Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06
GOSSIP ABOUT THE FIGHT.
There VIII Probably be no interference,
by State OfIlcials.

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ALL THE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE MIL CONE
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SArTLE-oRorSD AND THE REFEREE STILL US-
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II Kilrain reaches New Orleans in safety TO
day it does not seem likely that there will be
| any interference on the part of the Louisiana
state officials with the great fight fxed for next
Monday. Assistant Adjutant General Ferris
yesterday asked Captain Beauham, Of the Lou
isiana first artillery, to have his men out to
stop the fight. ooh, no." was the captains re-
ply, as he flashed a SIS camp-stool ticket, 81
am going to that fight and il my men 60 out
they will protect the lighters I am out to pro-
tect the law at all times and at ali hazards, but
Attorney General Rogers has assured me that
prize-fghting is not illegal and so I refuse 10
60 out Anyhow its all d--n nonsense. Here's
game that brings money to the city, and I
don't see why we should stop it"
A TALK WITH GOV. NICHOLS.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia Times
says: Icalled on Gov. Nichols at his residence
this evening to hear what he had TO say. His
talk was short but sweet. The governor has a
deficiency of pedal extremities and il, should
judge. very cranky at times.
fights or prize-fghters," said he. ''but will
say that the outside public apparently knows
more than / do about my probable action. I
was at the st. Charles hotel to-day and the
men l saw there were apparently all gentle
men, and, 30 far as the fight is concerned,
know nothing and will do nothing until know
more than do now"
Although the governor was brusque, it was
apparent to me that he mas experienced
change Of heart and that if Kilra,n gets
thrnn0h srhx xLaro ~.,,n ho M
obstacles to the fight
THE GOVERNORS DECISION
Late last night it was learned that Gov
Nichols had started on a new tack. He has &C
cepted the opinion of Attorney General Rogers
that prize-fghting is not Illegal and hence viii
not attempt to interfere with the men on that
ground. He has, however, issued q circular to
all sheriffs in which he says that they must
make themselves familiar with the laws and
that as It Is against the laws to have riotous as
sembiages or conspiracies abettng misdemean-
ors, they must break up the Sullivan-Kilrain
mill. He also shows that the offense mentioned
is punishable by fine of not less than $50 or
more than $500, and from three months to
three years imprisonment.
COST OF THE RING.
Mr.. Lynch who is to put up the ring, wants
to charge $50, and the Sullivan people deem
the price excessive and say they won't pay it.
Lynch says the ropes for the three rings-for
| there will be three. one within the other-will
alone cost S63. Then there will be eighty-four
stakes and other material, to say nothing of the
labor involved in construction and there is no
doubt that he will get his price. but before
they can build ring there must be a battle
ground selected, and on that point there may
be some interesting developments before next
Monday.
The articles Of agreement specify that the
party winning the toss for the selection of the
battle-ground must notify their opponents of
their choice ten days before the fight This
was formally done in black and white at the
appointed time, but at this time Stevenson is at
sea and has abandoned his first choice, and is
now prospecting for another site.
The Sullivan people, If they care to be ugly,
can take their man to the place mentioned in
Stevenson's dispatch as the Official grounds,
and If kilrain does not appear there they can
claim the stakes. The Sullivan party are so
anxious for fight, though, that such action is
improbable.
THE QUESTION OF REFEREE.
At present it looks as though there we're but
two points open to dispute The first is the
choice of referee. 1t is certain that each
party has dozen available men in view for
the position, but at present neither will suggest
a name. When it is remembered that Frank
Stevenson objected at the outset of the match
to such men "a Phil Dwyer and Capt. Connor as
stdhcHOlueTs, ~ IL certain ne VIII not be
please in the deciding judge of the contest.
The Sullivan party aver that they will accept
any honorable man.
Charley johnson. before coming south. said
that sooner than have any trouble he would be
willing to take Frank Stevenson himself. but
OF course that assertion was no. meant to be
taken literally. 1t looks as though southern
man would be the referee, first, because nearly
every northern man who is here or will be
at the fight will be a partisan of ono or the
other OF the fighters, and, secondly, because
the admirers of each party are southern
sporting men, who would naturally suggest for
the position men of their locality with whom
they are personally acquainted. 1t may be
that the Gordian kno. of the refereeship may
be cut as it was in 1882 in the Snllivan-Rya
hight, by agreeing on two gentlemen to act as
referees.
As important point to be decided as the
refereeship, possibly even more so, is an agree
ment as to when the thirty seconds rest be-
tween each round shall begin. In all American
ring hstics and in all fights in England under
London rules, prior to the contest between
hilrain and Smith, the thirty seconds rest was
computed from the time the round was ended
by knock down or a throw. In that fight
and also in the contest between Sullivan and
Mitchell, the thirty seconds were computed
from the time the men reached tkeir chairs in
their corners. The decision Of this disputed
point may or may not be very important.
A QUESTION THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT.
II Sullivan is able to master his man from
the word ''go," it will make very little differ
ence to him how the thirty seconds rest is COM
puted, but if, on the contrary the battle is a
long one and Kilrain is able to bring his wrest-
ling abilities into play, it may be vitality i'm
portant to Sullivan to have the rest come as
soon as possible after he reaches the ground
for should Jake fall upon him his seconds
might be tardy in raising off his PROSTATE an
tagonist, and this might give him an opportu-
nifty to shut off the big fellows wind by lay
ing heavily across his chest or pressing against
his throat with his arm, or even by putting his
hand over his mouth. These tricks are not the
most manly to practice, but in a close contest
kllrain might be inclined to take advantage of
everything that a lenient referee, or one not
fully posted in the rules, might permit him to
employ. The Sullivan party may yield little
on the referee question, but they will hardly
permit Stevenson to force Jack Baldock's
theory OF the rules on them
SULLIVAN STILL IN TRAINING.
Sullivan continued his training yesterday at
the Young Mems gymnasium-punchi the
ball, using the dumb-bells, wrestling, and skip
ping the rope. Then he was walked miles,
wearing sweaters, and rubbed down on his re-
without stopping during his exercise and was
not putting when he got through. Sullivan is
reported to be the only man who ever accom-
plished the feat. The nearest approach to it is
$50 skips by a man weighing 140 pounds. Sulii-
van perspired SO profusely during this exercise
that the water fell from him in huge drops
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