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Show MANY PAY TRIBUTE TO JOHN L. SULLIVAN BOSTON, Feb. 4. An almost unbroken line of men, women and children today and tonight passed before the bier of John L. Sullivan, the last .of the old guard. of heavyweight pugilists. In full dress, the body of the dead champion lay in the darkened parlor a.t the home of his sister, Mrs. Annie K. Lennon, in the Roxbury district, while relatives, friends and admirers of the old gladiator called to pazo for the last time on bis fea- ' tvires. Meanwhile, final arrangements wern 1 made for the funeral, which will be held j from St. Paul's church, Roxbury, Wed- : nesday morning. Hundreds of men prom- j Inent in the sporting world, representa- tives of temperance societies and others from far and wide, sent word that they j would be present ot the funeral. It was hoped that the Rev. William W. A. Sunday, the evangelist, who declared that John L. Sullivan won his greatest baftlo when he "gave booze tho knockout," knock-out," would attend the funeral. "Jake' j Kilrain, the pugilist, who battled seven- ty-two rounds with Sullivan in the old j days, is also expected to be here. Plans for a memorial for the dead champion were being considered today, bul no definite decision was reached. Contrary to popular impression, Sullivan Sulli-van did not leave much of an estate. Although Al-though he had received a fortune in the ring and later In theatrical ventures, his friends said today that the veteran's estate es-tate consisted only of his farm at Ablng-ton Ablng-ton and a few securities. |