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SAILING OF CHAMPS FAST BALL PLAYERNOT ALWAYS FAIRRUNNING AT LARGESOME or THE BIG MONEY GET TERS HAD TOUGH TIME GETTING A START.I*JOHNNY SULLIVAN, COLLEGE STAR, PROMISES TO OUTSHINE TY COBBGOTGH HAH HARI STRUGGLE CHANCE fOR TIIREE-I MANAGERS»Champion Remember# Time WhenHe Would Wreetle for OneSimolean.•«Sully” Is a Wonder But He Refusesto Remain in the BeatenPaths.The path of the champion athlete is If some wise Three-I manager cannot a golden one. The riches he reape hypnotize Johnny Sullivan, ex-outfield after he reaches the top of the ladder star of the Michigan varsity team, heexceedingly sharp contrast with might become famous as the dev lope r what he earns as a tyro. This is true of another Tyrus Cobbin all branches of athletics, but the This same Sullivan, who is corresfound pondingrestling. On April 14, nessee faculty relative to casting hisFrank Gotch. perhaps the greatest rope over a coachingwrestler ever turned out in America, months, will make *received nearly $15.00b for about 20 ball hall of fame if he ever turns to minutes* work in his victory over Mah- the professional game, motit, the Turk This is the greatest “Sully” is better known in western sum he ever earned in a single en-intercollegiate circles as the leader ofgagement and when the money was the Michigan “siren” than as a dia tounted out to him his mind must mond star, and many a yell master have Jumped back 11 years ago when has stopped his own yell to listen to lie would have wrestled every night I Sullivan in his cheer stunt, for a dollar a contest and expenses. Fut if known better as leader of the Back about 18i*S Farmer Burns was siren gang it is because Sullivan mad * touring the country with a troupe of n arc noise there, for his ball playing, athletes very much along the same if erratic, was so brilliant at times lines that Jeffries and Gotch are now*and so full of promise that it will be reaping their harvest. The great dif a surprise if be does not shine in the ference was that Burns was not get- professional game, ting much money for his efforts. When Lik« Cobb,the troupe* reached Dea Moines. Far- For two years Sullivan was captain mer advertised that he would givejof the Michigan varsity. During this anyone who w ould stay 15 minutes time “Sully's” .base running and gen-with him $26. A lot of easy marks eral conduct w as the despair of Coachappeared and were disposed of with j McAllister, Just as Cobb’sf was the le-. little trouble. One night a husky, spair of others, the undoing of the j awkward youngster appeared at the Wolverine’s opponents and the delight theatre and announced that be be-‘of the rooterslleved he would like to earn that !Bums was offering for anyone would keep from being thrown iquarter of an hour.When Gotch First Met Bums.The youngster was Frank GcitAlthough a Celt, at least by Inhert-ance, Sullivan dots not believe in signs” and his base running was independent of batter or coach. It got so that once Sullivan was safe on the paths It was safe to lean against theIlineman on a rural telephone line. He first ball pitched without regard todid not look much like a wrestler hut him. for nine times out of ten he wastthe gave evidence of wmnderful off with the first motion of the pitcher,strength. He had just completed a McAllister was nearly frantic trying i day’s work climbing poles and un to drill inside play Into bis star per-1 tangling wire and got Into the theatre former. But try as he would. Sully‘ L“‘ ‘ spare. He was either couldn't or wouldn’t be goodgiven the chance and SDrumr the aur- Upon one occasion Blandon. th*iltched, tingled and the game beingefforts to throw him. At that timelelose and no one out, Sullivan wasordered to sacrifice. A southpaw was* j very fast and he w as loath to part working for the opposition, and Sulli-* with the $25. Instead of Davine the : van loves them. When the first ballftfiI;sum, he struck a compromisecame along in the groove he slappedGotch, hiring the youngster to join It over second like a projectile. The the troupe for $10 a week and ex-1 second baseman caught the ball. If penses That was the beginning of he hadn't his head would probably our greatest wrestler’s career on the have been knocked off A double play mat. Gotch has not climbed a pole followed and Sullivan kept away from since then, unless for training exer- the bench the rest of the inning, clae, and it is not probable that he* Called for Making Homerwill have to take up his old Vocation! Next time Sullivan went upagain soon, for be has Invested his money wisely in Iowa farm land andtheIis one of the richest athletes in count ry.Last year Gotch made $5Cthesame situation confronted him and he was again ordered to sacrifice. Nothaving been called” for his first offense, he took another chance and laced the ball a mile, for*1a runUnited around, with Blandon aheadStates. Eleven years ago he did not»»“Pretty rotten hit, eh. Mac?” he earn one-fiftieth as murh and It is chirped, ^squeezing alongside the coachprobable that h1s 1910 Income will be on the bench. Idouble that of 1909 McAllister had been gloating over:They All Start From the Bottom. that hit and its two runs, for theyGotch’s humble beginning is but one meant the game, but he couldn’t letillustration of the opening stages of the kid get by.the careers of other fighters and “That’s the way they sacrifice inwrestlers. Jack Johnson and Jim the bonehead league.” he retorted, Jeffries, who will share that $101,000 keeping his smile covered. “You’ll be purse July 4 next, were as poor as there soon enough if yrGotch at the start of their climb to follow Instructions thatathletic fame. Jeff was a blacksmith But despite his proclivity to lineworking with a railroad construction ’em out” and run wild, Sullivan is go gang at small wages before he learned lng to be missed when Michigan takes that he was a fighter. He got hia real the field, and some minor league teambeginning in the pugilistic line by .will be lucky to get him. He’s fourth playing the human punching bag act speed lightning on tbe paths, a splen-for James J. Corbett at Carson City, did fielder, has a good arm and can when tbe latter was preparing for his sting the ball after the fashion of the fight with Fitzsimmons In 1897, He previously mention Individual, Tyrusgot but a small fee for this, but be Cobb, Georgia ” learned bow to fight, and his reward came quickly, w’horeas Gotch had a harder time getting up to the “easy money” stage.Johnson a few vears aro was. will-Mr#M•JHave you evproperly instlt;much to the mlt;world as it did 1Just look back 2dirty horsemotor carthemake it possiblfar for the samewill do as muchyour factory witBy doing so yoilosses, which inthan 50% of allengineYouwmanwageshazard, and wilmoremachineswithout keepinproperly hanthe old-fashioneLET US EQl90UNIONaggregate attendance duringsonBRIEF BUSing to fight for anything. A sum sufficient to purchase one meal was enough to get the big negro into aring at any time during the early stages of his career in Chicago At one time the champion was in Springfield, 111., without a cent and an appe* that would not be denied. ASPORTSPageDenver, Colo., Jan. 22.—Frank Gotchchampion wrestler of the world says he expected to meet Zybszco at Chicago in April. He expects the articles for the match to be signed within thenext two weeks.The Pole is a big tough proposition. He is going to be a hard nut tocrack, but- ” and Gotch smiled asthough he was not sitting up at nights**, worrying about the outcome. .. . . . . „ , gam© of pinochle at GrifTs bouse last Kadd that hU kn#e gaU|nRboxing sbow was carded for that night night. Hoblitzell, who was holding bettfkr everv day and did notand a oreliminarv a battle roval was f~r « large salary lost. That is expect any' further trouble from iton th© cardManagerhe hasA $5 purse was hung up why he signedfor the survivor of the engagement.Five burly negroes appeared for the Bloomington. Jan tilt. Including J. Johnson, of Galves- jOBeph Keenan writes ton, Tex The latter was unknown to iandelt;i a promising outfielder for the j the crowd, but before the battlers had Bloomers in Cecil Carey of Hamilton, i been in the ring a minute he had a Qnt whose slugging has attracted at-reputation of being some fighter. He tention in the brush. He had an offer knocked two out with as many ioin Toronto in the Eastern leagueHe only missed two performances and expects to finish the season with the Jeffries aggregation.Physicians.punches, floored the third and the hut decided to hook up with BloomstF(r ington. In thirty games last seasonNotice is hereby given that bids forthe position of county physician for the various districts of Dubuque county, will be opened and read on Tuesday. February 1, 1910. at 2 p. m. Raid bids to be filed in the oounty auditor'sfourth Jumped out of the ring.whipping four men he got $5 „„ ne nu wulIt, u?- IS ““^-|offlce not later than the time statedwhips one man. James J. Jeffries, and in other departments.July 4. he will earn in the vicinity ofColorado Spring, Col, Jan. 22.James J. Jeffries and hie$200,000, including his share of the purse and his rights in the motion pictures.Nelson's Start a Modest One.certifiedagent, Sam Berger, are reported ton .... ... , , .. have had their first quarrel since Jef-|company eachRattling Nelson s start w as another jrie9 bogan hie tcH]r ncarly a yearand each bid for ths position In Dis trlct No. 1 to be accompanied by t certified check of $600.00 for the faith business fui fulfillment of contract. If awardHmamodestHe fought a circusago. Theit is said, resultedcoampion ai nammona ana ror wnip- frora the route mapped out for the replug the tourist got $1. His coat was lired rhampion. jeff wanted to quit stolen while he was fighting, however, the gtage Jan but was advisedso he quit loser on his first go. The yesterday that dates had been ar lightweight champion today is worth rang*d which would not end the tour $200,000, so he asserts, all of which unttl Feb. 14 and which would bring was the result of that first successful the big heavy-weight miles away from fight for a dollar. He is to receive hlp home ip I»s Angeles. Worry$12,000 for fighting Ad Wolgaat, no;over his wifes health Is said to be the matter how the battle ends. His risecauge of jeffr1eg* ni feeling, has J been I rapid I one, 4 marked aHI*?•thrift, and he is well fortified againstthe future. 1'Bob” Coleman, an East St. Louisboy. with a brisrht future before him.3. 4 and 5, for the faithful fulfillment of contract, If awarded. Said districtstyeing divided as follows:District No. 1—Jullen, * Dubuque. Mosalem and Table Mound townships District No. 2.—Jefferson, Peur and Center tow nships.District No. 3—Concord. Liberty New Wine and Iowa townships.District No. 4—Cascade, Dodge, Tay-j lor and Whitewater townships.District No. 6—Vernon, PratreCreek and Washington townships.The bonds of the several physiciansmi
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Dubuque, Iowa, US
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