Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-20
ALL TALKING FIGHT.
Eastern Sporting People Full Of Excitement
About the Big Battles-Sullivan Has a
Money-Making Programme Arranged
to Carry Ont Before Going South

to Garry Out Before Going South.
NEW York, Aug. 19.-Everybody seems to
be full of fight, ana about the only thing
discussed in sporting circles at present Is
the great carnival week in New Orleans,
where three great pugilistic battles will be
decided, the most important of which will
be the sullivan-Corbett contest, although
the McAuliffe-My and Dixon-Skelly bat
ties will also be first-class events. At pres
ent it is hard to find a man with any pre-
lenses OF sporting blood in him who is not
going down to New Orleans to see the fight,
unless something happens. But there Will
be plenty to happen, and nine-tenths of the
people who are full of it now will have very
pressing engagements on hand as the time
for starting approaches. The other tenth,
however. will be sufficient, and if they all
go it will make very creditable representa-
tion for New York City. As far as can be
ascertafned at present there will be about
four special trains going down to the Cres-
cent City from New York and one from
Boston.
The train which will convey the Sullivan
party will be under the direction of Charley
johnson and Jimmy Wakely and will leave
this city over the West shore Railroad at
Oils P. M. on the evening of September ].
The round trip ticket will be s31 30, which
does not include sleeping accommodations
or eating. The Corbett party, it is said, will
leave on the Richmond and Danville Pied
mont air line VIII ch makes the trip from
In addition to these trains carrying the
pugilists and their many friends and ad-
mirers there will be a special train over the
Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western,
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and
Queen and Crescent route carrying q party
OF gentlemen from the two celebrated ath-
letic clubs Of this city. the New York and
Manhattan, and their intimate friends. 1t
is commonly called the Manhattan Athletic
club train, but such is not the case. The
club officially has nothing to do with the
project, but. as number of gentlemen who
members of the New York and other swell"
clubs in the city had intended going down
as individuals 1t WAS suggested by a men,
Der of the Manhattan that they combine as
individuals, and charter train. The ad-
vantages secured by cooperating include a
saving in cost, in time and in distance trav-
eled, while the party will be assured OF su-
perior accommodations, privacy and COM
fort.
According to present arrangements all
this city will have a chance to see the great
champion before he leaves for New Orleans,
for, independent OF the testimonial benefit
to be rendered him August 20 at Clermont
Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, EFFORTS ara being
made, Editor Lumley says, to secure Madi-
where, it is planned, Sullivan will give q
private exhibition in the afternoon to men
on behalf of his style of training, consist
ing of running, walking, punching the bag,
swinging the clubs, handling the dumb
bells, taking a shower bath and getting
In the evening he will give a regular box
ing entertainment in the presence of both
gentlemen and ladies. He will spar with
Jack Ashton and Leonard Tracy both even
ings, and there will be numerous other box
ers take part in the entertainment.