Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-10
A FIGHT ARRANGED.

The Way the Preliminarfes for a Slug
ging Match are Fixed IIp-Ktlrain VS..
sullivan.
Toronto (Can.) special: There was q
crowd about the hotel to-day. but the
frie nds of Kllrain and Sullivan met with
no police interference. Tho negotiations
for the match were carried on behind
looked doors. Inside John L. himself,
Charley Johnston and w. Fl. GERMAN
wfestled with Harding, the "Parson,"
and little Ed Plummer, over the articles,
Plummer doing the writing and the
others the talking.
"Who is representing Kilrain p asked
Johnston, while the big fellow seated
himself on q bed and said: "Let us get
to busin6 49,"
81 am for Kilrsin." replied Hsrding !,
sand here ia my carte Blanche" proauc-
ing the Alien letter.
What do you propose to fight for 2"
asked Johnston.
"Ten thousand q side and the Police
Gazette belt" said Kilrain's representa-
tive.
This stirred up John L. He didn't
want the dog collar, but the Kilrsin peo-
pie wouldn't have it otherwise, and John
! L. inquired:
"What are the conditions of this bell? ?"
at represents the championship OF
the world" answered r K. Fox's right
bower. "and il you win it. you'll have to
defend it, as Kilrain has to-"
"Wsll, III tell you what I'll do" said
Sullivan. "lt l win 1t I'll give it to some
bootblack."
81 wouldn't do that If | were you"
said Harding, there's eight big
diamonds IL IT, and tho belt GENT in
or thrt Q months suggested as a limit for
the date.
"Its six months or not at all," said
johnson, end six months 1t became. The
money is right, and the dates right
said German. NOW the place."
Ell Paso Del Norte, Cheyenne, Green
River and New Orleans we're ell sug-
gested. Green River disappeared from
the discussion when Sullivan said, "You
know We can't fight in Colorado" After
some beating around the bush for some
time, New Orleans was selected as the
headquarters. the fight to take place
within 200 miles of that city, but neither
referee nor final stakeholder are vita
points OF the articles, nor could any final
decision be reached at this meeting.
John Scannell, of New York, George FL
Epgemen OF Brighton Beach, and Clifton
Kelly end Bliss, Dryer Brothers and
others were all named, but none found mn
tnally satisfactory for final stakeholder
This was left to be settled between now
end the putting up the final deposit
three months hence. Sullivan did moi
want any referee chosen so long before
the fight, and he will be chose en- OF The
ring side on the day of the battle,
I"What's thatf" demanded John L.. al
he glanced over the draft OF the oonl
pleted articles and read that they sailed
for a fight between John l.. Sullivan
OF Boston, and "Jake Kilraip, OF Balti
more, champion OF the world. !" With
his sporting editors pencil he struck on,
the title and left his opponent plain Jake
Kilrain, OF Baltimore.
Sullivau's friends freely admit that
he has not fully recovered from his i'll
ness, but assert that he will be as gooc
as ever when the time for the fight
comes. He weighs 2l2 pounds
a against $50 some time ago. and bis ap
petite is good: KilTain's friends SO,
that he will tire Sullivan out in tn,
first five or six rounds and then whiJ
him easily, An agreement was reached
in o comparatively short time as to the
main conditions of the fight. Mr.. Hard
ing said that both PARTIES agreed tha
the fight sbonld come off near New
Orleans on July 8 for o purse OF 500 ,00'
1.-THE largest amount ever fought TO
land the championship belt. Owe
this last provision there was som,
wrangling. but il was finally agreed upol
by both parties. Ten thousand dollar
are already up ct the Clipper office II
New York. An additional SIS, 1000 will b
, put MP in New York op the 18th OF April
Mr.. Harding said that the papers oul,
probably not be signed in Toront
! through fear OF the law, but they woul
be signed in Hamilton OF some othe
I Canadian town. Harding will renal
. here for a day or two. sullivan and hi
= party left on the $50 train this afternoon