The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-22
MEN READY
M'GOVERN-SULLIVA
CLASH
TERRY IS THE FAvoR1TE
iSharkey Declares That the Terrible
One Will BE stopped, hut the
BettOrs Think Diff
ferentIy.

| LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. N.-AH ar
| rangements for the fight between Terry
| McGovern and Dave Sullivan tomorrow
| night before the Southern Athletic club
in this city have been completed and re-
ports from the fighters indicate that they
are in prime condition for the contest.
Roth men have finished their training
and will weigh in at the auditorium here
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock when,
according tosthe agreement if either tips
the scales at over 126 pounds he will
forfeit $500
The fighters will enter the ring at 9
o'clock and will box twenty-five rounds
straight Marquis of Queensbury rules for
90 per cent of the gate receipts, rs per
cent to the winner and % to the loser.
McGovern, with his manager, Sam
Harris, and his trainers, Charlie May
hood, Joe Humphreys and Hugh MCCOY
ern, will arrive in the city tomorrow
morning from Cincinnati, where Mccoy
ern has been in training. Sullivan is in
Louisville, where he has been prepared
for the contest by Tom Sharkey, Bob
Armstrong, the negro heavyweight, and
Joe Seiger, who was Young Corbett's
sparring partner when he trained for his
successful fight with McGovern on
Thanksgiving day.
Bob FitZsmmons. who will referee the
contest, arrived in the city tonight.
The prospects are that the largest
crowd that ever witnessed a fight in Ken
lucky will be on hand when time is called
and nearly every seat in the house has
been already sold. The number of out of
town spectators will be large. Parties
will arrive in the city tomorrow from
New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Column
bus and the Indiana gas belt.
Sullivan Feeling Fine.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 21-Jim Kennedy.
ma f6s111 7al< Of fIn
club, and Tim Hurst reached Louisville
tonight to attend the McGovern-Sullivan
fight. A number of other prominent New
Workers will be here Saturday Bob F'itz-
simmons, who is to referee the argument
between Sullivan and McGovern, reached
town today. Saturday morning cut of
town people will be coming in punches.
Sullivan is feeling fine and says he is
beyond question in the best condition of
! his career. He says he will win over
McGoVern because he will outpoint out
box and outgene1al the terrible one"
Sullivan was displeased over the accusa-
ton made by McGovern's manager, Sam
Harris, that Sullivan intended to win by
means fair or foul Dave says he is go
ing to box strictly on the level, and he
hopes McGoyern, when he gets stung
good and lively will keep his temper.
Sharkey, who is looking after Sullvan's
interests, says: IF any fouling is done
McGovern will be the offending party.
Harris has let out roar before he is
hurt. ] am really surprised at Samuel
He must be feeling a bi. shaKy, and is
evidently trying to establish some sort OF
an alibi Sullivan is going to win be-
You'd question. Watch us come home.
McGovern is in superb shape. He cam
not say he is not properly trained He
has worked harder ana longer for Sulli-
van than he ever did e3r anybody else.
fr,f 10 foc+
he is going to have with Sullivan SO let
us have a clear track and a fair shake.
May the glory go to the winner is all
| ask
just Before the Battle.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 21.-Every sporting
man in Cincinnati believes the McGovern-
sullivan bout will last hardly long enough
for a spectator to get conf ortably settled
in his seat All think Terry will win
within few rounds, and this conviction
regarding the battle will to some extent
affect the attendance.
The fight followers of this city, partic-
ularly those who have seen McGovern
at work, take little stock in the reports
from Louisville that Sullivan money is
going begging. There are no Sullivan
hackers here and McGovern at . TO is
carrying about all that mas peeh "Sseieu
in this city.
The impression has grown that Sullt-
van is overrated, and that he is far from
being McGovern's equal in the ring. This
was the twenty-first day of training for
| McGovern, and he has eased up in his
work Tomorrow he will take light ex-
ercse and with his party will go to
Louisville Saturday morning.
Terry went about four miles around
the Oakley race track and fought tour
rounds with kid" Ashe. He also put in
few minutes punching the bag and
throwing the medicine ball. The entire
camp is happy over the nearness of the
battle and all are confident as to the
outcome.
Terry said: without a doubt I am in
better condition than 1 ever was before
in my life. 1 have trained very hard for
this fight taking no chance on going
Gown to defeat again from lack of condi-
ton
Referee Charley White and Paddy Sui
Ivan, Of New York, arrived at Cincinnati
this morning and Immediately repaired
to Camp McGovern to get line on
Terry They were exceedingly well
pleased when they saw the fine condition
of the little whirlwind. White, however,
would not make a prediction as to the
outcome of the fight.