Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-14
NOW FOR THE FIGHT.
Everything Ready for the Big Battle
Between the Middleweight
Champions.
THE BETTING is SOMEWHAT TAME.
Fitzsimmons Down to Weight and Quite
Strong-Dempsey Friends
Confident.
THE BETTING is SOMEWHAT TAME.
MEETING OF BASEBALL C0NFEREES.
Clearwater Covers the Forfeit Of Kuntzch-eensrsl
Sporting News Of the Day.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1S.-For 4 real,
genuine, simon-pure championship contest
there is less betting on the outcome of the
Dempsey y-Fitzsimmons fight than any other
big mill that has ever been decided In this
vicinity. The Fitzsimmons peoule are hold
ing off for more liberal odds, and Dempsey's
friends are becoming a trife scarey, having
heard that the Antipodean is down below
weight, and is strong into the bargain. They
had confidently expected that Fitsimmons
would be unable to reduce to 154 pounds
and vet be in possession OF all his physical
powers, but now the fact is assured, they
are going more slowly, and the largest bet re-
corded to-day was $4,000 to $500 on Dempsey.
Arthur Lyons, a ST. Louis bookmaker taking
the Dempsey end, and John Duffy and New
Orleans syndicate taking the short end.
Some otables Present.
Feeling their way as it WERE all day long the
man with the swagger has been prominent on
the streets and in the hotel corridors, the ST.
Charles Hotel being crowded to the doors al
most day and night Jack McAulffe. Jake Kill
rain, Jim Corbett and lesser lights in the pugi-
listic world have long train of worshipers in
their wake whenever they appear. Fighters and
woud-be Fighters are as thick politicians In
GOsaam. and seated on the dalS In the rOtunda
of the St Charles this afternoon THE DIS
PATCH correspondent noted the following gen
tlemen of leisure: Lem McCregor, the St. Joe
Hid; Tommy Warren. Liney Tracey, Jimmy
Murray, Andy Bowen. Billy Meyers. Johnny
Cash, Denny CoStigan and Johnny Files. Frank
Stevenson was also present. or. as Tracey puts
it. he was the school teacher" The sports
passed the day in summing themselves on the
streets and visiting the various places of inter
est. many OF the crowd tempting fortune on the
Guttenburg and Gloucester races. Many would
law frlagt uTS1 nd fha Nasu nrla
but Colonel simmons took a holiday to renew
acquaintance with Northern friends, and so
the horses had vacation for day.
The Chicago Deleg alton.
a large delegation from Chicago occupying
two cars arrived this evening and others are eX-
pected hourly. There is strong sense of
humor among both the local and visiting sports,
and some of the local newspapers are printing
all sorts of wild stories and wagers. Bud
Reuaud. who figured prominently in the pre-
hmlnares of the great Sullivan-kilrain battle,
is according to himself the holder of more
than quarter of 4 million of dollars wagered
on the fight, and there was great roar this
morning when paper announced that 4 bet Of
S25,0OU to so, 600 had been made with Remand as
stakeholder Another sheet announced gravely
that Steve Brodie, Billy Edwards and George
Slosson passed Chattanooga on Monday even
ing in their own special car, and that large
banner floating from the car bore the inscrip-
ton dempsey" Jimmy Carroll is exhibiting
q telegram from Lord Dashington Murphy, of
Boston, which asks his judgment as to how he
Will bet $4,000. All the Boston sports want to
know what game Dan has been up against now.
Bait Masuerson. OF Denver. who was kIlrains
second IN the battle at Richburg is here look
ing as smooth as oil and wholly unlike gentle
man with over 20 notches on the handle of his
gun, which is popularity supposed to be the case.
His sympathies with Dempsey, but he is
afraid that Fitzsimmons Is marvel.
4 Terrific Punisher.
He declares that he can punish man second
only 10 Sullivan. The Westerner will not bet a
dollar on the fight. The building in which the
fight is to take place is some three miles from
the St. Charles Hotel and there will be some
great crowding when 900 men are hudded into
the square in the center of which the ring is
pitched. The seats rise abruptly in tiers on all
sides and reach the roof at an angle of more
than 45 degrees Many Northerners who have
examined the arrangements are of the opinion
that the seats are none too strongly constructed
but the officials of the club maintain that they
are perfectly safe and that accident is not TO
be thought of. The doors will be thrown
open at o'clock and it will be
case of first come first served
Ear seats are concerned
outside of members of the press and those who
have paid big prices for boxes. OF which there
are half dozen on either side of the ring The
doors will be closed at 9 o'clock-lockej and
will not be opened until either Dempsey or
Fitzsimmons shall have been declared the
victor. An odd story is told of Fitzsimmons
LG1lanQeT'S
confidence in ms ability to defeat Dempsey, it
is given. The laEky asrirant for the champion
ship has actually commissioned local reporter
TO write short speech which he intends to
deliver A. the conclusion of the battle.
Il Must BE a Joke.
In it he will tell why he came to this country
and i'll thank the assemblace for coming to
see him win the championship fairly and
ssuarely.
The prime topic of conversation this morn
ing was the uncertainty with regard to police
interference. Attorney General Rogers had an
interview with Mayor Shakespeare and asked
the latter to stop the fight The city ordinances.
however, permit glove contests and the at.
tempt 10 repeal the ordinance recently was un-
successful. 1t was tacitly understood then that
the night could take place Mayor Shake
speare sad to-day that he would not Interfere
and it is understood that the Governor Will let
the matter rest entirely with the municipal
authorities.
Eitzsmmons arrived this morning but has
been spirited away. No one can see him. The
general opinion is that Dempsey will win. al
though he is handicapped by the gloves.