Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17

tells OF many incidents in John /, =
career that have never been published
'rhis writer knew Sullivan for more
than thirty years, saw him fight in
New York. in London. aud on Baron
E"'hschild's training farm near Chan
ui!. in France-ihc last fight in the
OPEN al! on the turf. Lonuon priZc-rinE
rules. with bare knucklcs. in Europe.
The men fought with one-minuie
rests between hnoclldowns. Each round
lasted until one man went down. 1t
was an interesting display OF the bru-
tai s"niemans sport. The worst crilui-
naiS III England were al the ringSde.
standing In the corner Of Mitchell. the
English tighter. They had announced
that sullivan would not be allowed
10 win
In Suiiivan's corner stood a respect
abi"-l"ohing man in a 'tovepipe hat,
with a handsome heavy blue coat. vel
vet collar. He had both hands in his
overCoat pockets. spoke Very quietly
and said 10 Pony Moore, Miiche!!s fa-
ther-in-law II suppose YOU know what
I've 20: here in each hand"--til,ins up
the barrel" OF two revolvcrS. Tell the
Manchester men III Your corner not to
take any chances on mc"--which meant
that he would Kill anybody interfering
with his notions of fair play.
Nobody did interfere with them. The
man WAS billy roertcr. tho bank bur
s!ar. on" of tho most dangerous and
murdcrouS OF American criminals He
took Il fortune from ono New Work. city
bank. killed at least Two policemen. and
died a prisoner working in a German
salt mnc-causht i'll a big burglary
How sullivan Fought.
Fighting with bare fists, OH the slip
perry turf. naked to the waist, in bit
fnT int
doors with big gloves, sullivan Tough,
III only one way.
lie walked up to his man at the
start, and Kept walking az him 10 the
finish. and the other man. while Sui
Ivan was sullivan always walked
away. or ram
Il never occurred TO sullivan that
amy man could boa, him And no man
couid--"nly whisky, and ii took whs-
l;y many years.
lie beat his man ordinarily with
io"h Tic sat III his corner. waitiu.
for the signal. absolutely Indifferent
II was plain TO be seen in his Neh,
gray. wicked eye, that he wondered
sincerely why anybody had been fool
enough 10 Set in tho ring with him.
He would look viciously AZ his man.
without even looking in the other
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hand he would shoe; out his lcf;
walk forward and swing with his
r.Ght--aiways forward. Th;s writer
saw him fight four or tive times. and
never saw him take step backward
DUnovan's Rrokcn Nns-.
Mike Donovan fought Sullivan in
Boston. Donovan was champion mid i
dicweiSht and was matched 10 ns;.:
Billy Edwards for 5000
The hoston men had been told 90
pick on; a chopp.nG block for ne 20
show what could do. The choppiuE
block turned ont 10 be a young hack
driver. not twenty years old. named
J ohm l.. sullivan. said Donovan The (
man who spars with Roosevelt. AZ
did not like tho looks Of him. and
said: Young fellow. | am matched
little tinser on you for a good deal. !
Don't &c, gay. and when YOU come 10
New York Ill teach YOU something
about nRhtine.
"Suiivans reply was II YOU &c; in
that ring with me younl he LUCKY IL,
! don't break Your neck
And ! was lucky" said Donovan. .
sullivan knew nothing about boxing.
but h. was the mos; savage tighter
and hardest hitter that ever lived
There's no use talk ing abou; any one
else when YOU talk Of sullivan. DO
YOU see that broken nose? Young
sullivan did that. lie swung his arm. 7
stepped in. He hit me on the back
using his arm as c.uh In a down
swing Knocked me on my face and
broke my nose on the floor
ON another youthful occasion. while
sun a hack driving fighter. sullivan
was to hight III a big ;heatcv with :.
w"ll-hnowm professional from another
city. The professions! tooh one look
drunk When the manager opolosi lied
and explained there was Kissing. sal
l;van waikcd down 10 the footliShts.
MY names John l.. sullivan. and I can
lick any man in the house
one man tried. and the frs, blow
Knocked him back into the audience.
y" !nan lived thai had Sull:van's
knock man an in the air. owe: the
ropes ana out into the crowd. lie
showed the Maori from the .>utipodeS
just how ne aid it.
In Madison Spliar" iarGcn on ouc
occasion sullivan fou;:ht PROBES
sionai named l.rnan. OF .omcihins
Ike chat The professor had been IT..
lar"d tho "p.r!.c, man" q. Vie Vienna
.tNr"*iiiom and won the prize a. = peg E,
feet physical human beng sullivan
vas not n his best when ne met IA.
rrof">S"! his trainers hUi h.,d him in
= Turkish nath all aay 10 steady MIN .
II" 2ot IN tic ing rather Gio.SN
yrar"hins around ior his ,-ricct mat,
re cnlsht his "yc ARD i; was al over .
on" iook. on. haud~hAkr. orc punci
a. I The p":fcct man vas donr \-no-
T. tum1ins Who was going To- write
the nIht Tor Charles \ Dana was too
oissusird FOR literary orort. ana said
!" ihc youn- reporter sent TO get iamcs
'iNlS write. io-witI: YOU Svr:to il,
Tel CLARK ioid you 10" Thus vouin-
M "ar.rncSS gets his ornnrtrnitv f-pm
~" INFORM ,imdily Of he pcrfe,. ,hv.
'.,.b man
sullivan Meet. the Prince.
NahE mcn from THIS grand r.puiiic
.'N" n-i '"''itv and Your n,ry.to,
mas Win Sod tn4uy SUCH MEETINGS. as
r"sr"Hd"Ht 90; the sur ~ ,.on,iou.
ihr r"""oin >n"r.agu Usually nr.
?"r"s carefully siivels all tic ,ig,e anJ
t"'S about it ever after.
When III" Prince al tValcg H. :, 1,ic
Nlnr Edward met sullivan. 40 mo
or American who tool nis American
'''t'"iSh'p - seriously as any Tomau
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