Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-30
THE subbIvAN-klLRAIN FlGRT.
All Arrange ments tor the Event Pro-
rreretng q Smoothly.

EEtrbtuh StHVOtnty
New ORLEANS, June 29.-Preparations for
the Sullivan-Kilraln prize fight are progress
ing smoothly. Bud Renauj, who has
charge Of the excursion, is constantly re-
ceiving applications for tickets and special
cars The first tram will leave the
city about a. m. on Monday, July s.
The ring will be pitched before
daylight and be In readiness for use when
the cxcursionists arrive. 1t confidently
expected that the fight will commence at s
a. M, and the excursionsts return 10 the
city by noon. The managers think there
will be 5000 at tho ring side.
Captain Tom Jameson, OF Meridian, MISS,
with twenty specials, will probably have
charge of the police regulations. Captain
Jameson Is known as an efficient and
resolute officer, who can always have posse
of good men at his command, and should he
undertake il the very best Of order will be
assured.
J-W. Barnett who left Sullivan Wednes-
day evening at his training quarters in New
ing to receive notice as TO the
selection OF the battle ground. Being
interviewed, Barnett said "Sullivan never
looked better. knew him when he fought
Ryan, and tell you frankly, he is in better
shape at present than ever in his hfe. AS for
as / can see, there is not bit
of supertluous flesh on him, and the
story that he is fiabby looking about
excellent and his legs are as solid and as
strong almost as bars of steel. Just before
left he skipped rope eight hundred times
without break, and a man must have pretty
good legs and mighty good wind to do that"
Barnett had plenty Of interesting things to
tell about the New Orleans favorite. He
said:
sullivan is taking as naturally to train
ing ns a duck does to water. His docility is
something remarkable. He does everything
Muldoon tells him, and he realizes perfectly
that he must show the country again just
what he is made OF. The big fellow himself
has as little fear about the result as he would
have If Andy Bowen was to be h's oppon-
entn
Barnett gives Muldoon great credit for
what has been accomplished in training
Sullivan and giving him lessons in wrestling.
He says that when Sullivan gets into the
ring he will know a point or two about
wrestling tnat have never occurred to Kill
rain Barnett does not know who will
be behind Sullivan in the
s., big fight; Cleary can be counted on.
will be Ashton, though Sullivan himself did
not know last week who was likely to assist
Cleary. Muldoon is spoken Of and could fill
the bill, but Muldoon would hardly care to
some more experienced man. However, the
matter will be decided in few days, and
when it is the name of the missing second
will be made public.
AS ldr Us OulHNan Is COnCeTneu, nOtulnB
will interfere with the fight unless the cham
pion drops dead. The Illrain party will be
conceded everything in order that there may
be no kick. ANY square man rs referee
will suit Sullivan, no matter 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 in
the north is concerned, il is getting more
intense every day. So far there has been
little betting in New York, but what there is