The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-29
F11Z IS A SLIGHT FAveRlTE.
THE AUSTRALIAN SHOWS UP IN NEW
ORLEANS IN PRIME CONDITION.

An O~eraow Expected in the Oiynptc C1ss-
Seats for 1000 Persons, bus They Are
Not Esoush-Tt 10 Now Thousht that
Nssdham vvSn whip 1yss.
New ORLEANS. Fob. 2a-The call on the
Olympic Club for seats for the Maher-Fftz-
simmons heht is so great that the club 10 In
doubt a. TO whether they win have onoteh for
nil To accommodate the overflow the club
havo built two additional galleries over and
behind the regulated seats. eaci, Of which will
accommodate 500 persons. thus making the
total seating capacity about 1000. The In
terior Of tho club house has been profuse!y
decorated with bunting. carnival and other
flags. Some visitors to-day we're Offering as
high rs $50 for boxes seating elk persons.
but they wero not to be had at any price.
The amphitheatre and ring were visited TO-
day by large number OF persons. including
many ladies'. and there was quite crowd In
attendance ut tho laying OF tho cornerstone OF
tho Oympics now club house. prize is
always offered BY the club to the member who
comes nearest to naming the winner OF fight
and the number Of rounds fought. The black
board shows that the preference OF the club
stand two to ono in favor OF F1tzsimmons as
against Maher. The average guess for the
fight is twenty rounds. but the Maher men
generally think TINT he will pound the Austria.
lian out in less time than that
Prof John Duffy. formerly instructor OF the
Southern Athletic Club. Is TO be the referee in
this rs vol as In tho Needham. Ryan night. He
has had considerable experience in pugilism.
Jimmy Carroll. Joe Choynski. Robertson. and
Johnny Van Heest, will look after Etzsim-
mons. Billy Madden. Gus Tuthlll. Jack Fallon.
and Denny Doyle will care for the Irish
champion.
Fitzsimmons returned to Bay st. Louis to-
day. His presence here seemed only to
strengthen his cause. for no one could see
whore no had put on any superfuous flesh. He
fully realizes that he will havo hard battle
with Maher. "1never felt better or stronger
linz vssn h. 'se
hs9s issnd hut tSst III 0 e S.d Strong
f rhtsr. S have never s seen emu him. and viii
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ts' BE- s'PsssTsa
nas Fhs i sss ssa s!s1 ~! 6 sSs m|Sdis,
weight q the Tord z Y not
concluded tina. it would pc q mistake to come
over and soc the Carnival
Dan Murphy. the Boston sporting man. is
hero to challenge the winner. Of The Ryan
Nesdham fight for TO- with Patsy Kari.
one Of tho longest battles on record. 1o2
rounds. The bets are now in favor Of Need
ham at odds OF 10 to -. but 1t is thought TINT
Eoans arrive.
Billy Dacey. the light weight. is here and is
anxious to mako match. He is u strong
Maher man.
All the puRilists in town and many Of the
sporting men were present. last night. at the
Olympic Club. for CAROLS benefit. It was
pSsstpGRed howevHr Intii FridsS anda free
toSt al ens
matches between Van Heest and dutch"
Neill: GEsggans and Choyniski; Ned COLLEEN Of
die weights: Fitzsimmons and VAnQuelin.
Fitzsimmons kept himself in reserve and
pronounced excellent
The betting between Maher and Ftzsim-
mons. which has been even. has turned slight.
" in Fit2SimmOn0's favor.