San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-24
ALL READY
FOR THE GRAND BOXING MILL
To be Pulled Off Tonight - Pool
Rooms Crowded.


first fight of which between the
bantams Plimmer and Murphy, is
to be pulled of tonight. Plimmer
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 de-
feating his man. His eyes are
bright and clear and his face has
healthy glow. He weighs ll34
pounds and will go into the ring at
that weight.
Stanton Abbott, who is to meet
Jack Everhardt, has been train
ing at, Weiman's garden also.
Johnny Dunn adopted the same
methods practiced by Murphy
and Plimmer and as result Alb
bott is in first class condition. He
has been keeping regular hours
and has worked with great assid-
uity. He thinks that he is better
man scientifically than ever be-
fore. Everhardt has the advantage
in strength and endurance and in
consequence Abbott has been
working harder than usual. Alb
bolt is anxious as ever to show the
people of New Orleans that he can
whip Eberhart. He practically con-
cluded his work with ten mile
run behind wagon in which his
wife and some Of her friends took
a drive. Everhardt has been work
ing on the Carrollton gardens on
the river at the head Of st. Charles
avenue. He too, is in the pink Of
condition, thanks to the hard
work and careful supervision Of
his trainer, Jimmy Bates. The
Olympic club threw open its doors
to the public last night and an i'm
mense crowd of visitors inspected
the building and the arena during
the evening. Referee John Eckert,
of New York, and party visited the
club. The party coming to the city
with Mr.. Eckert is composed OF
Martin Bowling, Billy Planners,
hacker; John Collier, Mike
Doyle, Chas. Burke, Herbert Car
penter, Bill Smith. Herber-
ty Rothery, Jack Oliver and
VIII Moore. The visitors all
seemed to be greatly pleased with
the ring and it was freely stated
that the stakeless feature was bet
ter arranged than the ring Of the
same character at Coney Island.
Johnny Murphy put in some good
hard work and will put on the
finishing touches bright and early
this morning. He says he will
have no trouble in making the re-
quired weight.
Fitzsimmons says that il he de-
feats Creedon he will put up big
stake in the hands of the club and
give Corbett another chance to de-
cline to fight him. Delegations OF
sporting men are arriving on
every train and a big crowd will
witness the mills. The pool rooms
have been crowded during the last
three or four days and have been
doing a lively business. Thousands
of wagers have been made. The
pools quote: Fitzsimmons l to 2;
Creedon to L; Plimmer 2 to 5;
Murphy to 5; Everhardt and Abb
bolt 4 to each. The combinations
offer: Plimmer, Everhardt, Fitz-
simmons to / Plimmer, Abbott,
Fitzsimmons 5 to 2; Plimmer, Alb
bott and Creedon 10 to /; Plimmer,
Everhardt and Creedon 10 to l;
Murphy, Everhardt, Fitzsimmons
5 to |; Murphy, Abbott, Creedon
Is to L; Murphy, Everhardt and
Creedon II to l.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-The
Olympic club tournament begins
tonight with Plimmer-Murphy,
fight. Plimmer is the feather
weight, who defeated Spider Kelly
and Joe McGrath, the Irish cham
pion, and who, in a battle with
George Dixon, practically bested
the latter in four rounds. Tomor-
row Stanton Abbott and Jack Ev-
erhart meet at 1873 pounds. Abbott
is the English champion and Ever
hart defeated Abbott two months
ago, but a claim was set up that
the American had repeatedly fouled
the Englishman. The great bat
tie Of the tournament is that of
middleweights, Fitzsimmons and
Creedon. The record of Bob
Fitzsimmons is we'll known.
He has never met defeat. The
lanky man has several pronounced
advantages over his more stocky
countryman. In height there are
three inches in favor Of Fitzsim-
mons. In reach the Creedon men
concede slightly the best Of it to
Fitzsimmons. In weight there is