Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-07

The Feeling in New York.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-Great excitement pre-
walls i'll sporting circles over the fight between
John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan in Louisi
ana tomorrow for the championship. Dis
patches are pouring in rapidly from the
Crescent city, and the betting en- the result is
very heavy. There is great diversity of
opinion as to the prospects of each of the
principals in the fight, but sums as high as
81 900 have been staked on Sullivan, while
many maintain that Ryan will come off the
victor. The betting is watched with feverish
anxiety by those interested. Following is
dispatch received this afternoon by Mr.. R.
r. Fox:
New ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Have just left
Ryan. Think he is bound to win. The bet
ting is very heavy. Ryan's admirers are in
creasing hourly. The fight is sure to come
off.
To-day Fox telegraphed his representative
at New Orleans:
Have telegraphed you through the Park
bank of New York to the Union National
bank of Louisiana 81 900 for Paddy Ryan to
bet in the ring with his antagonist, John L.
Sullivan of Boston, before the fight begins.
Also announce at once in the morning papers
Ryan, the champion of America to fight any
man in the world for $10,0
A reply was received in the afternoon stat
ing that the challenge had been formally an
nounced, that Ryan's condition was prime
and the 81, 900 had been placed in the hands
of Paddy Ryan to furnish solid backing for
his words of confidence in the ring before he
put up his hands to make good his promises
Plenty of gossip can be heard tonight in
uptown sporting resorts about to-morrow's
prize fight, but most of those who had money
to bet had gone to New Orleans to dispose of
it to the best advantage, and those who could
not go and wanted to bet were informed
every few hours of the condition of affairs
by telegraph from trusted friends. The
feeling in this city appears to be decidedly
neutral and let the best man win was almost
the universal expression. So even ap-
peared the contest that sports who
usually the look out for
a good thing seemed undecided how
to bet and advices from New Orleans
only tend to confirm their inclinations to keep
their money in their pockets. Bets were,
however, made, and in the evening Sullivan
stock fiuctuated and went down, while Ryan
stock went up with jump Even bets were
rarely made, and odds were given in some
cases of $50 to 800 in favor of Ryan. What
was the, cause of this seemed hard to deter
mine, but rumors and reports that Sullivan
would not be allowed to win the fight ap-
peared to have something to do with this
state of affairs. Barney Aaron received a
despatch stating that Ryan's friends were
there in great force. and would not allow
their man to lose. Similar dispatches were
received by other sports, but the knowing
ones did not place much reliance on them,
although the senders were well known.
Later in the night the selling became
more lively. and several thousands
changed hands. The friends of Sullivan bet
from $40 to 800 on their man against ST. 90
on Ryan, but. after number of these bets
had been made only even money could be
got. The bookmakers found but little OPP
portunity for their vocation in the evenness
of the betting and no pools were sold.
Frank White and George Holden, the two
pugilists, arrived in this city to-day after
their eighty days imprisonment in Jefferson,
Ohio, jail Both men had gained flesh and
looked mono the worse for their incarceration.
An Alleged Effort to Spoil the MIL.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Mike Mcdonald received
letter from Sullivan this morning in which
the Bostonian charges that there is some
underhand work going on in New Orleans
for the purpose of spelling the fight. He
says that Ryan wants to meet him, but R. K.
Fox, the formers hacker, is anxious to break
up the match. He says the Public Safety
committee will let them go beyond the city