The sun., 1909-02-21


his health meanwhile. sailed for England
in October. 1887, with the intention o,
meeting the best man on the other side OF
the big pond. He got a great reception
in London and was invited by Kinl
Edward VII, who was then the Prince OF
Wales. TO give private boxing exhibition
before him with the late Jack Ashton.
The bout was a very select affair.
I'm very happy TO meet you said
Edward when he was introduced to Sui
Ivan.
How are you. Prince1" replied John l.
as he shook his host by the hand Sulli.
vans slambang style pleased Edward
immensely, and the latter said
Hes the quickest big man ever saw
box What a wonderful physique
| Sir Charles Beresford. who was in
charge Of the little private bout called
Sullivan aside after the exhibition and
| thanked him on behalf OF the Prince. He
also offered 10 pay sullivan and Ashton
for their services. but John refused any
money consideration whatever.
If the Prince Wishes to make present
| shall accept II with pleasure said the
big Boston slugger, A few days later
Sullivan received a rather fiashy gold
headed cane with the Princes compli-
ments Sullivan looked IL over care
fully. reading the inscription on the han
die and then suddenly turned to Ashton,
saying .,.n o.,,
! see how much you can got on it,
why, you're not going TO soak II so
soon. John, are your asked Ashton in
astonishment
-Nol' replied Sullivan. But want
to know the value of the stickl' SO Ash
ton went out with IL. only to return with
the information that all no could realize
on the cane was three pounds. Sulli-
vans eyes flashed fire.
is that ALP" he roared in anger.
Here, take IL back to his Royal Nobs
and tell him he may need 1t himself
But Ashton and others lau ghed John out
Of It. 80 that he brought the cane back
to, America to illustrate to his friends
-the cheapness Of his Nobs,' as he ex-
pressed 1t.
About this time, when Sullivan was
showing in the leading cities in England.
Charley Mitchell kept challenging him
to fight with bare knuckles for the cham
pionship OF the world. After wrangle
the match was finally made Tor 81 200 a
side, Harry Phillips acting for Sullivan
and Pony Moore for Mitchell.
1t took three hours Of squa billing before
the men signed articles OF agreement.
During these proceedings Sullivan and
Mitchell came near having rough
house. then and there. but friends kept
them apart. The fight took place on
France, on March 10. 1883. Sullivan
wanted a sixteen foot ring, but Mitchell
insisted on a twenty-four foot arena,
30 he could do a little sprinting. The
referee was b. j. Angle, the veteran,
who has presided at the National Sport
ing Club Of London for many years.
One Of the most anxious spectators
was Pony Moore, Mitchell's fGther-in-law,
who stood in Charley's corner. When
Sullivan let go his famous right in the
second round and knocked Mitchell down
Moore exclaimed:
There goes my boy.'
When Sullivan scored another knock
down soon after Moore yelled:
all my brsss!"
In fact for the first FIVE rounds it was
all Sullivan. and the Britons thought their
champion was done for. 1t was in the
fifth round that sullivan mado desperate
giving with his right, which caught Nit
chNll oil the back OF the head but dis
fret blood in the eighth round and got it.
After this rain began to fall upon the
pugilsts end Sullivan had several chills.
He keyt rlnuing after Charley, who was
so ninble on his feet that no generally
mana ged to kecg out of harms way,
The mob Of English thugs aud row dies
hootcd Fnd taunted sullivan until thoy
stant footwork by both Tugilists the turf
in the ring became soft and sloppy with
mud, and sullivan WIS soon leg weary.
Tho crowd. rsin soa.ked, began tu bo
uneasy. ard finally the notorious Jack
Baldock took the centre OF the ring and
cried out:
shake hands end call it o draw As
nobody mado strong protest Referee
Angle declared the battle drew in the
thirty ninth round.
As Sullivan end Mitchell left the ring
and were on the road to Paris they were
both arrested by gendarmes, who held I
them up with their revolvors. They
we're admitted to bail, but they skipped
across the English Channel. each for I
letting 81 800 bonds Several years ago.
when sullivan was supposed TO be going
blind. Mitchell went over to Boston and
of friends in their old age.
II was along about 1889 that sea cap (
iain came 10 this city from Barbados
% hunt up an American fighter who might
Ne able to lower the colors Of colored
ight who had been heating all
,omers on that island. This duskv won
der called hirssh Professor Graves,
and he was really n scientific scrapper.
The sea captain finally induced Brooklyn
Jimmy Carroll TO undertake the job.
At that time Carroll weighed only $50
pounds in fighting trim and when the
sports looked him over they
'aid he was too small for the slugging
professor. The match was made, how
'ver. and every man of note on the island
vas at the ringside. Graves was
o favorite in the betting
Ii was hurricane BATH from start o