Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-08
EVE OF THE BATTLE.
The Great Sporting Event of
the Age.
THE SULLIYAN.KILRAIN FIGHT
The Combatants Gone to the Field
Military Trying to Head
Them Off.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
New ORLEANS, July There is nothing
of Sunday character about the aspect
of this city today. The streets are
crowded with people who have come to
witness the great mill. The demand for
seats in the inner ring was 80 great this
morning that by 10 O'Clock the entire
capacity of the ring, eight hundred seats,
had been disposed of. Spectators, how
ever. have inner-ring tickets for sale at
prices ranging from $25 to $40
Colonel Garrett, General Southern
Passenger Agent of the Queen and
Crescent, estimates that there will be
2 800 people on the ground, and the gate
receipts will approximate $50 600. Oh
this amount the railroad company will
only receive 81 ticket, say So 900 in all
The remainder will be divided between
the combatants, after first deducting the
expenses. The understanding is that i
from any cause the fight is prevented
purchasers of tickets will get all theil
money back but ~ for actual railroad
fare. The net proceeds Of the gate
money will be divided in the following
proportions: Sixty per cent. to the win
ner and forty per cent. to the loser.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
| Sullivan continues the favorite Of tn,
| talent, but public sentiment, that is t
say, public sentiment which is backet
by principle and no money, is all for Kill
rain. The genteel element of the com
munity are almost unanimous in favor O
Kilrain. They consider the Boston mai
nothing more than brute and want t.
see him whipped, but they are not in
clned to back their preference At tn
clubs today the general sentiment was
"We hope Kilrain will win," but when
bet was offered clubmen wanted two t
one.
AT sULLIvAN's HEADQUARTERS
Today, there was 40 departure from tn
usual air of quiet confidence. Sulliva
passed lazy and luxurious day. Hi
appetite ia enormous. For breakfast h
ate a good-sized broiled bass, five sof
boiled eggs, half loaf of graham brea
and half dozen sliced tomatoes. Tb
only liquid he took was cup of tea
After breakfast Muldoon gave him
shave, during the course of which he fe
asleep, and in that condition Muldoo
left him. At l o'clock he dinec
consuming his usual quota of chicke
with rice and chicken broth, and half
loaf Of bread. At 8 :15 O'Clock carriag
drove up, into which Sullivan, Muldoor
C.eary and Dan Murphy entered, an
we're rapidly driven to the depot, wher
they embarked for the battle-ground
There is still some conflict of opinion as
KILRAIN's CONDITION.
Some think that he is too fat, other
too lean. The Associated Press reporte
asked Tom Allen, the famous puglisi
for his opinion. He said 81 am TO
Kilrain." The reporter requested al
opinion as to Kilrain's condition. Allel
replied: SIT is good but l would lik
him better if he were not 30 fat. lik
to see cheek bones sticking out"
SO there you are. The talent general,
consider Kilrain too light an,
Tom Allen thinks him too heavy. Every
body is at sea, and betting ie taking curl
GUS shoots. Bets are being made tina
Sullivan will win in less than six rounds
Thus tar little money has been wageret
here. The Kilrain men insist on odds o
2 to l.. The other side is willing to con
cede 500 to $75, but there is no disposi
ton TO close at these figures.