Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-09
BEFORE THE FIGHT.
Selecting the Referee and Arranging Pre-
liminaries-The Principals Bet $1,000

Selecting the Referee and Arranging Pre-
liminaries-The Principals Bet $1,000
Each.
New ORLEANS, La, July S.-There
was great excitement at the ring side as
Bud Remand, Mike Donovan and Johnnie
Murphy made their appearance, which
they did at $3.50 a. m. There was great
excitement among the crowd when it be-
came apparent the fight was actually to
occur. On the toss for position Kilrain s
representative, Mike Donovan, won, and
selected the northeast corner, Muldoon,
for Sullivan, choosing the southwest
corner. AT this juncture the sheriff of
the county made his appearance and in
the name of the state of Mississippi COM
manded peace and retired, this being tAe
only effort on the part of the authorities
to interfere with the fight. At this mo-
ment the flag Sullivan had brought with
him from Boston was placed in his cor
ner amid great enthusiasm. At about 10
o. block, the sun having gone behind
cloud, there was no perceptible advant-
age in either corner. K1lraFn who was
first to make his appearance, accom-
panied by Mike Donovan and Charley
Mitchell. was received with great ap-
plause, but bore a very serious air as if
fully realizing the work before him. The
crowd recognized the stalwart form. o
the Big Fellow as he jumped into the
ring. Cheers were deafeninE. He
looked in marked contrast to Kill
rain, seeming to be perfectly at his
ease regarding termination of the con-
test. The name of Pat Kendrick of
New Orleans was offered by the Kilrain
side as referee, but he was not accepta-
BILE to the other side, the representative
of Sullivan proposing the name of John
Fitzpatrick of New Orleans, and saying:
81 want this fight to- day to take place
on its merits, and may the best man
win. ! have only one name to present
for the position of referee, and that one
is known throughout the state as an
upright, just and honest man. l name
John Fitzpatrick of New Orleans. -
[Applause].
Charley Mitchell. ''I don It know the
gentleman just named, but think if the
other side wants to fight the one we have
named ought to satisfy them.
Charley Johnson would not agree, say
ing If the Kilrain party would not take
John Fitzpatrick they did not want to
fight.
At this juncture Mitchell proposed that
named gentlemen should act as referee,
but this did not seem to be the wish of
the Sullivan side though the crowd ia
vored the idea
Then Professor Butler proposed the
name of a New York man who, however,
did not prove acceptable to the other side,
and after considerable ranging over the
matter Mitchell finally said they were
willing TO accent Mr. FitZDatrIck and the
was received with cheers.
Mitchell here went over and examined
the spikes in Sullivan's shoes as did
Cleary those of Kilrain.
Fitzpatrick am not very convers-
ant with the rules. This will be a fair
contest of the merits of two men, and
viii do the best can In regard to the
question that has been spoken of, as to
what time the 80 seconds between rounds
shall commence, decide that it COM
mence from the time the man falls.
w. z. Harding at this moment stepped
up to Kilrain and placed $1,000 IN his
hand which was sent by Mr.. Fox to him
to bet with Sullivan. Kilrain at once
went over to Sullivan and offered to bet |
him that sum that he would win the |
fight. The bet was immediately taken |
up by Sullivan and the money, $4,000, |
deposited in the hands of the referee.
Both men being now stripped it was ap- |
parent to every one present the great |
possessed by Sullivan over |
MS antagonist in the matter of size and |
Development, the muscles of his arms /
standing out in big welts, driving power /
tremendous aud he seemingly |
n the very best of spirits.