Daily Republican., 1889-07-05
Sullivan in New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, July 4.-The Big Eel
low arrived here to-day by special train
= accompanied by Jim Wakeley ant
Charles johnson, his hackers; Muldoon
Cieary, Joe Coburn and other sporting
men OF lesser magnitude, together with q
sprinkling of newspaper men. Con,
trary to expectation and to the manifest
disappointment of waiting crowd oi
sullivan's admirers, he was not permitted
to come In on the regular train and land
at the depot. He was taken of at Gen
tilly, u suburban station, and driven
thence to his quarters (not at the Span
ish Fort, as was generally believed, but
to boarding house on Rampant rect,
opposite the gymnasium of the Young
Mems Gymnastic Club.
A HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE IN MISSISSIPPI
Bullivan's friends on arrival regaled
their listeners with thrilling story OF a
halr-breadth escape from gene. al capture
at Meridian, Miss., 190 miles from this
city, by a Sheriff's posse. They declare
that at Yorke, a small station north of
Meridian, information was received Of
the contemplated arrest, to avoid which
a locomotive was dispatched for, aud on
arrival 1t was coupled on to the Sullivan
car and epeeded past the Sheriff through
Meridian at thirty-mile- an- hour
gait, much to the discontinue of
the officials. This cock-and bull
story went down nicely with the
evening press and their readers, who
never stopped to consider the Question of
any Sheriff's authority to make such an
arst. The truth IL that Sulllvan's
friends were afraid to put the big fellow
In the way OF any temptation such as an
ovation would bring, and 60 invented the
story as fimsy excuse for the enforced
eeclusion of their man.
SULLIVAN EXERCISES.
This evening Sullivan exercised little
In the gymnasium. None but Muldoon
! and Cleary were permitted in the sacred
precincts while he punished the bag and
did his work. Your correspondent, how
ever, managed TO get near enough 70 the
big fellow to be admonlshed that he
didn't want to be interviewed. Sized up,
Sullivan's appearance does not fully
carry out the statement of Messrs. Cleary
and Muldoon that he is in better condi. |
tion than he ever was. His skin looks |
Just trifle fabby, while his belly makes |
Its presence quite apparent. Cleary, how |
ever, says that John is all right, and that
If he does not win 1t will not be for lack
OF being in condition.
THE BETTING AT NEW ORLEANS.
Sullivan's admirers here are going slow |
on betting, unless at even money. Offers |
to back Kilrain at eighty to one hundred |
are going begging. The big talk Of q |
cinch for the big fellow appears to ma |
terially lack development among his sup
porters In the one great essential of back |
Ing their judgment at odds.
Sullivan will remain In his present |
quarters till the fight, though the pro-
gramme may be changed.
KILRAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW.
Kilrain will arrive here tomorrow
evening, and will be accorded a public
reception by the Southern Athletic Club
and then taken to his quarters at the
West End.
THE CONTEST FOR TICKETS.
The lively war for tickets to the fight Is
still going on. 1t has been decided 10 is
sue only 80 press tickets-two each to the
local papers and the remainder to ac=
credited correspondents; no paper, how
ever receiving more than one. This rule
will be rigidly eD forced. The managers
here are out for the money, and mean to
get all that is in sight.
SULLIVAN ON NEWS FACILITIES.
Sullivan's side of the house, coming
itoht 0uiiNah uiubclII dIo hlCkluR on
the number of press tickets, and say
that John says he don't care a cent If a
man or telegraph office Is
not within ten miles of the fight.
Superintendent Allen, OF the Western
Union, is endeavoriDg to locate the place
so that he can give proper telegraph IA
cilities, but up to the present time with
out satisfactory results.
talk OF gLEARr MITCHELL FIGHT.
Barney MCGUIRE is here, and has $4,000
syen money to place on Sullivan. He says
hat If Sullivan wins be will put up S250O
Of his winnings for Mike Cleary to make
up $1,000 purse to fight Mitchell then
md there. Cleary says that he has the
>ther S2500, and will make the offer to
Mitchell to fight In the same ring imme.
iiately after the Sullivan Kilrain fight,
hus making the meeting doubly remark
Ible event. Cleary esys be means to
make Mitchell "put up or shut up"
KILRAIN DETAINED AT QINcINNArr.
CINCINNATI, July 4.-Kilrain and his
'arty arrived this morning nearly two .
ours late, and too late to take the Queen
md Crescent train. They went to hotel
o spend the day, and left this evening on i
he Queen and Crescent line.