The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-14
EXODUS OF SPORTS.
Chicago Sends Out 15O-Sullivan's
Views on the Result.

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Chicago, March 13.-The exodus OF
sports. those who fight and have
fought for a living and those who try
not to miss a notable ring encounter
took place from this city for Carson
today. The parties were made up OF
men from various cities, most of them
coming from the east of Chicago. All
told, less than $50 fight-lovers had
tickets for Carson and return when
the time came for the trains to pull
out. The gambling fraternity of Chi
cago has been financially embarrassed
for a long time and the local contin-
gent was composed principally of
SportiVe politicians and saloon keepers
of means.
Enough outsiders came into town to
make a respectable showing at the
train leaving time.
John L. Sullivan and party came in
from Boston at 2:40 p. m. over the
Lake Shore and occupied the center
of the stage for the wouldbe sports
who could not go until the "Parson''
Davies special train over the Rock Is
land road left at $50 o'clock. The
ponderous champion, arrayed in loud
linen, disappointed a crowd which eX-
pected him to arrive at the Van Buren,
street depot by the morning train.
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including Jimmy Colville, who will be
Corbett's time-keeper; Frank Dunno,
George Gary and Billy Hurd. Sulli-
van showed himself around town and
at variety theatre until train time.
Sullivan reiterated his intention of
challenging the winner of the Fitz-
simmons-Corbettf fight, and pointed to
his record as evidence of his sincerity
of purpose, rather than a desire to ad-
vertise himself. He said:
Il will fight for any amount the
winner names. and l will cover any
money he puts up. L believe 1 have
one more good fight in me-"
AS to the probabilities of the result
at Carson, the former champion said:
"Corbett perhaps ought to win, but
he will have to fight tcoolly and care
fully. If he loses his head, as he did
in the fight with Mitchell, he is apt
to get whipped quick"
Jack McAuliffe came in from Boston
by the morning train with Larry Kill
lehan and did not mingle with the Sui
livan party, although he went out on
the Rock Island special. A party of IA
from Lima, O., made connection with
the same train and several Buffalo
sports arrived to make a trainload.
The Davies "speciar'-salso carried a
delegation of y members from the
charge of Major w. Y. Winthrop.
There was a big crowd at the depot,
attracted by the presence of John L.,
who responded to the cheers and cries
for a speech by bringing his 250 pounds
of flesh and bone out on the rear
sleeper and bowling his acknowledge
ments. The train will go through as
a special over the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific, being due to arrive
at Carson at noon the day before the
fight. Another party of sports from
Chicago and other cities left in pri-
vate car over the Northwestern at 6
o'clock.
Betting here on the fight in large
sums has been dead and there is not
much indication that there will be a
revival next week. This is a Corbett
town, and the Fitzsimmons hackers
have been holding out for such big
odds that Corbett money has been
sent to New York on commission to
lay on at more favorable odds. A
few wagers were made here today
among the incoming SPORTS, in the
hundreds of dollars at odds of to A.
Some knowing ones are waiting for
next week ard the latest news from
the training quarters before placing
their money Most of the moneyed To-
cal sports, however, are either on their
way to Carson or have already bet all
the money they can afford.