The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-06
Over Six Thousand Gentlemen, Sports and
Toughs" Present, but ADMISSION Denied
to Two Females in Male Attire.
Both Pugilists Able to Drink Champagne
After the Contest Was Over.
McAuliffs Happy Over the Title of Light
Weight Champion and in Good HQmer Over
Winning Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
Billy Myer Knocked Out In tho Fifteenth
Round After u Strong Fight.

Billy Myer Knocked Out In tho Fifteenth
Round After "a Strong Fight.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-The Olympic
Clubs high-priced pugilistic carnival was
inauguratcd tonight with the Iiaht-weight
championship under circumstances that
were auspicious in all respects save that of
the weather. But the weather did not
dampen the ardor of the sports or hurt the
attendance of the crowd. All this after
noon the leading thoroughfares down town
were thronged with an excited. troubled
and enthusiastic crowd. At the st. Charles
Hotel and Young Mems Gymnasium the
multitude trod the slippery side
walks, bent on seeing Sullivan. and
talking all the time of the battle
OF tonight. Their curiosity with re-
gard to the champions girth was
not satisfied. but their discussion about
with the placidlty of o running brook. An
early slump In the betting had
aroused the spirits of the band of McAuliffe
men IN town and tho Myer men were do
pressed. McAuliffe and his friends pre-
served reticence about the condition of
their man that was oppressive, and no ono
but a small circle of hght-weights saw the
champion in his room. which be did not
leave during the evening until his friends
came to take him to the club. 1t was this
secrecy which Kept McAuliffe q favorite.
The rain chased the sports down to the
club earlier than they would have gone
otherwise. Long before twilight the cars
headed down town began to fill up and the
crowds ON the cars continued to grow.
fnere was nothing left for men TO oling to
but the sides of the bob-tail vehicles. As
early as b o'clock hacks began to gather at
the hotels and public places; nobody W who can
afford it goes TO these ID ghts except in a
hired conveyance. So the livery men were
happy in their prosperity and the high
priced character OF the carnival was pre-
served. AS darkness iell carriages. cabs.
tally-h hos and furniture wagons loaded to
their utmost capacity commenced their pill
Grimage to the club. They cut their way
through crowded thorou xhfares. On either
side of the street men. women and children
were lined uD. yelling ar the hacks as they
flew by. Down at the club there was q
scene Of animation inside and out. Chief
Caster sent down big body of burly off,
GERS to keep the crowds away from the clu b
entrances. The police stood In the peltlng
rain. ana with an ease that was remarka-
bio kept the streets leading to the avenues
OF admission clear OF the motley throng on
the outside The club building was blaze
of light. The arena is q double-storied
affair, with sitting room for sonnet thing over
eight thousand. The ring Is in the center.
and there never was prettier battle ground
than 1t presented this evening under the
brilliant rays of dozen big-globed electric
lights. There was a double row of press
seats around the ring, with private boxes
between them.
GENTLEMEN, SPORTS AND TOUGHs.
The crowd was as varied In character as
it was largo in proportions. 1t embraced
representatives of every State and nearly
every leading power of the world. The
gentleman and the tough sat side by side,
and one was as we'll behaved as the other.
under the restraint of perfect police dlsci-
pline.
/. The notables who saw the fight were
Davies, Charles johnson, Jimmy Wakely.
Warren Lewis, Jim COlville, Nose Gunst
George X. Clark, DominIck &. O'Malley.
Tom o. O'Rourke, w. Reynolds. Joe Goddard.
Joe Choynski. John Murphy of Boston.
Tom Ryan. young sksiiy. Jimmy Carroll
of brooklyn. Joe Cannon. w. w. Nsugh-
ton. Larry Killien, Tom Wilhelm, Chris
Fitzgerald. Hugh Keogh, Lon NJ.
bonssns bouss%sn Joe sM'nsSSine MnrIay Pfts1 fs%
sullivan, "One-eyed" Connolly, George
Dickinson. Leonard Trolly, ii. Waiter
Schlieter, George Dasch, Arthur Chambers,
Harry Thornton. Tho Kid" George b.
McNichols. Nick Seeger. Alfred Smiley, C..
a. Clark. George Kentbausen, L. Adams,
Mayor McCarroil, of Franklin, La, Chas.
Rich, of Sullivan Kilrain fame. Bud Rem
and, Honest" Jack Curry and Honest
John Kelly. Lew Mclaughlin. Judge Bob
terson, Conway Of Troy, John Ferguson.
Ed Mclaughlin. Tom L. Ferguson, Peter
Clark, Alfred Wieland, George Seller,
Bantam" q. n. Whitfield. Harry Weldon,
Billy Norton, Ned Thurman. Henry Schur-
man. Sid Brown. H. D. Hackett, Bart john
SOD.
There was no cheering among the crowd
until n slimly built young man in a PLAIN
business suit and soft hat pressed his way
through the boxes and made his way To the
box. 1t was Jack Skelly. the great ANA
teur, who is to 20 into the ring tomorrow
night against the colored champion of his
class The crowd let it's lungs loose In q
mighty shout whom Skelly presented him.
self. He looked in condition. and said be
felt in the best form of his life. and then
settled down to enjoy the tight. while eight
Thousand pair of eyes were leveled at HIM.
TWO FEMALE SPORTS PUT OUT.
There was an event that happened at the
door just before rbe fight began that was
not on the cards. Thomas l.. Harris Of
Louisville. presented himself with two
slimly- built young persons. handed up his
tickets and started for the arena. Some
thing in the appearance of the men at
trac:ed attention and Captain Barrette
officers followed them. It turned out that
only one of the party was of the male per-
snasion. The other two were girls and
gave themselves away. OF course they did
not get in; on the contrary they were put
under arrest and taken outside. Mr.. Har.
ris Was told he could the fight alone,
and his companions retired. crest-fallen, n, To
don their ewn clothes.
Ihe nrincina nala of the battle act An ex m