The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-05
John L. sail Idol.

John q. stllI Idol.
 Although two months past the age
 oi 56 years John L sullivan who Is
 on @ theatrical tour Of the United States is sun 3 rugged specimen of ! physica mauhood His old fighting weight when he was in the primo of h.e as an idol Of the roped arena, was i96 pounds and inc weighs some.
 thing less than that now
 Many persons bellye "the grand- as. Roman of them all was born in
 Ireland He wasn'l He was born in Boston in 1858. and to be exact. on Oct 15. Heis on Irish.american- typicaily SO Sullivan is populor be- cause me was an honest nun in his ousmess made lighting a business and for ten years he was 0odispuled champion 0sh,er of the world
 sullivan began fighting before some of the middis.weiehi men oi today were born His first bout Of which official record is made was ioushl .n Boston as an exhibition That was
 apra s lSS0 His opponent was Joe G0ss The match was for only three rounds No decision is recorded for the event but 9 little more than two months after that John r. knocked ogl George Rocks in three rounds iu Boston and from tnat time he kept on climbing toward the top of the ladder Of lighting fame.
 After his victory over Brooks he want Co Cincinnati and there knocked ont J. Donaldson in ten rounds. the evening before Christmas of 1880. Hc kep, on for years knocking out the biz fellows who had the nerve to face him, and iI he failed to win in that manner he won the decision by out boxing and outiehting them. He won from them all until in January 1885, the police stopped the fight in New York after the first round be- tween him and Paddy Ryan
 Tn the first eight years of his ring career the longest fight he had was ten rounds and that was his second At Chantlly France. March l918S8 he fought Charley Mitchell draw in go rounds. This fight was witch bare bnuckles Il was for S2500 9 side and the championship. On July Sd the following year that memorable fight between Sullivan and Jake Kil-i rain was fought at Richburg. Miss Sullivan won this fight with bare kuuckles in 70 rounds. The fight was for Sl0,0o0 a side and the champions ship.
 JHmes Corbett won the tIue from Sullivan at New Orleans Sept 7 1892 The match went 2l rounds. This fight gave Corbett the championship and won him Sl0000 The men wore, five ounce gloves and fought under the Marquis Queensbury rules.
 Sullivan never lost his popularity and tcday ho is as great an idol as he was when he wore the laurels of the ! championship He is still charitably l inclined, and while he earns from $500 to S600z week in vaudeville. be gives much Of lt away
 Hal Sheridan's Verdict.
 Base, utterly base conspiracy Of the deepest hue is now charged . aeainst the Dead-Feds. Whether l organized ball will take the matter to .he grand iury remains to be seen Here's how=tie conspiracy charge IS t dopad out by the netted. picked on of o. 3.
 The Federais have copped a lot Of bullion With the bullion, some times piled high on tables in rooms where biz league players are invited to talk things over, and sometimes aciuoi'y paid out to players who don't care about harsh words but jump to the Feds in spite of them the' faderals are in terrible conspiracy 70 make bah piayors believe that or 1an.ze6 baseball hasn't aii Che money .a Inc world
 Thot sounds Ike Q josh but the cad part Of it Is chat it's based on actual fact When tho National league gas holding its meeting two weeks pr so back one maenate seriously sue . gested that Major league lenders pro sorund thnt the latter are conspirngI to get ali the good players in the aorld and to lniure the standing Of organized bal.