Evening journal., 1907-08-08
SULLIVAN Twins
FAMOUS FIGHTERS
Take After Their Father Who
Fought His Way to
Prosperity

The famous twins Of pugilism, Mike
Sullivan and Jack Sullivan. of Cam
bridge. Mass. will in all probability
be principals in two important fstic
encounters next fall
Both Of me byes are champions"
said jeremiah Sullivan, sitting on his
porch in Cambridge. just across from
the home of Harry w. Longfellow.
ard in front of the home of James
Russell Lowell. "But I wish they'd
give il up and shtay at home I want
them to dhrive two OF me thrucks." 3"
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 I'm his family, three fine-looking
daughters. five other promising chill
dren. twenty teams and wagons and
an account that makes the bank prcsi-
dent a friend.
There's many an 1rlshman from the
Lakes Of Killarney that has not done
as we'll" said Mrs. Sullivan.
But there isn't an Irishman from
anywhere who has famous twin fight
ers in his family. Never before in
the history of the United States has
one family turned out two such fight
ers, leaving out altogether the fact
that they are twins. There are George
~ f1rr
twins. nor are they IN the class with
the two Sullivans. There are Terry
and Hughey McGovern, but Hughey
doesn't amount 10 much II is doubt
FL II there have been twins in the his
tory of the country who have cut such
large figure In the public eve. The
only twins who got as much space
were the Siamese pair that Mr..
Barnum touted. They couldn't help
it,
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 de-
feat Of Honey Melody lie says that
claimant Of the middle-weight champ
ionship By his defeat of Hugo Kelly
and many others i'm his class. He says
that he can make l5S. Their right to
The titles IS not clear. but they are
Just as good as the claims of any
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 technl-
cal holder of the middle-weight title.
But Jack would have to fight like a
genius to win the title from him, even
If Bob is forty-fve.
Mike has been offered a match with
Joe Thomas by Jim Coaroth. II win
likely take place at Colma. in Septem-
her. and Il win be oen Of the greatest
battles Of a decade. Jack is wanted
in a finish fight with Hugo Kelly at
Tonopah hy Jack Curley. He can
sign the articles Tomorrow II lie
wishes But he IS after Tommy Burns.
who calls himself since the Frisco
hasco the heavyweight champion of
the world. Since Jack has already
whipped Burns. the CanuclS may fnd
that his title would read clearer if he
could blot out the defeat by heating
the Cambridge man. The match is
among the probabilities
"Bechune us" whispered Sullivan,
the father. mike saws that the only
man that iver knocked him out was
Joe Cans But Mike is a lior Whn
he was seven years old he wint over
into Hinry w. Longfellow's yard,
across the street. He was cutting up
some didoes when the poet started
for him. Little Mike was knocked
out SO Mike has the honor Of being
bate be poet as well as a naygur."