The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-25
SPORTING MATTERS.
Gossip of the Coming Great
Fights at New Orleans.
SULLIVAN LOOKED ON AS WINNER.
corbett Clever sparrer, but His Blows Lack
FOrce-Raeing Events of the Day.
Baseball, Etc.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch1
New YORK, Aug. 34.-James F. Carroll,
ex-manager and trainer OF Bob Fitzsin
mons, wishes it understood that he does not
believe Corbett will best Sullivan, although
he has been quoted that way. Carroll
writes to the sporting editor of the World
from Bay st. Louis as follows:
81 wish you would contradict the state
ment that predicted 6 sure winner In Jim
Corbett. 1 never was interviewed regard
ing the fight, but l have been quoted lust
the same. You will do me favor bv saw
ing that l always was Sullivan man. and
my opinion is today that if John L. is in
any KIND OF condition ne will win sure [
know Corbett is q clever boxer, but he can
not hit hard, and any one who locks over
his past victories will be convinced that I
am right John will find he has a much
talerman and longer in the reach than
nlmself, but as he is an old general in the
ring, think he will have NO Lrouble.n
sKELLY AND M'AULIFFE.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Aug. PA represeu-
tative visited the training quarters OF
Sicily aud McAuliffe late this evening and
found them all feeling well. The day was
warm, but did not prevent the two boxers
from doing good road work and plenty of
gymnssuc exercises. Sicily punched the
bag for several hours and spared with
Robertson and others at the quarters
McAulife Is training SO secretly that
very little or no information can be gained
from him. However, it was learned that
ne was IN excellent condition and doing
plenty OF good work.
BIG oDDs ON SULLIVAN.
PIrTsBURG, Aug. 4-One hundred to
eighty is offered on Sullivan, and s1OO to
$50 is asked by the Corbettites-that is the
betting quotations in Pittsburg st the pres-
ent time There has been but little bet
ting so far, however. even at these odds.
Two bets were made today. A COrbstr
man getting to for his money, and in
case of draw to win both bets. One of
the wagers was $50 to $1G0 and the
other 500 to $500. At three or four Of tha
newspaper offices las Pittsburg has no pool
rooms at presently there are small punches
OF money. But the real betting will not
begin until day or so before the battle.
In tne other two lights McAuliffe and
Meyers are quoted about even, while
Dixon money goes begging.
NO MATCH BETWEEN FITzsIMMoNs AND HALL.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 24.-The officers Of
the Olympic club have given up all inten-
ton of trying TO make a match between
Of next month. The time between this and
the dates set for the three fights is too
short 10 permit OF the fight being as extern
sively advertised as the club desires, and
as the railroads in many cases sold their
tickets covering only the Sth Of September,
the management do not deem it good policy
10 try and bring the men together. An al
tempt will, however, be made to have the
fight take place about Mardigras next, and
it is more than likely the ciub will arrange
another triple effort in the pugiIisrs line
for that time.
MUST TAKE OFF THEIR GUNS.
The club has decided that every spectator
at the Dixon-kelly match will be searched
for weapons. This move has been decided
upon in view Of the many flying reports
about the way things viii be managed in
the event of the tide of battle going II favor
of -t.-so colored BOY. The club officials are
determined that nothing bat fair treatment
will be accorded the champion, and the
word has gone forth that the spectators
had better leave their weapons with the
porter on entering the club house.