| Show SPORTING MATTERS Gossip of the Coming Great Fights at New Orleans SULLIVAN LOOKED ON AS WiNNER I Corbett 8 Clover Sparrer but His lows lack i Force Bsclns Events of the Day Baseball Etc Special toTHE HERALD Examiner Dispatchl NEW YORK Aug 24 James F Carroll exmanager and trainer of Bob Fitzslm mons wishes understood that he does not believe Corbett will best Sullivan although he has been quoted that way Carroll writes to the sporting editor of the World from Bay St Louis as follows I wish you would contradict the statement I state-ment that I predicted a sure winner In Jim Corbett I never was interviewed regarding I regard-ing the fight but I have boon quoted just the name You will do me a favor by say > lj Ing that I always was a Sullivan man and my opinion is today that if John L is in any kind of condition he will win sure I know Corbett is a clever boxer but he cannot can-not hit hard and any one who looks over his past victories will be convinced that I am right John will find he has a much Laler man and longer in the re ch than himself but as he is an old general in the ring I think he will have no trouble SKELLY AND HAtJLIFFB BAY ST Louis Aug 24A represen tative visited the training quarters of Skelly and McAuliffe late this evening and c found them all feeling well The diy was warm but did not prevent the two boxers from doing good road work and plenty of J gymnastic exercises Skelly punched the bag for several hours and sparred with j Robertson and others at tbe quarters quartrs McAuhffe is training so secretly that i very little or no Information can be gained from him Howover it was learned that ia was in excellent condition and doing 1 plenty of good work 1 BIG ODDS ON SULLIVAN PITTSBURG Aug 240ne hundred to eighty is offered on Sullivan and 100 to f50 is asked by the Corbettitesthat Is the betting quotations in Plttsburg at the present pres-ent time There has been but little betting bet-ting so far however even at these odd Two bets were made today A Cor itt man getting 2 to 1 for his money and incase in-case of a draw to win both bets One of the wagers was S50 to SlO and the other 100 to 200 At three or four of the newspaper offices as Plttsburg has no poolrooms pool-rooms at present there are small bunches 3f money But the real betting will not begin until a day or so beforethe battle In the other two fights McAuliffe and Meyers 1 are quoted about even while Dixon money goes begging j NO MATCH BETWEEN FITZSIMMONB AND HALL NEW ORLEANS Aug 24The officers of the Olympic club have given up all Inten linn of trying to make a match between FUzslmmons and Hal for the first week of next month Tho time between this and the dates set for the three fights is too short to permit of the fight being as extensively exten-sively advertised as the club desires and a the railroads in many cases sold their tickets covering only theSth of September the management do not deem it good policy to try and bring the men together An attempt at-tempt will however be made to have the light take place about Mardigras next and it Is f more than likely the club will arrange another triple effort in the pugilists line for that time MUST TAKE OFF THEIR GUS Tho club has decided that every spectator at the DixonKelly match will be searched for weapons This move has been decided upon in view of the many flying reports about the way things will ba managed in the event of the tide of battle going in favor o L fcoloreil noy The club officials are determined that nothing bat fair treatment will be accorded the champion and the word has gone forth that the spectators had better leave their weapons with the porter on entering the club house |
