The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-09
FITZSINNONS YHE VICTOR.
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the clubs able ambassador, and Secre-
tary Cooper of the club, are all business
men, thoroughly reputable and possessed
of those attributes essential to the sue
ceEsful management Of such events. The
success which the Olympic club achieved
under their management is recommen-
dation than which none better can be de-
sired.
The club is domlciIed at No. is north
Rampant street, in a magnificent resi-
dence' one Of the few grand relics OF ante
blllum days The clubhouse is fitted up
in style sumptuous in the extreme. and
riValing the ease and luxury OF any IN the
country. No expense has been spared TO
make il handsome place, and the fruit
of the labor of the artisans skilled in their
trades ana the outlay of money can be
best appreciated by a visit to the quarters
OF the Crescent City Athletic club.
The arena of the club is located on Ca
nal street at the intersection of Cleveland
avenue, within ten minutes ride OF Clay
statue, the most central point in the city.
The way to the arena is by two lines of
steam railways, the West End and che
Spanish Fort roads, and by a line of street
cars. The approaches 20 the place are
wide avenues of gravel but recently laid,
and they afford splendid drive fOr car
riages and vehicles of every description.
The arena proper is q handsome structure,
hape.
This is in itself q novelty in the con-
structi0n of such edifices. The arrange
1nent OF the seats is rendered in conse-
unence much more to the advantage Of
the spectator than could be effected under
the old style ring OF square shape. The
distance from the eight corners of the big
building to the center OF the fighting
ring under the present plan is reduced
one-eighth, fact which can be appre-
ciated by those who, having come late,
lave secured ''corner seats'' and have
been at q disadvantage in watching the
progress Of the fights because of the great
distance at which their hardness has
placed them.
The anphitheater is rooted substa a
tally and is fitted with gkylights to afford
the best OF ventilation. Tho ring is OF
standard dimensions, restricted by padded
I,ostS and dopple line OF ropes, and is
fitted with flooring covered with thick
layer of telling and canvas. a four-foot
space for the use of seconds and the hand
lers OF the fighters runs round the ring and
in two OF the corners, diagonally opposite
each other, are spaces into which the sec
onds retreat while the men are engaged IN
fighting, thus doing away with the an
noyance OF the view OF the spectators be-
ing -interfered with by the presence Of
men on the outside Of the fighting ring.
a
approach to the ring, rendering the
fighters free from interruption and de-
terring any unruly spirit from attempting
to get into the rOped arena. On the out
side of the wire fence are seats for the
members OF the press, each seat being
( numbered and ample space being given fol
t'elboW room - Behind these are the
boxes, each containing six chairs, anG
back of the boxes is a broad passageway
by which spectators can get to their seats
From the limit of this passage the banked
seats for the holders of general admission
tickets begin to rise and flank the eight
sides OF the big structure. Each seat il
divided off and ample space given fol
broad-gauge people,
Above these seats are the galleries,
which are so arranged that q man in the
topmost row can see every point of the
ring, while those on the top row of the
banked seats below can view all points Of
the ring. The ring on the nights of con-
tests is lighted by eighteen arc lights, and
as a precautionary measure gas Jets and
oil lamps have been provided so that nc
interruption can take place Tor want OF
sufficient light. There are three broad
entrances to the building, one for holders
of box and reserved seats, and two for
general admission ticket holders. The
former gives on to Canal street while the
other two open on the two streets run
ming at right angles to that avenue.
The men fought at catch weights for
superiority only and purse of $4,000;
g, 900 went to the loser and the remainder
to the winner. The audience which
filed the immense auditorium was va
rieusly estimated at between 4, GOO ano
4 500 The financial result of the fight is
not yet known but the general opinion is
that the club lost several thousand dol.
lars BY the entertainment.