The evening world., 1920-12-31

Steve Taylor John Flood, Paddy
Ryan, Jimmy Elliott. Tug Wilson,
Charlie Mitchell, Herbert Slade, Ar
Greenfield, Jack Burke. DOminick
McCaffrey and Patsy Cardiff.
This does not include his tour of
the United States in 1888, lasting nine
months, during which time he
posted a standing offer Of $1,000 to
any man who could stay" four
rounds. He knocked out over fifty
men who made the attempt many Of
! them in one round each. Even at
this time Sullivan was paying no at
tention to training or condition and
had passed his best lighting form.
In 1883, at the age Of thirty, Jonn
l.. fought a S9-round draw with
| Charlie Mitchell at Chantilly, France,
in cold rain and heavy mud, in Il
wood on a private estate. He was
fat, and after a few rounds gave up
| chasing Mitchell ana merely turned
to meet the light-fooied ERglishman's
! attacks and traded blow for blow
until both were too weary TO lift their
hands.
Curiously enough, Sullivan settled
| all arguments over his right to nc
called worlds champion a year after
this, knocking out Jack Kilrain In a
terrific battle in the woods near Rich
~
Owing to poor condition caused by
heavy dissipation Sullivan came near
losing this fight. In the middle Of II
he was desperately sick and vomited
at intervals, but kept on fighting with
bulldog courage and outlasted his
man.
ALWAYS OUT FOR ENeLLsHMEN
Sullivan was intensely American in
sentiment He beat every Englishman
ne ever fought. When in his prime ne
went to England 10 force Smith, the
English champion. to fight him. lie
went to the National Sporting Club
where Smith was to box four rounds
with Alf Greenfield. Sullivan was in
troduced to Edward Prince OF Wales
1--WE often heard of YOU" said John
thinking the Prince might feel SOM
embarrassment at meeting so famous
man as Sullivan. Then he made
proposition.
'SThere's no use in Smith boxing that
dub, Prince" he said. He's in train
ing to fight and I'm just OF the ship
but put me in the ring with him and
II l don't knock him out in three
rounds I'll give him $1,000 and tax
the first ship back TO America
Wales asked Smith to accept Sulli-
vans offer and sullivan entered thu
ring, met Smith race 10 race ana re-
heated it, but Smith fatly refused and
avoided Sullivan during his stay If
England
Sulhvans ring career ended Sept
Z. 1892, when, fighting with gloves in
stead OF bare fists, he was knocked
out by Jim CorbCtt at New Orleans.
When ne reeled to his feet and facet
the crowd with dazed eyes he mad
characteristic speech:
, Gentlemen, I've fought once to-
often. I can only say I'm glad I wa
beaten by an American"
Sullivan never fought again, II
, latter years ne became a sober an
, serious citizen, made n small forum
= with a monologue ON the stage, an
= retired to his farm at Lawrence
| Mass. where his adventurous III
? recently came 20 an end.
: Sullivan will never be forgotten
I | The great fighting Of his early days
, and the reckless generosity wit
\ | which he scattered a million dollars Q
= his earnings, buying wine for III
4 crowd or handing 800 bills TO som
I poor old woman selling newspaper
on a wintry street corner, added
, glamour Of romance to a career tina
I will never he duplicated In these NOR
I prosaio times
. Copyright. 1921 hy Robert EdErenD