St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07
After Numerous Delays His
Special Train Arrives in
New Orleans.
The PugiliSt Feels No Bad
Effects Of His Long
Trip.
Eastern Sports Bring Big
Rolls to Bet on
Jim.
FitZsimmons Says He Will Be
in the Fight All the
Time.

New ORLEANS, March 6.--After a
weary journey of continuous riding, in
terspersed with numerous delays, side
tlacklngs, ETC., the train conveying
jim Hall and his friends reached this
city more than twelve hours behind the
time scheduled to arrive. The boys are
all worn out and thoroughly disguSted
with themselves for having taken so
tedious trip. The delay was all occas-
ioned by the difficulty experienced in
getting through Washington on ac-
count of the large throng of people
attending the Inauguration ceremonies
and who left the city Saturday night.
Hall, however, did not mind the long
journey the least particle, and he rather
enjoyed the rest, spending most OF his
time sleeping or stretched out on his
lounge. 1t was unfortunate that Hall
was kept on the road so long, as it de-
prived hS.n of whole days training
that he had contemplated getting in
New Orleans to get rid of the stiffness
and
Natural Effects
of the long and tiresOme journey. Hall
claims to feel no bad effects of the trip.
All along the line crowds of people as
sembled at the Ia IrOad stations and
cheered Hall to Il g echo and wished
him good luck. Nnen the train passed
through Bay st. Louis there was very
large crowd in waiting eager to see Hall,
but he was being rubbed down at the
time and the only strangers allowed to
see him were Alex Greggains and a
sporting writerby the name OF Miss
Avery.
The New York, Boston and other
sporting men who came on from the
East on the Halt train will back Jim
against FitZSimmonS to the full extent
of the large bank rolls they are carry
ing with them. Dick Roche put up sew
eral thousand dollars before leaving
New York, and he, Kelly and Caldwell,
took the long journey principally i'll
order to reach point where there WAS
plenty of FitZsimmons men and they
could get the rest of their money on
Hall, who has many strong supporters
among the betting men from the vicinity
of New York. The train arrived at
1880 p. m.
The Betting
on the matches is As follows: Seven to
10 Gibbons; II to 10 DAILY; Hall. II to 20;
Ftzsimmons, 10 to 20. Gibbons and
DAILY parties will arrive tomorrow morn
ing on the o'clock train, and will i'm
mediately repair to residences near by
the arena. Both men are in excellent
form, and the battle promises to be a
memorable one. Daily has already gotten
down to weight, and he took only light
exercise yesterday, spending portion
Of the time with his trainer and the
Crescent representative on short-hunt-
ing expedition. He returned to his
quarters as fresh as daisy. He will
continue to take only light exercise to
keep him as he was yesterday. Gibbons
lacked a little still of being down to
weight,an he went through his regular
daily work yesterday as ho will also to-
morrow. His party say that when he
reaches the city he will be at weight.
and will be in condition to fight for
mans life. The men are apparently as
equally matched as two men can be, e,and
those who will 90 to the CreScent'S
spacious and perfectly arranged arena
tomorrow night will not, unless some
thing unforeseen should occur, be disap-
pointed.