The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-12
EVERYTHING is READY
For the Big Dempsey Fitzsim-
mons Fight Wednesday
THE INTEREST Is INCREASING
As the Time Draws Near OF
the Two Pusill.ss.--rhe New lea.
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(. Wednesday aight the great glove Ugh
, between Jack Denpsy, Of New Yori
and Rob Fiizsimmons, Of New ZsalanC
will come OF for the largest purse eve
! offered ior light OF this kind, Sll,00
going to the winner and $1,000 to III
! defeated man.
New Orleans has been excited owe
the match ior some weeks pact, and th
city is fast becoming to look as Il did il
the days Immediately preceding thr
R!chb1rg battle. Although somo days be
fore the fight, quite A number OF sport
ing men have arrived here to look ovel
the field and size up the eombaAnts,
which is necessary, because not much il
known about Fiizsimmous, as few peo'
pie have seen him in the RUG.
The arrangements Tor The battle are all
in good Fhape and being rapidly pressed.
It was hoped that the hall where the
fight will be given would be completed
by Wednesday, but the CLUB has been
disappointed here. The amphiIheater
10 al. arranged,
TIE club has received notification that
about twenty-five press representatives
will be here from other cities. The sale
OF tickets Is progressing slowly. Al the
iOrty.6ye boxes, seating 2IO personf, sgve
| been sold, and $50 OF tha other sea.s
making the total receipts $4,000
The fight will cost the club $4,000. Il
gives l2,O0Oto the pugilisla-Sl 900 TO
the winner and 1000 to the defeated
msn, to pay his expenses OF training, SC.
Besides this, Il has had u pay the city
500 for license, and go 10 considerable
expense in enlarglng and improving the
arena.
The Gght ia announced for o'clock
sharp. 1t will take few minutes TO
read the articles OF agreemen. aud go
through other formalitieg, bat 1t ought
TO begin at 9:20.
There will be no hitch or delay over
the referee. The club Is entitled to
| choose him, and, ss matter OF fact, has
already fixed on the man, but his name
ID not made public for obvious reasons.
ON THEIR MERITS.
The merits OF the two men are now
the subject OF constant discussion. The
supporters Of Dempsey point to his long
and brilliant series OF victories as proof
that he cannot be beaten in his class.
He has knocked out men vastly bigger
than he iE--men of science and pluck
aud with the single exception OF the
fight with La Blanche, he has never
been defeated, and that defeat WIS large
ly duo to ali accident. He is quick,
hard hitter, they say, an all day stayer,
knowing every ring point, aud, above
ail, q man who can, II necessary, endure
the seyeTes. punishment without weak
eHiug.
About Filzsimmons less is known. He
is largely an unknown quantity. He
has fought but two menin this country,
and both Of them have been singularly
easy victories. He could have knocked
ont Mccarthy in San Francisco in hall
the time he did, but as he himself ex
plaing:
~ wanted to let the club get some-
thing for its money, and SO spared
awhile"
As for the fight with Uphan, who
came here with some reputation from
Boston, ID was mere Child's play. EIlE.
simmons could have knocked him ont
with ease in oneIuund. He would walk
over from his side OF the ring, reach out
with his long arms like those Of gorilla,
strike Upham behind the reck and
then walk back TO his corner smiling.
His greater height and his long reach
gives hin great advantage over Demp-
5ey. He is undoubtedly a hard hitter
and a skilled boxer.
HOW THE BETS STAND.
There has been practically no betting
OF any moment and there is likely to be
none until terms can be fixed on. 1t is
reported that in San Francisco the bet.
ting ia to 5 on Dempsey, and that the
Friscang will bet here on the same terms
Several bets on this basis have been
offered here, but refused.
One Of FitasimmoH's admirers put
Sl,OOO, and another $500, at the pool
rooms, against 81 400 and 500 on Damp-
sey, but the Dempsey people are stead.
ily refusing 10 give any odda. Until,
therefore, the Fitzsimmons people ad.
vance their offer bets are improbable.
The local people generally are all wait
ing for the sports from other quarters to
start the bets. The. California delega-
ton at the fight will be smaller than
expected, the promise Of the railroads OF
low round rate not having been carried
out, and Us a consequence there will not
be over fifty Caliiornians here instead OF
several hundred.
They will back Dempaey at odds OF Z
to 5, and hope to make some matches Tor
the San Francisco clubs among the
pugulists who will be congregated here.
Uorbett thinks that most Of the Cali.
iornians who will be here will back
Dempsey. He Gays, however, that Nc.
Carthy, whom FitZSimmons whipped so
easily, was not in good condition. HB
saw the fight and Mccarthy was at his
best. Il took Dempsey some time TO
whip Mccarthy, but the latter could
never touch FitZsimmons. The latter !
has strength and Cleverness, and Demp.
sey is also well provided win the
attributes Of n priza-ighIer.
A great deal Of money is being put up
here Tor bets, but none made yet. Mr..
Abe Levy, who is here from Memphis, |
announces that he has 5000 to bet on |
Dempsey at even money. A local gen. |
lleman, who doea not wish to give his |
name, has 81 coo to bet against $4,000 |
that Fi,zsimmons will knock Dempsey |
out in ten rounds. Barney Wolf re-
ceiYed telegram to-day from Kansas !
City telling him that there was money |
to bet there at Eve to four in favor Of
Dempsey.
ELECTRIC CARS JUMP.