The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-23
SULLIVAN AND JACKSON.


Over the Approaching Battle.
San Francisco Letter in the New York sun
Fifty per cent OF the sporting men OF
San Francisco affect to believe that Peter
Jackson has q first-class chance to down
John l. Sullivan in their coming contest,
and when asked If they viii back their opin-
ions with their money most OF them aver
their willingness TO do so for moderate
amounts, provided odds of two to one are
given them. That such odds viii prevail
when the men meet is hardly to be pre-
sumed. II Jackson is .he fighter his
friends say he is they should be willing to
back him at even money, or At least atfour
to tive. In this contest Peter viii have the
advantage of height and reach. and he Will
fight in = friendly ring. II his admirers
and he has iegions of them here. Will not
back him at the odds / have named, It Is
evident that their faith in him is not OF the
kind that moves mountains
/ am daily asked, How many people
will come here from the East to see this
fght?p Ny answer is that the number
greatly depends on circumstances. In the
first place, the hall of the California Ath-
ietic Club, in which the contest Will take
place, rs at present arranged, viii not seat
above 800 people. The partitions at both
end of is can be removed, and by dong
this additional seating capacity Tor from
500 to 60 spectators can be OBJ
tanned. President Fulda informs me
that the club does not propose to have
its hall thronged or packed to SUI
location on the occasion to oblige any one.
Ii is intended that every one present shall
be furnished with seat Eastern men
who wish to be present will have q chance
to become members OF the club, Tor no
others with the exception of few MEN,
bers OF the press and the detailed police
officiais) are admitted free. After this
month, believe the initiation fee Is
to be raised TO 500 and the monthly dues
to $40. so that it will cost those who are not
already members of the club about $40 to
see the contest, outside of their fare here,
hotel bills and other incidental expenses.
IL il safe TO say that il will cost each New
Yorker or Bean-eater present $500 from the
time he leaves home until he gets back
again. In all probability Jackson will
make trip home 10 Australia before the
contest takes place. he naturally wants
to see his old friends there. and to reap the
harvest of pounds and shillings which the
notoriety OF his victories here and in Eng
land, and his match with the greatest
fighter the ring has ever seen, has given
him. When he returns he should be ac-
companied by at least 100000 of colonial
money to be put up on him IN out
side bets. If this is the case, and the
match does not come Oft until after the
regular Eastern racing season, it is safe TO
say that at least half of the Eastern book
making contingent will be here: l mean
half OF the tip-toppers. This gives fifty
persons to start with, Outside of the pro-
fessional sporting men, think the follow
ing calculation OF the number who will at
tend will be found TO De tolerably accurate:
Boston, 50; New York, so; Philadelphia,
10. Baltimore. 10: Washington, 5: Pitts
burgh, IS; Buffalo, 10; Cleveland. S; Chi
cago, so; Cincinnati, 10; st. Louis, %:
Omaha, 10; Kansas City, 10; st. Paul and
Minneapolis. 10. Add to these so from
other Eastern points unnamed. and we have
grand total of $50 persons. In making
this calculation have written out the
names OF nearly $50 OF these enumerated,
who know will be present If possible.
would say to them now that, if they are
wise, they will apply ct once to the secre-
tary OF the California Athletic club for adj
mission to its ranks, for there is going to
be q great rush of applicants. ana humid
reds are going to be left out in the cold, be-
yond peradventure-
As yet. Of course no formal match has
been made between Sullivan and Jackson,
and none will be until the case against
Sullivan in Mississippi is disposed of. But
think the big match will be made the fea-
ture Of the clubs November meeting, and
it will not take place until the 18th of that
month. This will suit the best convenience
of all concerned.