The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-29
FRANK HAYES TELLS
STORY ON SULLIVAN
Veteran Athletic Trainer Gets
Reminiscent and Tells of
Meeting Champion.
Trained Rough and Tumble
Fighter in Leadville to =.
go Against Mighty Giant.

The first article will write will be
to tell about that old time gladiator,
John L. Sullivan, when he was travel
ing through the country under AL.
Smiths management and was offering
$1,000 to any one he could not knock
out in four rounds.
There was man named Jack Stew
art, one of the toughest men in Colo
rado who had beaten every rough and
tumble fighter in Denver, Pueblo, Ida
no Springs and Leadville. When he
heard Of a good rough and tumble figh-
ter he made it his business to travel
| to his town; pick up trouble with him
and see if he could not whip him. There
was without doubt some good men in
the mining camps in those days, but
he usually beat them all. There was a.
gambler in Leadville by the name Of
Pat Wyman who would put up $1,000.
as quickly as he would bet a dollar
So he sent for the rough and tumble
fighter and said to him: Jack Sulli-
van is offering $1,000 to any one who
will stand before him for four rounds
with gloves. Do you think that you
could stand in front of him for four
rounds for that $1,000? If you do 1
will bet $500 on the side that you can"
Couldn't Be Beat.
"Now look here, Wyman," said Stew
art, there was never a man born who
could knock me out in four rounds
with bare knuckles, little alone using
gloves. You go ahead; accept the Of
fer when Sullivan comes here, and I
Will be there at the end Of four rounds,
and smiling.
1t was three weeks before the Sulli-
van combination would reach Leadville
SO Wyman sent for me. I was teach
ing the Denver Athletic club, and he
wanted me to train and put Stewart
in condition.
used to put some Of the hardest
h1tters could find to box with Stew
art, and would not allow Jack to hit
them hard, and I have seen Stewart
get knocked down with a blow hard
enough to kill an ordinary man, but
he would laugh and say: "That is only
a love tap" But when he hit them that
ended the boxing.
Well at last the mighty John l..
came to town. My man Stewart was
In great shape that night. Before
ne started for the theatre I gave him
good rub down; put his fighting togs
under his street clothes, and sat with
him and his hacker Wyman, in the au
dience
Accepts SuIlivan's Challenge.
FINALLY AL. Smith came on and Of
fered $1,000 to any person who would
stand before Sullivan for four rounds.
L stood up and accepted the Offer The
mayor OF Leadville was timekeeper.
AS l looked over in Sullivan's cor
ner the big giant gave me a look that
scared me, but it did not phase nv
brave man, Stewart.
Time was called for the First round.
Sullivan hit Stewart few punches
IN the nose, and one on the side of
the head. The champion was lust
feeling out when the round ended. 7
said to him: Jack, you are all right"
10 which he replied: HE could not
knock me out with a club" This made
Wyman feel good, and he bet $500
more
sullivan hit my man in the stomach
once or twice; punched him in the
nose with his left, and then all Of a
sudden away goes that mighty right.
and away goes my hero. It took me
ten minutes to bring him around so
that he could get on his feet. When
ne could speak he said to me and his
hacker: Boys, I have been hit with
brass knuckles, guns and clubs. but
by. I never was hit as hard as
that and will never let another do it,
If he does I will kill him."
Sullivan Was Generous.
After 1t was all over and we were
up to Wymans rounding up the night
Sullivan coming in walked up to
Stewart offered to buy drink It
cost him $500 to treat the round.
Then he took another $25 90 from his
pocket, and handing it to Stewart
said: Nov buy yourself a drink to-
morrow"
Sullivan gave away more than half
the fighters made. When Smith got
back to New York. after paying the
troupers salaries he had $500 to the
good. Sullivan's bank roll did not
amount to $4,000, as I said he gave
away and spent more than all the
fighters put together
Sullivan possessed MANY eood
traits. He never forgot friend, and
II heard Of one being sick or in need
he would telegraph the money to him
so that no time would be lost. When
he would strike his home town, Bos-
ton, he would look up his friends who
worked with him before he became
champion, and saw that every one of
them was properly cared for.
FRANK HAYES.