The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
Fight-MadCrowd
In Streets OF
Goldfield.
Bv wilIiar11 SIattery-


Four trains arrived from various
points late tonight. One OF these came
from San Francisco, another from Oak
land, a third from Reno and fourth
brought a delegation Of sports from
the East and Middle West In all lIo
Pullmans steamed into the Goldneio
depot
GoIdfeId has ever been known as
wide-open town. but tonight the limit
has been passed. Miners from every
camp within a radius OF hundreds OF
miles are here. Each has bank rost
or an ore sack which he is willing and
ready to play against the faro oanks',
craps tables or roulette wheels the
gamesters are raking in the money
faster than they ever took it IN before-
Everybody seems inbibed with the
spending spirit. and. as everything
goes, the money has to proceed down
the same channel. Although the rail-
road trains do not tap every section
of Nevada. this does not prevent the
miners from the remote town from be-
ing on hand to witness the fight Some
Of them came in automobiles and others
arrived in spring wagons Horses and
burros suited others, and for others
Shanks' mare looked pretty good -
CROSS DESERT ON FOOT.
Late this afternoon couple OF gold
diggers from a little camp more than
a hundred miles away from GoIdheld
arrived, tired and footsore and covered
with dust At first the natives thought
the strangers were figuring out some
sort OF plot to hold up few banks.
/ but when they appeared at the ONCE
of the fight club and purchased two
| SIS tickets for the big fight all fears
vanished.
These miners explained that they
/ could not manage to secure any sort OF
| conveyance to Goldheld- It was begin
4 H.
| ago, and, after sizing up the situation
/ they decided to start out on foot over
| the burning desert for the scene OF
the encounter. Across the desert sands
they trudged, with the sun blazing
down upon them and nothing to gaze
upon to cheer them up save a bunch OK
sagebrush. But such tribes did not
bother the game miners. They were
| determined TO see Nelson and Cans
| swap punches. so they hit the trail
| hopefully till they arrived at Gold
field.
The seat sale for the fight has al
ready reached the $4,000 mark. The
sale Of general admission or S. tickets.
as they are more popularity known, has
not yet begun 1t is an assured fact
that there will be 100000 in the house.
If the dreams of the promoters are
realized the sale OF seats will total
| 200, the largest amount ever taken
ia at the gate Of fight arena
PROMINENT SPORTS ARRIVE
Nearly every prominent sport who
has rot been a resident Of GOldfeld for
the last few days put in an appearance
late tonight when Harry COrbett's spe-
cial train drew up at the depot. This
| train was made up Of three sections
and contained one of the jolliest par
ties that has ever honored GoIddeId
! with it's presence Tex Rickard. Ole
Elliott Larry Sullivan and in fact every
shining light of the mining camp was
there with an automobile, wheelbarrow
or hay wagon to convey the guests to
their hotels Most OF the natives OF
the town were on hand to take In the
sight and welcome the visitors.
The Oakland special. containing a
/ bunch of prominent business men from
the three suburban cities. steamed up
| q little later. This was followed by the
Reno special and an Eastern train. All
the passengers said they felt happy.
though there were many who did not
look the part. while others were frank
enough to admit that they would not
make that trip over the desert again
/ even if nineteen championship battles
were to be decided in Goldheld on the
same day and in the same ring.
The Goldaeld Club will probably ap-
point Judge Hoggatt OF Bullfrog as
timekeeper at the ring The club di-
rcctcrs and the managers OF the rival
| fighters will hold q meeting tomorrow
morning to select the official timekeep-
or. 1t is understood that Hoggatt will
take the job. and as all the principals
are Cor him it looks as though he is as
good as elected to fill the important po-
sition-
NO OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE.
One Of the thousand-to-one bets that
| the fight would not take place was set
tied tonight when Sheriff Bradley an
nounced that he and his forty deputies
would be on hand to preserve law and
order and see that the fight continued
till one OF the principals had been
counted cut.
\ A ktory has been going the rounds
| for several days that the Sheriff would
interfere at the eleventh hour and In
/ form the spectators to take the ~23'
route. as the fight would not come or.
The Sheriff is game sport. just like
all other Goldfeldians. and wants to
see the fight, too. He says the little
mixup shall continue and that there
will be no trouble unless some excited
gun fighter draws his shooting irons
and threatens to start sometime Then
the fight may possibly be postponed for
a few minutes, but 1t Will not be
called of.
Larry Sullivan was tonight selected
master of ceremonies. This Job has
been open for several days. Several
candidates sought the honored place.
but Sullivan loomed up as a dark horse
at the last moment and won by many
/ lengths.
/ Sullivan, who IS acting as the bettfnr
commissioner for a number of Eastern
sporting men. still has s25,0 900 on tan
to bet on Cans. Nelson bettors were
few and far between this afternoon ana
tonight. and so only about $1,000 was
taken up. There IS every Indication
that the betting at the ringsids win
be very brisk
UNCONSCIOUS FOR AN HOTrR
AFTER COLLISION ON DIAMoND
/ Serious Accident Put. nm End a.
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