The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-05

The FistiC Gladiators Ready for
the Fray.
MAULIFFE, SULLIVAN AND DIXON.

A Large Crowd OF Visitors Gather.
ing TO Witness the Fights-Ali the
Principals OH the Ground But Cor.
bett-Great Rush TO See Sullivan.
New ORLEANS, Sept, 5.-No election.
presidential or local, has caused more sx.
citement in this city than is shown to.
day in this town. The chief streets are
all crowded with men who live here and
men who don't, and the only subject is
prize lighting, or, as they call it here,
glove contests. Boys of eight years are
heard to offer bets of anywhere from
two cents to ten that Sullivan win win
the fight, and the populace are on the
qui vive as a collection of adherents Of
the prize fighting art.
The John L. Sullivan train got in here
about 4:3O yesterday morning, and John
was Immediately driven to No. 45 North
Rampant street, private dwelling where
his friends had rooms engaged for him.
Right across the way from this house is
the club of the Young Mems Gymnastic
club, which organization had extended
to the champion an invitation to come
there and do any work he wanted to.
'plih Lllt tlltb lflht llt NDUltl ut
delighted, and took up his quarters at
the address named with alacrity. On
reaching there he took bath and rested
on bed at full length for half an hour
and then called for something to eat
He got what he wanted and took another
spell on the bed. After lying there awhile
he said he thought he would go over to
the Young Mems Gymnastic club, and
he went. He did some punching of the
bag and perspired freely.
In the afternoon he went over to the
Olympic club house Just for drive, he
said, and then came back to do some
more work in the Y NJ. G.. G. rooms.
Running couple of miles and the use of
light dumbbells comprised his work on
this occasion. He did it all with vim,
and the friends who saw his vigor were de-
lighted. He finally returned TO Ram
part street and went to bed
Everybody Wanted to See Him.
All day Rampant street between Bien-
vile and Custom street, on which block
is Sullivan's stopping place, was crowded
with men and women, all waiting for
chance to see the big fellow. Policemen
were on special duty to compel order,
but there was no need for their services.
The best Of order prevailed from morn
ing until night.
Something that will interest the Sulli-
van admirers is that when John l.. went
on the scales in the Young Mems club
to-day he tipped the beam at 2l2 1-2
pounds. He will work off at least four
pounds before he goes into the ring. ut
is pretty safe to state, said Tom Ray, of
Cleveland, a man who has been to all the
fights for twenty-five years and knows
good man when he sees him, that Sulli-
van is in as good condition as he has been
since he fought Ryan. He is older. Ger
tainly, but that makes no difference His
strength is all here today as the man has
been taking care of himself for while
and picked it up as he only can do"
There is not so much interest in the
NcAuliffe- Myer and Dixon-Skelly fights
of tomorrow and Tuesday nights. Nc
Auliife was the favorite over Myer at
100 to 80 when night came on. There is
very little money seen on the Dixon
Skelly contest. Dixon is such decided
favolite that the Skelly people are hold
ing off.
Charley Johnston and Jim Wakely
were trying last night to place some
money on Sullivan at 10 to Z, but the
Corbett people demand to l. so little
money in large amounts has been bet on
that fight. Dan Murphy, of Boston. has
put up $3.50 against $500 on McAuiiffe
eatnAA4is1h wy
Corbett at Charlott.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 5.-Tho Cor
bett special was two hours late when it
rolled into the Greensboro station here
yesterday morning. Over 900 people
We're at the station. Corbett was up
early He passed fair night only,
having been disturbed at the different
stations by people who climbed up to
the windows Of his private car and
cheerCd him.
Charlotte, N. c., was the next stop.
Corbett's car was uncoupled from the
special and sidetracked Corbett and
party propose to stay twenty-four hours
at Charlotte. Prof. Mike Donovan,
Manager Brady, DAILY, Delaney and Dill
Ion remained over with the party. After
lunch two carriages took Corbett and his
trainer five miles out of town, where he
got out and ran the rest of tho way back
to tho city ut swift pace. He then
punched the bag for thirty minutes, and
finished his days work by wrestling and
boxing with DAILY for over an hour. The
train left this morning and the car will
be carried direct to New Orleans, reach
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