Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-17

"Will they carry him my" asked
f zslm mons.
"rhey win carry him back" replied
Julian.
Whereat oil chucked.
"I'll soon have my chance TO do him
u ,"sAid Fizsmmons.
"And stop mis- wind" put Ia btelz.
ner.
"Yes,o said Flizsimmons, "that Is
sil there is to him. ouly want 10
land once on him.
1t was pretty generally known about
town what time the fighters we're que,
and the sidewalks In the south end
were crowded with people when
FIissimmons's party drove by. There
was no particular unth usissm--m erely
show are you. Fltz2" or swish you
luck" or n limited cheer or two from
an acgunintn lce or an admirer. No
time was lost iuSide this CITY limits, the
horses going at good jog Though the
-tteets. tue ateua being rsac1ed with
ul mishap. AS soon as FitzsimmoBs
fuacue1 nis dressing room he was
rubbed down, and in sh ut time was
prepared to answer summons to lace
his antagonist Ia the ring.
DESCRIPTION OF ARENA.
CARSON CRY, New, March H.
The arena In which the great ngnt
wac pulled of 10 situated about one
third OF mile from the main street Of
the town, and Ia located 10 the center
Of the race tracA. The structure is en-
tirely OF unuressed lumber and has no
top. Arrsngements were made for
c,nyass covering In case Of Indictment
weather, but unlees the snow came
down In great ioroe--and 1t rarely
comes down In any other way In Car.
GOETHE men were compelled to fight
practically In the Open bir. The arena
is a twelve sided affair, each Of the
sides being section, anu o ch section
Containing about 800 seats.
The sents in each section were divid-
ed Into three classes. those nearest the
ring being held at $40; the seais next
above them at $50, and those at the
top, which were not numbered, were
cold at So.
All Of them were good, although
the view from the chenpest ones were
somewhat distant, and the Ane pointe
| ct the fight could not be seen from
them. The ring WAS raised about four
lee, ABOVE tbs floor OF the arena, and
at each corner was an iron post, which
was carefully bound up In cotton bat.
ting TO protect the men In the event Of
| their falling against 1t. The floor OF
| he ring was covered with canvas
| yesterday, although CoTbett prepared
10 fight on the bare boards 40 tue
canvas, he siiJ, was likely to hinder
the foot movements OF the fl hters.
The entrance to the areua YVES
| through one gate only, and this was
the main one which Is used for similar
purposes when racing Is in progress.
| From the gate to the side OF the aIena
stretched y sidewalk OF loose planking,
WI ith n1rded the spectators u passage
| over tho mui that during the las. lew
| days had been Turned into AN almost
| quagWire by the many people VIII
had been tramping arou u tbs arena
TO see how 1t looked. There are four
tunnels in the side OF the luilding,Ou
acb rom the north, etuth, east AM
| weei. Above the entrance to each ont
OF these tunnels was placed last nigh
a large white cloth bearing tue letters
| Of the sections which could be res ched
by the passagoway underneath. -Four
stairways on the GU site OF tue builG.
| ing led up TO the $40 seats.
Big ubiers, engn armed with q big
cane, were located at the entrance to
| each pgssageway, aud ut the bolton D
each stairway, and 1t was hard line
for tie man VINO attempted to enter
the arena without the proper creieu-
tals. NJ mercy was SHOWN IL The
buffer and he Was unceremoaiOusly
hustled Of the grounds. The pul
arrangements were excellent. The
ushers for the most part knew lheir
business and there was no more diffi.
Guilty in handling the crowd thai
there would have been in metro
pOlitan theater OF much smaller slzs.
Under the seats at the west emu o
the arena was email kheu about 10
~ 10 feet, which was set apart Tor the
use Il Fnzsimmuns ~ dressing room.
Toe dressing room o CJTbslt was Sit
uated at the south side OF the arena.
The pnesabe by which tho men en-.
tered the ring were ut right angels to
each other. The dressing rooms were
so located in order that there Gull be
no possibility OF the men o. thelI
trainers coming IN contact aud c-lsIng
trouble.