Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21

the light. Inc New YORK mauobttan
and Athletic Clubs will run excursion
trains and there will be similar runs
from Chicago aud Cincinnati, while
Corbett and Sullivan will come In style,
with special trains, each with 300 or
400 of his friends to cheer him Ia his
battle.
The Olympics wanted to have four
fights at the approaching carnival, one
In each of the four great classes into
which puRilists ARE divided-heavy,
middle, light and featherweights. 1t
has been found impossible to arrange q
middleweight "battle" because no one
will meet Bob Fitzsimmons, whom the
club has selected as one Of its cham
pions. Jim Hall, Ted Pritchard, Jack
O'Brien and Costello were all offered
the chance at a handsome purse OF sl5,-
900, but all declined 1t.
This leaves only three battles for the
September carnival.
September (Monday), Billy Myer,
of Streator, H., and Jack McAuliffe, OF
New York (champion), lightweights.
Purse 500
September 8 Tuesday, George Dix
on (colored), of Boston (champion), and
Jack Sicily. of New York, feather
weights. Purse $1,000.
September 7 Wednesday,, John l..
Sullivan, Of Boston (championl, and
James J. Corbett, OF California, heavy
weights. Purse $4,000
| There are side bets OF $4,000, so that
the total amount that will change hands,
as a result Of these contests, aside from
the betting, is $50, 500. II the Olympcs
sell all their seats they will take in some
Sl6O, 900, and net 100000, and even II
they do only half as good they will make
a handsome profit. As IL Is they have
sold about one-fourth OF the seats al
ready.
NEW $4,000 CLUB HOUSE.
Since their last contest the Olympics
| have built handsome club house, cost
ing S25, 900. where their guests will be
received and entertained as comfortable
as in any social club In New Orleans.
They decided, however, not to rebuild
their arena or amphitheatre in
which the fights take place, post
poning this for another year, but
to reconstruct, enlarge and im-
prove it. When Maher fought here in
! March, the arena could seat 5000 peo-
pie, and accommodated as many on that
occasion, number OF persons being
turned away from the doors on account
of lack of room. 1t has been enlarged
in the last three weeks by the addition
of galleries. so as to accommodate
10000. 1t is constructed after the fash
lou Of the old Roman Coliseum. In the
centre is the ring, which Is declared by
all pugilists to be the best In the world.
Around this is platform for the police,
seconds, referee, etc, and then a
barbed wire fence TO pre-
vent any Of that ring jumping which
has spoit so many fights. The press
has seats Immediately in front, and the
press on this occasion will number 500,
for several OF the Northern papers have
applied for eight tickets. They Will
send three or four reporters, an artist,
a retired pugilist to give points and a
stenographer and telegrapher. Behind
the press come. two rows Of private
boxes, each seating six persons. Then
the parquettc, family circle and gal
| lerles.
The whole building IS splendidly IL
Illuminated by the electric light, and the
pugilists are visible from every portion
| OF the house.
The club has made two Improvements
| in its arena since its last fight. 1t will
have better telegraphic facilities so that
news of the fight can be sent directly
| from the ringside TO each newspaper
with correspondent present, and time
will be announced by an electric clock
and gong. There has always been con-
| fusion on this latter point, which the
| electric clock will prevent. II will be
placed in full view OF all. and not only
| give a record of the rounds and inter
missions but will strike the ten seconds
every time one of the contestants is
knocked to the ground. II, when the
last second is sounded he is not on his
feet again he will be declared "out."
WATCHES OVER THE TRAINING.
The club more or less provides and
cares for the pugilists who have made
engagements with IL from the moment
the contract is signed. IL pays for the
medical examination 10 see that the men
are sound and that the old cry lack OF
condition" IS not INDUCED In, for IL Will
allow no man TO enter the ring when
not fully prepared for 1t. 1t sends its
agents from time to time to the training
quarters Of the puglists to SEQ that they
are properly preparing themselves so as
to assure good fight, and 1t provides
them with training quarters, IL they
come South, as the club always urges
them to do, so that it Will have them
under it, eyes. 1t requires them to put
up forfeit, and this prevents the posi-
billty OF the fight falling through by any
OF the pugiists back Ing out at the last
moment.
The club has succeeded IN getting
three Of the pugilists to train here
Sicily; McAuliffe and Dixon. Sullivan,
Corbett and Myer reserved the right TO
train north, and will not be down here
until September l. From that date the
pugilistic craze will begin to rage In
New Orleans.
1t Is admitted on all hands that II tbs
coming carnival proves financial sue
cess it will give great impetus to pug
ilism not only here but throughout the
country. The Coney Island and other
clubs have been afraid 10 offer such big
prizes as the Olympics can do, and have
waited to see the result OF the latter's
experiment, as 100000 10 $40, 900 10 o
large amount TO invest in an experiment
of this kind.
The Olympics announce that they
will give two Sunday exhibitions each
year-one In the spring. during Mardi