Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-08

lHl N4NNLh' NlSlLOI5 WdS
-ra3t as the crowds Of a carnival.
. Both men were known 20 be 10 prime
,-i,.or. and the greatest fight OF the
-5s was looked forward TO by all with
sa Anticipation.
/ There was an universal movement in the
sac5n OF the club, even before the
13ss Of evening had Oegnn 20 fall.
. Every avenue leading from the broad
L,gari that bisects the city
WAS BLACK WITH PEOPLE.
/ s-y man of any prominence got an ova-
4 7 hat was startling ia It's strength.
who could not get into the club felt
t-l1rlei 20 bangor the outside for bul-e-
5 from Tue ring
1a..raspects to-uights fight was the
l,ss- Of The three la point of purse, IN
! 1l0i men, and iu point Of crowd and In
! q. ot excitement. 10 eXcellld the battles
J Iy gone into history.
..was no wonder, therefore, that those
J ccrduCt 20. or would not go, fOrSOOk
r beds and crowded around the 0ulle-
! boards eager Tor a words Of news from
. b struggle of the giGdiatCrs.
NLel che men made the match they
l-- DO t1 be a decisive one I'm It's result.
-s.a was plenty OF money 70 back each
ban. The sullivan people dictated the
--s and the other side had 20 meet the
d. Ten thousand side was named as
5El-9r. The COruett people agreed to
i WITHOUT demur. This meant 5000 as
\ l-.er Then came the question of
! -a
Olympic is the leader of clubs and
-.at rle match at all hazards. II Of
--- $4,000 for the mill, and the prinCely
On was accepted. 10 was agreed the
19r should have the whole of 10. Tue
would ind uO sOl2Ce for bis Woe The
..,. Gus were brief. They We're 70 the
. 'l-t finish fight under Queensbury
les should oe the game. That means
-a' ae men must stand up sGuarely and
stripped t0 the waist, each round 10
t-se minutes. and one minute rest.
l.-.1y was said about Wejghts; either
on was privileged to carry as much flesh
-e Pleased. Along with the purse, to the
-l-,r Of tue fight
GOES THE CHAMPIONSHIP,
Ncach Of tbeE,adiators IL meant more
.-e coin that laI been wagered on the
-e sullivan people came TO the club
1a'T tooSa carriage az the hotel be-
ven ana drove ,e.surely down with
-- Oh backs Thecarriages was closed
--." on tle streets knew IL contained
II. II 'r from Boston.
wen q, rea.lcd the club there was an
= ,-r3rs of people Aghuug their
.'l .-e c.u1 ILe Oig bOned cOppers
- --e sidewalks and the champion and
s-,-l Went -1. Sullivan took the room
airs which Skelly occupied last
So il ,1e toss for corners, Corbett
,,.. - 'aoSe 'le lucky one that Dixon
.'tA-dGe i0uVdtin.
Il 'N l1cQeU followed In The wake Of
-r P,ol, coming in fifteen minutes
l-'le-. came To- the club house with
ava a face wreathed in smiles.
-1a't we -ots roamed about IN
4 ~. .---S ,--s until called into the ring.
4 .s....i5' ''-.o,.1D lu ITS enlarged condition
a.. d striking appearance when
ID - utmost capacity, even the over
-. ----1l.tS, Wllcl seemed 70 put Ou.
! ID ,-. -r.5lt ac0ve the vast thrOng
ats.- n. 'le almost countless tiers of
" c,ss ,-.-, --- mann ooiy Of the arena, being
a-r-.-"-- "--- al eager thrOug, all intentlv
5is every move that was made in tbe
7 eng about
k-5 -1. l-5 over that immense throng one
ts-i,.,. --S-p rejecting upon the tre-
so ,-ss.-'..~ ..~7S IN popular favor that have
ore " boxing since Heenan and
''''''ey io-glton the ''''N -'N
4.., .ANAp,AS SHORE or LAKE ERIE
\ avs mem ~ y-irty years ago. In those
,zs s,F.s-- I'D tle habit Of going 20
H. rs-- o-'y "ou the slvu and those
t-,et t-ss- were particularly careful 10
i ,rs s,s-, -les Kept out of the newsna-
3 g. --llCds. But h. yvss ~, 81.
@ ra,r5- ~ s'4sel = elCent upon being known
-ly frr~ s,.--SS,,it -S,it sports that deferred
go15 ~ -.-..elu-nS those prize fights in
,-a fFs, eass. At tnat time going tOa
bad M --s-l-Ll '.-,-Ll long and fatiguing rides
Tes- ana r9NI trains or on board the
4-15s,s 9, untCutCrtably crowded
. '-ofs-s'o s5'skerlng under a hure load
-e va-r 49,. Iou-mourbed humanity of
ccl.1a~- - " pes men who would m
.-c,o-s6i, ~ ,cullstanceS be tho most
e1 10 tbs ~. ~ travelling companions. bpt
-'' CaI,-,,.''Ii' I'USg OF surroundings of q
u worst -. 20 arouse erd epcourace
ecdors propensities. bsc.,a T..0S So,si'' ~ ~
he f,5s.gS things had q ten5ou.-..
IS co0ducte9 NJ ,t'e,e yit'ao.e IN tae old times.
-. ISIS have coroo - .ue NlymDi5 Club these
Now men 80, ~ wear different as
- q yestibpiaJi iIsei I..i 70 great boxing con-
Jest hotels fa-- fs,-AIe zen trains. slee0 at
lptIQusly every