The sun., 1891-01-15


insult. There seemed 10 b an abundance Q
money, and the betting. which had bssl
languid up to that time. became somewha
brisk. Ptzsimmons received unlooksd-fo
support, and soon the fact thak some CT thos
who had bot aeainst him earlier were hsdgini
was demonstrated beyond the shadow Of doubt
In q measure they were deceived By thei
own shortsightedness. Because Dempsey ha,
neglected to make rafting sst-to With Jacl
McAulifYs at the Audubon Club on Tussda,
night. and had spared 20 carslsssly they wer,
carried away BY the cries Of Fitzsimmons sup
ports. many OF whom had never seen Dempse,
fight. but who had bsen present whom Pitz
simmons put Arthur Upham to slsep In shor
order. Every one In the North know
that Dempsey 10 not fancy glove n0htsr. II,
IL ring general and finish fighter. and II 1,
In such centests that he shinea There 10 no,
particle Of doubt that Dempsey played . par,
whom he permitted McAulifis to slap him or
the face and rattle his Yibs ct will on Tuesday
ntaht He 10 - cute - fox, and he knew
Fight well that there would b plenty Of even
betting at the ring SIDE after his Indifferent
showinG
A he left the ring after the exhibition the
Nonparsn winksd st Gus Tuthnl. and the two
exchanged smile that meant volumes. Ssv.
sral thousands Of dollars Of Dempsey money
bet ct odds Of 5 to 4 were hsdgsd at even
money bafore noon to-day by the anxious oon-
tnEsnt. the agent Of q well-known New York
champagne house wearing most lueu brious
eountenance as he tried to balance his book
and nnd out whore he stood.
THE ENCLOSURE ron TIE CONTEST.
There were moro persons In town from dis
tant cities to SEQ this fight than attended tho
Sullivan Kilrsin mill. and tho 1000 tickets
VII Oh represented tho seating capacity Of tho
huge amphitheatre In whioh the battle was
decided were snapped up in flash. The ticket
arrangements. which were in the hands Of Mr..
Frank, one Of tbs members Of the olympic
Club. were perfect many seats being reserved
until mon who came from . distance had all
been accommodated. This was rather rough
on tho Now Orleans sports. q few OF whom
could not get seats, but thor were only few
and there was no demonstration Of any kind
because OF Mr.. Franks action. Tho Olympic
Club. which Ia easily the leader OF It's kind In
this city. has q commodious club house on
Royal straet. some three miles from tho Ct.
Charles Hotel. and within a rife shot OF the
Missis lirri "n whose dirty bosom hundreds OF
vessels ride for 1t is In the height Of the sugar
and cotton season. and the levees are lined for
miles with thousands Of bales OF cotton. Back
Of tho club house. which is Of white brick, two
clssn. hut lacking much OF the apparatus
which makes the homes Of New York swell
athletic clubs realms Of paradise for men OF
muscle.
Passing through the gymnasium one comes
to huge frame structure. evidently erected in
q hurry. for several carpenters were plying
hammer and saw industriously oil OF to-day in
an endenvor TO get the roof on 1t is not much
more than shed. and a cotton press used to
stand there. The structure 10 entirely OF
frame. and ia surrounded by q wall Of brick
some fifteen feet high which ORIGIN ally enclosed
tho cotton press. The ring was pitched in tho
csntre Of tho square. and the seats rose at a
shsrp angle on all sides until the roof was
reached. The seats for the members OF tho
press OF whom there were a hundred present
wore RANGED all about tho ring and projected
BY high fence Of bsrbed WIRE
The ring was the finest ever arranged in this
country. 1t was of the regulation size. with
hugo posts padded and swathed in red flannel,
until man could not suffer injury in case he
wns driven against one OF them. The posts
were OF the proper height. and there was no
danger OF sither combatant disabling himself
on them. The ropes we're drawn as taut
as stays Of ships rigging. There was
no board flooring. The men fought on
river sand. rammed and packed until 1t had
the hardness Of asphalt. but was at the Same
time elastic. and retained sufficient gritty na-
turs to avoid easy slipping. There was no
need OF rosin on such Q floor. and there wore
ordinations OF praise from everybody whom
they caught view OF the superb enclosure.
F1Tzs1MMoNs COMES TO TOWN.
The carly morning train on the Louisville
and Nashville had scarcely como to standstill
ut the depot IN this city when . tall man with
, cleanly shaven face. accompanied by short.
thick-set com panion whose round handsome
TACO was set OF by dark moustache. swung
10 the station platform. Few OF those present
know Fitzsimmons, but Carrolls face is asiami-
liar In New Orleans as Davy Johnston's or Pat
sheedys on Broadway. and soon the pair were
by tho score or more of loterers
On the cold tagging. and remarked to
Carroll that 1t was q beedin' fne morn
ing" The light weight hustled his
man into q cab and whispered his
Instructions In the drivers ear Some
small boys pursued tho carriage for couple
of hundred yards, but were speedily distanced.
Ten minutes later tho blacksmith from
he Antipodes was at 6Oh Urquhart street.
where Carol! had arranged for sccommoda-
sss fs s bss st. hoa. as
1irect to tho club roomA But Carr oil had to |
be In this city before noon to attend 10 the se-
ectiOn Of a referee and other business. and SO |
o. 70, mission 10 aceompany him down town.
anil the SusIpsss He9Ttion q the city
clothing store on st. Charles street where he |
was known and purchased an overcoat anus |
nR those present by jumping over the coun-
ers and pc rforming other fests Of axilSN iAkr.
nR as much pleasure In the exercise IS child |
would. and laughing quite as joyousiy as any 7
l2-year-old boy " tn q day away from his |
9ooks. He was anxious to 60 to the st. Charles
Hotel with Carroll to meet Dempsey's repre- |
and select referee. hut his trainer |
Won, not hear oil IL. and hustled him back to !
80. trGuhart street. whore he remained until |
L WAS time to so to the club.
Dempsey was M bettmes and was shaved
'arefn!ly; His hair was trimmed until It had |
he real fghting cut. He TOOK Q brisk walk |
,iter breakI ast nnd was brushed down by Mike
.lowed with 'er,ise. He has cen very com:
oriably situated at 46 Rampart street. and |
hore they said that he was almost sorry that
.he fight was so near at hand. The news that
hs betting had shifted and that even money
vas really oil. red on III i2simmons caused Jack
o smile quietly. hut he said nothin9.. Nc:
Auliile., however. remarked. Every body will |
inow all about it before many hours now"
n. tho ~ Hho ia. TfotoI noJns.1 e.rS