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

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O'Clock showed that 46I Tickets had
been sold, Coroeit.Green- Hawkins
still being tie favorite combination,
with 95 tfkers while Corbett.Smilh.
Flaierty followed closely with IS.
OUTSIDE THE ARENA.
AS early as eight O'Clock this morn
Ing there was q small crowd gathered
at the gate OF the arena. No one was
admitted, however, and the crowd
| gradually increased. By Dine O'Clock
| probably 500 people were gathered 10
| front OF the gate anxiously awaiting
| the signal to enter. There was also
| p recession OF people along the quarter
| OF mile OF stTeat leading to the
| z rounde, q nd they constantly Increased
| the size OF the crowd. 1t WAS given
| out Ia at the gates would not be opened
| until 10 o'clc Ok, and the crowd became
impatient. Cries Of .'open up" we're
heard, but they had no effect. About
| 0 O'Clock wagon containing nice
| new zinc bath tub drove up anu ne the
Tub was for the use Of one Of the
heroes OF the day, the gate was
| opened. The crowd tried to follow In
but burly policemen pushed the hasty
ones back. The crowd in which were
one or two women amused Itself by
teasing wild cat copfintd in cage
near by and by going against roul.
elite game In tent close 10 the gate,
THE CROWD ADMITTED.
The gates were opened at $3.50 and
| there wss Iush 10 get in. Tue press
| was 70 great that It was impossible for
the gsiekeepers 70 take the tickets.
Holdsrs of pRstebo irde were requested
| to hold them up above their heads and
/ in that iashion five hundred people
rushed into the Oh closure. There were
| three women In the fret buret and they
we're MS eager to get in as the rest
| There were plenty OF ushers on hand
nnd there was no confusion In seating
| tho people. Five dollar standing room
| tickets st eIHed to be most popular and
! ten dollar unreserved seats were In
great demand at first. Holders OF re-.
served se.ts anu boxes were leisurely
la their movements and came strolling
in up to the moment of calling time.
| When the crowd first was admitted,
working men were stlll busily engaged
in putting the finishing touches on the
arena. Half an hour after the gates
| were opened there were about one
thousand people comfortably seated.
They put In the lime pszlng with
interest on the platform where
Corbett md Fitzsimmons were to
Fight for supremacy. The floor OF the
ring wns OF inch pine boarUs, closely
drawn together anu literally sprinkied
with resin. The boards were unpaddeu
| and comments on the probability oil
the fighters knocking their heads on
! the hard surface in the case OF u Knock
l a. In kfiIu Rfnnp
CotbetI's adviser, was on hand early
and carefully tested the strength OF
tue ropes and the padding Oh the poste.
lie uid not find things TO euit him anu
under his direction the ropes were
frightened.
Tom SharEey, ready TO challenge
the winner ambled in early and ex-
nminsd The ring with the cir Of q con.
noissenr. He was r0ti,sande nj in {
boiled shirt, square topptd Derby hat
gorgeous diamond, u green tie anu
an enormous green badge in honor o.
the day. AT 10 o'clock the crowd wei
still slowly flterlug thru ugh the gaiei
and the spectators had but small
effort IN covering the yellow pine
hcsrds.
SULLIVAN APPEARS.
AT 10 O'Clock John L.. sullivan en-
tered the arena anu took seat in a
box close to the ring. His appearance
was the signal for an outDurst OF
cheers, but beyond q broad smile Of
qualification, the ex-champion IA d No
attention to the Demonstration. Al
the day wore on tho warmth OF the
sun increased. There was no wind
aud the weather conditions were per.
feet for the operations OF the vilaso pc.
No one se, med to have any definite
id1a OF the hour when the fighters
were to get Oh, but 1t was understood
that II would be at IL O'Clock.
At10:30 Billy JoruaD OF San Fran
cisco entered the ring anu maue the
following announcement:
"FraUk V. Dunn Of Boston, IN be.
half OF John u. Sullivan, will chal-
lenge the winner In this contest for
IS, 600 and he Will put up 81 900 as q
deposit (Jordan held the money up) in
the hanls OF the New York World"
This announcement was greeted
with cheers anu Sullivan was called
for. When he reached the ring, he
said:
"Gsntlemen-There Ia no neces.
sity OF me saying anything more. l
mean what 1 say. L am going to try
one more battle. There ia one fight In
me yet"
Tnis speech was greeted with shouts
OF "Geod boy,iJohn." Then there
were calls for Shsrhey, but the marine
modestly kept In the background.
sHARKEY's oRAToRY.
| Billy Maddea then entered the rims
and said: 81 have deposited 81, 50t
with Warren Lewis OF New YORK FOL
Joe Goddard to fight the winner o
this fight giving him his own tim'
inside Of one year. also nave ohscl
for s., 500 for Sharkey 10 fight the win
ner, which will be- deposited al once
In response TO call Sharkey climbed
into the ring and said: "Gentlomeu--
have met both u these men anu
would like to have first chance.
DON'T think either OF them has any
thing on me-"
The crowd cheered and Sharkey
cliu beu of the platform.
Shortly alter 10 O'Clock FitzsimmoDt
arrived and went at once to his dress
ing room. He stood near the s.ov,
go as not to get cold, and cheerful.
chatted with his attendants.
BRAVE WOMEN.
Atll O'CLOCK there were about thFs,
thoutand people present and ths crow,
seemed to have stopped coming. AbOu
dozen Well dresseu women Were II
the crowd. A few wore wells, bu
! | tho m hFaUah the uaza nj m =. d,