The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-18


down in this big leather chair he
added. they're all newspaper folks
here aud you won't mind. We wero
all going % have something when
you come In. nov what'li you have,
boysg@
They each named a liquid re-
freshmen. some ordering thlnEa
that were fi1ay and eama in tall
glasses others aelectlng little
glasses half full OF smelly fluida
that had taller glasses Of water
alongside Tho big man repeated
each order to the bell hop a. Il was
given. but when u came 20 me ne
leaned over the table and pointed
a tremendous big finger az ne.
You don't choose said he.
The finger that poised on the
fist behind Il reminded me % one
of the Blk guns that sit mp on the
front end af a hattleship. and Il
made me feel Just about as comfort
able
No. he said. you don't choose
What you n have ia horses neck
DO you knoW what that Is Well.
you're golng 10 find cat right now.
II hasn't got anything worse than
a lemon peel In a. and is the only
Kind 81 a drink for women and lit
he people. Yon try it and III
guarantee you don't shoot up the
town
With that he gave the order ana
my glass cane up with the rest.
The horses neck" was Innocent
enough. despite It's name. and
didn't shoot up the town
lad gone to the Butler hotel 70
Interview the man eho bad a Ia
nous belt that he aaya Mr. Garhclt
took away frum him 81 running 3
thousand miles. When / remarked
that didu't kuow that Mr. Sullivan
ever ran foot-rnCes. he aid he
didn't
When Mr.. Sullivan and I we're
getting a little better acquainted
asked him what he thought Of Iiu
Jitsu.
Tlsnt worth whoop.s said
Mr.. Sullivan. "Thuaa little brown
fellows haveut got a single trick
that American wrestling cant beat.
and beat fair. liu Jitsu. you know.
Is all tricks. and wouldn't be stood
for ia a match. I learned the
whole thing last winter II you'll
Just turn around here I'll give you
an illustration
John l. Sullivan stood up and
held out his hand. making ready for
the japanese trick Of a twist that
swings the body around and breaks
an arm In the twlukl5nE % an eye,
He lowered fun six feet. he looked
more than a yard vide. and his
muscles stood out In buur5s that
showed through his coat sleeves.
The hand he held out looked a. big
and a. hard a. a ham hanging on
hook az the butchers. hesitat-
Cd.
win there BE- anything left OF
me-" I asked. when ven are
through :" and one Of the news
papermen present volunteered that
he knew the ambulance number.
but the big man vas very gentle.
despite the higuess OF him. just
as his voice was very gentle. de-
spite its biEnesa. and hts manner
was Ia keeping, for thu man who.
] had been told. could hardly speak
without an oath uttered not one
single profane word while I vas In
u room. nor permitted one rough
expression 70 escape his lips. John
l.. Sullivan. among men. Is perhaps
very different person than was
John l.. SuiliaSn ia the presence OF
woman. but as I saw him he was
courteous and cultured In hia man
uer. AID a kindly light shone from
bis clear eyes. which now aud then
tWinkied az he became gently locu-
lar. His cheeks were as round and
pink as a baby's and his alivered
hair and whitcned mustachloa
added the touch Of dignity needed
10 make him a distinguished look
Ing parsonage.
A dozen Of the Jiu Jltsu tricks
John l.. Sullivan illustrated while
using me as a subject. and not
once was his grip 80 hard. or bis
movement s. swift az 20 cause the
f|A-e@ ANAAHH NV n ANaAtN AIfNE HAM
him demonstrate upon a man. aud
the man rubbed his arm FOR an hour
afterward.
The great prize fighter ia a man
who Il inatinctiYelv gentle with
women.
Finding him. for all OF his Drawn.
muscle and bulk. not al All formula
BILE. ! was emboldeued. and found
courage to ask a very personal
1 question.
Mr.. Sullivan" said I. have Won
ever been married. and n not. why
nOt2"
The eK-champion OF the prize
ring again leaned over the table
looking very serious and thought.
full.
mo. little woman" said he. 81
have not ever been married. PER-
haps I may be some day. when I
am out Of the ring and off the STAGE
forever. think no man ought -