The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
All Ready for the Fight.

New ORLEANS, June Appropriations
for the Sullivan Kilrain prize-hght are
progressing smoothly. Remand, who has
charge of the excursion, is receiving con-
stantly applications for tickets, and a spe-
cial fast train will leave this city about
am. Monday, July s. The ring will be
pitched before daylight and be in readiness
for use when the eXcursiOnlsts arrive.
1t is confidently expected that the fight will
commence at am, and the excursionists
return to the city about noon. The managers
think there will be 5000 people at the ring
side. Captain Tom Jameson, of Meridian,
Miss, with two specials, will probably have
charge of the police regulation. Captain
Jameson is known as an efficient man and
resolute officer, who car always have a
posse of good men at his command, and
should he undertake the job, the very best
of order will be assured
j. W. Barnett, who left Sullivan We'd
nesday evening at his training quarters in
New York state, arrived here this morn
ing to receive notice as to the selection OF
the battle ground. Being interviewed
Barnett said:
sullivan never looked better since 1
knew him, than when he fought RYAN,
and l tell you frankly he is in better shape
than ever before. In regard to the SUPER
fious flesh ON him and the story that he is
fiabby looking about the muscles, it is all
bosh. His wind is excellent and his legs
are as solid and strong almost as bars of
steel. Just before / left he skipped the
rope 500 times without a break, and man
must have pretty good legs and mighty
good wind to do that
Barnett has plenty of interesting things
to tell about New Orleans favorite. He
said: sullivan is taking as naturally to
training as q 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 if Andy Bowin was to
be his opponent"
Barnett gives Muldoon great credit for
what he has accomplished in training Sui
Ivan and giving him lessons in wrestling
He says Sullivan will know point or two
about wrestling that never has occurred to
Kilrain Barnett does not say who will be
behind Sullivan in the big fight.
Cleary can be counted on, but the
other man is unknown. 1t may
be that it 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 get behind John. He
would prefer to have some 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.
So far as Sullivan is concerned, nothing
will interfere with the fight unless the
champion drops dead. The Kilrain party
will be conceded everything in order that
there may be no kick. Any square
man as 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 in
terest of the north is concerned,
it is getting more intense every
day. Sc far there has been little betting
in New York, but what there is OF it, Bar
nett says is favorable to Sullivan.