The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14
BIG SEAT SALE.
Over $4,000 Worth of Tickets Sold
for Featherweight Battle.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 13.-But a few
days remain before the settlement OF su-
premacy between the feather weights
Young Corbett and Terry McGovern, in
the Southern Athletic Clubs arena in this
city. Monday night, Sept %. is the time
and 10 o'clock the hour. James ]. Corbett,
former heavyweight champion, will be the
referee and Mr.. Al Cook, of Louisville, will
be master Of ceremonies. To date the adj
vance sale tops the $4,000 mark. Manager
Gray expects practically every chair to be
sold before the Auditorium's doors swing
Without doubt the greatest crowd that
ever gathered at boxing event in the
South will be here. A majority Of the seats
already secured have been purchased by
prominent business men. This is shown
by the letters which Manager Gray has
received Nearly every one is letter head
OF some prosperous business establishment.
From New York two Pullman loads of
Wall-street brokers are coming. So inn
portant do they consider the attraction
that they are willing to lose two days from
the busiest street In America for the pleas
ure OF Witnessing the fight.
Every railroad has made special rate
From New York aud Eastern points 500
miles away the rate will be one and one
third FROM Chicago, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl. indianapolis and points closer than 800
miles the rate will be one fare for the
round trip. A special train will be run
from Pittsburg by Billy Corcoran. No less
than 200 people will journey from the
smoky City and Allegheny City. Louis
Houseman will run big special from Chi
cago
Already a few men are arriving to attend
the contest. The first arrival was Tim
Hurst, who came from Pittsburg Hurst
McGovern 20 but corpett iI Rc tne canse
hurst Is from the East, but later accepted
Jim Corbett because he Is personally ac-
no fault to ind with Hurst. He simply
wanted some one he actually knew
Hurst witnessed the go between Corbett
ana McGovern last Thanksgiving, and he
says that was one Of the greatest bouts he
ever looked at. He believes this will be
the swiftest contest that has ever been ar
ranged between men of the weight of Nc
Govern and his conqueror He knows they
are In perfect form, determined and conf
dent. Hurst says that unquestionably
great gathering will be on hand He will
not at this time hazard a guess on the out
come.
Some opposition developed in Louisville
this week to the contest, but will avail
nothing. The rank and 1le-the best people
or the city. those who go to make up the
energetic and business end of the place
cause Mayor Charles F. Granger has in
dorsed IL. the Board of Safety has given
II Its approval for the sole reason that II
Will be pulled of in strict compliance with
the law. The mayor has given his ulti-
matum, and IL Is to the effect that the bout
must De allowed TO proceed. He Is the
ruler In Louisville, devotee Of the boxing
game. and the people need have no misgiy-
tngs as to the affair on Sept. %.
Coroett and McGovern will not reach
LOUISVILLE from Cincinnati until the morn
ing OF the day of the contest Corbett and
party will come in a special car provided
by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
tered at the Louisville Hotel. McGoyern
and his party will be at Seelbach's. a half
block distant The b9ys are training harder
thing, and with each certain OF WINNING
a royal go is assured.
The arena is in position, and all that
remains Is Tor the crowd 10 come. Manager
Gray has put I'm several hundred additional
seats and the fear expressed in some cities
that there will not be sufficient room need
be entertained no longer. He has handled
large crowds at former bouts and every-
body was taken care of in good style
II is expected that the visitors to the
Corbett-McGovern contest will leave more
than 100000 in Louisville. OF one thing the
visitors may feel assured, and that is they
will receive Kentucky welcome and go
home feeling glad that they came.
A subcommittee appointed by the COM
mittee or ten chosen at the citizens mass
meeting IN this city Thursday night to
take steps to prevent the night between
Terry McGovern and Young Corbett. sched-
uled TO take place before the Southern
Athletic Club here on the night OF Sept. y.
called on Mayor Granger this morning
and presented him with a statement call
ing upon him TO prevent the fight TO be
held In Louisville After hearing the state
ment or the committee Mayor Granger
assured the members that he would ad-
here TO his original position and would see
20 IL that the law was not violated
Gov. Beckham and Mayor Granger held
q long consultation here this afternoon
The proposed match between Young Cor
bett and McGovern was discussed. but
neither the Governor nor the mayor would
give out the nature OF their conversation
After the meeting Mayor Granger said
81 have nothing 10 say in reference TO the
Coroett- McGovern AFFAIR, except that the
law will not be violated"