Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-21
TWINS OLD MAN
rs GREAT ADMIRER
THINKS HIS SONS ARE ONLY
REAL CHAMPS
Lighter Fighter Is Older Than Jack
Twin-Both Boys Made Money
While Out in the
West

A Boston interviewer got an interesting
story a few days ago when he visited the
famous twins of pugilism. Mike Sullivan
and Jack Sullivan of Cambridge, who will
in all probability be principals in two OF
the most important fistic encounters
scheduled for the fall. Both of me byes
are champions" said jeremiah Sullivan,
sitting on his porch in Cambridge, just
across from the home of Henry w. Long
fellow and in front of the home of James
Russell Lowell. But l wish they'd give
it up and shtay at home. l want them to
dhrive two of me thrucks." Thirty years
ago jeremiah Sullivan landed in Boston
from Killarney. He didn't have much
money, but he had a good head and two
willing hands. He settled in Cambridge,
sacred to Harvard and literature, and
went to work. Now what has he?
Two of the first fighters of the world
in his family, three fine looking daugh-
ters, five other promising children, twen-
ty teams of wagons, and an account that
makes the bank president a friend
There's many an Irishman from the
lakes of Killarney that has not done as
WELL" said Mrs. Sullivan.
But there isn't an Irishman from any
where who has famous twin fighters in
his family. Never before In the history
of the United States has one family
turned out two such fighters. leaving out
altogether the fact that they are twins.
There are George and Jimmy Gardner,
but they are not twins, nor as good as
the two Sullivans. There are Terry and
Hughey McGovern, but Hughey doesn't
amount to much.
Mike is older than Jack and taller.
He is a quarter of an inch taller"
said Mrs. Sullivan. "and he is older by
fifteen minutes"
Mike is the claimant of the welter-
weight championship by his recent defeat
of Honey Melody. He says that he can
do 142 pounds. Jack is a claimant of the
middleweight championship by his de-
feat of Hugo Kelly, and many others in
his class. He says that he can make 1853.
Their right to the titles is not clear, but
they are just as good as the claims of
some others. Technically, Joe Walcott
is the welter champion, but the BLACK
Demon" is no longer a demon; he's all
in. Bob Fitzsimmons is the technical
holder of the middleweight title, and has
been defeated by Jack O'Brien, who has
also beaten Jack Sullivan several times.
Mike has been offered a match with
Joe Thomas by Jim Coffroth. 1t will
likely take place at Colma in September,
and it will be one of the greatest battles
of decade. Jack is wanted in a finish
fight with Hugo Kelly at Tonopah by
Jack Curley. But he is after Tommy
Burns, who calls himself, since the
Frisco fiasco. the heavy weight champion
of the world Since Jack has already
whipped Burns. the Canuck may find that
his title would read clearer If he would
blot out the defeat by beating the Cam
bridge man. The match is among the
probabilities.
Mike and Jack had recently reached
home from the west carrying with them
more money than when they had left
Cambride. Mike got home at o'clock
in the morning, and at 1 was driving one
of his fathers carts.
Mrs. Sullivan no more approves of the
business of her pugilistic sons than does
the father.
Two of the daughters, Cecilia and Mar
garet, are typical Killarney beauties.
They have dark hair, fair compilations
and piercing eyes.