The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-04
REFUSES TO PICK
WINNER OF FIGHT
Sullivan Will Not Tell
How He Dope"
1t Out.
HAS D DECIDED
In HIS OWN MIND.
The Great John l.. Does Not Take
Public Into His Confidence, but
Inference From His Re-
marks Is That He Believes
Black Man Will
Win.
BY JOHN L. SULLIVAN.

4
oeen asked how they feel in the last
two weeks would be wiling to fore
80 the pleasure of seeing the fight. be-
cause I could offer big purse myself
cad have a private fight for just my
friends. On this principle added "
more to the imaginary fund to-day
Naturally I had to get in my ques-
lions because / determined when came
here to have the last How do you
feel?"
I routed out my automobile this
morning with the idea OF getting to
the two camps before the crowds ar.
rived. because I wanted to get my lit'
tie farewell confads with both the
principals. / went out to Jeffriess
camp first and found that Jim was down
the road Corbett 5aid he was fishing
and Berger said he had gone for a lit
tie walk. ! think jeff gave them all
The slip and didn'ttell any OF them what
he was really doing. AS matter of
fact he did do a little fishing about
three miles away from home and then
walked brIskly in
Jen Not Nervous.
As soon as ! had an opportunity
got him off TO one side and told him
wanted him 10 tell me just how he
regarded the whole situation. He said.
John, cant tell you very much
really have not got the slightest
doubt about the outcome Tomorrow.
and honestly / don't feel bit nervous.
] know am going to get this fellow.
and am making all my plans as much
as l ever do make plans ahead With
only that idea in view. II lived to
be 1000 years old could not be trained
better than am now, according to my
way of thinking. ! might have been
3 and ~ sh..
things / have done may prove TO have
been mistakes. but ! am going 10 de-
Inonstrate thar tomorrow, aud do you
know that have as much interest IL.
that part of 1t as i have about tho
actual outcome OF the fight. You know
/ trained differently from ALI those
other fellows. you know that your
self. did hardly the same thing tina;
you ever did In Just the way you did,
and / think that have introduced a
Few ideas into training. However, II
/ am mistaken. / am willing to stano
or tall. according to the way / have
gone through with the thing SO far.
There is one thing sure, am not going
TO lose my head. ! have thought ous
four different ways that am going
about my work tomorrow. which one
1 VIII adopt Will entirely depend ON
what The other fellow shows.
lou tlitdt ~ Is sVIuiCu"
lous for a hshter TO say Just what he
is going to do before fight. and We
fellows. you and ]. are not any diff
ferent from other people In most
things. and you never could tell Just
exactly what you were going to do
before you got into the ring, except
when you had a mark as an oppo-
nent.n
Sensible Talk.
"jim," said, that Is the most SEN
sib1e talk ever heard from fighter
Whether YOU win or lose. you will &c
down In ring history as the greatest
man in some respects that ever stepped
through the ropes. l am going to
watch you closely Tomorrow; as
matter Of fact I am going to watch
both of you closely and maybe some
day l will write a book about this
tight, because am fuller OF it than
any other contest had to do With
outside of my own.
I shook hands with JEFF, and there
was lump in my throat as asked
God to bless him and is he was the
better man to let him win
When arrived at Kicks. Johnsonas
headquarters. was met with the sans
cordially by all of his party that has
characterized their treatment of me
ever since i Joined the fight colony
In the Far West always have had
L Hccess to Johnson without the Slight
est hindrance being put in my may
ever since my first visit to him at
the Seal Rock House in San Francisco,
And this morniag was no exception.
Captain john he said, and his
whole attitude Indicated that he was
considering me alone. II am COINS to
win tomorrow, and feel so good
over IT that LIN jus. like a kid on
Christmas morning He is going to
get all those presents and he is Just
going hugging himself with the pros.
pect Of the feast when he finally lays
his eyes and hands on them, and when
he has feeling Of drawing back
little more as to delay the game be-
cause he knows 1t is there anyhow.
and he Just wants that extra good
feeling without actually experiencing
/ the real, owning all Of the things UNI
! der the tree and in his stockings."'
well, Jack saidI /, ito an old fell
low like me. who has been through
the game and in a position to feel ALL
there is in a day before a fight. 1T is
rnighty interesting. You feel as though
you were going to win. and there
probably Is no doubt in your mind
about the other side OF it,
Feels Right and Fit.
John, What Is the use OF me think,
Ing about the other side of 4it2 There
is not a reason that can conjecture
UP that will give me- an excuse for
thinking am going to lose
Not Afraid to Pick One.
Understand. / am not afraid to pick
a winner / never have been. Some
times ! have been right and somo-
times I have been wrong There would
not be any thing to prize fighting if 1
could pick winners to every fight, ano
the reason that haven't come out
with my choice in this affair is because
= have not any logical reason for my
decision, 1T Us just like one Of those
W oman thin gsr-I lust feel 1t, and that's
all. Ss
.s In Tuesday, mornings story am
going to tell all you readers what my
secret is. II 4 have been wrong you
will know it, and viii say 1t with