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

N JOHN L. SULLIVAN:
,A hs imposed his own peculiar
rpon the sport. sweeping away
IN the teachings OF the FIRST
ssitlar, Mendoza. which had in
4 rcnlsm more or less directly
e, the second. third and fourth
strategy. accepted plans Of
re,e sll thrust into the dust
n, Sullivan hammered his ruth
riatIng way TO the front. His
c1y. WAS return TO primitive
q he fought as Brouchton him
tl In the dawn of pugilism, and
% one who ever handled fists
/r,rcsch him at that game he
% ne most powerful out -and-out
/ y ring has known.
Eson Is ot little use In placing
b 4John L." AS popular idol
81 be might he bracEeted with
ICA. His easy nature, his taste
rIs social triumph at the height
-s his subsequent position as
eni-publtc character and dig
ne sporting world. offer further
A resemblance with the Ould
krer he was something like
sits less like Morissey and most
5naD siege tower armed with
Frts, straight leveting catapults.
y general he worked by the rule
tpmewhat simpler system than
Nr- As an exponent OF science
lave taken lessons from the
.ss Infant"
picturesque and interesting
startling success after his
c1, as one who shattered con.
I'D made himself superior 10
pugIustic development OF a
was unique. II was fttlnf
Pc man should have remained
1 Tie champions under the I>on-
4 mig rules.
lslo. By The New York Herald
N- All rights reseryed.)
iMsnce Sullivan was born near
ieoer 10. 1858. and is thus the
Pc ute holder who was an
y birth. unless John c. Hee-
sled as one In double cham
pugh his draw with Tom"
~ parents came from county
80. Ills mother must have
nole woman. He frequently
II MS pruwess descended 10
nj, MS father being a little,
snoer the average height.
sullivan received a fair cdu-
N the age OF Is fastened his
~ professional baseball. when
.aehl gave 10 il another turn.
s lree way OF leaving his en-
sSneDaed in midair when a
~ game came on a pleasant
els boss conceived objections
Sh undertook To impress his
~ upon young Sullivan. Sui
an cnce. whereupon he took
'scs'lon and Sullivan sought
ran after this Sullivan took
@ur boxing contests about
n. WDere he earned the sobrl-
Boston Strong Boy" II was
thoroughly by all concerned
pne got in the way of that
I'm m 'ne decision went then
.he Strong Boy" AT the
.aS hve feet ten and a half
.asned 10 pounds and was
s'i'i,a. His muscular power
NO prize fighter OF them
ircofded history possessod
lvus development Of arms.
|hed ahd loins. Bristly black
49, large boned face and a
'ms grin as a fghting eXpres.
ng \, 40 40 formidable a makeup
~ Suilivan had a clearly de-
NIL Ta the boxing game. Hls
IA IN himself on the fiat Of
s,n '',ieo 10 the floor and defy
7bI, come within reach Of
: ssIlI,.W was good so far as il
sisnir,sn would have had diff
~ Ia Championship with IL
hsq carried II any f,n,tb.r
.uoh was that the dasira In Nc
a. NM n.sady base OF operations
hb sld could upset him as long
'|1ty bi ip.S9l,lon. Son. two points which
Sal's Early Exploits
rIS sullivan's carly exploits
Ifs,n ,heepng with Joe" Goss
s teot t'e 9id fellow was cham
d| ~ rolI"sh d d oeneht In Boston and
n SAEs,n' on several local as
tS."an went nm l,, "a. 80, -
EI but began by ~ ,bTs1rina, yUs :, IUs
FLY lnd,1h. and the veteran be-
siJenInoyp p2hed, This and many
ItGy' NJ nhVlne come 10 the
Ia IN oauoeh. who was looking
n lantsd promote. that astutc
{lessvNo, up John IN 1850. He
V1rpdytc oo%. II Sullivan's cus-
Fia ne '9uId be called boxing.
AnpIon declared he had found
n sl. had hard work before hin,
ss wlsdnua lndlspeDsab BILE bits
iae fee, fhc There was that
Efs he st, sullivan always had
y olbssopped.' and he saw no
Xesie nn,,, se. He could no, be
Ik. dos, madden. al no small
any demonstrated Ia him nx.
q Il 'SSGrth SGrth class, shifty puei-
"a f nm If he insisted upon
sss ssSuaness s1,'.' for one spot.
NadSoo convinced. with reserva-
n ouen or. whom he wolld have
rnsprep,gfnie,nt. nagged and wor-
Sa.o,lully in their trainIno
sas hnolly Induced IA step
hs m ps,,t action. but il was n
"a aver dIsyer thoroughly learned,
;Nh ana s,post entirely upon his
II Tic amazing agility above
IAN no 10 him the value % of a
sl'"o otSas MAS willing to rush. rush q but
undsrest, foctwork ne simply
stoisbS stand. Dancing triclts
Pttinus. 'or others. whose safe
~ out OF the reach OF
a r9,oo 20 Madden labored IN vain
ssn Variety into sullivan's ans
only three blows.