Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-30
SULLIYAN-KILRAEN.
Arrangements Completed For the Fight
Next SATURDAY.,

Arrangements Completed For the Fight
Next Saturday.
New ORLEANS, June 29th.-Prepsration
for the Sullivan Kilrain prize-fght are pro-
crossing smoothly. Bud Renaud, who has
charge of the excursion, is receiving con-
stantly applications for tickets and special
cars. The first train Will leave this city
about A. NJ, on Monday, July Sth. The
ring will be pitched before daylight, and
be ready for use when the excursionists ar
rive 1t is confidently expected the fight
will commence at s A. NJ, and the excur-
sionists will return to the city by noon.
The managers think there VIII be 5,OuO peo-
pie at the ring-side.
Captain Tom Jameson, of Meridian,
Miss, with twenty specials will probably
have charge of the police regulations.
Captain Jameson is known as an efficient
and resolute officer, who can always have
a posse of good men at his command, and
should he undertake the job the very best
of order will be assured.
J. w. Barnett who left Sullivan Wednes-
day evening at his training quarters in New
| York, arrived here this morning to receive
| notice as to the selection of the battle
ground Being interviewed, Barnett said
Sullivan never looked better | knew
| him when he fought Ryan and I tell YOU
frankly he is in better shape at present
| than ever in his life. As far as l can see,
there is not bit of superfuous flesh On
| him, and the story that he is habby-look-
| ing about the muscles is all bosh. His
wind is excellent and his legs are as solid
and as strong almost as bars of steel. Just
| before | left he skipped the rope 800 times
! without break, and man must have
| pretty good legs and mighty good wind TO
do that"
Barnett has plenty of interesting things
| to tell about his favorite
He said Sullivan is taking as naturally
to training as a duck does to water. His
docility is something remarkable. He
does everything Muldoon tells him, and he
realizes perfectly that he must show the
country again just what he is made of
The big fellow himself has as little feal
about the result as he would have if Andy
Bowen was to be his opponent
Barnett gives Muldoon great credit fol
what has been accomplished in training
Sullivan and giving him lessons in wrest
ling. He says when Sullivan gets into the
ring he will know a point or two abou
wrestling that have never occurred to Xii
rain.
Barnett does not know who will be be
hind Sullivan in the big fight. Cleary car
be counted on, but the other man is un
known. Maybe 1t will be Ashton, though
Sullivan himself did not know las
week who was likely to assist Cleary
Muldoon is spoken of and could fill thu
bill, but Muldoon would hardly care to &c
behind John. He would prefer to hav,
some experienced man. However, tn,
matter will be decided in few days, anC
when it is, the name of the missing second
will be made known.
AS far as Sullivan is concerned, nothin,
will interfere with the fight unless tn
champion drops dead.
The Kilrain party will be conceded
everything in order that there may be nj
kick. Any square man as referee viii
suit Sullivan, no matter where he hail
from. There will be plenty of good mel
down from the North, and there are goo,
men right here in New Orleans capable o
serving. As far as the interest at tn
North is concerned, it is getting more in
tense every day. So far there has beer
little betting in New York, but what thert
is of it Barrett says is favorable to Sullivan