The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-30
Preparations for the Sullivan-Kil-
rain Mill for $4,000 Progress
ing at New Orleans.
The Big One Said to be IN Splendid
Condition With No Doubt
OF the Result.
To Give kilrain Points on wrestling-The
Opposition to be Afforded No
Chance TO Back Out

NEW ORLEANS, June 2s.-Preparatlons
for the Sullivan Kilrain prize fight are pro-
crossing smoothly Remand. who has
charge of the excursion, is receiving con-
stantly applications for tickets and special
cars. The first train will leave this city
about g. m. on Monday, July s. The
ring will be pitched before daylight, and
be in readiness for use when the excursion
lists arrive. Ii is confidently expected the
fight will commence at g. m. and the ex-
cursionists return to the city by noon. The
managers think there will be. 900 people
at the ring side. Captain Tom Jameson,
of Meriden, Miss, with twenty specials,
will probably have charge of the police
regulations. Capt Jameson is known as
an efficient man ana a resolute ofhcer, who
can always have posse OF good men al bis
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 bis training quarters in
New York state, arrived here this morn
ing to receive notice as 10 the selection OF
the battle ground. Being interviewed Bar
nett said Sullivan never looked better. Il
knew him when he fought Ryan, and L tell
you frankly he is in better shape at pres
ent than ever before. In regard 70 the su-
pertiuous flesh on him and the story that
he Is tiabby looking about the muscles is
bcSh. His wind Is excellent and his legs
are as solid and as strong almost as bars of
steel just before L left be skipped rope
$40 times without a break and must have
pretty good legs and mighty good wind TO
40 that"
Barnett has plenty of interesting things
TO tell about the New Orleans favOrite. he
said: ''Sulliyan Is taking rs naturally To
training as a duck does to water. His do
cilIty is something remarkable DE does
everything Muldoon tells him, and he real
ICES perfectly that he must show the coun-
try again just what he If made Of. The big
fellow himself has as little fear about the
result as he would have II Andy Bowen
was 70 be his opponent"
Barnett gives Muldoon great credit for
what has been accomplished in training
Sullivan and giving hun lessons in wrest-
ling. he says when Sullivan gets into the
ring he will know point or two about
wrestling that have never occurred 70 Kill
rain. Barnett does not know who will be
behind Sullivan in the big hight. Cleary
can be counted on, but the other man Is
unknown. Maybe il will be Jack Ashton,
though Sullivan himself did not know last
week who was likely TO assist CleaIy.
MUD M1ldo9n m tbs spoken M1Idooa Of and ons hs
hardly care TO get behind John: He would
prefer TO have some more experienced man.
However, the matter will be decided in q
few days, and when IL is the name Of the
missing second will be made public. As
far as sullivan is concerned, nothing will
interfere with the tight unless he 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 interest in the
north is concerned, it is getting more in
tense every day. SO far there has been lit
tie betting in New York but what there
is of IL Barnett says is favorable to Sullivan.