Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-12
PRIVATE SCRAPS.
,yo,. the Rich sports Arrange ior a
Puailistiu Entertainment.


puyiiistiu Entertainment
xvw YORK, Oct. 9.--lt is well known
.,ot rho rich '.ieunesse doree" oil tnls Guy
~ snortius prOclivities arrange private
~ by subscription between the pro-
<sssional pugilistS whenever they desire
'''S', a little snort. They do not exactly
~ n"'O hail. but they secure room Ill
o snorting house or private mouse,
sono the windows and witness tne
an The scrap is generally WIN uaIo
'C.',"6fvles and is q serious, earnest hsns,
~ as the authorities would not peIAh'
euon :" bnaw of the encounter. Inc IN
II,,idnal subscriptions run as hlEh d9
S WOO and even 5000, and purse OF several
e,ssnd Is promised. Generally 40 per
nt of the gross, after ueuucIlns CA
,ses ia allowed to the victor, Tue re-
wander going to the vanq9lsheo. ~ 10
HIh,tul If the police would CONSIDER IL
uouo'diu ATTY 70 interfere in such ''priVate
tn me- y even II they were posted. AS
anam, If these scraps have taken place
eSant Williams precinct, almost WIN
III NPnre,s throw of his headquarters, IL
III sesm that he must be posted. Inc
' "a of the prominent gentlemen OF
nnsttion and fashion who promote tnese
P os.. Iavhibitlons, however, is sufnclent
VI t.otect them against any ofnclous
-, Interference. OF course the scrap
poi hent very quiet only those who can be
rsiIad ON are allowed to know anything
.hnr,t il or permitted to SUBSCRIBE p: p,
tnst il. to pay the money suDscriueu
Sbether they attend or not. Inc puRilists
ora eccompanied bvthelr regular trainers,
strip TO the buff as In prize ring, anu
''onarollv are glad of the opportunity for
r"oi set.to in the good old style, and con-
aoo,'nntiv 20 in all they know how. In
go the sieunesse doree" indulge In
,,rivate circus performances. having a
raruIar ring and menage, and often anna
tenr talent appears IN conjunction WIN
professionals. Riding the padded steed
+, lha abort skirts OF premiere eques-
,r;enna was fayOrite pasttme oil the
rrasent Due de Morny who was over
bsrs few wears ago, a callow dude) be-
fora his recent marriage; bat 1t Is lett TO
the enterprising American youth TO IN
sngurate these private prize nghts In a
style as royal as the encounters IN the
arapa devised by toe old Roman En-
nerors. Sometimes these encounters oc-
cur between prominent amateur boxers,
ondlast winter the prominent ornaments
nj unrer tendon could not appear for
several weeks in public in consequence
of facial damages sustained in one OF
these private encounters. Wen, these
men. with more inherited money than
brains, are trying to get private match
between Sullivan and Herald, which is to
be a regular set-to without any nonsense.
The trouble is that the encounter might
prove so desperate that one OF the CON-
batants might be slain-then would be a
trouble which even their position and
wealth could not rescue them from. It's
said that Sullivan wants $4,000 TO be In
duced to consent to the meeting, promis-
ing that he Will leave nothing OF the
sandy-haired youth from NicetOwn, Pa.
tits calculated that $500 could easily be
collected for the purpose from twenty
gentlemen; but the apprehension that
serious trouble might ensue from such q
desperate encounter, caused manyto hest
tate about completing the arrangements
for the meeting. One thing is certain, the
respective admirers of the two will
never be satisfied unless Sullivan and
Herald eight it out" and the the only
way they can will be in private room.
JOHN D'ARME.