| Show SULLIVAN ill VAN REGAINS possession OF BELT 11 aa A A k 41 j 41 4 w k Z V R 4 V john L sullivan former heavyweight champion john L sullivan once heavyweight champion has got back the belt that the citizens of boston gave him back in 1883 soon after he be had defeated paddy ryan lyan and become champion of america Tho thebert Th ebelt belt has been in various 0 ui hands passing out of sullivans when ho he became hard pressed for funds eventually ho he redeemed it and then lot let it go again it has been in chicago several times and now goes back to the veteran gladiator and ills his partner it Is said at a price of the last man to get it from sullivan was a now new yorker who obtained it at a price of 2000 it Is said with little chance of any redemption coming tom donnolly of chicago know knew of its whereabouts and after somo some abick ering Is sald said to have obtained the belt at about the same figure lie ho bought it five years ago and prized it highly ile he advised john L that he ha had the tha prize and lately sullivan has evinced lively interest la in the trophy troph Y and and several sevy months ago entered into neg negotiations otla for its return donnolly donnelly listened to the old timers pleading after much and the personal trip to chicago of a close friend of sullivan who bald john was vas willing to pay to regain possession it was at this figure it Is said haid thattie th atthe bolt belt again changed hands and was returned to the original inal owner this belt supposed to bo be emblematic of tho the worlds heavy heavyweight ht championship was presented to sullivan over thirty years ago by the citizens of 0 boston and the money to apdy pay for it was obtained by public subscription headed handsomely by somo some of the leading citizens of tho the nay bay state metropolis tro polis polls |
