Show SLUGGER SULLIVAN Tom B McCamickon the Pugilists Pugil-ists Record ONCE lIE WAS INDEED CHAMPION r ion the Title Is About to be Fought For London Prize TlinR Eulcs Explained Ex-plained A prize ring battlo for the largest stako ever fought for is to take placo at a point within two hundred miles of new Orleans on tho 8th of July The contestants will be John L Sullivan the champion of champions cham-pions and John Killian moro commonly known as Jako Kilrain They are to fight for 810000 a sido 20000 in all and tho diamond dia-mond studded gold champions belt presented by Mr Fox which is worth about 1500 so that altogether 21500 is involved in tho et 1 result of this pugilistic contest des b i t JOHN L SULLIVAJ7 j UNDER THE LONDON PRIZE RING RULES j This light will differ materially from tho i majority those which have taken place in America in the last eight years as it will bo I conducted under what are known rs the latest rules of the London prize ring These require that a roped inclosure technically I known as tho ring shall bo 1 pitched on turf that the men shall fight with bare fists that they shall be naked from tho waist up that no blow shall be struck below tho belt encircling tho waist and that tripping and wrestling is permitted but neither antagonist shall take hold of the other below tho line of the belt Each round lasts until one of tho contestants contest-ants is knocked down or is thrown to tho ground or both fall together in a clinch In that event they aro given a rest of thirty seconds and at the end of them time is called and the man failing to respond to it at the expiration of eight seconds is adjudged the loser by tho referee This official is jointly joint-ly chosen by the men or their representatives mid has full control of the pugilists under tho rules from tho timo they begin to fight until a decision is reached and from his dictum dic-tum there is no appeal OFFICIALS OF THE RIXG Besides tho referee who is the judge of tho battle there are timekeepers who stand together to-gether and keep the time of the battle It is 1r very important that these men act honestly and fairly for often in critical times a few seconds added to a mans resting timo does wonders in restoring him when out of breath or shocked by a blow Consequently each man appoints a timekeeper and each of these watchers is a check on tho other Each man also has an umpire whose duty is to look out for his principal and s > eo that his opponent does not foul him in any manner in which event ho immediately appeals to the referee and calls his attention to the matter Each man has two seconds and often other attendants The seconds groom him for tho light pick him up and carry him to his corner cor-ner if ho is knocked or thrown down and carefully attend to his injuries if ho has received re-ceived any In the resting spells between the rounds they refresh him by sponge baths and by fanning him and in short by every means in their power endeavor to keep him as strong as possible They also watch tho fight closely and adviso him from timo to timo how best to avoid injury at the hands of his antagonist and to inflict the most upon d him A SQUARE HINO Tho ring in which tho men contend is made by driving eight stakes or posts into the ground in such a manner that when entwined en-twined with inch ropes they form a square i indosuro twentyfour feet each way The top ropo is about 4 feet 0 inches and tho bottom bot-tom ono about feet from thc ground The men toss a coin for choice of corners and the winner generally tikes the one which will cause tho sun to shino in his opponents eyes while ho is fighting as ho is in duty bound to tnko the ono diagonally opposite him A short straight line is drawn in tho center of the ring which is called the scratch and at the end of time after each round the men are required to toe this line or rather to advance as near it as circumstances will permit per-mit mitThis f This method of fighting differs materially from tho ono now commonly used in English and American contests which ore mostly Bought under a modification of the rules of the Marquis of Queensberry an English nobleman no-bleman of sporting proclivities His rules I forbid wrestling or hugging and prescribe that the men shall wear boxing gloves on their hands Each round lasts three minutes min-utes and no longer and there is a full minuto rest between each round If a man falls or Is knocked down he is given ten seconds in which to regain his feet and guard and if he does not respond to tho call of time than bola bo-la the loser In this country most fights under I un-der Queen berry rules are for a stated number num-ber of rounds Contests under the London rules arc always to a finish though sometimes some-times through mutual agreement the men agree to make the contest a drawn battle t THE STRONG BOY OF THE HIGHLANDS I I John L Sullivan Is probably the most famous fa-mous pugilist that ever lived He was born of Irish parents on the Highlands of Boston about thirty years ago His father is a small man not above five feet five inches tall and never weighed above 150 pounds in his life flis mother is a very large powerful woman land it is by the maternal side that he inherits inher-its his great physical powers He is not a tall man being less than five feet ten inches high but ho possesses a most powerful framed I frame-d his ordinary weight when not trained is about 233 pounds His face is rather spare v toe flesh but his jaws are wonderfully I wonder-fully square and resolute His arms are root unusually large for an athlete but the muscles of his shoulders and back are i phenomenal in their greatness They enablo I him to propel his fists with tremendous power andforcc Sullivan began his little career I In his native Boston and was at first known as The Strong Boy of the Highlands tJ Ho attained national reputation by nearly j 1 I nocking Joe Goss insensible by a blow in a boxing bout in a theatre Goss had twice 1 fought for the championship of England with Tem Mace the cleverest boxer that England ever produced and afterwards twice fought 4R tot championship of America He was defeated for this title by Paddy Ryan and then a match was made between Ryan arid Sullivan for the title and 2500 a side This t ght took place at Mississippi City on the 9th Ot February 1883 and was won by Sullivan ianinerotmdslastlgzcevjon minutes ft i I I |