Show OF G gladiators extensive preparations fort he bo groot groat fight BETWEEN bUL bellivan LIVAN AND KILRAIN the rp r P it willoney that Us ua H llan napa d th connon cannon or copyright til by t d co IBS 1889 1 sporting men mea the world 01 over cr havro havo been little elso else lor for weeks pait than the sullivan prize I 1 light t the fact act that the bottlo battle wail ITT to be for or the championship of the world a diamond toll belt and lh the mae ent stake 0 of tho the amount of any purse fought for or in ino iho ring combined with the hot partisanship on beth aides added unusual interest ait to the event fortunes have beon been watered wagered ama Is 0 the result by the rater nt alty y and it la is ally expected that more money will change bonds after tho the last round hob has been fought anti and tho the stakes and ropes are pulled dp than has baa been tho the case in any flabio encounter counter eu since the great battle between hyer and yankee sullivan for or tho the championship fit at reek point maryland aryland ll in ima where every man and boy to lu the country had ball a hot bet on the result that was tom ayera lat battle for or after hla his victory over the pluck lest fighter that ever stood inside the ropes no ono ever cier bared to challenge chat chal lengo him LED Ib lowill be lohn john L suit lint last battle also for or win or lose log e he be has bag declared that he ie will never again enter the prize fin art the champions ham will meet each othor other with natures ua lurea own weapons sea under london rr prize ize ring rules rulea there la Is tie no limit 17 to weight when the struggle la is for or the heaby yet th a men are verv very in brilly only matched in a every bianas iava feet stolen anil and a halt hair inches lei in bight weighs when trained ipa pounds and Is four months sullivans junior the boston boy pounds trained and stand livo live leot feet tell leu anti anil a halt hall inches luchioa high in ills facilities no 0 o two mon man moro more evenly matched ever fought fur for the cham chain of if the horld john L Sall callhan han who he ties had holdi bold championship honors honora longor longer than any other pugilist was waa born bora of irish parents at the highlands highland bohton mass october I 1 15 wi ho a measures around tile chest cheat forty four inches bleeps biceps sixteen and a quarter inches lie brat begin began to spar opar lit la halls in boston bolton in jwj at that time he be was as an aa ironworker and nl he used to tike take a keen delight I 1 la aw 1 t n 0 d ing th the a hours boata rho ear oa a a t the Is e variety flags A plucky rough and tumble fighter ho be learned to box and won soon des developed eloped great creat science ond bull quickness lu lin his big delivery ito io tells in this way the story of ills bis fidale ad yent all 1 I had been gain to these both tor for a good atod while and halt bail tried to get up n bout with biome of I 1 the but ut they hate it try no as 1 as f tit I 1 was bluffed oil off by the star alory hat I 1 ans as rob nobody I 1 and that before foto they hey woultz 8 apar or with ith roe me I 1 must got get eutana ml abil to ijo filling no uw 1 was willu willin but bt I 1 got get a show OUT alt iff one night when I 1 was mail 11 in till ilia hall there van a fellow As lie aau ad to have sparred with will somo bolly 1 I f orbit who anyhow lie he show oil dp anil and the toaster master of ceremonies cere camo came on the stage and the other follow fellow rather iban dd disappoint point the elio audience wu to 0 o 11 bif guy g gentleman cattlemen isho liked to inep p you coo can just jolt be I 1 mill t laa po 0 imitation I 1 jumped vat w the 0 stage nod buil ent to work easy like a tilt bit pretty soon I 1 felt I 1 had and nil I 1 let calif J wound libei up in good chope alter ArIEF ILaf hero us y wort more talk about toy nat act being good for say of them to bilar alth ith tl taca you sue see unit I 1 fiat have a a no ito trouble after that ja K J madden came to and I 1 wool went with etli mm to now lork wt that web wai lust just beform I 1 fought plead which was my drat real afi fight the bravoy mailo made light of its hie niah hit joe owa gals georfe deoreo hooke livoto john donald ison don anil and beeve laylor fill of 0 whom ho he met arid and before his bla light hood flood tito the latter battle was fought sup vargo c barge on the hudson fit alter or may ay HI A aa annl sullivan defeated hla 0 opponent poll e an fn elg 3 9 hc tra ends I 1 ling n allen rie in 1 t 0 by richard li vox a against I 1 I 1 t paddy bian n of troy to baht 14 r jug in I 1 to I 1 radon I 1 aulca lor a aide th the match see seemed e likely TO FALL FAIE THROUGH of if the Is lack of backers of sol sal livan ta As yet ho he was a stronger to in tho 0 bierer 9 Por iamon finally ing 0 t tb the li allne it ing lipi rits of the th won chilciat Crib Club tool itself sit aa interest lif in tholar townsman and james keenan the wall leown man who died lately it up a ease share are a of the 0 stake s the he tight lit on cubio 0 oil off at alp alapi I 1 city it I 1 M miss on february nary 7 all acci lit nan wua on in ia nine rounds allyan who he had woo won the cha by 0 0 N konowe time ous beni ED out 0 the ring for or raw and the taca ea tot followed 10 ed a long ing aral train lit of clial chal bongea tow few 0 which meant real business sullivans with jimmy billot allol on july aly 41 i wa a to or bolln wag a little better thau than 4 afar force cotor for allott who a sick man when lie entered the alo since that time iwo he haa ball hehl bold hi his 8 ow own A and camtu red tho the honors in with tug the famous kag lish boxer boier in new york charley charier mitchell ri nother and ono of 01 the cleverest sp sparrell arrela who her ever entered a ring herbert slade the big maori M rig khoche our OLT to la three rounds dominick Domin lck mccaffrey and patsy cardiff Cardl lT ja lighting the latter at sullivan struck blui nine d BO 4 hard on the head that he fie broke bia own wast bilut wild the cori contest test was waa 1 I a draw raw ills 1119 last encounter eu counter was with charley mitchell whom he sought fought in in a B 21 foot ring bior with dare bare knuckles knuck lra near chantilly ChanH lly france li after aj 3 i rounds a draw As wa as declared dc ec larel lared mitchell was wag tho the stronger ft ronger at tile belsh although it was wan by L al livans friends rl onila that their man waa an from a heay heavy chill and wag really utter litter to be in a hoil tal then naked la in tho the teeth isola of lit a i week starch r jake kilrain to Is visibly a trine trifle taller than the boston had and has a longer loncer naib ait not bolf liv IV 13 Is 1 lou tie le Is a spiels lid unit mado title tills tell la in maty offis aaen 1444 ild to this he Is what he fraternity tell fall a vi an and hll oppose and rapidity av ali jill it strategy li 19 one of the onest allaround all around igo hazard that ever put up haro bare fists la the ringi ring strong mux cular bell aa a panther aud and lie ito can leap formaad or backward at lien heu digil t log in a way that frequently i AN T la in illa encounters with mitchell liell lie he aada as at a go fil leneser the ati latter closed as a mitchell li Is a skilled li Is it 42 inches bleeps biceps lit inches hot llo la a of Coluin bl county N Y where tic be first saw mw tho the light on fills hah lie worked a a bo boy in a roiling rullan will mill hero tic ho bail fur for tho the fiRle ardor lie ho foright odd and blk driscoll fw DA a dv pr suit and lu in ibs bo be toom look to row ing but soon floon to 10 fate red this illo bold of at rail bel faught sumo jaci deiv arn den fam hi he a it cargo uio coerce calaca culaca who oled oiled quits aul at the iho third good who ouight to a draw kilrain bannag the beat of 0 the battle ERli torl call 3 with Clint loy whom hil ha tot grawin aillon lip h d 4 similar alth ith alike Clea ryda now B Ill corli rit oleary teeing so BO weak when tho the dr west announced tint that ho he could liar adly ii tanil A battle I 1 with a I 1 ali jack flurk lia atas fi slopped topped by bf the police after this kilrain HAD HANY A adversaries DVER SARIES including IN fl dillam sheriff tho the few oleo loa george fryer an a english 6 9 h J jerry fla 0 bangor as e a giant choin kilrnan in tho the ring jem mcglynn frank harqld who dropped out in one oae short round jack A asclon joe lonnon lannan red adil others on oil december ileac aber lie bo mot met jem items Smith tho champion chaar ton of 0 bugland find nil fought for the ifft lei t and elio P of the world lit at me ile st the men hammered a each other through ono oni hundred aud and ell li round roinila rou nila and at dark the ordered tho the battle stopped slopped next ext morning inor it wag decided a draw six months before meeting till kil rain fain to 10 for tho the championship tile belt anil and toco a a blur I 1 do lot but the latter he lug refilled to accept the challenge rala rain was presented with A till tho the belt arid and claimed ing championship SULLIVANS KEEPER AND STAKE HOLDER chiq emblem of tile flaten cham ch ain small p a I 1 llie to arid was Is anti aci ared ax to ly tor for tile the purpose of 0 beheld I 1 ang 19 h liy 8 elinn me hero of prowess who 11 iu willin to defend it against all comers coherd it la is stipulated that all bat ties bics for t tie a boll belt wit be according to tho the rules 01 0 f tho the loridon london prize ring anil and those rules will got kotcon lira the van ran kiliata fight tito tho belt wag waa brat IO 10 fought tor for rt at MI city in tho the R retaa I 1 asla acala eluce aluce which Is time until lately coded ceded to kilrain by default it has asa been hold by the bus bos conlan some time ago when tho the match bett berneen seen sullivan Sul liaa and jem smith full nil through the trophy was la in serious donger of 01 being carried oft off to england liy by defanis def anit tho belt la W inches long ion 8 tactics wide and weight about ounces ounce in gold and till ser tito the center a prize ring with two men facing each other IQ in lighting attitude whole of this thia work Is 1 billil nold gold tito rest of the belt la Is composed of solid silver plates soil and sliver silver woven in chains the Tho plates are arc ornamented u ith fill it A of 0 in gold cold and there la is ft a place for or the lilii enem a of f the hie winner also in ROM with a laurel wreath held suspended over oer hla hie hoail head in the beak of a golden ongle it la is I 1 the he finest boost trophy ovar JO in the ring and anil was waa tho the rift of richard Klc baril K fox of now lork city its value is 11 said mill to be about sai antion H hen the boston borton hoy boy vaults over tho the ropes anil and faces MB big ambitious toe foe hla his becloud avill display in ill ills hla corner THE nui SHE colors usail when rhen it ho fought paddy kyan byan and also IBO in lila ills enciu encounter it ter wl with th mitchell in france ito 11 floats 0 rig brahce the american flag wit with III bli g own I 1 binl tit fiats blunting fr from om tho the left upper corner career downward a filmo in tho the litt left lower corner and nn an irish beef in the opposite corner 0 the arih soil amalyan neier site faila to fetch the crowd and it vaas shrewd policy it originated with sullivan or any of ills hia backers bac kera to adopt such a do let top ice i colors are es cien on more conspicuous in the center is a portrait of tho the pugilist himin if in lighting rig and attitude the I 1 anft it upper oppi corner contains aloa the american bag and the to corner has the coat cent of arms of the state of maryland rile ilie lovier loner corners cornera line base an air irish harp barp and a shield of at stars and I 1 ona ant betow below the portrait tn tit is an ealo with out spread henries bearing 9 tile trophy in fit its beak it may be t hat the sign Is an or rinous pop for sulli van should lie be jn in good condition will corta certainly make a royal battle to regain the coveted trophy loth hoth colors grit are on ground 01 the 1119 hoe it india bill IN athen lien tile the principals enter the ring they will bo be accompanied to their to re retho conreid uy ely so seconds barley ill and hike donovan will iut fie in thia capacity for or title jack albion find anek barnett will kill do lik likel vibo fur for sullivan all four our aremon arc men 0 tho widest lence la in 0 of the olny mitchell hm has been the ictor la in a 1 I dozen bat I 1 bils in I 1 n edgland cna I 1 has hag ought fought other americana boar et a lull lim to in every in arnuco ing a remarkably stamen c bleier ever allow fellow with ilia bin dukes duke hit II 11 Is remarked that mitchell who is more like a theological than iban a bmw 6 0 1 3 t bip only dl y man who gave sai llan 1 a buiu bobu blow au all eimont at on 1 t caused 1 lia to a consternation they the met bt at madison square garden irden Gf hoa bes a brill izat record as A HARD BARD and Is 1 a lory cry sets boxer le ito has bis been a trainer yd it in lotrn arnet etor or of 0 late into geld lien liaa racy many of 0 the lical beat known brokers fidd and yai OUD bURI DORS men of now york a none ills bla pupils jack barnett Is a noted man ill all 0 of boston and was waa atio 1 he r 0 of the combination during its four through england jack ashton la pro li lonce it 1 boy and has been Sull hans principal trainer lor for several years and his bl companion cooj panion lu in hla big entire kinra abroad lie he divided the honors with wilh Sulf iau v hen tile tho latter sparred hoe the prince of walca soil his bid set fiet to la london a year ago tho the 11 big biff fallows fol lowa backer Is char ley johnston a rich brooklyn hotel wan of oc bu arting proclivities and a I 1 pioneer plo oger harover As nhe rever betting la A concerned richard it 1 fox ox proprietor of 01 the police and the donor 0 of the belt Is be backer of Kil rali BB blocs tile alie stakes these two it Is said hold a large amount ot of money on eriv ate hett bate which 1 III cliques hands bunds battle 19 over tile ayars gallivan light took place fox loi and Jo bablon were both heavy win dora aitio I 1 he latter still of 1 11 pins t ins his bis faith ou on the big fellow elaw but TUB THE 1111 TOlt khints the dissipations indulged in by sullivan during the last teft few years have broken down his once splendid nod that bocan tm can no louger trend store before a man who other ell I 1 dail being emual las bad tho the advantage a of I 1 tin nu unini paired red tito tha enormous stake ol of morn a sum big enough as far as the prize ring flag goes to tempt a man to fur his lie life Is lit in the hands bande ot ali al brugo in a cridge to la known all over the country where er bets are mail as 01 tho hading book anaker of new york if lie liaa ald abo boodle bag la in many a fight and Is 19 trusted by the sports to hold on to it nelll ill the proper cimei bomea to land band it over I 1 to a the ibe winner nonstarter iso matter abhat blu bluffing fling or intimidation to Is god fod 10 on OD ridge OWL the 1 0 maa to be ba seared scared and not a there Is a fairi fousst u t sittle battle between bet on the two champions lons it will ill bo be dilli eulf tor for either ide bide to ant tit their on the money 0 I 1 I 1 12 al la is a great reat favorite favora is and R ir el at bome 0 RD at A taco race a dog fight ors or a will mill to a finish me 11 Is about forty five jears years of ago and Is 1 reputed to be worth about qa oi Altho h negotiations had been bendin ur olo for r nearly hourly two years yeam alth 1 I ith a v low to a match betseen i and Solli vacil they would la in hit fill probability have alien thron h liall it not leon bren tor for tile the energy tit W william L liar illde v hp lias nil lubah to P procolo TOP ole burld during abo I 1 a I 1 last afteel earl as aa any other man loan to in america harding who to 1 known |