The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
Friends Anxious to Back
Washington Boxer for
Trip to Coast.
PECULIAR BASEBALL DEAL
Boston and WashingtoG Trade What
They Have Net For Something
They May Never Get.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

II was particularly hard luck for Kid
Sullivan. the Washington lightweight
boxer, 70 break his hand in sparring
practice on Wednesday last. just after
he had been matched with Maurice
Sayers before Al Herfords club in Bal
IlmOre.
Sullivan saw Sayers beat Andy Nc
Garry. and from what the Milwaukeean
showed that night was confident he
could beat him. II he had accomplished
this laudable purpose il is probable that
he would have departed IN two or three
weeks for Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco 10 see what he could get in the
way OF matches out there.
Deserves a Trial.
For a long time number of Sullivan's
friends have thought he should have a
better chance 10 distinguish himself
than was offered in Baltimore. and sew
eral OF these admirers have offered 10
back him for the trip TO the coast.
Whether he Will go Is as yet uncertain.
but those who have followed his career
would like 10 see what he could do in q
wider field
Sullivan is certainly entitled 10 some
consideration. He nearly put Battling
when the Dane was al his very best; he
got a draw with Young Corbett ia Bal
timore in ten rounds OF furious lighting
before the Denverite began 10 go back,
and he fought Eddie Hanlon to a stand
stin for a draw in ten rounds in Baiu-
more. although az that time Sullivan
had by no means developed his present
ability.
The black marks against Sullivan are
~ haaFH
several pounds weight on him, and by
INK Russell, whom he fought on one
days notice as a substitute for McGarry,
In speaking OF Suliivan's record II
must be remembered that he lost 10
Jimmy Britt IN twenty rounds in san
Francisco. but that In one or two rounds
he had Britt in a Dad way and might
have put him out had IL not been for
an injury 20 his hand.
His Fights Always Interesting.
Sullivan can make rs pounds at 8 p.
m. and be strong, and can do 100 pounds
al any time Recently he has been
forced 10 take on men Weighing as high
as l2S and 40 pounds. and that deserves
consideration in studying his record. On
the coast they are standing for such
dead ones as Eddie Hanlon. George
Gardner, Young COrbett, Mike Twin
Sullivan and sam Berger, vet when a
man like Sullivan, who is stiu fighting
n good form, comes along they are like
~ 10 pass him up because he Is not
the subject OF a daily cartoon in the
New York newspapers which make
specially % touting has-beens-
II he is as good Ia the West as he has
been IN the East. Sullivan viii be well
worth seeing with The best little men IN
that section He IS essentially fighter
from the word go. and with punch
that makes him dangerous al all times.
IL Is safe 20 say that faster and more
grueling bouts have never been seen in
the East than We're put Hp by sullivan
when he FIRST fought INK Russell 20
draw and then lost 10 him, or his at
fair with McGarry
That Stahl- Unglaub Trade.
The report thar Bob Jnglaub may
play first base IA Washington next sea-
son is thought around baseball head
quarters 20 be true. although Manager
Cantillon Is making all the deals by
himself. and what he has done in this
matter is not vet known. The story is
that Stahl Is 10 so 10 Boston. where
he has long wanted to play. and Un-
giaub is 10 come 70 the Capital.
This Is a peculiar sort OF deal Stahl
does not want 10 play in Washington,
league BAH before he would be seen
on the local team, while Unglaub has
a crouch on Boston ana positively re-
mifled and refuse TO go 10 Boston.
while Unglaub says he has no inIen-
ton of quitting the WillamspOrt out
law team. Thus Washington and Bos-
ton each practically trades what 1t has
not for something Il may never get. II
win be a mild winter II il is not too
cold.
Unglaub Is well known TO CantiIlon.
and may bring him around. lie played
third base Tor CantillOn II Milwaukee,,
ard was a great success there.