The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-15
BEFORE THE GREAT FIGHT.
Incidents on the Street, in the Club
house and Among the Pugilists.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-Tomorrows sun will
shine on new middle weight champion. 1t is
Robert Fitzsimmons, the New Zealander, and
all the sporting men who saw him defeat Jack
Dempsey, the great NonpaTeil, tonight, say he is
simply ''out of sight" Forty-five hundred en-
thusiastic spectators witnessed the fight at the
Olympic club, and it was splendid one, under
the most suspicious circumstances. The ring
arrangements were the most perfect ever wit
messed at a fight, and the crowd tonight includ-
ed some of the most noted people in pugilistic
history. AS early as 6 o'clock crowds
began to congregate at the Olympic
Club and from that time on 10 the moment of
battle the multitude increased, until there was
a crowd swarm;ng in and out of the club. Cabs
carriages and tally-hos dashed up to the club
doors and deposited their loads, and at the two
entrances of the club, on Chartres and Royal
streets, there was jam and rush up to 9o'c clock
The sports and strangers in town had congre-
gated ut the st. Charles and Royal hotels. When
crowds, on loot and IN carriages, cars and other
vehicles.
The likelihood OF interference on the part of
the authorities was dissipated early today, and
it became known that ii there was TO be any in
reference II would be after the fight was over
Congregated around the ringside and in the cor
ners OF seconds were these notabes of the ring:
Jimmy Carroll, Jack MeAuliffe, Billy Meyer
Corbett, Jake Kilrain, Billy Muldoon,
Tommy Warren, Mike ccclsa1y. Billy Ed
weight champions; Mike Conley, the Ithaca
Giant: Ed. Smith, the Denver heayy-weight:
Andy Bowen, Professor Donaldson, the St Joe
kid; Jimmy Carroll, the Brooklyn middle
weight. and several others. Besides these were
some OF the most prominent sporting men in the
country. Among these were Macon William
r.. Harding, bantam fitzgerald, Hackett, Hodg-
kins and Others. Every prominent newspaper
Ia the United States was represented at The
ringside.
built, was of the lasting plan, high walls max
ing II sohd ana enduring, and holding up a
truss ROOT so constructed tatit can be removed
IN case OF warm and dry weather, OF used as a
protection from cold and rain. The somewhat
chilly weather OF late led TO the place being
well rooted. Tonight under asquare of electric
lghts, stood the ring. IL was exactly
twenty-four foot square, on turf and river sand
Just loose enough to be spri, gy. The ropes and
ssakes were padded, and II was altogether az
ideal place for the fight -Four feet from the
ring was another enclosure, with barbed wira
instead OF ropes. Between the two rings were
chairs for the seconds, and the wire fence in
sUred the pugilissie parties from outside inter
terence. Besides the gentle hint of Glands OF
conveyed by the sharp wires, the fence was de-
signed as humane measure, preventing an ac-
cident 70 the principals from TOO close contact
with a crowd and making il impossible for a
mob 70 shut of the air and help from a ,rgilist
should he be hurt.
FitzSimmons was the first to reach the club, it
oelng part OF his programme 10 reach there be-
lore any OF DempSeys followers could get a
slght OF him: Il was Cerrol's plan to make
! I az tne New Zealander forbidden fruit TO
peeting the giant-hke, long boned, unusual pro-
portions OF FltEsimmOns would strike terror into
the heat OF the American champiou
JACK dempsey arrived later. He had seri-
Gus look, with occasional knitting of his broWs
ana grim smile, which showed he had made
up his mind for hard work. He and Fitzsirn.
nous are the same age, . years, and he is The
nero OF hall hundred battles.
Dempsey was trained down as fine as a race
morse, the muscles plant, supple and well de-
Se4epea- Dempsey before the fight was favorite
LIST nIght, after his appearance, the sentiment
moved around 70 FItZSimmons, but when the
latter arrived today and was found TO De thin
auG wan, the betting changed ana again became
. 10 A. The Fltsslmmons folks were extremely
anxious before the fight began, rs was 10 he ax-
peciSu, II having been currently reporrefS tina.
kltEslmmOnS came % New Orleans over yya,vh+
Al O'Clock, IN the ante-ro room of the 0lvrSrie
club, faithful friends were engaged in the fsSs
OF reducing the New 2ealandeT. Jimmy Csrr5iI
told reporter just before this that lis man
was two pounds under weight, but two
close friends and the writer were present
when II was admitted that the Australian
tipped the scales at two pounds over
fliz Law stripped naked on lounge. with az
PENDANTS pAttng, 10 work off the suf,erfluous
flesh. his news waS not circulated among Tho
crowd, which remained Obvious of the cor.
Giuon OF the man. What his real condition vas
Is told IN Iac story OF the fight by rounds.
Take il before breakfast" Dr.. Henley's Enc.
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