Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
LOCAL CIVILIZATIONS.
Crowds Speculate on the Biggest
Modern 75-R0und Mill.
LOSERS AS SCARCE AS HENS TEETI
Sullivan's Popularity Uniquely Explained
by an Irishman.
GENERAL VIEWS OF A BATTLE ROYAL

nationl 1t is nowhere when compared with
the marvellous versatility of the average
/ Pittsburger. A few days ago the whole
town was bubbling over with enthusiasm
engendered by the great playing Of the
Pittsburgs. Yesterday no one would have
known that the baseball boys, reinforced by
two men whose fight against signing has
become nationally famous, were opening the
new Polo Grounds in New York City with
great eclat. The great prize fight was the
universal topic. Acquaintance saluted each
other with inquiries about the mill. Busi-
ness men ia restaurants asked for news of
the slugging match between mouthfuls Of
food. People on foot or horseback, no mat
ter where bound, made a pretext of errands
on Fifth avenue in order to pass by THE DIS
PATCH bulletin board, where the earliest au-
thentic news from the ring was bulletined. In
q word, 1t was the absorbing topic Of converse
tion.
THOSE EIGHT-ROUND STORIES.
AS usual on prize-fght occasions, the inac-
feasibility of the scene of the hight compelled
the afternoon journals to indulge literally in
rumors and surmises, with such a result that
thousands refused to believe any and all re-
ports, and decided to await the more authentic
accounts in this mornings papers.
The scenes in front Of THE DISPATCH bulle-
tin were animated in the extreme. The
shoulders Of the truculent, shorthaired citizen
of the Point lowered above the slight
form of the bookkeeper or clerk, but both
races wore tne same anxious iooH.
the bulletin board with as great interest as the
stern or ser disnIaved. Vain are the diatribes
ag,,nst ,ba brn,aliz,no side of the fistic art
wnen nearly tne Wnoie popuiatioh oi . ei'y
hangs with GREATNESS interest," upon the an
nouncements maoe Oh 'he ProSIe COS VI 'ne So
;ndifference and . crowd Of VARYING size lin.
gered aronnd tbe front of TIE DIspArcH
of1;ce from e.rlv morn 70 devv ave
On. q, ~. ,nc,d.nt, of ths dav was nosit;velv
amusing An elderly humanitarian. with gold
ho-ad sr.ct.cI.. .n6 m.uva-colored vbiskers
Stood an ~ ar rhstona 81 the edoe of the crowd
and exnatiated y;gorouslv
-
|. oroN The Sho0AiN1 oiDni
OF two human beings In an arena biting and
chewing and humping each other The elderly
Individual was uuite conyulsed with anger be-
cansa the Governors of Mississinni and Iouisi.
,d ~ .Hah,. :. 80 ..a az ar o.n,,
" s.op sAo - =. -
two buiiies came to Pittsburc and tried to give
their Darparous snow CaptaIn Wlsnart wouio
nt no,s soon 'sa sSEp ny; IS ne, ~ ttsra
When a bn3ietin was nosted Announcing sul
livan's victory as a positive fact the boys with
sporting blood in their veins came out very
strongly. Little groups were formed from
wnicn = inLo.maoH raaiSseo - s - lag a,nn-In
HE tbst K;irain men shonld 90 into hole and
mil ;s In after them wben vict,,rv
had nsrcbed unon ths Rostonian's banner. hut
as matter ~ simnia fact the Pittsbnro
fa,ent n;nnad their faifb to tie .h;o ,nnn from
the s;oning ~ the articles Not mnch money
Was Isid iocaIlv on the fiobt. the sbort-end odds
of q To heinc ueneraliy tafen nv that class of
good, win or lose. There were some candid