Evening journal., 1892-09-07

Confident The Champions weak Points.
The Greatest Ring Battle in rugiiistic
History.
lBy Telegraph 60 tho Evening Journall
NEW ORLuAN-, La, Sept Now that
the combination Of the three Jacks is
broken the question among ihe sports is.
'Win the champions wing' McAuliGe
and- Dixon IN thcir respective classics
have proven conclusively that they are
worthy bearers OF the titles they hold.
and now the thing that the lovers of
pugil,sm want TO see settled is whether
John L. sullivan, So long the champion
of champions, win be able to retain lis
honors or if they will pass to younger
shoulders
Il is but truth 90 say that a large ma
i0rity of the men assembled on the
streets of this city. and there are thous-
auds Of them an talking Of the big event
tonight. believe the man from Boston
viii not only defeat the ambitious Cali
fornian, but beat him in few rounds,
anywhere from TO g.
Much Small Betting.
They arc SO confident Of this result
that they are betting that the big fellow
will win inside of ten rounds and laying
even money on it. The Corbett people
are taking such offers with q good deal
of avidity but in small amounts only.
Corbett's friends seem TO have only small
amounts to bet
l. ]. 4 D.
been laid this morning on the result at
the st. Charles hotel with Sullivan
the favorite at TO I, but "a wager that
runs into the thousands has yet 20 be
recorded The same bettors on Sullivan
to win in ten rounds generally concedc
that hc must do Corhett up within a
short period or lac never viii.
The Champion Weak Points.
The champion is in good form no doubt
that is for n man who has led his style
Of life for years, but he is in his 3Jth
year and he was very fat when ne
started in to train lie still has more
flesh in the lower part of his stomach
than is necessary and weighs today about
2ls pounds
lie Is good enough on his feet when IL
comes 10 skipping the rope but this cx
ercise invariably makes him perspirJ
greatly. He breathes heavily. too, after
going through this form of exercise
for any considerable length of time. bat
his skin is good and his eyes are bright
and his confidence IN himself remains as
of old.
The opinion that Sullivan must wiz
shortly or not at all is based on the feai
that his wind may not hold out. That ia
the one doubt of those who are betting
ON him. His handlers and confdant'
say that he IS AN right in that respect.
Corbett In Great Condition.
Corbett is in as fine form as an athlete
can possibly be trained into 1t is need
less TO specify wherein his points lie. III
is all right from top TO bottom. He Il
the best conditioned man. all I'm all, tina
john l.. Sullivan ever tried TO down, am,
If the big fellow does him he will b
amply entitled TO hold his title of champ
ion.
How skeliy reels.
Skelly is terribly broken up over hi
defeat and he receives no sympathy from
his seconds who say that he refused Il
follow their advice and force the fighting
By an odd coincidence Johnny Murphy
the Boston featherweight with red hair
who fought Dixon once before and caml
here TO challenge him again, took quar-
ters at the same house occupied by Genrgl
Dixon. and they are sleeping undo
the same roof Murphy liked the look
of place he saw on his way from tn
depot and as he desired TO keep awal
from the good fellowship OF the largl
crowd he stopped of and engaged rooms
BE went down town after depositing hii
baggage and when he returned he foun,
O'Bourko, Dixon and the rest sitting il
the place.
What aIcAulilc Wins.
J lack RfeAulife is about SD 600 aleaf