Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
GETTING READY FOR THE BATTLE

Thirty.Five Cars Co be Used to Carry
 Passengers to she Sullivan.Kilrain
 FiGht-The Governor May Interfere
 A Lively Time Anticipated.
 NEW ORLEANS, July 1. John L. Sullivan will spend Friday and Saturday at Spanish fort, where preparations are being made to receive him. The twenty-four foot ring in which the great fight will take place will be surrounded by another ring at distance of six feet. Within this will be seated the rep resentatives of the press, the seconds, bottle holders, etc., and cordon of police. Outside of this will be another ring at a distance of forty-fye feet, within which those holding $15 tickets will be seated. Police will also guard this ring, both on the inner and outer sides, to prevent any interference with the fighters or their seconds. A passageway will be formed to allow the fighters to enter, jumping over the ropes Of the outer rings. Professor Dennis F. Butler has been given the superintendency of the construction of the ring.
 The ropes in the sullivan-Ryan fight at Mississippi City will also be used in the com ing fight. Captain Jamieson, of Mer idian, with twenty resolute Mississippians, will have charge of the inner ring. In addition to this special guard there will be a rein forcement of forty tried men from the city who, with Jamieson's guard, will preserve order. So far, notices have been received that parties are made up to come to the fight from Ha Eelhurst, Vicksburg, Greene vile, Memphis, Jackson, Tenn, Cairo, Hous- ! ton, Galveston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Pensacola, Jacksonville, New York, Chica- go, Montgomery, Denver, Mobile, Birming- ham and St. Louis, about two thousand in | all to date. Betting men are still wary. The battle ground picked out ! is not far enough away to make it difficult 1 to reach. The fact that there are several spots on the line of road in several parishes | sets at rest all doubts as to police interfer- 1 ence. If there should be any indication of interference by officials at the point, an | event not at all likely to occur, the train will move on piece further. Jack Barnett, ceived dispatch from James Magruder of Richmond, Va, stating that he had $1,O00 which he would like to place on Sullivan at odds of $1 1000 to $500. Twenty-Five cars have been engaged for the day of the fight, ! but from present indications fully ten more | will be needed.
 NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-The Picayune's Jackson, Miss, special says Governor Lowrie has called upon the authorities and law abiding citizens to use every endeavor to prevent the occurrence of the Sullivan-Kil. rain prize fight within it's borders. He also | urges 'sall conservators of the peace as well as lsw-abiding citizens in the community to take criminal proceedings against the guilty persons under the act of March ', 1882, en- titled an act to prevent prize fighting in the state, and for other purposes to that end regulations may be employed if necessary to secure their punishment. The government has also issued reward of $500 for the ar- rest of Sullixan and Kilrain and their deliv- cry to the officers of the county wherein the ! fight takes place should they make Mississippi the battle ground.
 BELFAsT,N. Y., July 1.-John L. Sullivan, having postponed his departure for Rochester itation of his trainer, devoted the forenoon to his usual work. As the weather was cloudy, the daily jaunt was omitted and tke exercise was confined to in-door work. Fol fifteen minutes Sullivan put the heavy ball and then hammered the heavy raw hide bag for three-quarters of an hour. .If he lands one of those in the first round," said MT
 old swinging right-hand blow Sulli.
 van sent the ball whizzing to the planking,
 "about 5000 people will leave the ling g-side
 disgusted at the brevity of the conteat.'
 Apparently not g bit tired after his hour's
 labor John seized the skip-rope and with {
 light and airy step skipped one thousand
 consecutive times without miss Muldoor
 then threw huge blanket over his charge
 and led him to couch where he lay for
 minute, perspiring freely. ''Tell my friendl
 about this," said JG@p to the reporter
 "so they can refute the Statements that m,
 legs are gone." fRubbing down and sue
 cession of showdr baths concluded the morn
 ings work and preparations for the journe. AWere then begun.