The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-02
rhe Ercitement in New Orleans.

| Especial to THE HERALD--Examiner Dispatch
New ORLEANS, June 30.-The arrival OF
John w. Barnett at the St. Charles hotel
onI Saturday morning gave an impetus to
the whirl of prize fight excitement. Bar
nett is the trusted representative of Sulli-
van Barnett met Frank Stevenson, and
after consultation with Pat Duffy, visited
Bud Renaud, with whom he placed Sulli-
vans financial interests. AS Renaud had
been given charge of Kilrains business he
becomes official manager of the fight and
viii henceforth be kept busy at headquar-
tiers in the Merchants Club, No 2, Caron-
dolct street The tip will be given by Rem
aud late Sunday night. The first train,
! carrying only those who have inner circle
tickets, will leave at daybreak. The sec
ond. bearing the so tickets, will leave an
hour later The battle ground question
has narrowed to three spots, all of which
have been visited by Stevenson and rep
resentative of the World Should anything
happen to prevent the fight at one place,
another can be reached in a comparatively
short time. If the exact spot was named, 1t
would enable many Objectionable persons
to reach the ground at small expense and
also put the governor on his guard and give
! him a chance to issue a special proclama-
| ton to the sheriff of the particular parish,
As it stands now, unless the sheriff is on or
the scene it viii be impossible for him to
reach the place until hostilities are ended.
There was no haggling whatever be
! tween Stevenson and Barnett. Both are
anxious for the fight to be decided on its
merits, and neither asks for anything Hut
fair play. There will, beyond doubt, be
many daring, preiudiced men at the ring
side but the solid sports and business men
of New Orleans who are to be present say
! they will resist with their lives, if neceS-
sary, any attempt TO break into the ring.
There has been much talk over the selec-
ton of a referee. 1t Is probable that he
will be selected the night before the fight
and then be formally agreed upon at the
ring side. OF the names mentioned IS
Alex. Brewster, who was Sullivan's ref
cree in the Ryan fight. Yesterday after
noon Barnett was the guest of President
| P Walmsley at the Southern Athletic club,
and last night was received warmly by the
Young Mems Gymnastic club. Barnett IS
handsome, athletc-lOoking man VINO
makes friends easily, and the Boston boys
interests could not be in better hands. He
gives d glowing account of Sullivans work
under the direction of Muldoon, and says
| that John will enter the ring at 2U5 pounds.
Sullivan, with Charley johnson, Jimmy
Wakely, Phil Lynch, William Muldoon,
Mike Cleary. Jack Cusick. Jack Warner, Of
Rochester; Sullivan, of Syracuse; Matt
McClure and Silly MalIely VIII leave
Rochester in a special train July 3. Bar
nett has not yet selected his principal 5
| quarters. Exactly who will go behind
Sullivan with Mike Cieary is not known.
No one has been chosen up 20 this writing.
Mike Kilrain will be here July the 9Th.
He will be accompanied by Charley
Mitchell, Neil c. Kerr, of the Queen Anne
Crescent route, and one or two others.
Frank Stevenson has found pleasant quar-
tiers for his man, and he will be given at
least one nights sleep near the fighting
grounds. Johnnie Murphy is coming from
Boston to stand in Kilrain's corner, with
Charley Mitchell and Mike Donovan.
Barnett says Cleary will offer to fight
Mitchell for s., 800 side after the Sullivan
Kilrain battle What Mitchell will say or
do is not to be ascertained until his arrival