llivan, who burned 1t up buying wine
r another bunch Of maces. II
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