St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-02
SPORTS ARE ALL AGOC
Sullivan and a Host Of
Friends Start for the
South.
Elaborate Preparations Made
to Receive the Big Fellow
at Spanish Fort.
There Will Be Two Rings,
Each One Policed With
Pugilists.
Virginians Offer Big Odds
Against Kilrain--Delega-
tions En- Route.

NEW OhLEANSs Ouly
friends received word this morning that
Sullivan has started for the South. Sui
livan will spend Friday and Saturday at
Spanish Fort, where preparations are
being made to receive him. The twenty
fOur-fOOt ring, or square, in which the
great fight will take place. will be sur
rounded by another ring at distance
of six feet. Within this will be seated
the representatives of the press, the
seconds, bottleholders, ETC., and a cor
don of police. Outside of this will be
another ring at distance of forty
five feet, within which those holding
SIS tickets will be seated. Police will
also guard this ring, both on the inner
and outer sides, to prevent any inter-
ference with the fighters or their sec
onds. A passageway will be formed to
allow the fighters to enter, jumping
over the ropes of the outer rings.
Prof. Dennis F. Butler has been given
the superintendency of the c0nstruc-
ton of the ring. The ropes used in the
Sullivan-Ryan fight at Mississippi
City will also be used in the
coming fight. Capt. Jameson,
of Meridian, with twenty resolute
Misslssippians, will have charge of the
inner ring. In addition to this special
guard, there will be reinforcement of
forty tried men from the city, who, O,with
,Jamleson's guard, will preserve order.
So far, notices have been received that
parties have been made up to
COME TO THE FIGHT
from Hazelhurst, Vicksburg, Green
vile, Memphis, Jackson. Tenn, Cairo.
Houston. Galveston, San Antonio, Fort
Worth. Pensacola. Jacksonville, New
York, Chicago, Montgomery, Denver,
Mobile, Birmingham and st. Louis
about two thousand in all to date.
Betting men are still wary. but there is
no end of interest in the fight, and New
Orleans is now affected with the
worst kind of athletic fever. Curl
osity is expressed as to when the
trains are to leave the city for the
battle ground on the morning of the
fight That point has not yet been
definitely decided, but it is believed
that an early special train to carry press
reporters, telegraph operators, hackers
of the menu and interested parties will
leave the city between and o'clock
on the fight for the ring side. At
tached to this train will be in all
likelihood a coach carrying one of the
principals in the fight. 1t is thought
the one will be Kilrain, who will occupy
the coach during the night and not
leave it until he gets out and SHES his
castor into the ring. Arrangements
will probably be made to have Sullivan,
his trainers and seconds, to go over the
evening before, it being thought that
quarters quite near to the scene of
ha EOhf uIh
the big pugilist can have quiet
nights rest. These arrangements are
being made because it is not thought
desirable to have the two men go over
on the same train. When the first train
gets to the grounds all details will be
perfected, and everything gotten in
readiness to have the
PUGILISTS FIGHT INSTANTLY
after the arrival of the eXcurSOnists.
The train proper carrying spectators
will probably get off about 6 o'clock in
the morning. The ground picked out,
it is said, is not on the railroad track,
but it is not far enough away to make
it difficult to reach. The fact that there
are several available spots on the line
of road in several parishes sets at rest
all doubt as to police interference. If
there should be any indication of in
reference by officials at the point
selected, an event not likely to occur,
the train will go on piece further.
Jack Barnett, Sullivan's representative.
this morning received dispatch from
James Magruder. of Richmond, Va,
stating that he will leave Immediately
for this city. He also telegraphed that
he had $1,000 which he would like
to place on Sullivan. He would be
willing to lay the $1,000 against $500.
Twenty-Five ears had been engaged for
the day of the fight, but, from present
Indications, fully ten more will be
needed. A party of twenty-five sports
will arrive from Denver this evening.
Birmingham is sending delegation of
100 to the fight. Mike Donovan and
Charles Mitchell will be the stars at the
benefit rendered Prof. Butler by the
Southern Athletic elnb on Saturday
evening.