Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-02

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INSTRUMENTATION and betting.


WHO have charge Of the arrangements for
Tho three tights next week hare not been
working would be doing them an injus-
tics, says = New Orleans SPECIAL to the
World Each man on the Board Of Direc-
tors has been kept busy from early until
lnto getting thinRs In readiness for the big
events. and private business has been
oveslocked IN tho rush 70 increase che
popularity Of the club and to promote its
ntSrests. The central Office Of the club,
at no. ~ st. Charles street. Is crowded
oxtfy With local and visiting sports. who
come to learn the latest from the fighters
and 70 secure In advance coupons giving
them the pick Of tho choice seats in the
biz arena.
The clubhouse Of the olympics is very
nveiY. Workmen and officials are hero,
theze. and everywhere. The papering Of
the pariors aud reception-rooms mas been
completed. and the cost tor this item alone
is estimated at 5000. The rooms are
ne9rly ell completed. and oil that remains
10 DC done ~ TO move ia the new furniture
and get things tidy for the public opening
70 take place on Sunday morning, at which
time the people. both IDEAL and visitors,
Will be admitted TO inspect. The arena Is
All but completed and the seats arc in po.
sition, aud nothing remains TO be done
but to put few finishing touches to the
superstruetura.
THE GUESSING.
The club officials some weeks ago posted
list Tor guesses by the members and a
couple Of hundred OF the members have
already put their names TO the sheet. Some
Of them pick all sorts of combinations
and get up into the fancy figures when it
comes 10 calling the turn In the matter
OF rounds which they expect the
fight TO last. One hundred and one
faith to the fstic powers of Billy
Myer, OF Streator. and there are ffty-two
OF the sporting element in the club who
think they are right TO have chosen Nc
Aulife. One OF the men picking Myers IS
of opinion that he will win in seventy
two rounds, the top notch for that fight,
while an enthusiastic aduirer of the
"Cyelonen puts the fight down at only
ten rounds. McAulife's friends IN the
club pat the fight at between twenty and
thirty rounds.
Dixon is prime favorite in the club,
nearly three-uuarters of the guessers pick
ing him to win against Sicily. Sulliyan's
friends among the guessers number nine.
ty-seven, while Corbett Is the choice OF
hfty-six. In this fight the guesses are Pc
cullar and run all the way from ten rounds
-
the list Is Mrs. w. Reynolds. who, as
guest of the club, was permitted 10
place her judgment on record. Mrs. Rey-
nolds, who is the wife of William III. Rey-
noids, Skelly's hacker. figures that Me-
Aulifle will win in forty rounds, Sicily IN
sixteen. and Sullivan in fifteen. Her hus-
band puts the first event down at fourteen
rounds, and picks McAuliffe as the winner,
agreeing with his wife IL the other bat
ties.
THE BETTING.
Mr.. James Salvent, chairman OF the
committee which will have charge OF the
seating of the guests on the three nights,
completed his committee to-day. He has
selected l29 members OF the club who Will
act as ushers, aud will wear the club coloTs
of royal purple and old gold. The betting
on the three big fights was very lively to-
DAY. Considerable change took effect.
mostly IN favor of Corbett. Yesterday the
6gures quoted were 3 TO o on Sullivan; to-
Corbett was posted. There were "a large
number of takers at these figures, though
only small sums were wagered. $500 being
the largess single bet.
The com binatlon- Corbett, Sicily, and
Nyer-was quoted yesterday at 10 to /.
This morning IL to was posted. and to-
night another drop took place to 10 to /.
Dixon yesterday was out of the betting.
but to-day to was offered against him.
Tonight l TO 4 is posted. Sicily has
wayered all day between 3 to and TO 2.
McAuiiffe was quoted early IN the day at
to 5, but tonight tho quotation IS oven
money. Myer, who was at even money
this morning, has gone down to to s,
after 5000 bet had been made at evens.
The town is rapidly filing mp with sport
ing men nom all over the country. Large
kat sc IN do frAVn 10
North aud West.
y. j. Fallon. the well-known Chicago
sport, arrived to-day to complete arrange
ments for q special train for 800 men from
the Windy City.
NO DRAW IN THE pIa FIGHT.
Bat Masterson said yesterday that there
was big chance of the Sullivan orbett
fight being a draw. His statement has
provoked considerable comment. PresI-
dent Noel, of the Olympic Club, said to-
night:
every fight in its arena should 6e fair,
stand-up contest to finish. We have
never had draws and do not provide for
them. and as long as one man is willing
the contest must proceed. The referee of
the club viii have no authority to order q
draw"
But suppose both men wanted to
drawn" was asked.
well. that viii not happen" he replied,
"in any of these fights. The agreements
are for finish fights and the purses for q
inish fight. believe the public may rest
assured that in each one of tho three
fights winner will be declared"
The Board of Directors of the Young
Mems Gymnastic Club, one of the leading
athletic social clubs of the city, held a
meeting TO decide much-diseussed ques-
Sullivan ohnnf1 ha fa1
to make the club his headquarters aud
use the gymnasium and apparatus therein.
The meeting unanimously decided not to
extend the invitation, but to allow any
member to invite the champion person
ally if desired.
M'AULIFrE AND SHELLY.
News received tonight from the head
quarters of McAullffe and Sicily states
that work was somewhat hindered by
bad storm. Both men found plenty to do
indoors aud express themselves as being
N the pink of condition.
Dick Roche, McAulifie's hacker, arrived
Of Bay ST. Louis to-day. lie was accom-
panied by large delegation from New
York. Roche expressed himself as de-
lighted with Jacks condition and was
confident Of victory. Inspector Byrnes,
New York's superintendent. will be pres
ent at the fights as guest of Colonel
Boylan, New Orleans's great detective.
News was received IN railroad circles to-
day that special trains numbering III all
seventy three coaches were arranged for
from Portland, Ore, San Francisco, Salt
Lake. Omaha, Ogden, and Denver, so that
the West will be pretty fairly represented.
Champion Dixon is getting as Ene as silk
at Biloxi. Excellent news was received to-
night from his headquarters, notwith-
standing which Sicily stock has advanced
considerably during the last twenty-four
hours. Judging from the number of tele-
grams received from prominent turfmen
asking for reserved seats. the shining
lights OF the turf will be sadly missed at
the various race-courses during the
coming week. The number of visitors TO
tbecity from reports received will, il is
expected, even outnumber the enormous
crowds who attended the annual Mardi-
Gres festivities.
MONEY ON TIE Ero YELLOW.
Another account says: J. L. Malone. the
pool champion. arrived here to-day, and is
placing some Sullivan money. Corbett,
Skelly, and Myer are oil being played
strong in combinations. aud. the pool
rooms stand TO lose fully $4,000 on the
combination IL il wins. The odds against
the trio started q. 20 to /. were backed
down 70 n 10 4 and yegferday started