The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-06
KNIGHTS OF THE RING.
THE coming RYAN.sOLLlyAN MlLL.
TS' Beauty spoilers Preparing isr rhslr DI,lsu.
ration Conts't-RunOn ora s.ll Eis-Tls
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b0g"-RIaht baeken SangniAe.
NEW oRLRASs, February l.-Thete wasa
big scare this afternoon oyera rumor that
the fight announced BETWEEN Ryan and
Sullivan on Wednesday next might not
take place. The rumor grew out Of state,
ment that local sports here, backed blythe
New York crowd, had said that Il the flpht
came off it would, beyond all persdyen.
ture, be won by Ryan. There ars fyo or
six men here from the East, and nearly as
many more from Chicago, who want 10
risk their pile on Sullivan, but when his
story obtained credence there was d decided
lull in the betting Your coFresron.
dent called during the afternoon ON
Mr. James cOlvin, Of Boston, the repre-.
sentative OF Sullivan, and Mr.. w. L. Hard.
ing, who represents Mr.. George Il. Fox, Mr..
Ryan's hacker, and was assured BY both
that the fight would positively take place
The only difficulty would be in obtaininga
referee, and this, 1t was thought, could lie
easily bridged over.
AT this writing II looks II the two giants
would come together with bare knuckles
shortly alter daylight on Thurstlay next.
The place selected has not Vet been AM
nounced, but twill be on the New Orleans
q Mobile rlilroad, within thirty miles al
this city. Tho train has been ordered 10 be
in readiness at o'clock A. W., but the start
will hardly be made before 4:S0 or s O'clock.
Sullivan was seen at his headonartera
Carrollton, about ten miles out OF the civ
this evening. Heis in splendid condition
and will on Thursday tin the bean, nj III {
pounds. He will be seconded by Joe Goss
and Billy Madden, and will be tinpirei by
pion.
Ryan was found at his headquarters in
the West End, and in o direct line about
thlHeen miles from where Sullivan was
iound' Heappears in splendid form, and
looks twice as well us he did the night
he spared with Mcdonald before tho Vino
street Opera House was burned. He SAYS
he has no tears oil the result, and Joins Sui
Ivan in the statement that he wants the
superiority OF the men settled at once and
ior all time to come. Ryan will be sec.
onded by Tom Kelley and, probably,
Johnny Roach. The latter Is suffering
from rheumatism, and perhaps viii have
70 give way to Thurston, or some other
sport. Tom Ryan, OF Cincinnati, willprob-
ably umpire for him.
The question Of referee Is one. on which
the fight may hang, il 1t hangs At all. Sulli-
van IS willing to take for that position
Alex. Brewster, Of this city, Charles John
son, OF this city, or Mr.. Handy, Of Vicks-
burg, and any Of these will suit hin, or he
will take any one else that will be fair.
The Ryan party it is said, stick out for
some Eastern or New York man. and il
this is done Sullivan feels TINT he will lose
the stakes whether he whips lis man or
not. Be this as it may, Mr.. Ryan Is not a
party to 1t. He wants the fight 10 take
place and will agree with Sullivan to any
man, provided his hackers do not interfere.
There isgreat enmity between the two
men, but not sufficient to cause The fight
to drop through.
Among the prominent men here 10
await the coming mill are Zeke Schott,
James Moran, John Sullivan, Dick Sullivan
and representatives Of the press.
From New York there are Harry Hill.
Perkins. :, - -,
From Boston Joe Goss, Ed. MsAyoy.
James Calvin, James Kilbride and James
Hennessy.
From Chicago Thomas Chandler. who
represents the Tribune, Jerry Dunn, Geo.
Appleton, Alderman Jas. Appleton, James
Forbes, Mike o'Brien, Mike Appleton.
Daniel O'LeAry and others.
In conversation with John AIchIahon
champion wrestler Of the world. who saw
both men stripped to-day. he said that
both men were in superb condition, and
McMahon is an expert in this businessand
his opinion should be taken al good nm it
is proved otherwise. The men will leave
training quarters ut u VI, Monday. and
the fight will probably be over by noon.
There will be no interference on The part
of the Louisiana authorities TIE road
selected Is bad one, from Inc fact thatit
runs runs through tho Mississippi and Bayou
pottoms, and that there is not now scarcely
the city.
Betting was lively tonight at even mon
ssy, 'although Ryan's friends seemed 10
have most OF the money to offer.
At0 o'clock tonight, bob, the barber,n
ol cincinnati, offered to bet $500 to $400, at
the Crescent Billiard Pool.room, that Suili.
van would win. There were five or six
hundred men in the room, and not sim
gle taker was found. At another saloon
pet ot $500 even was made, In the ST.
Charles John Wilson, OF Cincinnati. the
iour-hoise rider, tonight bet $3.50 10 $3.50
that Sullivan would win. Betting r. oh.
tanning boom.
since the dispatch last sent II looks that
a pool would be made by which Sullivan
COULD not win, without he did SO by aCci.
dent. Eastern men have Joined forces
with the South, and after the pool.room
closed tonight called out lively for RYAN
ana sullivan. Moneyed men were not in
re4ch, and hence the hurrah. Atthis fine
things are decidedly mixed The fight
win. -, 49, /" ~ -.
at II ?. N. W. P. Harding, who repre-.
sents George K. Fox, Ryan's backer, told
your reporter that the place for fighting
had been changed from Louisiana to Miss
issippi. lie also said ho had a dispatch
from Fox 10 Ryan that he wonld back Lin
II he won This fight against any man in die
world for $4,000.
Rsyan's friends are talking 10 Sullivan.
and rtce reTSl. A fight will take place. but
you can imagine who will win. Ten dollars
eaeh VIII be charged every one going tothe
nght, and the train money alone will
amount TO over twenty thousand dollars.
Trunk Line Rates.
NEw YoRE, February 4.-At n meeting