The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-04
Further Particulars.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2.-There were
important changes in the arrange
ments for the Sullivan-Kilrain fight
yesterday. Only the immediate repre-
sentatives of the pugilists now know
the programme. Should it become
common property the chances for a
fight would be seriously impaired. 1t
is stated by those in control of the
arrangement. that no one who pays $40
for ticket will be excluded from wit
Messing the battle. Yesterday morn
ing Bud Remand received a telegram
from j. +. Jennison of Meridian, Mis-
sissippi, saying he would accept Re-
nand's terms and bring twenty men
with Winchester rifles to preserve or
der at the ring. Captain JenniSon is
noted character in the south, and his
company recently quelled bloody riot
near Meridian, after an exceedingly
hot fight. Remand has every confidence
in the captains ability to preserve
order, and everybody here believes that
if any attempt is made by the crowd to
break into the fighting square lives will
be sacrificed. It is the knowledge of
thorough determination to see fair play
that is relied upon to hold the deSper-
ate element in check. ''Renaud'S four
hundred or those who are expected
to pay $15 each for tickets to the spec
tatOrs' inner ring, are popularity sup
posed to be men who would under no
circumstances interfere with the fight
ers. Captain tensions men will be
placed in the outside ring to hold the
ten dollar crowd in check. Only the
referee, seconds, umpire and bottle
holders, and perhaps half-doZen
picked men, will be allowed in the small
| Enclosure around the battle ring, and
| in front of the spectators inner ring if,
however, an outbreak should occur
among the members of Buds, -Four
hundred" and it is well known in New
York City that even the four hun
dreds do not always agree, there would
| be little or nothing to prevent show
er of leaden balls that would stagger a
| Ward McAllister or Stuyvesant Fish.
| Remand expects that there will be
about $500 spectators at the fight.
| Other judges estimate the size of the
crowd at :, 800 and some of the sports
| place the number at 5000. Remand S
| figures will probably be found the
most correct. In this crowd nine men
out of every ten will carry
firearms and they are men
who can handle guns" as easily as a
boy can spin top. Wherever, a cote
RE of sports is gathered the gun
/ question is discussed. There is an un-
dercurrent OF apprehension that should
anything go wrong there would be a flu
silade of bullets. Remand and the
"Old Timers say there will be no dis
| turbance and that the affair will be as
peaceful and joyous as a Sunday school
| picnic. No one. however. will deny
the possibility of trouble. The indica-
tons of an amicable agreement upon d
referee have grown smaller. The men
have mentioned so far, Alexander
Brewster, Edgar Lech anda Pat Duffy.
All say they will not serve. and it is
not positively known whether or Lot
any of them except Brewster would be
acceptable to both sides. Should
there be hitch in selecting
a referee July Sth, there would
be much confusion over the future
movement, and the only man who could
act with authority in the premises
would be Al. Cridge, the final stake
holder, who is now in New York. and
has said that he will not be present al
the fight. Mr.. Cridge's absence under
these circumstances would almost
hOpelessly involve the affair. KilraiI
has said, however, that should such al
emergency arise he will propose to Sui
liyan that the stakes be waived and
that the fight go on without referee
Sullivan's disposition is too well known
to permit the belief that he would re
ject such an offer, and then the great
lest stake ever fought for'' be returned
to the packers and the men would re
ceive nothing but the excursion money
which, after the expenses are deducted
will prabably amount to Sc 900.