St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-07
THE MEN WILL MEET.
Nothing but Death Can Prevent
tho ProDoSed Fioht on MOnday,

the Proposed Fight on Monday.
New ORLEANS, July 6.-The time
when the cars will leave may be changed
at the last moment in order to avoid too
much publicity, and if matters are
rushed, as it is expected they will be.
the articles of agreement will be mutu-
aily waived in so far as the time of
fighting is concerned, and the men will
90 into the ring when the first faint
rays of dawn appear In the sky. Unless
the opinion of able ring followers is
wrong, the fight will hardly last over an
haur, and, if this be the case, the entire
party, principals, eXcurSioniSts, tele-
graph operators and all, can get back to
the city before the governor gets
out of bed, unless on this
occasion he stays up all night.
In order to avoid the possibility of
arrest, it is stated to-day that Sullivan
will leave the city at the conclusion OF
the battle aud as soon as he can dress
himself again in street clothes. This,
of course, if he is not too. severely
punished to travel. Sullivan himself
told reporter that he would follow out
this programme, and it is fair to pre-
sumo that Kiirain will follow the same
line. If there is fight it is safe to pre-
dict that New Orleans will tie
pretty thoroughly thinned out of
prize-fghting people by Tuesday or
"Wednesday. The Sullivan people are
speculating on Kilrain's pluck, and the
Kilrain men are worrying themselves
about Sullivan's condition. The topics
form subjects for universal discussion,
but the rumOred threat OF the governor
to
INTERFERE WITH THE FIGHT
by means of military influence was
most talked of at the hotels and among
the friends of the two men this after
noon.
ssEyen if this report is untrue, do you
think there is anything to fear in the matter
of an interruption to the fight" reporter
asked one of the managers last night.
mo, it won't. | have consulted legal
talent and we have found out that there is
nothing in the Louisiana books that can
touch us for prizefghting, no matter how
partisan an Interpretation the governor may
make of various statutes. The attorney gem
eral and the district attorney are both OF the
opinion that no law can reach US, save the
trifiing one, perhaps, OF fighting and dis
turbing the peace. But we do not see where
in we shall be disturbing the peace of any one
when the fight is to take place on
private property far removed from any
populated section. The ring will be pitched
caution to insure the best of order. The peo-
pie who are buying tickets from us and who
are going to the fight are not men who under
any circumstances engage in any riotous
demonstration, and we have just as much an
interest in having quiet and we'll conducted
fight as the high officers of the state. There
is nothing in the world that will prevent a
decision of the merits of the two men. If
the military power of the state is called out
and is able to reach the scene of the battle,
then the mill might temporarily be
postponed; but if we are interfered
with in our rights the people in
authority will be held to legal account.
If Kilrain is as anxious to fight as we know
Sullivan is, the two m9n will be brought to-
gether. We have a reputation as sporting
men to maintain. The fight has been writ
ten up with unusual thoroughness, and we
cannot afford to be at the head of tiuke:
We have attracted people hither from all
parts, and we mean to do all 10 our power,
while not breaking the law. to secure result.
We cannot fight here if there is law to pre-
vent US, but we can go somewhere else. But
mind say, if there is law to prevent us.
The battle ground is on private property, and
| cannot see how we can possibly be inter
fered with. l promise you there will be
fight Monday"