Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-05
PRIZE RING GLADlATORS
New Orleans the Fistic Worlds
Hub for This Week.
THREE BIG CONTESTS TO COME OFF.

But All the Interest Centers in the Great
Battle between 5 nivan and corbett
The Champion in the Crescent City, but
His Opponent Tarries in North Carolina
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-Never has this
city been in such a state Of excitement as II
is over the coming contest of the pugiisti.
giants. The John L. Sullivan train got il
here quietly and John was immediatel,
driven to No 40 North Rampant street,
private dwelling, where his friends ha,
rooms engaged for him. Right across tn
way from this house is the place of tn
Young Mems Gymnastic club, which OF
ganization has extended to the ehampioi
an invitation to come there and do an,
work he wanted to. John notified the clu
that he would be delighted, and took up h
quarters ut the address named weth alac
rity.
On reaching his quarters he took bat
and rested on bed at full length for ha
an hour and then called for something T.
cat. He has been in the habit ever since h.
left New York Of making the same kind O.
call long before the stated meal hour II
got what he wanted and took another spel
on the bed. After lying there awhile b.
said he thought he would so over to thi
Young Mems club, and he went He di,
some punching of the bag and perspiieo
freely.
Something that will interest Sullivan
admirers is that when John L. stepped
the scales in the Young Mems club today b
tipped the beam at 2l2l5 pounds. He Wi
work off at least four pounds before be goe
into the ring.
suliivan's Condition.
ut is pretty safe to state, said Tom Ray
Of Cleveland, man who has been to all tn,
fights for twenty-five years and knows
good man when he sees him, ''that Sullivan
is in as good condition rs he has been sine,
he fought Paddy Ryan. He is older, Ger
tainly, but that makes no difference Hi
strength is all here today, as the man has
been taking care of himself for awhile and
picked it up as he only can do"
There is not so much interest manifested
in the McAuliffe- Myer and Dixon-Skelly
fights of tonight and Tuesday. Yet thu
sports from the north made a good many
bets today on these contests. McAulffe
was the favorite over Myer at 100 to 20
when night came on. Before that Myer,
who has fought Bowen twice and Carroll
once in this city, was something of a favor
lite. He at least had the call in the betting;
but the northern money came out so fast
that the Williamsburg man quickly went to
the front
A United Press reporter, who saw Nc
Auliffe at Bay st. Louis today, became
satisfied that Jack was in good shape
Many stories have gone abroad stating that
I McAuliffe has been fooling away time and
not training properly.
1t has also been said that he was drink
/ ing His appearance did not show anything
of the kind TO one who has seen him before
when preparing for fight. His pale com
4 plexion, perhaps, has thrown the experts
4 off, but Jack Is always white skinned when
ready for battle. Training has an effect
upon him that makes his skin Of the white
kind. However that may be, McAuliffe
told Eddie stoddard, of Brooklyn, one Of his
best friends and one Of his seconds, that he
was all right and was sure Of winning This
remark was made during a run Of five miles
that McAuliffe ana Stoddard made to-
gether.
The Myer-McAuline Mill.
Myer is also in fine form, and the general
opinion here is that the fight he will put up
against McAuliffe will make tho most inter
esting event Of the three that will occur
during the festival
There is very little money seen on the
Dixon-Skelly contest Dixon is such de-
cided favorite that the Skelly people arc
holding off Skelly is a sincere and earnest
young man. Today he said that he was
only an amateur sort of fellow, aud be
was aware Of the fact that he was going tc
fight one of the ceverest two handed mer
in the world. "But that don't worry me,
Skeny added 81 have some confidence ii
myself and have advantage in weight
have an idea that Dixon is not hard hit
ter, with all his reputation for knocking
men out. / have gone against men who
have outweighed me from ten to twenty
five pounds, and always won or held my
own"
Charley johnson and Jim Wakely have
been trying to place some money on Sulli
van at 10 to Z, but the Corbett people de
mand . to /; so little money in larg'
amounts has been bet on that fight Dan
Murphy, of Boston, has put up $50 to 500
on McAuliffe against Myer.