Evening journal., 1892-09-06

and Who Placed the Money Increasing
Interest in Tomorrow's Battle.
lByTeegraph to the Evening Journall
NEW OaLgANs, Sept. 6.-There are few
people in this city this morning who are
not talking about the manner in which
pugilist Jack McAulife defeated Billy
Myer for the lightweight championship
and whole lot of money. The general
comment is that there was only one man
in the fight Even Myers closest friends
admit chat McAuliffe showed his super
iority over their man and they nave no
form of an excuse TO offer. McAuliGes
friends are still i'm the midst of their en-
thusiasm and say. withiustice. that there
is now left no foeman worthy Of his fists
unless it be Burge, tho Englishman
That McAuliiIee SHOULD have fought Is
rounds with a man of such reputation
and backing as Myer and come out victor
without scratch is held TO be thing of
wonder. His generalship in avoiding
Myers noted right hand and the strength
with which he whaeked his man and
/ fioored him repeatedly are subjects that
| jack friends love to relate Myer is
/ very sore this morning besides a bad eye
/ lie bears many bruises On the body and
| it will be several days before he is rid of
/ stiffness. The Streator lad gets fun credit
for his gameuess but as q front rank
/ fighter his reputation is gone.
1t seems that more money changed
hands on this fight than was supposed
Yesterday Quite q good pot of money
came down from Chicago. and when Nc
Aulifle became the favorite Yesterday
morning il was unloaded The principal
hackers Of the Brooklyn man, besides
Dick Roche, We're Gus Tuthill. Frank
Stevenson, Warren Lewis, Steve Brodie
and Jack Sheehan, of New 0ri
The New Orleans residents were gen
orally on the Myer side They had seen
him fight twice before and liFed him
They had never seen McAuliife They
now wish that they had McAulihe says
he will fight no more, but he always says
that after a battle No man was better
pleased over Jacks success than John L.
Sullivan. Sullivan lis essentially a
Home Rule and he always likes TO see
success perch upon the banner of a man
who halls from the place nearest to his
home
There is not much betting going on in
the Dixon-Skelly fight which takes
place this evening The Southerners do
not feel inclined to back the c0lored boy.
yet they are afraid to bet against him.
Northern and Western people, nearly an
of whom have seen Dixon. win have
nothing else than the 'mahogany' chan
pion There is considerable interest iu
the match nevertheless The crowd viii
be with Sicily because he is q white lad
but Dixon viii get fair treatment Tn,
boys are resting today. They both say
they are in the finest condition An eN
cellent contest for few rounds is tn,
way the people who have seen both boy,
fight predict
Corbett arrived in town this morning
I and id he was in he best Of health. III
looked brown aud hearty and his eyei
} shown brightly. but he has no flesh {,
2 spare He viii make his headquarters a
{ the Southern Athletic club. taking ligh
exercise today and tomorrow.
! Sullivan W followed by an enormous
crowd when he drove from the ST
Charles Hotel to the Young Mems Gym
nastic club. The block on North Ram
] part street whore this club is situated
was packed with people an the time TIM
o. John L. was inside The big fellow
skipped the rope Gj6 times and worko'
e with light dumb bells for a while. h
eNlu lt Nllg looh tllln tAtttlet 10 htc
i from getting stiff
r Dick Roche makes the statement tina
S he win back McAuliIe for the sum @
n $40 GOO against any man in the world. a
f isl pounds, and adds that he know
o what he is talking about
s A United Press reporter asked JAG
4 Sheehan one of McAuliifes trainers, IL /
i were possible for him TO get to TIA
weight. II wiz bet that he can get {
l25 pounds aud be strong His flesh ]
very easy TO work of and il he shoul
ever undertake to fight at that weigh
e You win see him enter the ring ft Il
j, cope with his opponent, whoever he ma
{. be
y McAuliffe had another good bit @
l. luck yesterday lie had $50 ON Uyacinth
N at 2 to ! in the fourth race at GloU
q cester. and 81 at 20 j on Chatham
i. the flth. Sullivan remains the favorit
). over Corbett at about to l. The Cor
|. bett partisans want 20 do better If the
/. can. but it is likely that the money wi
go on tomorrow ct about these ODDS
a There is not much betting today Con
IS binations on Sullivan and Dixon igur
It only to 1 Corbett and Dixbn stan
e at 6 to l and Corbett and Skelly at 10 t
e L