Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT.
All Arrangements Being Made for the Su

All Arrangements Being Made for the Sulii-
van-Kilrain Fight
NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-Preparatious
| for the Sullivan KilraiR prize fight are
progressing smoothly. Bud Renaud, who
has charge OF the excursion, is receiving
constantly applications for tickets and
special cars. The first train will leave
the city about 4 a. M, on Monday
July 8. The ring will be
pitcoed before daylight and
| be in readiness fof use when the excur-
sionists arrive. 1t is confidently expected
the fight will commence at 8 a. M, and
| the eaoursiopists return to the city by
noon. The manager think there will be
| five thousand people at the ring side.
Captain Tom Jameson, of Meridian -.
Mississippi, with twenty specials
will probably have charge of the police
reg ulations. Capt. Jameson is known
as an efficient and resolute officer who
can always have posse of good men at
his command and should he undertake 3
| job the very best order will be assured.
NEW ORLEANS, une 29.-J. W. Barnett
who left Sullivan Wednesday at his train
| ing quarters in New York state, arrived
here this morning to receive notice of
ing intervie we'd 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 life. As far as I can see there is not
bit of superfuous flesh on him, and the
story that he is habby-looking about the
muscles, is all bosh. His wind is excel
lent and his legs are solid and as strong,
almost.
before I left he skipped a rope eight
hundred times without break, and the
| 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 fGvorite. He says
Sullivan is taking to treinipg as duck
does to water. His docility, is something
remarkable. He does everything
| that MuIdoon tells him and ne realizes
perfectly we'll that ne must show the
country again just what he is made OF.
The big fellow himself has as little fear
about the result as no would have If Andy
Bowen was to &c bis opponent. Barnett
gives Muidoon great credit for what has
been accomplished in training Sui
livan and IN giving him lessons
| in wrestling. He says when Sullivan gets
into the ring he will know point or two
about wrestling that have never occurred
to Kilrain. Barnett does not know who
will be behind Sullivan in the big fig ut.
Cleary can be counted on but the other is
unknown. Maybe it will be Ashton,
though Sullivan himself did not know
last week who was likely TO assist
Clsary. Muidoon is spoken OF
and could fill the bill, but NJ Lldoon would
hardly care to get behind John. He
would prefer TO have some more expert
enced man. However the matter will be
decided IN few days, and when 1t is the
name of the second Will be made public.
As far as Sullivan is concerned,
nothing will interfere with the
fight unless the champion drops dead.
The Kilrain party will be conceded every
thing in order that there may be ne kick.
| Any square man as referee will suit Sui
livan 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
tereet of the north is concerned it
is getting more intense every day. So
far the has been little betting in New