The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-09-08
MAC THE " I-N.NE
The First Of the Series Of Pugi-
listic Events Disastrous
for Myer.
He Loses His First Fight and
the lightweight Cham
pionship Honors.

New ORLEANS Sept. 6. The Oily mpic clubs
high priced pugilistic carnival was in
augurated tonight with he lightweight
chamri onship, which was won by McAulif1
in fifteen rounds.
All this afternoon the leading thorough
fares down town were thronged with an ex-
cited, troubled and enthusiastic crowd
From St. Charles hotel down to the Young
the wet and slippery sidewalks, bent on
seeing Sullivan andtalking all the time of
the battle OF Tonight. Their curiosity with
regard to the champions sirth was not
satiated, but their discussion about the
contest was unrestrained and flowed with
placidity Of a running brook. The early
slump in the betting had aroused the
spirits OF the band OF McAuliffe men in
town and the Myer men were depressed.
McAuliffe an his friends preserved retic-
ence about the condition OF their man that
was oppressive and no one but small cir
Gle of light-w Fights saw the champion in
his room, which he did not leave during
the evening until his friends came to take
kept
-s.. MAULFFE A FAvoRITE.
The evening passed slowly, the suppressed
excitement growing as the hour for the
fight drew near. The rain chased the sports
down to the club earlier than they would
have gone otherwise Long be ore twilight
the cars headed down town began to fill up
and the crowds on the cars continued to
grow. There was nothing le.t for men to
cling to but the sides Of the bobtailed vehi-
Giles. AS early as O. clock hacks began to
gather at the hotels and public places. No
body who can afford it goes to these fights
except in hired conveyance. So the liv-
erymen were happy in their prospect: y and
the high character of the carnival was pre-
served. AS darkness fell, carriages cabs,
tallyhos and furniture wagons, loaded
to their utmost capacity, COM
menced their pilgrimage to the club
Chief Caster sent down large body Of
buriy officers to keep the crowd in order.
The police stood in the pe.ting rain and
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 double storied affair."
with sitting room for something over s, 600.
The ring is in the center, and there never
has been prettier battle ground than it
presented this evening under the brilliant
rays 0: a dozen big electric ligh $. There
was double row Of press seats a, ound the
ring, with private boxes between them.
The crowd was as varied in character as it
was large in proportions. It embraced
representatives OF every state and nearly
every leading power ofthe world.
sKELLY SEES THE FIGHT. ~
There was no cheering among the crowd
until slimly built young man in plain
business suit and soft hat pressed his way
through the boxes and made his way to the
box. 1t was Jack Sicily. the great amateur
who is to fight George Dixon. The crowd
let its lungs loose in a mighty shout when
Sicily pressed forward. He said he felt in
the best form in his life, and then settled
down to enjoy this fight, while 5000 pairs
/, OF eyes were leveled at him. There was an
event that happened at the door lust before
the fight began that was not on the cards.
Thomas l.. Harris Of Louisville presented
himself with two slim built young per-
sons. handed up his tickets and started for
the arena. Somethingin the appearance of
the trio attracted tbs attention or Capt.
Bardets officers. who followed them.
1t turned out that only one
of the party was of the male persuasion.
The other two were girls and gave them
selves away. Ofcourse they did not get in;
ON the contrary they were put under arrest
and taken outside. Mr.. Harris was told
lie could see the fight alone al his com
panlons retired cresttallen to don their own
clothes: The principals of the battle set an
example in promptness. Myer had the
longest way to come. but was first on the
ground: After his days rest in Carrollton,
and his trainers and drove rapidly to the
club. The Myer party went quickly to
their room
WITH A CROWD AT THEIR HEELS
and Bill was stripped. McAulitfe and his
body guard reached the club trife later
for 8 o'clock to come. While The pugilists
waited the sports continued to gather until
theamphitheater was nearly full. A few.
minutes before 8 o'clock tail man with
small camera hoped over the wire fence
and took snap shot at the crowd, with
a1terward 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 ten minutes
speech admonishins the assem- lage to re-
main perfectly quiet and declaring that the
fight would be strictly on the square. I'M
med ately ter this speech Prof. John
DuHy, VINO acted as referee, entered the
arena, followed closely by Capt. William
Barrett, who was as usual in charge Of the
contest. The men weighed at S:46, Meyer
atl373 and McAuliffe at 1874 Capt. Bar
rett examined the scales upon which the
gloves were weighed, and, finding them all
right, nodded his consent tolhe re.eree. The
gloves We're of a pea-sreen color, laced
with red WOODEN tape. They were thrown
in the ring by the captain, to wait the pick
ing up by the seconds Of the men. Sixty
five hundred people were said to be pres
ent, and even that number tailed to fiji the
arena, whose empty seats the rainy weather
was held accountable Tor. Prof. Duffy an
nounced that Jim Coville OF Boston would
act as timekeeper for McAuliffe, while
George r. Clark Of Chicago would act Tor
tinekeeper. al
4,
Over One Hundred Miners Indicted.
WARDNER, Idaho, Sept, Gone hundred
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