St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-14
Police Will Not Interfere in
the Dempsey-Fi tzsimmons
Mill.
Nearly Half a Million Dol
lars Staked Upon the
Outcome.
Harry Gilmore Wins a Fight
From Jimmy Lindsey on
a Foul.
Bicyclists Preparing For a Big
Time--Horse Racing and
other Sports.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-A large
number of sporting men are arriving on
every train. To-day Peter Jackson, the
colored pugilist, put in an appearance.
The Olympic club has a capacity OF
$500 persons. and tickets Of admission
of $40 each are being rapidly taken; in
fact. every seat has been sold or en-
gagged In an interview Mayor Shake
speare this morning said the municipal
authorities would not interfere with the
fight tomorrow evening. lis estimated
that up to noon to-day nearly a half
million dollars has been staked in this
city on the outcome of the Dempsey
Fitzslmmons fight. Locally tie betting
this morning is 100 to so on Dempsey.
Last night it was 100 to 80. Tim Col
vile telegraphed at noon to Boston TO
place $4,000 even on Dempsey, and at
the same time made bet of 1000 to
$1,600, taking the Dempsey end, and a
syndicate of San Francisco sports wired
Gunst, the San Francisco bookmaker, to
put $50, 900 on Dempsey at odds OF q to s..
The money was soon gobbled up. The
state authorities have reluctantly ar
rived at the conclusion that they have
no warrant for interfering with the
Sey-FitZsimmons match. After
his conference with Gov. Nichols this
morning, Attorney General Rogers
went through the statutes and finally
rendered an opinion that under the
most recent law theOlympic club people
had a clear right to go ahead. The gov
ernor directed Rogers to present the
matter to Mayor Shakespeare, who is
sick in bed, but the latter also said that
he could do nothing unless the affair as
Sumed the features Of smuggling match,
in which event the police would break
INTO the ring and compel the combat
ants to go to their rooms. Dempsey
will see his opponent for the first time
when he enters the ring. He has been
very anxious to size him uD and take
mental photograph of his movement
and shape, but the Australian is willy
and does not propose to give the NOn
pareiI any points in advance. Fitzsim-
mons will remain at Bay st. Louis until
tomorrow, reaching here barely in time
to put OH his pumps and go to the ampi-
theater. A Denver man who stopped
over at his training quarters last night
says that FitZSlmmOns is in as fine form
as he has ever been in his life.
The towns full of strangers, although
only about 400 tickets have so far been
sold for the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons
fight. Dempsey took his last days
training to-day and weighed 147 pounds.
He will pick up about two pounds be-
fore the fight. FitZsimmOns will not
arrive until morning, and Carroll, who
was to have come over to confer about
the referee, delayed appointing till this
morning. The betting is still five
to four on Dempsey, with good
deal wagered. Nose Gunst, of San
Francisco, and Arthur Lions, of st.
Louis, are the principal Dempsey bet
tiers so far. Jack Dempsey spared
Jack McAuliffe at a benefit tonight,
and looked so finely trained and so
small by comparison that even betting
is expected tomorrow. The Nonpa-
riePS friends, however, say he is better
than ever in his life. There was a re-
port of the governor interfering with
the fight. After conference between
Gov. Nichols, Attorney General Rogers
and Mayor Shakespeare. it was decided
that nothing could be done under the
law which permits contests before
clubs, but the olympic officers will be
prosecuted in case the law is violated in
any way. Billy Meyer tonight issued
challenge to fight McAuliffe or Carroll
at 1873 pounds. Carroll will hardly fight
unless FitzsmmonS loses, and McAu-
life says he will only fight at 1876
pounds.