The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28
KEEPS THEM A THINKING.
OLD SPORTS QUITE AZ SEA REGARD
ING THE FI6H1S IN NEW ORLEANS


ING THE FIGHTS IN NEW ORLEANS
They Say They Have Thelr Prefereu COS,
bat Very Little Money Put Up hoyn.ki
VIII Probably Met siavia-Ryan ConA-
ssnt Or Wianiss-Waitsas for 'Maher.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 27.-Nearly all the sport
ing mon who have come here so far have
stopped over at Bay st. Louis to see Fitzsim-
mons That his condition is thoroughly salts
factory is proved BY the fact that there has
been quite number OF persons converted.
just beiore he finished up his work yesterday
he gave the visitors q specimen Of his wrest-
ling In bout with Robertson. He showed
that he was nearly as good In wrestling as in
fighting.
Fitzsimmons's weight varies from 1917 to
ITO pounds. he will enter the ring pretty
close to the latter figure. as no Is picking up
daily and is in good health.
Tho colors OF Maher and Fitzsimmons have
been shown. and they are said to be the hand
soonest handk erchiefs ever made for Fighter.
Makers colors are white heavy silk ground.
with green borders. and the harp Of Erin
in raised green and silver work. Fitzsirn-
border on one side and blue on the other The
Kangaroo is marked In the centre In grayish
Iona. Bob" represents. Tho colors WIN h
pIsse9ted to the men jnst before the light
WIN the compliments VI tu0 CluD..
The chances are that on the night Of March2
there will not he q vacant sent IN the s Olympie
c sest at tSps pc guy
refused. Men have been Offering $40 and S25
fog bog 'ea but they are I'll gone
to tSs d hS CUB that no had sS5St2 70 bet
or hs and wanted The PfssaeGt the
saving that tho club did not bet on the con.
bsoT nor ass
Qrnphod tho club that some Eastern money
had been piscea with him to bet on siahor
ChoynsM and Greggalns. who reached here
9ynps Cub ~e TRsy Sh not 70 On
the Ftzsinmons and Carroll camp, as ,; eI-
6soyns9! viii e ssesnd P $st aoss
to sSsn1 ri sSe
before the Dempsey fight He thinks that
science and also gained in strength Of late:
He 10 anxious for q match himself. and would
NIKE % n %Set the winner OF the maherftzs'm
4 Ghoynskt can agree with President Noel
bout he Will doubtless be the man to meet
Bs o sP and sSn1sSs sa. r. sGsS
Ssd Ss,oss s hs sst1 ssvss h P Teu
srns against Red f Sa
RI M;tos enough to interfere in his match with
Charley Johnston Of Brooklyn. the backer. OF
John l. Sullivan. has arrived here from Hot
Springs. He TAX es neutral position at pros
soe Sas q h hss
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satisfied. hei . punisher. | never saw Fitz
gs sa t vii Rs e psar that on e. e S a
this M Ma he Sn be WS for the
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and San francIsco Needhsm is the fsvorite.
Ryan. whose friends are legion In the
sf 4em Tom in H EsSsiBs OF who tsesrSSH EN-
manager, to the effect that plenty OF Chicago
money will be here by Sunday morning. Ryan
said he knew his friends would not forsake
him. Betting changed slightly in his favor to-
day u+.,. .,..u,,,,. ,.,, p ~
Informed khat betting was in favor OF Need
ham. Il stopped this fellow once before. and
4see no reason why should not do it again.
lC is true our last 20 WAS long and |
forced to stop him. but have learned u good
many things since then. l am older in tho
admirers. and they need have no fear on that
score"