Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
SULLIVAN'S BIG FIGHTS
DESCRIBED BY WRITER
Man Who Knew Champion Intimately and Witnessed
Many of His Battles Gives Personal Glmpses of
Big Mans Unusual Career

10 present YOU TO Ills Royal nichncsu
The lighting prince American walked
over. shook hanis--his hand Mt ie,s,
three times the Size OF the gcntI.
Guelph hst--and said: PLEASED to meet
you I've often heard OF you SuIIi
vans one idea was to make the Prince
OF Wales feel at his ease. If he could.
Tie spoke to tho heir apparent just as
he would have spoken to the Mayor of
ohHha anabiy IN Il tone that meant TO
convey. II consider YOU almost as good
as am. even If could knock YOU or
any other man dead with n ounch.'
Wanted Real Battle.
On that historic occasion. which was
bitterly denounced by the low church
papers when the sun brought tho
news TO London. there were two SPAR
weight English champion. in training
10 mSht kilrain. boxed with old All
Greenfield: Sullivan with his Sparrins
partner Jack Ashton
Before the exhibition began. Sulli-
van. his hand on the princes shoulder.
said: Would YOU like to see "a real
fight: I'm jus, off the ship. fat and
out OF training. as you can see There's
Your heavyweight English champion,
trained to the lighting point and going
to tight next week. don't want any
exhibitions. Toll him TO get in the
ring with me. If I don't knock him
Out in two rounds I'll go back to
America"
"Ry All means" said Ills r. ".
Most interesting"
Eut tho ring arranged on tho club
foor was no; more than sixteen feet
square. In such 4 ring no man could
live with sullivan, even then and fat
as he about go pounds. The
English champions manager said Il
would be too distressing spectacle
for His Royal HighneSS. and il would
have becn--a $50 for the English cham
plou.
So Smith spared with Greenfield,
old enough 10 bc his father.
Sullivan SPARED with Jack Ashton.
and. getting, interested. forgot for
moment and accidentally knocked him
out---much "a the princes satisfaction.
Il heard YOU we're in Boston when
was Il young Teller said sullivan.
YES" said The prince: mos, inter
eS,inc city.
We'll. when YOU come again YOU want
10 ask for nc" said sullivan. in his
most condesccndiug tones--and that
was over. The prince had met one
Democrat from America
sullivan believed in himself lie be-
!ieved ,ha, he was the greatest fight
inr man That ever iived-and I've prob
ably was the hes, since the DAYS or
Du C;uesclin If he had lived then, ne
would have ridden in armor over re-
gents a. the hattl" OF ravia. and little
hcys would he taught now all that lie
did
Thirty-Nine Hound. in France.
Whom he fought thi-ty-nntc ROUNDS
" II bare fists ia France he simply
raced around the ring after Mitchell
a tine athlete and OF great courage.
but too wise to le: sullivan get near
\, that time Sullivan had brokcn one
wrist. was badly set a'.i weak. IN
the nch; he burst blood vessel in
his arm. Trained in France" where he
could not speak or give secret orders
ed literally on water and II did not
suit him. Two things" ne said. don't
agree with me-waier and whisky
lie fried 10 learn French. and ~
on" time could sa% dis. done" and ~
illnos, understood ~ admitting young
shoD2irlS az EoU!oGnc. Eut h. Cou.i
no, Sa> beer IN French. and his train-
ne was - failure
When the .@ht was over n" aal
Mitchell w.r. captured hv gendarm"s
ana locked in jail AT Se!.l!s-thc VII
ldar since taken by the Germans. y
newspaper friend. imagining for the
ma, he was representing the
y
English and .\:n-r.can gentlemen We're
settling anair or honor a II
'nani"r.. d-Icur paws" ana expected
"!tatcr hospitality. They wr,.
leased after q ni=h; in jail. The light
was Il draw. aad IN. English news,
papers ACROSS In" channel got their
first news OF Tao dIhj ana the result
from TIC Ncw York E.veuin. sun across
Ia. ocean.
An Original Character.
Sullivan's father was = Tiny Irish
man. onc-tnirl his sons size Sull
van int, oduced him with reverence
formula o! his own: shake hands
with my father He don't look IT,
does he" From :, powerful mother
nc inherited his pcwcr--ani II was IS
uuch mental as physical lie believed
tIat he WAS unCoaQucrable made
others relieve It ana Ia was unconuucr-
able. When he Was ncat:n at last.
by wh!>ky--hc knew what Mad Coa-
lucred him and admitted II.
lie had his philosophical ana hi: sen
mental moous. When philosophical !
hs preferred long worns. hunted 70; ,
them careful" and would no, accep; /.
sUggcatious or substitutes. Nv" got /,
:, pretty good nut on me- hr s.tlh. 70 /,
when IN" word "disciiin- |
mate" was offered. sentiment some
times took the dreadful form OF nlusic /
II, would sing. ''rh. White. White I
Moon" ia tErriiic deep roar out OF
the corner of MS mouth voice hat !
would maxi 1t poet wri,h".
IA Honest Fighter.
HilliNan Mas honest. y million dol :
lars would not have bourhi his CON {
sent o pretend defeat. lie considered
himself aS much OF an American in
sti;u'iou as George Washington
Criticized BY some American uc,vS. /
papers. he said in l.nnion. only for
my own S"lf-rcspoct III Let on" of these ,
Eng iisnmcn lick ne, ana SEQ how tn.
United states would fc"l about that" F.
lie had a powerful uc,;. hcad fairly /.
well shaped. s!orin. shoulders. smooth /,
arms with no visible i.UI..'hc- 1T mus
rl-s. Th" fore" at MS hiov was ~,
MS shoulder and bach. Ilc d!st!..incd
!" defend himself asainst another mans +
blows. oi,cn ne would drop hi, hands
let his adversary hit him three 81, ,our
times on the chil-ihen rush ~ hin.
and knock him down ii Nc could res ch
MIN.
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