Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-25
THE BANTAM BATTLE.
Trimmer and Murphy Head the
 Pugilistic Carnival.
BOTH ARE IN EXCELLENT TRIM.

bolt and the Last Match Is Fitzsim- mons and Creedon.
 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-Everything is in readiness for the Olympic club pugilistic carnival, the first fight of which, between the two bantams, Plim- mer and Murphy, is to be pulled off tonight Trimmer has completed his training and is ready to step into the ring. He is full of confidence as to his own abilities and feels sanguine of d. feating his man. His eyes are bright and clear and his face has healthful glow. He weighs 11a4 pounds and will go into the ring at that weight.
 Stanton Abbott, who is to meet Jack Everhardt, has been training at Vie mans garden also. Johnny Dunn adopted the same method practiced by Murphy and Trimmer and as result Abbott is in first class condition. He has been keeping regular hours and has worked with great assiduity. He be- lieves he is q better man, scientifically, than Ey,riiardt, but realizes the latter has some advantage in strength and en- durance, consequently Abbott has been working harder than usual. Abbott is anxious as ever to show the people of New Orleans that he can whip Ever hardt. He practically concluded his work yesterday with 1O-mile run be- hind wagon in which his wife and some of her friends took drive.
 Everhardt has been working at the Carrollton gardens, on the river, at the head of St. Charles avenue. He, too, is in the pink of physical condition, thanks to the hard work and careful superv.5- ion of his trainer, Jimmy Bates.
 The Olympic threw open its doors to the public yesterday and an immense crowd of visitors inspected the build 2 and the arena. During the afterne | Referee John Echardt of New Y k and party visited the club. The party coming to the city with Mr. Echardt is composed Of Martin Bowling, Billy Plmmer's packer; John Collier, Mike Doyle, Charles Burke. Herbert Carpen- ter, Bill Smith, Herbert Rothery, Jack Oliver and Mill Morse. TheYisitors all seemed to be greatly pleased with the ring, and 1t was freely stated that the srakelt8s feature was b tier arranged than the ring of the sam2 character at Coney Island.
 Johnnie Murphy pnt in some good hard work yesterday and was putting on thl finishing touchss bright and carly this morning. H. says he will have no trouble in making the required weig1.;
 Fitzsimmons says that if he defe E Creedon he will put up big stake in the hands of the club and give Corbett another chance to decline to fight him.
 Delegations of sporting men are ar irving on every train, and a big crowd will witness the mills.
 The poolrooms have been crowded during the last three or four days, and have been doinga lively business. Thou sands of wagers have been made The pools quote Fitzsimmons at to 9; Creedon, 3 to [; Trimmer, 2 to 5; Murphy, to |; Everhardt and Abbot, to 5 each.
 The combinations offer: Trimmer, Ev. erhardt, Ftzsimnoas to 1; Trimmer, Abbott, Fitzsimmons. to 2; Trimmer, Abbott and Greedon, 10 to 1; Trimmer, Everhardt and Creedon, 10 to 1; Murphy, Everhardt, Fitzsimmons, 5 to 1; Murphy Abbott, Creedon l5 to l; Murphy, Ev. erhardt and Creedon, 15 to 1.
 Trimmer and Murphy, will come to- gether for d purse of $4o00, of which the loser will take $500. Murphy has been training at Bay St. Louis under the supervision of Charley Moran, formerly manager for Australian Billey Murphy. His preliminary training was done in Baltimore, where Jake Kilrain and James Conroy had him in charge Trimmer remained north and trained at his old quarters at Coney Island until q few days ago, when he came here and commenced to get into final shape. Both men have kept under cover, but their managers say that they are fit for the mill They are to weigh in at not more than 115 pounds at the ringside. The contest will be refereed by John Eek. hardt.
 Trimmer is the featherweight who de. feated "Spider" Kelly, Joe McGrath Irish champion, and who in battle with George Dixon practically bested the lat ter in four rounds.
 Tomorrow night Stanton Abbott and Jack Everhardt meet at l33 pounds Abbott is an English champion and Everhardt defeated Abbott two month: ago, but it is claimed the American re peatedIy fouled the Englishman,
 The great battle of the tournament i: that of the middeweight, Fitzsimmonl and Creedon. The record of Bob Fitz simmons is well known. He has never met with defeat. 'Laky Bob' has sev. eral pronounced advantages over hi! more stocky countryman. In neigh there is three inches in favor of Fitz simmons. In reach the Creedon mer