The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-08
Forty.seventh Congress...The Senate
Occupied with Unimportant Busi-
ness, Principally of a Log
Rolling Nature.
The House Tackles the Apportionment
Bill, which. Owing to its 0ppo-
aents, is Laid Over.
BostOn'S Esthetic Slugger Gets Away
with the Boy from Troy
in Nine Rounds.
Details OF the Celebrated Mill... .Wrang-
ling over Choice of a Referee.
The Sheriff, Owing to Business Else
where, Does not Appear.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Ryan-Sulliyan

Special to the Herald
NEW ORLEANS, February IA crowd left
the city at 5 O'Clock this morning, but
the train did not reach the place OF the
fight, Barnes hotel, Mississippi city, sew.
enty-two miles from the city, on the Louis
Vile Il Nashville railroad, until 1920. A
crowd of about thousand had
walked out to Fort Macomb,
where the fight was expected, twenty miles
distant from the city, but were deceived,
and had to walk home.
Sullivan and Ryan had reached the place
the previous night, and took rooms in the
hotel, without any one knowing who
they were. Next morning the fact
leaked out, and thousand people
from the neighborhood assembled to witness
the affair, declaring they would allow nc
interference.
Governor Lowery, OF Mississippi, had is
sued orders TO the sheriff at midnight pre-.
vious to stop the fight at all hazards, but
the sheriff discreehy disappeared te avoid
interference.
The excursion train from the city carried
out number of city officials, bank presi
dents and society young men. About hal
the crowd was respectable and the other
half roughs and sporting men. 1t was de
cided to hold fight in the centre of tn,
hotel grounds. These form, three side.
of square. The audience took seats in
the gallery whence they could see the fight
perfectly. The spot selected is one of the
prettiest on the gulf coast, on high bluff
overlooking the Mississippi boundary, am
is favorite watering-place of New Orlean.
people.
A long time was wasted in fixing rope.
and agreeing On a referee. The Sullivan men
wanted Jack Hardy, of Vicksburg, Ryan.
friends wanted Aleck Brewster, of New Or
leans, as referee. After half an hours dis
cussion a compromise was effected and two
referees were chosen-llardy and Brewster
The men entered the ring and went t
lighting at i o'clsck. Sullivan iorcet
after some skirmshing hit Rvar
right handler that knocked him down ant
caused the blood to iow. This really set
tied the fight. Ryan was never himself az
terwards, and although he threw Sullivan
three times, he wac badly pun
ished, and in the nintl
round received blow behint
his ear that stunned him. Tine time of th,
fight was eleven minutes. Ii vas som,
time before Ryan came to, through the us,
of stimulants. lie was badly punishe,
about the head, had his nose mashed ant
lips cut. Sullivan was out of wind, but die
not have a scratch on him, never hayin,
received a serious blow.
The fight is regarded universally as fai
and square. and Sullivan owes his success
to his terrific blows, and the first blow h,
got in, which disabled Ryen from the start
The cr0wd was quiet, and showed no dis
position TO interfere in the fight.
\ At H.
mined and well-armed men ken
the peace. About 1000 persons from III,
city and LOCO natives witnessed the affair
Over $50, $50 changed hands there. Sullivan
had the largest backing and support, an,
most of New Orleans money was placed OF
him.
The crowd reached the city at : without .
single row on the train.
To the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, February THE Times
Democrat, Mississippi City special says n,
trouble rs yet, but repGrts are curren
that the sheriff will interfere. Ryan an,
Sullivan are in fine condition. The grount
selected can he overlooked from Barnes
hotel here. The excursion trains from New
Orleans have not vet arrived.
MISSISSIPPI ClTy February 7.-Train
from New Orleans, with excursionists [,
witness the pri2e.tight between Patricl
Ryan, of Troy, and John Sullivan, of Bos
ton, arrived here between 10 and II O'Clock
The pugilists did most of their training il
New Orleanc and on the line of the Mobil,
railroad. Ryan's height is c feet . inches
his fighting weight 100 pounds. Sullivan
stands . feet 10Y inches; weighs l75 pounds
trained and in condition. Charles Da
vieS, of Chicago, represents IA,
interests of Sulliyan's bacKcss. Mcdonald
and w. T.. Harding represent Richarc
Fox, Ryan's hacker Among the promi
ncnt hackers OF sullivan are 6amcs keenan,
Ed. Mckeeney, the Boston athlete, Jo,
Goss and Tom Emmett, of Chicago. Ryai
had host OF supporters, one delegation
from Troy pooling $500 and laying theil
money on the Trojan. Just before daylight
the depot of the Mobile road at New Or
leans was thronged with crowd of cage
eNcursionsts composed not only of sporting
men, both local and from Rll station,
OF the country, but also many prominent
citizens of New Orleans. Among the mos,
noted sporting men and characters well,
known in the arena, who attend the battle
are Tom Kelly, ex.pri2c fighter; John Nc.
Mahon, champion wrestler Tom l.. Ken.
inedy, ex.champion Harry Slade, amateur
boxer, of England; Joe Goss, ex.cl.ampion
HhNAtNNF bAAiN iNN il1
NcGallngher, well.known sparrers; Jim
aud Mike Keenan,. of BOSTON,
Johnnie Richie, Charlie pekins
William Emmett, Arthur Chambers
champion light weight Eugene Beebc
Fred EnRlchart, Of Montgomery, Alabama,
There are large number OF newspaper
correspondents representing the prominent
papers OF the north and south. Crowds OF
people are assembling from every direction,
The excursion train has arrived and the
crowd from the city Is pouring into the
hotel grounds. The. sheriff has business In
Biloxi, and II is not thought he will ar.
rive till the fight is over. Sullivan
arrived on the ground at 1890, took
the n ON opposite Ryan, within 100 feet
OF the ring. Ropes and stakes arrived at II
d. m. They are now discussing the referee
and pitching thering. The ring wns pitched
In front Of the Barnes Hotel. under d grove
Of live oaks. Two thousand people are
waiting settlement OF the prcliminaries,
Balconies and trees are black with people,
There Is no indication that the authorities
will interfere. IL they do, the battle will
probably be successful. People here are In
iavor of fair, free fight. The referee had
not been chosen at ll.l5 q. M, and the men
are not yet IN the ring.
LArBR.-The ring is closcd-Ci .J0).
Pat Neearly offers tn bet one 10 five hun.
drcd that Ryan knocks Sullivan down first.