The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-14
I'm AND RING READY
lax Dempsey and Fitzsimmons
Will Fight Tonight.
ofrlceRs WILL NOT PREVENT.
youpareil Has Not Yet Seen His
v..ethy Foe-NearIy Every PugiIist
IN America Is at New Orleans.

$50 ORLEANS, Jan. i3.-fspecial. l-Quite a
- - created among sporting men here today
- The action of Attorney General Rogers
earsruor Nichols is known to be bitterly OPP
srssd 70 pugilisin, and he and the attorney gen.
81 held consultation to see If some steps
Ia not be taken TO stop the Dempsey Fitz-
@smous feht tomorrow night Mayor Shakes
- vas offered by the government the assist
- q the state If it were needed for the pur-
- The mayor took the view that he could
q interfere If ii was simply glove contest.
ss..rsl conferences were held today between
<. s.tv and state authorities, but the general
senelusion reached was that nothing could be
do1e.
correspondent who saw the attorney general
n. eyeufpc asked him ii the fight would come
q Re said that he did not see how ii could be
h,luedif II was glove contest, but II the law
- violated In the slightest degree he would
,roserl,te those who violated ii, and would ask
~, The charter OF the Olympic Club be repealed.
s.te fonight he announced that he had recon-
,s,ded 70 the governor not to interfere with the
ifhf
gbe possible interference of the governor
au,ed some decentralization, and checked betting
"A salc OF tickets a while, but when things
boked better they recovered. The club has al
sady sold $4,000 worth of tickets and will take
3 more money than was ever received at the
u.e In q prizefght Betting improved
nd,y but is still somewhat stagnant,
sansjdering the amount OF money here to be
III ABOUT So, 600 was put up at odds OF 10 to 9
es "a Iavor of Dempsey, generally at the latter
ssurs. The biggest bet was that between
Iase Ganst and Major Mclaughlin. both of San
raueisco, OF s. 900 to 81 600. Fitzsimmons stock
NE slightly during the day, but the great bulk
Il the visitors, and at least nine-tenths of the
roytirg men here are still for Dempsey and
ssdy to back him.
Jimmie Carroll seems determined to hide his
ssucipal. Fitzsnmons. The latter was to have
hen here yesterday and present at the Conley-
1Ionrcll fight, but when he heard that Demp-
M would be In town the entire plan was
CHANGED and Fitzsimmons would not show
himself.
Dempsey himself took quarters out of town
Yesterday and refused TO see anyone, but was
Nt on the street today meeting many friends
sd made his appearance before the public at the
lstubon club tonight at McAuliffe's benefit.
With one or two exceptions nearly every pugi-
LIT of Importance in the country is assembled
hee, looking for matches and purses. Several
|. pztehes have been made, or will be. The fight
i kkre the Olympic Club between Jimmie
t&IIAA tHa AthuifhS lVl FlusNJu UdS
ixn definitely settled on Billy Myer
vs. matched tonight with McAuliffe. The San
fnncisco men will arrange for tight between
Doc 0'connell, winner OF last nights fight, and
Danny Needhan. Altogether, dozen or more
trstclass matches will be arranged, as there was
nessr a better chance of doing so.
There were quite number of arrivals today,
Including people from Minneapolis, Omaha,
Memphis, St Louis, Dallas and Galveston.
There are already between 800 and 1900 sport
tng men and pugilists in town, probably
more than came down here to witness
/ be Sullivan Kilrain fight. Kilrain and
I NEldoon are in town, and all
/ he notable pugilisss have arrived or are on the
| vu Among the latter is Peter Jackson, the
\ soorcd pugilist. Sullivan. it is said. will be
4 hes A large number of visitors have inspect
4 q the ring at the Olympic club and pronounced
\ 1.-THE best they have ever seen.
\ siS Francisco, Jan. l3.-In Kingsley's pool
1 non Yesterday Dempsey was posted at 81 to $40
\ I'D Fiszsimmons at Sc to IS, but there were few
bteertos, Aostof- them came from Dempsey's
/ importers, and at shutdown Kings
\ g ehalked the rate down to Sc to
\ w Kingsley personally, that is, outside of his
\ nor Is supporting Fitzsimmons, and, 1t is
\ kasea, stands to win between s. 600 and 5000.
4 Y another pooroom an attempt was made to
y na the market with an auction box, but with
1 oui success. Dempsey went first choice dozen
nnes at 40 and SIS, and Fitzsimmons brought
lana sA AtGunst's there were but three
re Of any size against the Dempsey syndicate
noaey piled up there. Charles Davis invested
~ 90 fitxsimmons at even money, and Tobin
nh another $500, while John D. Spreckels
mk N,oo0. David Argyle, a Seat
nan, who passed through here
his way to New Orleans, had
sg vad OF Dempsey bills, and invested $3.50
va Eddie Farrell. He offered to bet $1,000
ns, out the quickness with which he found
AAeeeptor caused him, 1t is said, to eventually
naeiude to wait till he reached the mouth OF
as Mississippi
ION williams, OF Union Island, started in on
Fnpsey, but after investing close to $3.50 con-
saaea toquit Farrell got another bet from
~ .sMal- Of Santa Cruz, who gave 500 TO
sonn uammersmth wandered around
Gay or two with sos of Fitzsimmons'
sae1. In his pocket, and was finally lucky
saasa 70 get $50 against it from gentleman
=. =. also posted on the merits of the two men.
.lul herey has $500 in the Cafe Royal, and
.sae % get $50 to slo0 for it, Alongside of ii is
80 " fi'zsinlmons reds, amounting to 500,
= A proprietor wants 500 to $50 There is
- -. money lying around in different places,