A NEW HOPE.

NZ Truth, Issue 579, 22 July 1916, Page 11

A NEW HOPE.

John L. Sullivan's "Find." News from Boston sots forth that Oran CJ. Klrkpatrlok, Harvard's heavyweight champion. Is considering an offer from tho only original John L. Sullivan to turn professional. thoiißh iltrht now, with th« rx-chumpion mourning tho losa of his wife, the plan I hi»H <omc to a hull, Sullivan watched I Klrkpatrlck In tho Harvard boxing i championships laj-t winter, ami after tho bouts told the Amorlrnn il.;-i tin* young Texas glmt wa« a wonderful ! Mpecimon of manhoixl and <■'■'■' m Ik» ■ Iftvcloppd Into a mlphty Ih.c lishtor. .Sullivan still cvi'lonilv r% vnmhorv KlrkpatrU-k'H masterly HKhilnK when h>j stopjH'tl HlkHmw. Uh' fot .1. l<:t jj' I'.nycr, m h»!:» Jbun >• ronr,;], f,,r !■■.•<•■ ; l l v h< W2'f.if tho l-farvurd hnv and Invi^-sl' hlin 'to vh'lt hint on li!.< i..t;u xm V.V. ; j Vl.lnxlnu, KlrkjiiMrk-U. :uv<im,>:Hit<-,i h\ his inilncr, Iltnry Allen. v;h<- rtm: t liUvaril'M mu«t poinilt.r hoxinu : 'liool. , :i>uil\- thi* trip iuul fii'.in.i ihr i.-.rmrr i ,i,;>mplini In I ln.» field. Tln» iiuys wcrv t-nloruiiifi! liv .John i,. fur Hum*' lint-.- hours, tiurliiK which ' \.v proposed I hut Kit k-.-iti 1.-U >huu!il ;-liuT himself umh-r his (!;rtcti..!i atui irwln with i-apublf Vioxitk and ljartdivr.H. JiK'luUlnjr AMcn. for ro.^j- jiiunth:*. when lift thou»:nt Uto Toxun outtiij : i<-,irsx enough to <k»ft*at Krunk Munui. ;i << IMtttiburfth tighter, who lont \u .i,. f r ; , V.'iliursl In ttui roimda m Nn-w York ; i j'srw montliH ttKO. if Klrkputrlt-k hli»iw<-<1 t!u- K<.iul-i i ;) ■ i:i«* l>.»'»i it was John 1..."** plan to rwi- ; ii-uM* hi* tralnliu: «»nil ir> to atraiiK'iov «. match between the Jliiiv/irJ man ! and J«u« WUlnrd for the w^rld chantt l^U nrthlp. Sullivan figure* thai the

title-holder lias but one good fight m him, and Kirkpatriek will be just the type of a big, clean, powerful hitter to take Jess's measure and capture the heavy weigh r. crown. Kirkpatriek promised to take Sullivan's proposition under consideration. He expects to quit Harvard shortly, having finished his course m three years. His intention was to adopt the stage, as he has an excellent singing voice, is a good elocutionist and a. fine pianist. Kirkpatriek is more than six feet tall, and his fighting weight is 200 pounds. He is fast, clever with both hands and can hit like a sledge hammer.