The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-07
PREPARATIONS FOR FIGHT
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR
Neutrality-suspicious. BATTLE.
Ring ut Louisville VIII he Lighted
with 100000 CandIe-POwer Lights
Fighters I'm Training.


Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 1.-TWO weeks
from next Friday night the question or
superiority will be settled in the stakeless
arena of the Southern Athletic Club, in
this city. between Young COrbett, the
worlds featherweight champion. and Terry
McGovern. the Brooklyn whirlwind, from
whom he wrested the honor at Hartford,
Conn. last Thanksgiving day. That the
bout will take place there is not the shad-
ow Of a doubt Manager Robert c. Gray, OF
the athletic organization before which the
little giants OF the squared circle are to
box twenty rounds, makes the official an
nouncement that there will be no interfer-
ence inasmuch as the Board of Safety has
passed on the legality of the event, made
possible by an examination of the articles
OF agreement signed by COrbett and Nc
Govern. In addition, Mayor Charles +.
Granger. himself devotee of the game.
and in his earlier life a handy man with
the gloves. has boldly taken the stand of
indorsing the contest because it is within
the legal limits. just as have been all of
the Southern Athletic Clubs contests, ev-
cry one OF which was given under police
protection and consequently the sanction
matter.
Every detail has been attended to. The
arena is in position in the big Auditorium.
Every chair is in position. The American
Mutascope and Biograph Company is busy
preparing to take the pictures of the bout.
and when Young Corbett and Terry Nc
Govern step into the ring to receive in
structions from Referee James ]. Corbett,
former heavyweight champion. a flood of
light. equaling 10000 candle power, will
make them look like they were under the
midday sun. Only the twenty-four foot in
closure will be within its scope. A. E.
tombstone, Of New York, will superintend
the making Of the pictures He made the
views of the Jeffries-Sharkey contest at
Coney island and the preliminary scenes
and twenty-five rounds made film TWEEN
ty-eight miles In length, netted Jeffries
Sharkey and their managers $500 and
made for the American Mutascope and Bio
graph Company $4,000. Thirty lamps will
be required to show the movements of Cor
bett and McGovern on the screen Mr.
tombstone says that the heat, from which
Jeffries and Sharkey suffered by reason of
the intense light pouring into the ring, will
be avoided. On the occasion of the Coney
island contest the temperature in the ring
was 40 degrees, according to Mr.. john
stone He made the test few minutes be-
fore the gladiators began hostilities, but he
said not word, knowing that both men
would refuse TO go on If they had been
aware of the conditions. Mr. tombstone
VIII nave everything arranged so that the
fered with.
During the week Young Corbett came
down from Cincinnati to confer with Man
rIfrarr -.
already In condition, and says he is ready
for the fray. Corbett is supremacy conf
dent or victory. He declares that he is
hitting harder and faster than at any time
In his career. His trainer. Harry Tuthill
who accompanied him, substantiated this
assertion. Corbett returned to Cincinnati
thtfSame day he came. and the following
cay D DsSan hard work His boxing partners
are Willie Mack and Willie Fitzgerald, two
husky youths who make things lively for
the champion. 1t Is practically settled that
Fitzgerald and Eddie Cain will box ten
rounds in the preliminary TO the Champion
ship argument. Cain is one of Corbett's
teur lightweight champion of America, and
tough proposition when in action. Cain
Is fast and powerful and the bout between
the pair ought to be interesting.
Manager Gray Is getting good reports
from McGovern- He says he will redeem
himself and show the world that he is the
same sensational boxer that lrtled the
sporting world with his cyclonic move
ments in the ring.
Speclal trains Will be run here from every
city of prominence I'm the complementary
New York. Chicago, st. Louis. Indianapolis
Cincinnati Memphis. Cleveland and Nash
Vile The sale Of seats has been extraor-
dinartly large, Manager Gray says.
Among the notables from New York will
be, two Pullman loads from Wall street
The Considine brothers. Jimmie wakely.
brooklyn Jimmy Carol. John L. Sullivan,
Honest John Kelly and scores of others
will also journey from Gotham Louis
Houseman will run special from Chicago
Jack Mckenna will conduct a special from
ST Louis. and no less than one thousand
people Will make the trip from Cincinnati.
Dave Sullivan is coming from New York
He will challenge the winner at the ring
side. Dave Is a great favorite i'm Louis
Vile He Is in fighting form at this time
and could go into the ring on an hours no.
tice. he writes to Manager Gray. The man
agement OF the Southern Athletic Club ex-
poets the largest crowd OF representative
sporting and business men who admire box
ing ever gathered in the Southland There
Is no opposition TO the contest in Louisville
or Kentucky except from fanatics, but their
opposition will avail nothing.