The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-06
M'AULIFFE's VICTORY.
Story of the First Fight of ths Pugils tx
Carnival.

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/ Story Of the First Fight of tn 3 Pugilis tic
| Carnival.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 5.-The Olympic
Clubs high-pricsd pugilistic carnival began
tonight With the light weight ohampiou-
ship under circumstances that were auspi-
cions in all respects. save that of the
weather. which did not dampen the ardor
OF the sports or hurt the attend
ance. All this afternoon the
leading thoroughfares downtown were
thronged with an excited, troubled and en-
thusiastio crowd. From the st. Charles
hotel down to the Young Mems Gymnastic
| Club the multitude trudgsd through the
wet and slippery sidewalks bent on seeing
Sullivan aud talking all the time of the bat
tie of to-nighG Their curiosity with
regard to the champions girth was
not satiated, but their discussion about
| the contest was unrestrained and flowed
with the placidity of running brooks. The
| early slump in the betting had aroused the
| spirits of the band OF McAulife men in
| town and the Myers men were depressed
| MoAuliffe and his friends preserved a
| reticience about the condition OF their man
that was oppressive aud no one but a small
| clrcle 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 MoAuliffe
| o favorite.
| THE RUSH TO THE CLUB.
As early as O'Clock hacks began to gather
at the hotels aud public places Nobody
who can afford it goes TO these fights except
in hired conveyance. So the ltverymsn
were happy in their prosperity and the high
| priced character Of the carnival was pre-
| served. As darkness fell carriages, cabs.
| tRliyhos and furniture wagons, loaded to
| their utmost capacity, commenced their
| pilgrimage to the club. They cut their way
| through the crowded thoroughfares. On
| either side Of the street yelling crowd of
men, women and children were lined up.
| Down at the club there was animation in
! side and outsides. The club building was
ablaze with light. The arena Is double,
| storied affair with sitting room for some.
thing over 5000 The ring is in the center,
| and there never has been prettier battle-
| ground than It presents this evening under
| the brilliant rays of a dozen big-glooed cleo
| trio lights. There was a double row of
| pres seats around the ring, with private
boxes between them.
MOTLEY MOB.
The crowd was as varied In character as
| it was large 10 proportions. Gentlemen and
toughs sat side by side and one was as well
behaved as the other under the restraint of
police discipline.
were Charles Davies. Charles John
son, Jimmie Wakeley, Warren Lewis,
Jim Colville, Moses Guntta, George
r. Clark, Dominick c. O'Malley, jim
| Campbell, Tom O'Rourke, w. Reynolds,
Joe Goddard. Joe ChoyinsEi, John Mur-
| ply Of Boston. Handsome" Dan Murphy,
Steve Brodie, Tom Ryan, young Skelly
and Jim Carroll of Brooklyn. There was
no cheering among the crowd until stoutly
| built man in plain business suit and soft
hat pressed his way through the crowd and
made his way TO box. It was Jack Skelly.
the great amateur who is to go into the
ring tomorrow night against the colorei
| champion OF his class. The crowd let its
| lungs loose in mighty shout when Skel!Y
| presented himself. He looked in condition
and said he felt in the best form of his life
and then settled down to enjoy the fight.
| ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCIPALS.
| The principals of the battle set an ex-
| ample 10 promptness. Myers had the longest
| way to come, but was first on the ground.
| The Myers party went quietly to their room.
| Billy was stripped while waiting TO be
weighed. McAuliffe and his body guards
| reached the club trifie later and went to
another room, where they followed the suit
| set by the Myers party and PATIENTLY waited
| for 9 o'clock to come around, while pugil-
lists and sports crowded in together until
| the amphitheater was nearly full.
At O'clock Johnny Foster came in with
a diminutive pair of scales to weigh the
| gloves TO the satisfaction of the police
authorities, and the fight was all but ready
| to begin.
Ex-Mayor Guillot entered the ring at
| $50 o'clock, and, az master of ceremonies,
made speech admonishing the assemblage
to remain perfectly quiet, aud declaring
| that the first man who interfered with the
| arrangements Of the club or the comfort of
| HE iyh hOr vv0mIi ha al
| out.
Immediately after this speech Prof. John
| Duffy, who acted as referee entered the
| arena, followed closely by Capt. William
| Barrett, who was, as usual in charge of the
contest. Myers and MoAuliffe were weighed
| at S:45 o'clock, the former at 1917
pounds and McAuliffe at 1871. Capt. Bar
rett arranged the scales upon which the
gloves were weighed. and finding them ac-
cording TO law, full five ounces, nodded his
consent TO the press representatives that the
gloves would do. They were of a-green
color, laced with red woolen tape They
| were thrown in the center Of the ring to
wait picking up by the seconds of the men.
6,500 SPECTATORS.
Sixty-flve hundred people were said 20
be present, and even that number failed TO
fill the mammoth arena, which seemed
empty. The rainy weather was held ac-
countable.
Prof. Duffy announced Jim Colville of
Boston would act as timekeeper for Nc
Auliffe, while George r. Clark Of Chicago
did like service for Myers.
Rube M. Frank acted as official time
keeper.
McAuliffe was the first to enter the ring,
which he did at 9:15 o'clock. Myer came
moment later. Both men received great
ovations. knowledge of the fact that
pugilisric grudge of long standing was
about to be settled awakened tremendous
applause The men were called 10 the CEN
ter OF the ring by the referee, who, with
Capt. Barrett instructed the men as TO how
they should abide by the Queeusbsrry rules
and Olympic Club rules as 20 break
ing away. Joe Choyinski aud Prof.
Robertson we're MoAuliffe's seconds
while Jim,held the bottle. Ed Myers, Alf
Kennedy and John Eckert seconded MYer