The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
Pay Last
Honor To-
A a .v
Sullivan
William J. Lee, Charles Har
vey and Jack McAulife
Speakers at Memorial Ser
vice Packed by Warriors
Admirers.

New York, Feb. II - New York
sounded TAPS" and the sporting
world fired it's last salute to che mem
ory of John L. Sullivan, 1.-THE noblest
Roman of them ALL yesterday.
Old and young, rich and poor, man
and woman, the hero Worshippers.
crowded CampbelTs Funeral Church,
Goth street and Broadway, each in his
day to pay final tribute to the man
whose mighty fist crashed its way to
the sovereignty of the prize ring and
whose great generous heart won love
and generation in a degree it seldom
is the fortune of mortal man to en-
joy. Isl
Many among those present either
from the speakers pulpit or from
their seats in the audience told of
some good John L. had done, some
help the old warrior had given either
to, themselves or to their friends. The
magic wand of gratitude turned John
LIS very weaknesses into his biggest
strength.
They painted John L. in his true
colors, not so much the champion of
the ring, as the champion of his own
destiny-the man who conquered him
self. His ring triumphs almost were
forgotten in his triumphs of heart
and soul. 1t was strength of charac-
ter, eXemplified, if in nothing else. in
his great rally and victory over John
Barleycorn, who had him hanging on
the ropes and all but knocked out
rather than the strength of muscle,
that earned the greatest commenda-
ton for the departed ring hero.
Ellis life is one of the greatest SER
mons ever preached" declared the
Rev. Nathan A. Seagle. 1.-The exam.
pie John L. Sullivan set turned many
battered derelict back on the right
course In word and deed and thought
John L. strove to point out the right
path, and better still, to show it
never is too late for one to mend the
error of his ways"
Both William J. Lee, Superintendent
of Parks and Fairgrounds, and Charles
Harvey, former secretary of the State
Athletic Commission, paid striking
tributes to Sullivan's Americanism
and the good he had done the youth
of America Each of them linked
John L. Sullivan with the late James
E Sullivan as being tremendous
forces in the shaping of the athletic
destinies of America and the encour-
aging of boys and young men to lead
clean, healthy lives.
DR.. Charles Hendricks, partner of
the late Bob Fitzsimmons in the Dun
ellen health farm, who presided in the
absence of Joe HUMPHREYS, paid
gbwing tribute to Sullivan's honesty.
He never faxed or framed" declared
DR. Hendricks, never dabbled with
this secret diplomacy we hear so
much about these days. He always
fought in the open and above board
and thereby made and saved the box
ing game in this country.
1.-The fighting ability he showed IN
the ring" DR.. Hendricks continued,
he displayed as strongly outside of
it. His greatest victory was over
himself. All the world loves a war
rior. and John L. died fighting, fight
ing the greatest fight of all, the dght
for truth and righteousness and purity
of mind and body and SOUL
Among the touching tributes paid to
SuIlivan's generosity and greatness OF
heart were those by two women, Mrs.
Adele Sherman, the Adele Palmer OF
vaudeville, and Mrs. Jennie Hunting
ton. Mrs Sherman told Of John L. q,
digging down in his jeans and bring
ing Mrs. John Drew's stranded thea
trical troupe back from Chicago to
New York, and Mrs. Huntington
spoke of the help John L. had given
her to go upon the stage, and the
advice and protection he had gwen
to many young girls associated with p
his companies.
Jim Wakely, the veteran manager
of John L., placed particular en-
phasis upon Sullivan's forgiv1ng ma
ture. He was a big enough man to
always own up when in the wrong,
declared Wakely and quicker to for
give an injury than to resent it Jonn
1. Sullivan and 1 travelled all over
the world together. He was only
human and he made his mistakes, like
all of us. Never, as long as knew
John L., however, did he hesitate or
refuse to acknowledge when he was
in the wrong. If his tongue was
hasty his apologies were swifter."
Former lightweight champion Jack
McAuliffe, the last of the Three
Jacks" was one of the speakanA