Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-06
Governor vs.SIuggger.
The State Executives Combine
Against the Pugilists.
ALL TRYING TO STOP THE FIGHT.

Issues n General Order and Ross a Proc
Observation-Disclosures Friends Rejoice
Over His Robustitude, While Kilrain's
Are Calmly Confident-The Louisiana
Law I'm the Case-A Well Won Boat Race
sporting Notes.
New ORLEANS, July 6-Sullivan now
weighs 202 pounds, and severe training has
been abandoned, though he will take more
exercise than an ordinary man could endure.
Yesterday morning he rose at o'clock At
10 o'clock he went across the street with
Muldoon and Cleary to the rooms of the
Gymnastic club, and spent hours there in
exercise that caused the perspiration to drop
from him like rain. No one was admitted to
see him work except half dozen of the
friends who accompanied him here and a
newspaper representative, and they tell Won
derful stories of his strength and agility.
He performed his feat of skipping the rope
1000 consecutive times while he was exer-
cising.
Something KiIrain Better Watch.
His friends say that if he can get couple
of his terrific right handlers on Kilrain's head
the fight will be pretty nearly over. Sulli
van is in the pink OF condition, better than
ever before in his life. He measures AZ
inches around the chest, and is as deep
through from breast to back as he is from
side TO side There does not appear to be
an ounce of superfiuous flesh on him. His
flesh glows with the color of health
Weak Point In His Calves.
His legs from the waist to the knee are the
perfection of symmetry, below the knee
they are not as perfect His calves are not
developed in proportion to the upper half of
the leg. His biceps measure l6I5 inches
Altogether his friends are jubilant over his
condition and predict an easy victory.
There's Many Slip" Etc.
Joe Coburn says there is no doubt what
ever that Sullivan will win; that he has seen
him in all his fights, but never in as perfect
condition as now The opinion is quite gem
eral here among the New York Sullivan
party that if Kilrain will stand up and fight
the battle will not last more than five rounds
The betting is 10 to on Sullivan
kilrain's Friends Not Afraid.
The arrival of Sullivan and the enthusiasm
of his friends here does not dampen the arCior
Of kilrain's friends, whose number seems TO
increase. While the central portion of the
city sides with Sullivan, the upper sections
are largely in favor of Kilrain At the
Southern Athletic club most of the MEM
bers seem confident that Kilrain will win
Other members of the club, in support of
their opinion, said that men like Billy Mad
den, Arthur Chambers and Dominick Nc
Gallery all of whom know both men, would
not be found on the side of Kilrain If they
did not know what they were about Ac.
cording TO reports received they said Sulli-
van had not near the wind that Kilrain has,
a,,1 ha 10
his hips Professor Dennis Butler is conf
dent that Kilrain will win
KiIrain's Quarters.
The rooms which have been set apart for
Kilrain are in building adjoining the
Southern Athletic club SO that he and his
seconds will be able to enjoy greater seclu-
sion than do Sullivan and his trainers, a.
they will not have to go into the street to 90
to and from the gymnasium Kilrain will
remain in his quarters until he leaves for
the battle ground on Monday.
Governor Nichols on the Out viye.
Governor Nichols, OF Louisiana, called
Capt Beanham, Of the Louisiana field artil-
lery, before him yesterday, and assured him
positively that he intended TO prevent the
fight He had not called out the militia yet,
he said, because he did not wish them to re-
main on duty from now until Monday, but
he would issue a call Saturday or Sunday.
The governor was seen ON the subject, but
declined 10 say what he would do Look in
the New Orleans papers Sunday morning"
no said, land you will see what l propose to
do in the matter"
Might BE Made to Fit the Case.
Governor Nichols yesterday sent circulars
to all the officers in this and neighboring
parishes containing all the laws OF Louisiana
bearing on the subject of prize-fighting
There IL no law prohibiting prize-fghting it
self, but there is a provision making the as
sembling of persons for unlawful purposes or
with intent to disturb the public peace or to
cause public disturbance a misdsmeanor
imprisonment OF %q ffoi from IN. siO 10 sooo ana
New Site Offered.
A New Orleans man offered the managers
Of the fight new site to-day, and proposed
to give bond that they would not be inter.
rupted there 1t is on his own ground,
fenced in, and the officers cannot enter
without a warrant on some charges that the
law had been violated.