Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-08
Talent, . Science, ""Brains;" all
in Favor OF the Boston Brute.
Public Sentiment, 1.-THE Genteel Element
of the Community Anxious to
See Kilrain Win.
The Betting Largely in Favor Of the Talent
side-The Receipts Expected to APP
proximate $4,000.
DAY OF SPORTS.
New Orleans Full of Them-sunday Sulli-
van and KiIrain Talk.

van and KiIrain Talk.
NEW ORLEANS, La. July There is
nothing of Sunday character about the
aspect of this city to-day. st. Charles,
Washington, Canal, Rampant and Pry-
tania streets are alive with people,
mostly non-residents, however, who
have come to witness the great mill and
who are anxious at ali cost not TO miss
any of the details of the great encounter.
The demand for seats in the inner ring
was so great this morning that by 10
O'Clock the entire capacity of the ring,
500 seats, had been disposed of. Then it
was the Spectator began to get-in his
work, and it soen began to be whispered
about that inner ring tickets could be
purchased from spectators at prices
ranging from twenty-five dollars to forty
dollars Several tickets were disposed
of at prices midway between these fig
ures, but in one or two cases the outside
price was higher. Col. r. II. Garrett,
general passenger agent of the Queen
and Crescent railway company, estimates
that there will be $500 people on the
grounds, and the receipts viii approx
mate
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
OF this amount the railroad company
only receives 81 a ticket, $4,000 IN all.
The remainder will be divided between
the combatants after first deducing eX-
penses. The understanding is that if
from any cause the fight is prevented the
purchasers of tickets will get all of their
money back but the 81 for actual railroad
fares. The net proceeds of the gate money
will be divided in the following proper
tions: Sixty per cent. to
the winner and 40 per cent.
to the loser. The st. Charles hotel,
which is directly opposite the Queen and
Crescent ticket office, IS accepted as the
headquarters Of the visiting sports, and
its famous rotunda and parlors have been
crowded all day with visiting pugilistie
celebrities. Tom Allen, Joe Coburne,
the st. Joe kid, Joe Murphy, Mike Cleary
and a multitude of other fistic heroes
were prominent figures in the vicinity of
the hotels during the progress of the day.
TOMORROW IS FIGHT
was of course the prevailing topic Of
discussion. Sullivan continues the IA
vorite of talent, but public sentiment,
that is to say the public sentiment which
is backed by principle and not money, Is
all in favor of Kilrain. The genteel
element of the community are almost
consider the Boston man nothing better
than a brute and want to see him
whipped, but they are not inclined to
back their preference. At the clubs to-
day the general sentiment was: ''We
hope Kilrain will win, - but when a bet
was offered the club men wanted two to
one Even the ladies are similarly in
elined and their sympathies are with the
Baltimore man. At Sullivan's head
quarters to-day there was no departure
from the usual air of quiet confidence.
Among the visitors were Sheriff Malloy,
Chief of Police Hughes of Louisville,
Jake Barnett of New York and Charles
7. johnson, one of Sullivan 8 hackers.
They were entertained in the parlors by
MuIdoon, while Sullivan
REMAINED IN sECLUsIoN
on the floor above. Sullivan passed a
lazy and luxurious day. His appetite is
enormous. For breakfast he ate good
sized broiled bass, FIVE soft boiled eggs,
half a loaf of Graham bread and half
dozen sliced tomatoes. The only liquid
he took was a cup of tea. After break
fast Muldoon gave HIM shave, during
the course of which he fell asleep
and while in that condition
Muldoon left him. At l O'Clock
he dined, consuming his usual
quoto of three chickens with rice and
chicken broth and half loaf of bread.
At fifteen minutes after 8 CLOCK car
riage drove up, into which Sullivan,
Muldoon, Cleary and Dan Murphy en-
tered, and were rapidly driven to the
Queen and Crescent depot, where they
embarked for the battle ground.
There is still some conflict of opinion
as to Kilrain IS condition. Some
think he is too fat, others
too lean An Associated Press
reporter surprised Tom Allen, the ia
nous pugilist, taking lemonade in the
rotunda of the ST. Charles hotel. He was
asked for his opinion. He said:
CT AM FOR KILRAIN. -
The reporter requested an opinion as to
Kilrain IS condition. Allen replied:
cit is good, but would like him bet
ter if he was not so fatl l like to see the
cheekbones sticking out. -
So there you are. The talent generally
consider Kilrain too light, and Tom
thinks him too heavy. Everybody is at
sea and the betting is taking curious
shoots. Bets are being made that Sulli-
van will win in less than Six rounds, and
so it goes Thus far little money has
been wagered here. The KiIrain men
insist on odds of two to one. The other
side are willing TO concede 500 to SIS,
but there is no disposition to close at
these figures.