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Show SULLIVAN IS ALL RIGHT. HE IS RAPIDLY GETTING BACK TO HIS OLD FORM. Nancy Hanks Fails to Beat Sunol'i Record of 2:08 1-4 Goddard and Choyniski May Fight Fitzsimmona Talks. Some time ago Sullivan announced that although his training ground . had not been chosen he would certainly get a good ways from the city, in order that he might not be interfered with in his work. He objected to being located where anybody who could raise a quarter and car fare could get to see him, and he acted wisely. Sullivan is now hard at work, and B. Y. Chambers of New York, who was with the champion recently, re-cently, said on Sunday last: "John didn't take nearly as many pounds of useless tissue to his new quarters as he displayed dis-played a month ago on the stage. He worked hard and perspired freely at Phil Casey's hand-ball court before he really got to business. While there he ran a good deal and tossed a six-pound ball; the result being that he speedily worked off over twenty pounds. While in the court he lifted his feet not more than two inches from the wooden flooring and made the circuit of the tomb-like iinclosure with the least possible exertion. "It was apparent that none of his strength but much of his elasticity had left him. Casey kept company with him, and though stripped to the waist, he perspired freely. Sullivan wore a heavy woolen sweater, and the moisture which was oozing from every pore trickled down his cheeks and in swelling swell-ing rivulets disappeared in the sweater. "The work was very hard, and while it was evidently distasteful to John, . determination determi-nation was written all over his face. "There is no doubt he Is very much in earnest. "He recognizes that if he hasn't everything every-thing to win he, at least, has everything to lose. "That Sullivan's muscles have lost much of their pliability is evident, but he may recover it before he is through with his training." Sporting Splinters. The Facific Athletic club of San Francisco wants to match Soe Goddard and Joe Choyn-ski. Choyn-ski. At Danville, Illinois, Thursday, Miss Lola Grimes of Indianapolis, drove the pacing horse Riley against 2:18, the best record of the association. The first mile was paced in 2:19 and the second in 2 :19. Nancy Hanks, 2:09, was the attraction at Belmont park, Philadelphia, Thursday. She was sent against Sunol's record of 2:0834, but 2:11,V was the best she conld do. Budd Doble sent the crack mare two warming-up heats in 2:26 and 2:21 and then, accompanied accom-panied by a runner, and, after scoring twice, Bhe went the mile. The time by quarters was 0:32. 1:04 V. 1:37. 2:11V ' This is the. fastest mile ever trotted at Belmont. In September, 1890, Sunol made it in 2:11V. Nancy Hanks worked beautifully, but she tired perceptibly on the last half. Bob Fitzsimmons is on his way to New Orleans, to prepare for his fight with Jack O'Brien. He expresies a great desire to meet Hall, and when asked regarding a report re-port that he and his old trainer, Jimmie Carroll, Car-roll, would make up and become friends said: "! would cut off this left arm at the elbow first. I am done with Carroll forever. He is small and mean. He tried to backbite me in every town we traveled through and was jealous of every piece of applause I received. re-ceived. I whacked up every dollar I made with him, never got a dollar in return, and got nothing but ingratitude and abuse behind be-hind my back." Arthur Zimmerman, the American cyclist, bow in England, will leave for home July 16. His stay abroad has been most disappointing disap-pointing both to himself and his friends on this side. Not that "Zimmy" failed to win all the honors and races possible, for he did that nobly, but because he failed to conquer England's boasted champion, Fred J. Os- j mond, of 2:16 fame. Osmond refused to go against him. He would not start in the English one and one-half mile championships, champion-ships, pleading lack of condition, but his action is significant. He could not afford to risk his reputation and that of the wheel he rides against the American, but it is possible possi-ble that by his cowardice he will lose far more than he would have done had Zimmerman Zimmer-man defeated him. |