The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-13
(By Ed, Hughes )

Fred F'erocIous F'ulton's mixed tale of pugilfstic woe and felicity dur ing his recent tour Cor was 1t Q de- tour?) of England, recalls interest tngly, the experiences of some of our former ring worthies across the brtny. British of1ciaIdom and the sport public in general have usually treated visiting American heavies with cordialtty and fairness. But the Queensberry opponents them selves cannot, as in the case of the F'eroCious One, be said to deserve such rich praise. F'ultOn's lament in which Beckett's RIoofness from all ring activities which might place him within range of the gawk AItnnesO- tan's sapOrif1c wallOp recalls sim liar episode in the ring career of the one and only John L. Sullivan.
 After the Old Roman had esta b.
 tshed himself as the foremost ds- ticuffer in the U. s. he thought that, in order to cIinch his right to world supremacy a trip to England where he could engage Britons best was in order. SuIlivan's renown as a ring
 man had penetrated, even the London fog and his arrival in London created a stir. The Boston Strong Boy was even granted an audience with the Prince of Wales, afterward King Ed ward the Seventh. John must have understood the feelings of the Prince when he encountered such a world celebrity as the Tank bruiser. De sirous of putting the future monarch
 at his ease. Suuy grasped his hand and exclaimed guttaraIIy, "'Howdy Prince, I've often heard about you!''
 rTbo+ oirT,+ C-,I1i1-ap +oO1- ;p 1T, a bouts at the National Sporting club. Jem Smith, then champion of Eng land, was paired with some harmless antagonist. Sullivan perceiving the one-isdedness of the match piled through the ropes without the for maity of an introduction. StroIling over to Smiths corner John offered ! to take the English champion on and knock him out within four rounds or forfeit $1,O00. Turning to the Prince at the ringside, Sullivan remarked:
 ''Wut's the use of Smiths boxin' that 1 dub ? I've only been off the ship a few hours but that don't make any differ ence. Let's have real scrap if its 1 in Smith," But Smith couldn't be l coerced into the ring with John L. l then or any other time under any cir l cumstances. Sullivan, as in the case i or f ullOh Sdl6d TOT New 1 Ofh soon ] afterword without having it out with l a British champion. But like Fulton 1 he demonstrated without enga ging in 1 a good fight that he was made of i championship tember.
 1 Oddly enough, though, Sullivan was 1 the one American heavyweight in- vader' who once failed to make good | in a bout with an Englishman abroad. | Charley Mitchell, one of the ring s
 greatest products was John Us neme- , sis. Mitchell although scarcely more l than a middleweight gained the dis
 tinction of being the first boxer to 1 score knockdown on Sullivan.
 ''Nitch' Topped Sully fiat on his back l in the first round of their bout in i Madison Suare Garden, N. Y, in 1883. 1 For this he was acclaimed a hero 1 even though the bout was stopped in l the third round after Sullivan had l outroughed and knocked the little ] Englishman through the ropes many i times.
 It was five years later when Sulli- van journeyed to France and fought i his famous 30 round draw with l Mitchell. The boxers beIabored each other in a private park on the Roths-
 with water up to the ankle. Mitchell l 1.-the and wiry danced around John i who found it difficult to inf1ict dam age owing to the saggy ground which l impeded his cumbersome move ments. At the end of 39 rounds Sul- livan his inability to WIin Mitchell