Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-30
PuGILIsrIC POINTS.
Gossip About the Great Battle-General
Fighting News.

Gossip About the Great Battle-Generai
Fighting News.
Denny McAuliffe, the we'll known sport
ing man, has organized large party to
attend the Sullivan Kilrain prize fight,
which is to take place July 8, near New
Orleans. Quite q number of local lovers
of the manly art have already sIgni1ed
their intention of going with the McAu'
life party, and berths have been secured
for them. This will be far the largest
body which will leave the city to witness
the notable event in sporting circles.
McAuliffe was one of the first hackers
who placed their money on the Boston
Boy" and in the fight with Paddy Ryan,
he stuck to Sullivan from beginning to
end. McAulife's party will be known as
the Louisville Sullivan party, by which
appellstion il is already called. McAu-
life has placed considerable sums that
Sullivan will win, and he is willing TO take
all money offered at evens.
NJ. G. Mcdonald, the famous politician
and sport of Chicago, who is strongly
talked OF as the probable referee in the
coming Sullivan Kilrain battle, is in the
city. He said yesterday that if he should
be g. lected he would not refuse, although
he did not care to act. If he does there
csn be no question about the decision be-
ing fair and Upright.-N Y. Star.
Dominick McCaffrey is making up a
party to 90 to the big fight between John
i. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain. A special
rate will Re given to those who 90 with
him. The train will start from Jersey
CITY over The Pennsylvania road, and will
pass through Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louis
Vile. Nashville, Montgomery and Mobile.
Con DUNCAN, who is sparring nightly at
Coney Island, in "The Last Days OF Pom
rsii. . came to town yesterday to say that
he never heard of Quinn, the fighter, who
recently issued 8 card saying that Dugan
1Vas afraid to meet him. Dugan said he
would fight Quinn, or Clsrkson, or Clark
SONS pupil, or any one else " 40 would
face him in the ring at 124 pounds.
A prize fight took place in Buffalo re-
sort Yesterday morning, the principals be-
inc Dan Graham, Of Buffalo, and Jim Kin
ns7d the st. Paul ''kid." Two-Ounce
gIoves were used. Kin1ard defeated era
ham in the thirteenth round. The hgni
lasted one hour, ana was for the gate re-
CENTS. which amounted 10 $500.
A London cablegram to the Police Gazette
Yesterday gives the following; Bill Goode,
fine famous English middle-weight pugilist,
was badly beaten in a roW Saturday nlgnI
in Roma1a's restaurant, London. Goode
was attacked by walters and beaten with
bottles and glasses and nearly murdered.
His condition is extremely precarious.
A great deal of betting is being done on
the biu ring event, and as rule, it is even,
tbongb there are more hackers of Sulli-
AN than Kilrain here Ned Morrill, yes
teTdsv offered 81, 600 on Sullivan, to WIN,
and Still has that abount ready for any
taksr. at ''The Drum. "-Courier-JounaL
Tobn I. Sullivan has begun specisl
course of training to develop what fighters
call their wind. It consists Of sprinting
and of jumping the rope. His trainers
sant word to the Illustrated Netcs Office that
Tobn had Jumped the rops 300 times con
tinuously without a miss on Monday.
A Baltimore man, representing Pete
Lslly, the lightweight pugilist, IS trying