The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-31
THE RING

BUTTE. Mont, Jan 9o-"Jack"
6hauEhnessy. the well-known California
sporting man, who brought Fitzsimmons
and Peter Jackson to this country, passed
through here today on his way to the
1isuc carnival. Concerning the AIaher-
Ettzsimmons match, he said: It's a toss
up with me as 10 placing my money. In
my opinion. II Mahef forces the fight
ing III the second or third round, FitZ
VIII whip him in the sixth round If they
nght chary for the first three rounds
Aaher seemingly, would have the bet
Ter show, but he (Aaher) is bound to
Sufn loose early IN the game, and, there
lore. would wager my roll that the
fight does not last over six or seven
rounds. but I would not undertake TO
pick the winner from this distance"
I'll PASOs Texas, Jan. 3O-W. X.
Wheelock, secretary Of the old Florida
Athletic club. said to the Associated Press
reporter this evening: we have just
recelVed from the most reliable source a
telegram from Chihuahua Mexico. pro-
nounclng as fake the report sent out
from the City of Mexico last night to
the effect that the minister Of the in
terlor had sent instructions to Governor
Ahumada to order five hundred ryrales
10 Juarez 10 prevent the fght. The goV-
ernor has received no such Instructions"
Dan Stuart, On the same suDjCet sad:
Il am over 81, 900 out of pocket by req
son OF tho Hot Springs affair and pride
myself on the possession OF a sufficient
amount OF ordinary intelligence to have
prouted some by that experience Every
dollar Of the purses offered for the five
IlghtS ScneQuleQ is UP. The money goes
10 the fighters whether they get into
the ring or not. Think. do l look like q
fool; would 1 tie up all this money on a
GamblS or a chance? Were I TO diVlllge
the place Of meeting l Of course could
easily assuage the fears of President Diaz
and other dignitaries who fear an inVag-
ion OF carnival visitors [ DO not care
TO be serving notices on the public every
Few minutes, and now give il out as an
absolute certainty that all of the fights
VIII take place. This is final and irreYoc-
able
NEW YORK. Jan. SO.-Between 7Oo0 and
5000 persons attended the boxing exhibit
ton which was brought off at Madison
Square Garden tonight.
Since Pedler Palmer, the English ban
tam champion defeated Billy Plimrner in
LONDON last November, the pugilistic
world has been guessing as to what sort
OF showing he would make against
George Dixon, the dpsky featherNejeht
champion Of the world. In August. 1893
Plimmer met Dixon in the Garden ana
liter four-round bout, Steve O'Donneu
who refereed the mill, declared PIinmer
20 be the winner. As Palmer has Wrestej
the laurels from Plimmer the sporting
authorities argued he should be able TO
outpoint Dixon. The fact that they were
10 meet tonight in a six round bout for
a decision accounted for the large at
tendance at the Garden. The boGG ha-
tween Dixon and Pedlar Palmer was de-
elared a draw at the end of six rounds
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Jan. SO.-John
Lawrence Sullivan is confined to his
bed and viii not be able to leave it for
a week, in consequence Of his injuries
resolved IN falling OF the train when
drunk yesterday. d. J. ". Dixon says:
Sullivan has received serious wounds
that may result IN fatal complications.
The wound on Ills head wiz slough away
and may cause erysipelas Both eyes are
closed tight ad he suffered much pain
HiE recovery win rely upon the healing of