Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-24
EX-CHAMPION
SULLIVAN NOW
EXILE IN RENO

Reno, New, June 24.-An exile In TIM
new stronghold Of pugilism, John T..
Sullivan presents woful figure today
despite the jaunty togs in which he
arrayed himself for what he had look
ed forward to as gala period. Sport
ing men who knew him In his gallant
old days sympathize with him and are
disposed to eriticise the rough treat
ment he received at the hands of Jim
Corbett.
Barred absolutely from entering the
training quarters of James ]. Jeffries,
Sullivan was met at the gate of the
Jeffries cottage and turned back by
Corbett, who denounced him publicly
as traitor and knocker of the game
in which he has made his living.
Anxious to avoid personal encoun-
ter with the man who has been quoted
In papers all over the country as de-
claring the fight prearranged affair,
Jeffries delegated that task to James
]. Corbett.
| HuGlnEl AOlOGtl LIttA
memorable day in New Orleans when
he vanquished John L. for all times to
come and for that reason gladly ac-
cepted the task that was before him,
he certainly performed his duty with
will and in his character Of minister
plenipotentiary to Jeffries gave the
Bostonian lacing that the world will
long remember.
1t was the second meeting of the two
former champions, and be 1t said for
Corbett that he won as easily in a war
of words as he did SO many years ago
In the southland when all the world
was pitying mere STRIPPING.
John L. attempted feebly to assert
himself. Time and agafn he denied We
hemently that be had ever declared
the fight might be fake and insisted
that, on the other hand, be had always
been a most consistent booster Of the
game.
But just as often Corbett replied that
he was sure the remarks credited to
Sullivan were correct and that he was
willing to bet his money the papers
had not falsified.
From q general announcement of
Sullivan and the announcement that
his presence, was not desired In the
vicinity of the Jeffries camp, the con-
troversy passed into the personal stage
until Corbett dramatically remarked:
II licked you In New Orleans, and
you never forgot that or forgave me.
You have been knocking me all your
life since then the world over. When
you came to see me In New York and
told me you were busted said would
help you, and in payment of that
you have continued to knock me-"
Once more he had met his master,
and there wns nothing to be said,
nothing to be done.
After the incident at high noon to-
day there can lie no meeting and Sulli-
van can expect no other opportunity
TO look at the retired champion than
the one which will be accorded when
the white man and the black meet
I'm the ring on Independence day. Fol
lowing the announcement by Corbett,
there was no effort by Sullivan or any
members Of his party to talk to JEFF
fries.
Not five. minutes had elapsed after
the conversation with Corbett before
Sullivan, less jauntily than before,
climbed ON street ear and rode back
to Reno.
"wefl, boys" he remarked. with an
attempt at a smile. Il expected some
thing of this kind and I'm surprised
that Corbett didn't take punch at
me-
That Jeffries had refused to meet
Sullivan because of his public utter
ances was well known to John l.. He
knew also that James j. Corbett, fol-
lowing his many accusations that Cor
bett had participated in faxed fights,
was a bitter enemy.