The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-10

these renectors. and they were pointed In suen
was 70 facilitate the taking Of moving pictures.
sEpeFI@eni had been tried. Just beyond the
ring toward the ocean side OF the building was
bs TeI platform tMa net gt9 fo hF
| which were shrouded In rubber covers to keep
out the dampness, At the extreme end OF the
| building beyond this platform were the tee-
above eysrythlns else C IN The Club had put in IFS
own eng mes and dynamos. so that there were
twenty-five arc lights strung about in promi-
nent places.
unity to The ring r' as soon 0s the doors
opened, They had been ordered to keep tho
aisles clear and prevent any disorder among
those who might try to take seats that did not
what would be the outcome Of the talk relative
to the stopping of tho fight by their superiurs.
There were many Inquiries for Chierof Police
Devery; The sports wanted to see MN, anu
sonts 9 1b them wen SO 9 s to s
Dev"ry was not on hand and Deputy Chief Me
Lq9ughln was taken for him by many; italian
seats OF good vantage were take But the
people were. still coming in and squeezing
dcnce then OF big crowd, and the managers
said that every seat would be sold. In TACT.
served ur sRns had BEEN sp o." Of Ther ere
| considerable fnulthnding because OF cXorbitant
rates charged by spectators outside; bur the
prices in nOT' Instances were pnlG by thnSo
who made journey to SEE the fight. The hold
ers OF reserved seats were coming in slowly at
7o'clock, They had eaten heartily and were
well provided with cigars and stImunnts. But
there waS'no evidence of OvrrdrinklnH on the
part % ANYBODY. The crowd came in at this
time in such an orderly way that oldtm"rs
wcrc surprised. There seemed to he no very
great excitement. but, as was T. lie eNperted'
considerable speculation as to the outcome.
III MoRs OF INTERFERENCE.
All sorts Of rumors were living about one
that seemed to he more credited than the 9th
ors was TO the effect that the officers Of the law
al lSa
end OF the show. II was said thar, according 10
the provision of the Horton law. this idea was
Tine law says that fight can be held IN
clubs inrorporated for athletic purposes only
ton to know. "Tt does not provide for anv
outside enterprises OF this sort. The CLUB was
Warned on hi Point ISverp' days nG3i put Pc Pc
1T all surprised If. at the last moment the club
vas ordered to take down its machines or stop
The managers rdiculed this statement. and
SAD that they had perfect right TO thke pc
body could stop them, according to the advice
given to them by their counsel ~
Another rumor was that Chief Deyrry'
goaded on Ivy certain politicians who are In =
mica to the Coney Island Club. would Jump
into the ring and stop the fight at all hazards.
called pull Of the club officials with the Kings
county political leaders. and that he would
The ueople don't know Devery." said n man
He is determined fellow aud cannot be
builed. He made his statement about stop
ping this fight hecaus" he was on the level. he
does not think the men are evenly matehGd
in case Of an accident. 1t is possible that ho
may let the men goto certain Emit. ana then.
in. bady Iea as he viii ii ST STOP ri Dsvery is
Chief. and what he says goes. He has not been
influenced by anybody and does not care Tor
Those who were in close touch with the club
and who snid they, knew what was in the wind
They reiterated the statement that certain
powerful Democratic leaders in Brooklyn hai
been induced 70 take up the cudgels on behalf
OF the club. and that they had seen TO II that
there would be no troub They stated posi-.
lively that there would be the same treatment
the Ienox and Broadway clubs There would
be no interference and the light II 1t sh9 alt
round. would be let alone.
There were many who hung back for time
because of rumorS Of interference but as they
saw the rank and file going in with looks OF
confidence they Joined the processi on and gave
pn their coin, Il was question whether ne. i.
ring side, One report had it that Deputy
Chiefs Nc Iaughlin and Mac,kellar would be the
men to drsGt mat'sPs Mhen thsse 2Sas
or not they said that the law would not be vio-
lated
That has been said before. and just what a
vioat ion OF the law is has not vet been deter
mined. In all the fig hts which have l.en held
the present police oll"ials have been in power
hard hitting and knock outs have been per
mitted. There have been no serious results
weight fights have been decided here. Adj
Norates ct glove lighting have aIl along ar
and Mccoy could box with iivc-ounce gloves
without injury there was no harm to Ire looked
for from a,CcHntest between Fitzsimmons and
JefYries. These big fellows were trained so
carefully and were so thoroughly fortified
against injury that the effects Of hard punch
ing were not to br considered seriously.
They both big strong fellows, was the
general Comment. and Know what il is TO
give and take punishment What if they do
get few hard raps and one Of them is knocked
to the floor for ten seconds? That is not any
thing serious; ami there have been such fight;
before here" And 80 the enthusiasts talk ed
and gossipcd, every one Of them hoping and
praying that the fight would go on. Those who
than anx ous to see the mill go toa successful
finish. They had asked the management be-
HrS payng the prize whether he1 they would sIe
they would he taken care OF in the way OF
enjoying a red-hot encounter.
MCoY on HAND WITH CHALLENGE.
| Among the early arrivals was hid Mccoy,
who has Just returned from the West. He
| looked in fine condition. His ,fnce was we'll
tanned Ard he he" locked I%rS"T than usu" He
VIZ" Il have posted 81. 900 with iicferec George
sicr." said Mccoy, and want TO meet the
| loses will fight him at the middlcweght limit.
II he insists upon, the heavyweight, limit will
| consent to that ! have recovered my former
good health and want to regHi the iaurels i
lost when was beaten by SharSry. The money
| is I'M ami that is sufficient"
| Al half past I o'clock there were probably
$500 persons in the building and the majority
| OF them were on the bleachers. There were
many coming in then and the reserved seats
| began to III up rapidly. The flashing of dn-
| monds was noticeable on all sides Men who
| looked well fed and rs II they lived as easily
| a. possible came in dressed in the latest
| summer styles. Tn" array Of outing shirts was
| amazing. They were Of al tints. and as soon
| as coats were peeled off there was n blending
OF colors that knocked taste md style into n
cooked hat. Palm leaf fans were held motion
| less, for the building was not warm. 1t was
| pleasant enough. for the breeze from the ocean
| swept gently through the windows and kept
| the atmosphere free from tho smoke which
| curlcd from hundreds of cigars
| the records OF the fighters. their pictures
| and newspaper articles relating to their doings
were scanned with interest. Tho sports were
| studying up the dope" as tho racetrack man
| nut it. There werc all sorts OF arguments ms to
| how the men would conduct themselves
| Wiseacres who said they had seen all the tIpht,
| for thirty years back endoavored to tell others
| who were novices Just how this battle would
| be fought.
That Flt2simmons was y, favorite with the
| majority was evident from tn" talk. The Cor
| nishmans great progress and his long list OF
victories were not forgotten. His knnck OF
| winning battles against men bigger and more
| famous than himself in tn" past was the chief
| reason why he was looked upon with so much