The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
THE SPORTING WORLD.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE APPROACH
INGPUGlLlSTlC BATTLE.
Sullivan ana ftiIraiu VIII Eefh u D Heavy
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nav YORK June 90. 10 seven days
the anxiety and excitement Attending
Che blk fight will bc over. aGd ihesgort-
ing world will sni.o upon the vcl J..
and chtcr his science aud staying pnF
ers. aud the stake holder viii calmly
hand over S20O0Dard toe great diamond
bell-the biggest stake ever fought for
pa ,he would.
AS the DAYS ~ This week have gone
by the impression that has prevailed
that the big fellows would not meet at
AN has grown beautifully less. and
now there - hardly "a man who lays any
claim az an 10 being sport, who does
not believe that on Monday next. the
greatest fight Of The age Wlll Dee decided.
and that right quickly.too. after the men
yet into the mig and to woik IN ear
nest.
There is no que. ton whatever IN the
minds of the majority Of porting men
here as 20 " ho will receive the money
al the conclusion Of the Eight. Both
Sullivan and ktirain have great many
supporters iu this city, but che greater
number have pinned their faith 10 ihc
man FROM Boston. as they have 10 days
gone by. aud it is generally thought
that they will moi be dl.apI ointed.
sullivan since Dee went into his train
ipg quarters. has been as straight as
Suing and hiss not departed one inch
from the straight and narrow path Of
s,brietv and bard work The result is
that he is iu splendid condition and as
fit 90 iieht aud win a- he ever was. lie
has lost all that puiiness mat hai
grown ON him since bis illness, aud hie
muscles stand out hard and ,rm.
A wei known spout who has at'ondtc
every fight oi any con cquehce ana, ha.
taken place f0r years aud years. was ul
10 Belfast "a short time ago 90 sec how
things were g.ing. ne Is considered o
eufe better. ana where be Iu.s hls
money victory is Liable % perch aud
crow. When ho returned % TINS city
De said that John l.. WAS al right phyi-
ica'lv. but that there was something
the matter with bis wind tnat was puz-
zhnr. He -aii CHAT tlechampion hada
way of putting and blowing that mytu-
fed BIN. Inlt Wa. ino weeks ago.
Tuesday fhe -8mO pai, went up o.
Belfast AGAIN. Inat was the day tnai
Sullivan -taIlol ogt aii ram t"erty-
seven miles without moving hir he
SAW the ueif ,rmiu.e. aud WHEN he
came blck ID Is So York inai night, Dr.
was noticed fAai le Was quietly, get
Iolsisicnily putting 400 tte money re
c0lld .ct Out Ol the BIZ Fellow Sllh-
van was not iu condition when hc
pulled and bowed after exercise.
Tue-day he YEAS in condition. and thai
little Iun of twcutf-stNcn -.ieich.
showed THAI q ere was plenty oi air DO
theiuug- thai rose anG fell sle that
massive chest.
Tine beturg here !. no.. M aHs way
noteworthy. Every body seems 90 Do
waiting until few da1 before tire
fight. and tnen the dollars Ulll Oe luh
ont in stream. great deaf OBJ
money viii Doe won and great deal
lest. and I think that tine lost Viii De-
that put up los ihe b1ckers and sup
porier- of Jake kirain.
Frank Stevenson. k,lrain repre-
sentative. left New York last sun
dsv morning for tine S luth tOch0Ose the
battle erouad He has found the place
AMI it. exact location viii be- kept quiet
for awhile. a message received al Tire
Police G0-gffc Office told where tn'
n.ht was % be- decided. and everybody
seemed perfectly satisfied with the
choice. ASKS customary IN all cham
pi0rship fights. sl iu this. did the
articles of agreement sIpuiate tina.
the party losing the choice of batu'
ground. must be notified OF the lint
ana place ten days before the meeting
The ten-day limit expired Yesterday.
and accordingly "a cipher dispatch wa
sent 10 Charley johnson. ono oft Sull
vans hackers. Informing him of the
location. The matter ip.aied CD sal
isfv an concerned. and nothing BOW re-
mains but 20 meet and fight.
The arrangements are most complete
i'm every Getaii. The tips for the meet
ing Will be- sold al the ST. Charles Hotel
New Orlcaus. on July =. and they VII
cost $40. All arrangements have beer
made regarding possible interference.
and 10 wil be- nice. quiet little socld
be affair." for the spectators.
The New Workers VINO viii be nc the
ring side will leave here On the mora
ing of the fourth boy special train, an
irving ia New Orleans Saturday morn.
INK next. The round trip viii Coz
them only S5l 90.
Considerable excitement was caused
among the fancy yesterday Oy the tele
efaphed announcement that Governor
Nichols bad issued proclamation call
lug upon the authorizes OF the diiler
eut parishes of Louisiana to prevent
any attempt 20 fight. The Govetno.
had issued the lroc'Wn9tion. but ldtci
on 10 Was discovered that where in'
fight was 90 take pace the police would
not think of looking. and that even D.
they did it would nO- 40 any way in
teriefc with the meeting.
Advice, from New Orleans say tina.
the fight Will take place on the line OF
the Queen and Crescent Runway. at oi
near the Mississippi line, probably al
Honey Island. which is directly On ine
State lines. The railroad has made a
contract with the IA ,nagers 81 ihe igh
10 carry 5000 people lo the ring side.
The fight ua- created more eXciiemeu.
BRO Tie Crescent City than either the
Maee-Alleu or Sulliyan-Hyau meeting,
did. and that Is sal iDs "a great deal
when one remembers tine terrific times
Just preceding those battles. The West.
cru Union Telegraph Company have
agreed 20 run special lines of telegraph
wires from tle ring side 20 their oihcs
10 New Odoaus. aud from thence 60 AL
the big cities. 30 that the newspaper
correspondents will have no trouble i'
sending their dispatches % their re-
speciive offices without any delay.
a special dispatch 10 the WOno
from its correspondent 40 New
Orleans. says that the actor
Of Governor Nichols is scvcTcll
criticised by the people Of New Orleans
II Is his duty TO st0psh he fight # he can
but bis sudden change Of policy is look
cd upon by great many as suspicious
10 say the least. During the riots al
Lafayette. IBERIA, and Gretna he wal
called upon for assistance. but m eacl
case responded that u was the duty oil
the sheriff 10 keep the peace. The no
ut Gretna WAS Matching for three day
within Two miles OF the Governor
house. yet he issued no proclamation
and made no effort 10 assist TIE sheriff
- % aoou a. "A tghf H. nanttortt