, 1889-07-04
SULLISAS.-kiLhAiS


Witn, sses uf th- iight.
NEw OBI,EASs June 20 -rrt pAtaiiunS
I,r lbe SulliNau-k0r6in p'lz' iiJht ARE
progressing snOptnly. Relau !, wnn has
| charge OF the excursion II itteNlug con
| SANITY applications tor tioke's, aud 4"
| special car. Fiist tram vii, leave tlr citN
| about A, NJ ON Monday, Ju'y I Tn"
| ring will be pitched before day lighf And he
| i'm readiness Tor use when the eN,urSunis,s
arrive 1t is confidently expected the tight
| will commence N s A NJ, and the 'Ncnr
| sioni.ts will ,eturn " the city hr noon
| rbe managers think there VIII b. oUOJ p'o'
| pie present at the ring side.
| Captain Tom Jameson of Meriden, Miss,
| with twenty specials, will probabiy have
charge of the police regulation. Capts'n
Jameson il known ms IN tihcieht nh'
| re>olute officer, who can always have q
posse OF good men at bis command, ana
should he undertake the jb the very hest
| Of order will be assured.
| j. w. Barnett. Whu left sullivan We'd
| nesdav evening at his training quarters III
| New York, states tnat when lac arr q
here this morning lie received notice II he
| selection OF the battle ground. Being
| interviewed, Barnett said that sullivan
| never looked better. knew him when he
| fought Ryan. and tell on 0ilkly that he Is
| in better shape at present toan ever be-
| fore. In regard 10 supeifiuons iiesh on
, him and the story that he Is tlabby sbout
| lUt muscles " Is nv DDcus Ah'S VIM 10
| excellent aud his legs are as solid and as
strong almost rs a bar OF steel. Just before
| left he skipped n rope $40 times without
| a break. and a man must have pretty good
legs and mighty good wind to do that
Barnett has plenty OF interesting things
| to te II about the New Orleans iavorite, He
SAYS that Sullivan is taking as naturally to
training n a duck dues to water. HIS do
| cility IL something remarkable. He does
| everything Muidoon tells him. and he real
ICES perfectly that he must show the coun'
| try again Just what he Is Diaie Of The
big fellow himself has as little fear about
the result as lie would have ii Andy Bowen
was 10 be his opponent.
Barnett gives Muldo n great credit for
what has been accomplished in training
Sullivan and giving hun lessons In wrest.
ling. He says when Sullivan gets into he
ring he will know.a point or two about
wrestling that lave never occurred TO Xii
rain. Barnett does not know who will be
behind Sullivan in the big fight. Cleary
can be counted on, but the other man Is
unknown. Maybe 1T will be Ashton,
though Sullivan himself did not know
last week who was likely to assist CleaIy
Muldoon is spoken Of, and coulu I'LL the
bill. but Muldoon would hardly care 10 yet
behind John. lie would prefer to have
some more experienced msn. However,
the matter will he decided in q few days
and when it is, the name OF the missing
second will he nj ade public.
AS far as sullivan Is concerned, nothing
will interfere with the fight unless the
champion drops dead. The kilrain party
will be conceded everything in order that
there may be NO kick. ANY square man
referee will suit Sullivan. no matter
where he balls from. There will be plenty
Of good men down from the North, and
there are good men right here IN New Or.
leans capable Of serving. As far as the
interest The knTfh iS ppnpaYnnH II ia
getting more intense every day So far,
there has been iittle betting in New York,
but what there is OF it, Barnett says, Is
favorable TO Sullivan,