The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
Seconds Temperance Before
3,725 Vacant Chairs and
275 Filled Ones.
DABBLES IN SOCIOLOGY
Reveals the Anatomical and
Mental Effects of the
"Real Grape"

truly. John l.. sullivan. stepped jauntily
out before 3.725 vacant chairs Tonight
at the beach Auditorium-there are 1000
seats in the Auditorium and 275 OF them
were occupied--and delivered his first
lecture on the merits Of total abstinence.
Tonight was n sort of tryout, and "
business picks up Mr. Sullivan will tour
the country. reforming as he goes.
There was water. water everywhere
as Mr.. Sullivan Of Boston entered the
Auditorium at s 40 tonight Rain had
The Atlantic Ocean was pounding its
waves onto the beach a few feet away.
Swimmers were swimming in the board
walk natatorium. Everywhere there
was water.
Mr. Sullivan. according to his man
ager. darcy OConnor. was to have be-
gun his address at $40. He didn't Mr..
Sullivan waited around in the rain for
a spell and finally mounted the platform
half an hour late.
There was a ripple Of applause as Mr..
Sullivan entered the building To
quote Paul Armstrong. he had the
clear eyes and red lips Of youth. Mr..
Sullivan also wore double breasted
blue serge suit with a small American
nag fastened in his buttonhole. Mayer
&C.. E. F. Hetrtck. wearing a tan Palm
Beach suit. went on to the platform
with Mr.. Sullivan and introduced the
speaker
For years" said Mayor Hetrick.
1--WE worshipped at the shrine Of John
l.. sullivan, tho foremost athlete In
this country. 1t has been said that
he could not come back. He has. Ap-
plausel Ladies' and gentlemen" Mayor
He,rick concluded to the little group
of earnest thinkers gathered about the
platform. II have the honor TO present
John L. sullivan
John l.. Talks. Rain stops.
"Mr. Mayor. your Honor. my friends
and ladies and gentlemen began Mr.
sullivan. TIE rain stopped abruptly
AS the orator spoke. The sound OF the
surf died away. The Atlantic Ocean
seemed to think that it was time to call
the day day. Arguments may go
on forever, but the fact remains that
from the time Mr.. sullivan began TO
address the e75 persons present the
surf ceased TO boom. Some say that
the waves continued to boom inward
! against the sands OF Asbury Park, but
beyond the question OF doubt no sound
could be heard from the well known
ocean the minute Jonn began to speak.
! 1T was on the fifth OF March. 1905
| Mr.. Sullivan began. that l took my
! last drink. tApplause II ! hadn't
sworn of that night I would not be
here now. Instead-JoHN L. SULLIVAN.
Laughter and applause l don't come
here on any crusade, but come to tell
you to leave the stun alone. My ex-
perience has been that when a man
says I can leave the stun alone he
always takes 1t. tLaughter,l
when | was an athlete 1t was my
resolution and spirit that carried al
human antagonists before me But my
resolution and spirit were no use to me
when wen, against old John Barley.
corn.
FOIlies Of Liquor Outlined.
"A rumhound is peculiar and ia.
milar sort of human being. His com
mon saying is, Let's have another one.
The younger generation and the older
have seen the folly OF the booze game
Take all your athletes OF to-day. your
Ty Cobbs. your Christy Mathewsons
your Honus Wagners and your Johnny
Everses-none of them are booze fighters
If they were they wouldn't be where
| they are to-day in the game.
Il was a money making machine anC
my success as a fighter depended on tn,
spirit and strength of John l.. Sullivan
was never slow to accept a challenge
But finally John Barleycorn challenged
me and it tired him out Finally l tool
a tumble to myself and quit.
Money looked to me like water on
a ducks back. but | want to say. gentle,
men, IL ever got into the has beer
class, which ! never was. I'd have beer
a nonentity The booze has more ways
OF hitting you than YOU have OF dodglnl
it, I've known lot OF 'em. At the ag,
of 40 they were useless. Instead o.
being young man and living up t,
the age OF so they all died at As
MIR. sullivan thereupon went int
sociological questions and discussed foi
some time the growth of the prohibition
movement throughout the States. Ever,
day, he said, he country Is becomn,
} more enlightened on the prohibition
} question 1T used to be said" he con
tinued, that newspaper men done hi.
best work when he was under the affect
| Of booze But there In rule now II