The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-30
FIGHT OF FIGHTS.
Preparations for the Great
Sullivan-kilrain Battle.
rTrE THOUSAND sHI ATTEND.
Jehn Il IL oeeyfag uts Trainer
and IL Getting Himseis In
Beausisal shape.

Sgw oRiKsNs, June ss.-rrepara.
tons for the Sallivan- kilrain prixs
light are progressing smoothly.
Remand, who has charge
OF the excursion, is receiving
constantly applications for tickets and
special cars. The first train viii leave
the city about 4 q. M. Monday. July
). The ring viii be pitched before
daylight, and he in readiness for use
when the excursionisis arrive. Iii
confidently expected that the fight
VIII commence at 5 a. IA, and that
the eScnrsionists viii return 10 the
city by noon. The managers think
there viii be s,o0o people there.
Captain Tom Jamison, of Meriden.
Miss, with twenty specials. win prob
ably have charge Of the police regula-
tons. Captain Jamison is known as
an efficient man and q resolute officer
who can aiwsys have posse OF good
usen at his command, and should he
andertake The Joe the very best Of
order viii be assured.
SULLIVAN Sxyrs IooKEs sxrrER.
J. W. Barnett, who left Sullivan
Wednesday evening at his training
quarters at New York state. arrived
here this morning to receive notice as
10 the selection oi the battle ground.
Being interviewed, Rarnett said Sulli-
van never looked better. II knew
him when he fought Ryan. ana | tell
you frankly he is in better
shape than ever before. In re-
gard to superfluous flesh on him
and story that be Is flsbhy.Icoking
about the muscles, lhat il all bosh.
his wind Is excellent, and his legs are
a solid and as strong almost as bars
of steel. lust before | left he skipped
the rope so times without break.
ana man must have pretty good legs
and might fine Wind 10 do that"
JOHN l.. Az oREprKNr rrrtL.
Barrett has lots of interesting things
20 tell about the New Orleans favoriie.
He said: Sullivan is taking as
naturally Ia training as ducE
does 10 water. His doeility Is
something remarkable. lie does
everything Mulaoon tells him.
and he realizes perfectly that he
must show the couutry again lust
what he Is made of. The big fellow
himself has little fear about the result
as he would If And liowen was
10 be his opponent. Barnett
gives Muldoon great credit for What
has been accomplished in training
sullivan, and giving him lessons ia
wrestling.
HErEfR WRESTLER THAN xtLRAfx.
He SAYS that when Sullivan gets
into the ring be will know a point or
two about wrestling that has never oc-
CURED To kilrain. Barnett does
not know who viii he behind Sulii-
van IN the light. "Cleary can
be counted on, bat the other man is
unknown, May ne he will be Ashton,
though sullivan himself did not know
last week who was likely 20 assist.
Cltagy. Muldoon Is spoken OF and
could Oh the biu. but Mul.
doom would hardly care TO
get behind John. lie would
prefer to have some mere experienced
man. However. the matter will be
decided in few days, and when IL il
the name of the missing second will
be made public.
ANYTHING villa. Sur SULLIVAN.
"As far as Sullivan il concerned.
nothing will interfere with the fight,
unless the champion drops dead. The
kiirain party will he conceded every
thing in order that there may be NO
Kick. Any square man as ref
cree viii suit sullivan, no mat
ter where he halls from. There
will be plenty of good men down
from the North. and there are good
men right here In New Orleans capable
of serving. As far as the interest
north Is concerned, il Is getting more
intense every day. so far there has
been little betting in New York, but
what there Is OF IL is favorable To sui
livan.