Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-12
BULLETINS.

COney Island, May lilo T. NJ
| The doors Of the Seaside A. q. were
! opened at u. NJ. a big crowd stood
| i'm q drizzling rain for fully an hour
| before the bolts were drawn. COrbett
ana Jefries are at road houses nearby.
30 l.. M.-The betting has continued
! very light. The Jefrres men have
been giving to ! with few takers.
There has been some money going on
AZ even terms that Corbctt will stay
FIVE rounds.
Corbctt took good sleep. this after
noon. This evening. ~ said: II have
everything 10 gain and am going in to
win. | feel great and never was surcr.
| am right physically. This fake fight
| talk is amusing. | want to win"
Billy Brady to an Associated Press
| man said: 'Jefries will 0ut-b X. out
point ana beat Corbett in short order.
He will give him the drubbing Of his
| life There il no sign of Interference
or trouble. The gate looks like $3J. 900
II 100000. Jeffries is strong and sur
Of winning. 1t viii be easy for him"
40 Il. M.-The expected crowd is MT
in evidence. The turnstiles are not
clicking as merrily as was hoped for
h. the management \ rumor that the
fight Was fixed was denied point blank
by the adhercnts of both pugilists Thr
betting at this stage l. ) to On JEFF
fries, but there is plenty If Corbr;t
money in sight at This price
80 i. M.-There is more C1rbrtt
money in sight. The odds seem T. be
ngthening a hit and as high as to ,
70 ! has been laid. There is a strong
tip that Corbctt is "a stay thc limit
ANA that has lups-ned Corbett money
N.n5 II. M.-Spke Sullivan says he
has not placed a cent. This is too
much Of a family affair for me: | am
keeping out f it. I won't let my cash
x ( away from me. They ought t.
give some of these other heavyweights
chance. Joe Humphri"s has bet
$1,000 t. 5000 IN Jcffrics with Eddie
Burke. the bAnkmak.r.
H.l5 i. Mods of to freely of-
fered On Jrffrics. Frank Connolly nf
New York. bet $1,000 to 500 an Jorfrlas.
Dennis sullivan took the short ,n3.
Charley Anderson bet Mike PAdGcn
S30oo tn Sl5oo, Anderson taking The JeC-
fries end
bob Fitzsimmons has arrived at th.
ring side. lie received hearty v.l-.
come from the crowd. He said III u4s
any mans battle and II. was vititnr
tn take VA thc winner ana M r-It ..,,r
ldart he cuuld beat either.
There is no fear of police intcrf-r-
once. although Deputy chief McI.5.i.l
lin. Inspector Campbell and Ca3t.
Harding are present in charge rC ITO
patrulmen.
II. M.-Thc preliminary lOvt hr-
tween Kid Thomas NJ New York. lrd
Jim Riley Of BROOKLYN has lust been
announced The bows are In thr rinr
ana they are scheduled To box ~
rounds at 130 pounds.
Billy Madden was chosen as rcfrrrc
in the preliminary.
a15 T.. M-"Onr-rycd ConneIiv-' ana
HOOney Harris have arrived. Whom
asked for his opinion. Connolly said.
II would not risk my professional rem
utation on a guess.
Joe Nendig says he likes Corbett but
is not making a play on the fight
John l.. Sullivan arrived at the island
late driving down with n PARTY of
friends. He was chcercd whenever the
crowd learned his identity.
9.25-Thnmas ana Riley put up rafting
bout Thomas Was the agGressor ana out
pointed his opponent : 10 ]. Up to the
end Of the fifth round. when the bell rang
neither of the fighters seemed to have
heard the gong and they continued fight
! ing viciously until separated by the ref
cree. In the sixth round Riley beGa''
wrestling and threw Thomas to the floor
and was cautioned by the referee. Then
Thomas knocked him down with right
swing but was III turn thrown down by
another wrestling movement. The ref
cree then disqualified him.
H%o-Thc club house fills slowly. At 9.3a
practically every box seat in the arena
had an occupant and the general admis-
sion sections were crowded. but the mes
canine sections were only partly filed.
The gate will b. a good sized one. how
ever The crowd includes the notablcs Of
the professional sporting ana theatrical
world