The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

ne i0flned partnership with him
r'enI5f.,tin Hl niIn 10 New York and started 10
nIdhudcture the word knockout" The
ihahdger shrewd estimate OF Sullivan's
lerrlnc nltting power was the basis for
~ aar, Iher mat afforded novelty to the
nght following public and advertising
Tor sullivan Any one who STAYED four
Iouhds win MIN was to have $50 as a
,rSsWafd' sullivan found this we'll 10 his
adhlns, had an easy time OF il. and the
nrm paid out no money until he met
lug Wilson, soon after winning the
cha,nPionship. , Sullivan never could refer
temper. for years afterward.
lug Wilson was an old and crafty
EEnIgfi,sh EI,IfiI boxer. In no way a match for
hghtlng head. He had not the slightest
Intention Of allowing Sullivan TO hit him
Tor four rounds or at all. but he had a
very definite Intention Of lasting the four
rounds and thereby winning consider
able sum privately promised him by
hired for the bout. II was a sad night
FOR the lnvincible John j.. Wilson ran
away from him, ducked and lodged and
hugged and pranced the Merry Andrew,
Sullivan charged a him, drove him all
every ten seconds. When he launched
his mighty knockout swings he found
nothing but the incorporeal air. Al the
end OF the four rounds Wilson was
breathless but unhurt. and Sullivan was
as mad as wounded tiger robbed OF
his prey.
He Just Stood Still
The significance of the event was not
then apparent, but the tactics of Tug"
Wilson foreshadowed those OF Charley
Mitchell and later OF Corbett when lie
wore Sullivan out Of the championship
years later Sullivan could thrash any
man who would stand 10 him; he was
helpless with the man who could evade
him. IN the meanwhile. there was no
one 10 take the tip. Up TO the New Or
leans fight Sullivan frightened or hyp-
| IL 10 .tg.r
tagonlsts, so to speak. into hehting him
as he wished them to. He forced his
own methods upon them and beat them:
al he inevitably must with his uneQualled
equipment When he had become prom
inent the Sullivan way was the cham
pionship way, and consequently the r!sht
way.
Sullivan made desperate efforts to get
Wilson 10 sign on for finish fight atler
the Madison Square garden hZzic. ie
swore mighty oaths and promised 10
eat the willy Englishman II he ever
had him in the ring again: wilson con,
tinued his wise policy OF evasion ana
went back home TO bank MS m9hey; Gi,chmi Smgi
The reputation OF having stayed TO the
limit With John l.. Sullivan,
In 1881 Madden's protege had earh, an opIr
portunlty TO take on 81 nnssm Hinod "sit for. "
rnidable tighter OF local reputation. The
meeting. for $1,000. took place on =, ,,Iads barge
moored in The HUDSON j,, near g,o1ss lonNsTS snd
fought under the London Prize Ring
nIles Flood managed 10 stave OH tne
rushing battling terror for seven ROUNDS.
In The eighth Sullivan landed WIN nus
right to the jaw. They picked up tloou
tan6erIy and ferried him ashore wneTe.
after some hours. - ne was
nv the fan OF 1881 Madden had proushl
cnIii,,an into line for challenge toT tno
cha mpionshIp PADDY Ryan was VII ~.
Ing enough and articles were signeo @ ios
s5goo Side ard the title. There was was
Vine to promised official inlerierenS,s.
p,t me men went to the south by carly
I-t,.,,,,. ~ 1882 and were ready 10 Sldrt
80, gnnc,aI train from New Orleans on tIie M
seventh on n bright warm lnoI '.,I,E5
they were met with lheir atSe.,dta'' atS;nttnn near
crowd OF 1000 at Seott rjng was
| SIIssIsslppi Center. where the nt"S S,,,I,Iy
ritcIsd On a green strip OF turi W,Shlir III
5f,,i Yards OF the shore OF the 1uli VI
ae"'''' wonderful Pair
They made wonderful pair htn When enn al,ny
| strinnSd FOR actIon--Ryan IN NM WIiio ,," T.,
,I Pbreeches and stockings sniiivditut ,mi ri
green. The champion had a,iIne tasfn long
So Sarei ~ himself since his hustlins "le maed
Saao Ss " battle with Goss. and II ne hsad az
| ,na nthmn ,1n more OF his art there & We a'
at ieat no doubt OF his physical nlrI'd
| III six feet one inch gave Nun :. Sniid-
aS"ontege In height. but SulliVhn ~ dif
ty is shown in .nS the 4 iafu half I'm inches was
lereiiiee a. 90 ooIv ten pounds in weight hya"
baine 1870 and sullivan lsV. was far
| ~ e,'1Ii,,an'g upper structure 80, ,bat
,oouinr in frame and muscle than ,nn1e r
~ bis antagonist. There was ,an he
| of astonishment and ad1lifa''o'