Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
CHANCES FOR A MILL.
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sent the ball flying to the other end of the
room when he charged at it and delivered
one OF those Observation-Disclosures
handlers, straight from the shoulder, which
Paddy Ryan declares no man can with
stand.
SULLIvAN'S EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Sullivan s friends are wild with apprehen-
sion lest there should be no fight, as their
man was never in such condition before,
and is certain to win beyond accident they
say, and they fear that should the match
fall through, John will relapse into his
former pitiable condition.
The Kilrain people insist that their inten-
tions are good, but a good many persons
who are we'll posted drew comparisons be-
tween the care that is being taken OF Sulli-
van and the fact that Kilrain was running
around town three hours after his arrival in
New Orleans, although he had just left the
train after a continuous ride of almost l, 900
miles, and should be lying down resting.
Kilrain did not remain down town very
long, taking light lunch at Moreau's, on
Canal street, with Stevenson and Renaud,
but even his strongest admirers thought he
ought to have been in bed, or at least be
kept quiet. That little question of the COM
putation of time has not been settled, and is
likely to produce a long and vexatious
wrangle at the ring side.
THE BIG CROWDS PETER OUT.
Bud Renaud has, despite the action of
the mobile Governor, gone on quietly in the
work of arranging for transportation to the
battle-ground. 1t was at first supposed that
fully 1000 persons would want to 90, but
the Northern and Western excursions have
petered out sadly. Dominick McCafrey's s
mammoth excursion from New York dwin-
died down to 10 persons when it reached
here this morning, and the great Police Ga
zette special train of cars, so extensively ad-
vertised for some time, would have carried
Just IL persons.
For town where they sell lottery tickets
at every corner, and pool rooms and other
gambling games are as plentiful as buckle
berries in summer time, there is very little
betting done on the result of the big fight.
Mr.. Bat Masterson, of Denver, who three
months ago expressed the opinion that
KILRAIN WOULD WIN,
and that he proposed to bet on him, qualify
ing the statement by the remark that he
would be on hand to see that he would have
a square fight for his money, arrived this
morning, in company with a dozen or so
kindred sports from Ft. Dodge, Kansas
SllN, Ot LOUIS anu 4 y. w OrL0. Inere were
some very slick men in the party, but some
of them were not smooth enough 10 escape
the nimble fingers and razor-like knives of
somebody on the train, for they ar
rived here minus several gold watches
and rolls of bank bills. One man had his
money sewed up in the sleeve of his coat;
when he arose this morning he was minus
the money, and a tailor had a job, the
sleeve being cut most dextrously.
The town is alive tonight with bad men,
and not since the war has there been so
many real bad men in New Orleans. Guns
half as long as your arm protrude from
every hip pocket.
MAY BE A LONG FIGHT.
Dominick McCaffrey, who is here, said in
regard TO Kilrain's condition: 81 saw Kill
rain stripped last night, before he retired to
his compartment, and think be is in good
condition. The fight will, in my opinion,
be long one, and will not be won without
u lot of punishment or both Sides
Another equally good judge who saw him
said: "While Kilrain is in fair condition,
he is not what you would call 'on edge"
Billy Madden, of New York; Johnny
Reagan, the Gotham middle weight,P. Shar-
key, Davis Holland and others from New
York and Brooklyn, arrived here this
morning. Madden says he is here to wit
ness the fight, and incidentally to challenge
the winner to meet Jack Ashton. of Prov
idence, for S.. 900 and the championship.
1t is now said by men very close to the
Sullivan party, that Billy Muldoon will,
with Mike Cleary, be behind Sullivan.
Muldoon held off as long as he could, but
when Arthur Chambers got on his high
horse there was nothing for him to do but
accept.
JAKE FEELS VERY SORE.
Kilrain is very much hurt because Gin
cinnati daily accused him of being drunk
in that city on Thursday night "The fact
of the matter is, said he to-day, "we were
up at Eichier's Vine street hilltop resort.
The beer looked SO good that 1 remarked
that l would like to have some of it. DIR.
Dougherty, of Philadelphia, who was with
us, urged me TO try glass of it. saying: 4
assure you, on my professional reputation,
that it won't hurt you.' 1 drank two por-
tlons of small glasses, not whole glass in
all, and the next morning read that had
got drunk on beer