Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-02
NOTHING BUT FIGHT.
rrr AMERICAN PE0PLB STRICKEN WITH
PUGLISMANIA
p-e7r,-s hr hs Great Su.lyan-hliran
gb.-Us Sure Go-Pals Of The
Two Principals -Klrains Msgui-
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Nrw OErE,Ns July 1.-Sulivan's
f-,s78, r.ca,ysi word this morning that
s,lry.n has started tor the South Sulh-
-,rein spend Friday and Saturday at
s,sr..b Fort, where preparations are being
-.sfs to receive him. The 24-ioot riug or
r. in which the great 6ght viii take
., r be suuounded by another r.ng
Of SIX feet. Withia this
4s.i the representatives Of
t.. .-..s the seconds, bottle holders,
... -I Gordon of police. Oatside Of
,t.. ..II be another ring at distance OF 40
6s- within which those holding SO TICK
ats ,..II 0s seated poica will also guard
this ring. both ON the inner and outer
sides 90 prevent any Interference with the
fighters OF th ir seconds. passage way
viii he formed CD allow the lighters % en-
ter jumping Over the ropes OF the outer
rinQ-. Prof peruis F.. Butler has been
given the supsliatendinCy OF the construc-
tion Of ihe ging.
pOIICE AT THE RING SIDE
The ropes used in the Sullivan Ryan
fight at Mississippi City will also be used
in the coming 6ght Capt Jamison, Of
Meridian. with twer ty resoluts Mississip-
plans will have charge Of the inner ring.
In addition % this special guard, there
will be "a reinforcement Of forty tried men
from She city. who with Jamlson guard
viii preserve order
Betting men are still wary, but there Is
no end of interest in the fight, and New
Orleans is now affected with the worst
Sind of athletic fever. Curiosity is ex-
pressed AS % when the trains are 70
leave the city for the battle ground
on the morning OF the fight.
That has not yet been definitely decided,
INIT 10 is believed that an early special
train. tO carry press reporters, Telegraph
operators. hackers OF the men and inter-
estei parties. viii leave the city between
a and 5 o'clock ON the morning of the night
Tor the ring side. Attached to this train
viii be, in an likelihood, coach carry
ing
ONE OF rHE PNNCpAIs
in the frht. 10 ia Thought the one viii be
Kilrain. who viii occupy the coach during
the night and rot leave it until he gets ou'
and shies his castor In the ring.
Arrangements will probably be made 70
have sullivan, his trainers and seconds 20
over the evening before, it being thought
that quarters quite near TO the scene OF
The fsnt may be- obtained, where the big
pueihst can have squist night srest These
arrangements are being made because II is
not thought desirable TO have the two men
40 over on the same train. When the
FIRST train gets 20 the grounds all details
will be perfected. and everything gotten
In readiness 70 have the pugilists hight IN
stantly after the arrival Of the excursion
lists. The train proper, carrying specta-
tors, will probably gst OF about O'Clock
in the morning
rHE sCENE OF TIRE BATTLE.
The scene picked ont, it Is said, is not
on the railroad track, bat isnot Tar enough
away 10 make it difficult 20 reach. The
fact that there are several spots on the line
of road in several parishes sets at rests OIL
doubt as to police interference. If there
should be any indication Of interference by
officials at the point selected, an event not
at an likely Co occur, the train viii move
on "a piece further