Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04

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rushed the big fellow into a drug store.
save him = dose Of caiomel and packed
him off to Muldoon's farm to start train
ing.
sally Feared = Gun.
Sullivan, like all fist fighters. never
liked gunsmiths. When he fought Nc
Caffrey in Cincinnati he might have
knocked Dominica out had not the lstter's
brother threatened to shoot him several
times during the six rounds IL was only
the assurance that Billy o'Brie gave Sui
Ivan that no harm would come 10 him
that kept John in the ring. for every time
ne got a peep at the gun McCsffrey's
brother had he wanted to call the light off.
AT one time the gun man jumped into
the ring-I think Il was in the third round
and holding 1t under Sullivan's nose,
threatened TO blow his head Off. This
little gunplay, OF course. was dead wrong.
but it surely took all the fight out Of
Sullivan, who was afraid to sail in with
his usual heavy punches.
There was another time / saw Sullivan
sidestep a gunflghter. It was the night
that Charley Mitchell made his first ap-
pearance here by outpointing Mike Cleary.
Sullivan sat near the ring and kept coach
ing Cleary. A man named Kenny. who
sat In front Of Sullivan, objected to the
latter's subcellar voice which was ringing
In his ears. and several times he asked
John to keep quiet. sullivan's answer
finally was a swing at the Jaw. Kenny
quickly jumped out Of harms way and
whipped out a sun. Billy o'Brien. who
had saved John at Cincinnati. jumped be-
tween them and gave Sullivan a chance to
run out Of the hall.
big Un" Fled for Rostou.
Billy Tracey, who had killed Kid Miller
on Broadway many years ago. once got
on Suilivan's trail. and If he had overhauled
the big fellow he'd have put him AWAY as
sure as you're alive. Tracey stood by sulli-
van the night he fought John Flood on a
barge In the Hudson river. opposite
Yonkers. The New York gang were all
with Flood and they didn't intend to see
MIN wolloped, There was a Job framed up
TO cut the ropes and throw Sullivan in the
river In case he was too much for Flood.
There was a hot bunch of E%unfirhters
abroad that barge and they were out for
a sure thing. Little Tracey, however. game
as a pebble stood by ullivan and turned
the tide In his favor. Tracey had a few gun
men with him and they all made good when
II came to a showdown. The ropes were
not cut and Sullivan won in a walk, in
eight terrific rounds. Flood proved to be a
mutt without any science. He was only a
roush-and-tumble scraps around the old
horse market on the east side, but the
gang mad an idea he was a coming cham
pion.
Sullivan had promised to show up at
Traceys saloon Immediately after their
victory and Billy had a fleet of gay sports
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Tracey and spent the night and his win
nings somewhere else. This ingratitude so
enraged Tracey that he went looking for
Sullivan and when John heard that he
was after him he took a fast train for
Boston. 1t was lucky for Sullivan that he
got away, for Tracey, with or without a
gun could fight like a wildcat.
Policeman Saves Ryer.
George w. Walling, who was superin-
tendent of the New York Police depart
ment about thirty years ago. used to tell
a story about how he saved the life of Tom
Hyer. then the American heavyweight
champion. One night back in 1s4s, walling.
as a patrolman, was on duty on the corner
of Broadway and Park place when he heard
a great racket in an oyster saloon directly
in front of him. Suddenly a waiter rushed
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there was a murder inside. waIling i'm
mediately broke his way in and found
Hyer standing over Yankee Sullivan, who
had evidently been roughly handled. WALL
ing grabbed Hyer by the arm.
Who the devil are your demanded the
big fighter gruffly.
I'm an officer" replied Walling as he
showed his star, for in those days the
coppers were not in uniform.
They're going to bring the gang here
said Hyer in a calm voice, and / don't
intend 10 let them murder me without a
hard fight for my life
e Come, get out OF here! Come along
with me, Toni said walling as he led the
champion to the street. After walking half
a block Hyer left Walling. saying that he
was going over to the Empire club. a
powerful political organisation in those
days.
mo sooner was Hyer out of sight than
Sulliman's gang came rushing and bowling
down Broadway. They were chiefly gun
fighters and were looking for a chance to
crook Hyer, but when they found that he
had escaped from their clutches they ragged
like a lot of demons. If they had got to
Hyer that night It would have been a
repetition of the cowardly murder of Bill
Poole, who was assissinated by Lew Baker
and a mob in a Broadway cafe years ago.
Jack Dempsey's Experience.
when Jack Dempsey was returning
east after his first trip to the Pacific
coast, his train stopped at a water tank
station in Montana and a wild western
bull puncher, swinging a big cannon, hop
ped aboard, demanding to see the pugilist.
Jack tried TO hide himself from the des-
perado, but the gun man dug Jack out and
asked him to leave the train to have a
ball. At first Dempsey refused. but after
the bull puncher held his cooked revolver
at Jacks head he consented. 1t was a
tough looking bar and the booze was still
tougher. so Jack thought he'd have some
soft stuff.
Not on your life. It's red eye or die?"
yelled the desperate. While Dempsey
kept on making excuses for not drinking
the fierce liquor. the bartender suddenly
grabbed the gun and struck the bull
puncher over the head with II. Then he
jumped over the bar and threw the
would-be man killer out OF the Joint.
Dempsey laughed then and said he only
got off the train to save trouble. He was
one fighter who would not back water for
any gunner and I've seen him in som