The evening world., 1912-05-11


out John Flood in that historic fight
the money around town with great p
Shortly after that came the nrst big
prroes. Some OF the champions who are
now dead and buried made fortunes In
the ring and through theatrical exhibi-
lions after their big hghts. Peter Jack
son Of Australia made. in all. about
100000. He blew" II all. and was ut
last sent back TO Australia by public
subscription. = broken down wreck. to
die there Of consumption. Joe Cans
cleaned up about the same amount Of
money. Once. In a burst Of confidence.
Joe told me that he had gambied away
about 5000 as near as he could figurs
Il He saved little money from hts
last three or four big Nights. but MOTH
Ing like the fortune he might have had.
Dixon made $780, approximately, in
the ring and on the stage. He died
without a dollar to his name. Wine and
women! That got the old timers
YOfIN l.. SULLIVAN was the great.
est rnoney-gctter In the history OF
the sport. John earned. one way
ana another. over a million dollars
lie blew II all. Then, when all Old man.
discretion came to him. He stopped
drinking and began very successful
thestriUsa career. with his own show.
SuY,svan drew great houses everywhere
fer . few years. To-day he has over
eioe.oW. ana spends his leisure on .
farm UP in the Bay State.
Tommy Ryan 10 another farmer.
Tommy admits that he can draw his
check FOR $4,000. Perhaps he has moro
than that. counting In his farm prop
ssty.
Two Old timers who made big money
in ne ring and threw II all away were
Deovw Ed Smith and Paddy Slavin.
When down and out at last both went
10 Ahs1ca. where they cleaned UP COM
fertAbls fortunes in excess OF 10000
sAoA BY placer mining.
I'M Jsff1es made fortune IN tho
RIG. When he was champion. and
shortly after ne beat Tom Sharkey tho
second time. Jeffr!es showed me bank
book In which he was credited with q
balance OF 10000 Afterward he greatly
incTeased that. Jefries both made and
loet money after leaving the ring. but
% the whole he prospered. lie was
worth q quarter OF a million In prop
erty before he fought Johnson. and hu
sdded over 100000 at Reno and durlng
the few months he spent on the road be-
fers lighting. For that matter. Jeffres
never had 10 fght. His father moved
from Ohio 20 Los Angeles when jun
We IN knee pants and bought a 100 acre
ranohe that IL now right In the heart Of
ehs residential part OF town. Eighty
eores OF that. In city lots. Is still IN the
possession OF the family. Jim and his
brother Jack own the finest cafe on the
Pe11nc coast. and It's veritable mint.
He haS a fine city house and a magnin-
cent rancho few miles out OF town.
PROBABLY Jeffries Is the richest nghter
or sx-nghter In the world. He never
tel1s anybody how much property he
evus or how large his income is.
- krTLING NELSON. IN spite OF
~ rumors to the contrary, Is rich
- man. Fake mining schemes never
Cot much OF Bats money. lie may be
land-poor. for he has invested great
sums in property. But I know OF one
occasion on which Bat Insisted upon
hov1ng a mutual acquaintance OF ours
Accompany him TO safe deposit vault.
wAsre Bat brought out box and dis
peayed negotiable securities to the value
% $4,000.
backey Mcfarland can draw big
dAodk. Packey's savinss aggregate no
~ than s3oo,oDo. He has Invested his
oeasy well. IN apar;meni-house prop
~ aud stock In big companies that
- good dividends. Ills fsyorlte stock