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Show sounded, the men shook hands and the battle bat-tle commenced. . McAuliffo opened the ball by leading for the stomach, but slipped and fell. When he arose Meyer landed lightiy on his face, at -which Jack smiled, and the rust of the round was occupied in sparring for an opening open-ing which did not present itself. In the second, McAulifie as;ain led and this time succeeded in landing heavily. Meyer clinched, and in the break-away landed his riht in the face. McAuliffe re. taliated with a stiff punch in the eye which sent the Streator man to the floor. On arising aris-ing Billy went after Jack, and there waa desperate fiirhting all around the ring during dur-ing the remainder of the round, which ended considerably in McAuliffe's favor. Both men came up a little weak on the third, although Jack was evidently the stronger of the two. It was McAuliffe's round, the champion landing frequently and getting but little punishment in return. Tde men came up eagerly for the fourth. Billy had apparently caught hit second wind and was playing for a swing, when Jack landed his right with terrible force, knocking Billy down. Lively fighting followed, fol-lowed, Meyer standing right up to the scratch. The exchanges were numerous and heavy. McAuliffe's superior generalship waa seen in euery move and he had much the beat of the round. In the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth Billy was more cautious, and while he saved himself, he was unable to inflict much punishment pun-ishment on his opponent. McAuliffe opened hostilities in the ninth (iirrs . .He Is in Superb Form and Has Supreme Confidence. Con-fidence. His Friends Will Insist That Sullivan Strip to the Waist. Claim That He Wears a Band to Protect His Stomach. The Champion Refuses to Say - Anything in Answer to the Charge. Though His Backers Insist that this Is Permissible and that f eAuliffe Protected Himself In the Same Way Yesterday Corbett Exhibits Himself to an Admiring; Crowd and Repeats tnat He Will Whip-His Whip-His Antagonist. , . New 6reas, Sept. 6. The announcement announce-ment ' sent out , from Corbett'a train that ... the Californian's backers would demand that Suliivau appear tomorrow night stripped to the navel creates much discussion. dis-cussion. The Corbett men claim that in previous pre-vious fight Sulltvan has worn his trunks high up and beneath he had worn a band to protect the stomach. Phil Casey says that fighters frequently wear a pine pitch plaster over their abdoman to stay them during the contest.; He thinks McAuliffe did it last night, and knows of no reason why Sullivan should not do the same. However, Casey did not indicate what response would be made to the demand of the Corbett people in the matter. i - - Sullivan 'when: questioned positively refused re-fused to discuss the subject The last of the gladiators is here. Corbett arrived this morning and waa given a hearty welcome. If superb condition and supreme confidence today are factors in the fight Corbett may be banked among the winners. "A committee of the Southern, Athletic club headed by President Campbell met the Catifornian and his friends at the depot and escorted them to their qnarters. Regarding hi condition Corbett said: "Iiamiatine form, feel per-feeUy per-feeUy well and hve had plenty of rest." t CO BBEm'S cb'jfirioEVpE.';'! ,':: ; Ha Disports Hlsnlf ia a Bath and Talk Froal j of His Ch-aoe. - New Orleaxk Sep- Corbett was loudly cheered on his arrival. Billy Brady and Billy Delane y" jealously , guarded a big demijohn of water aa thy got out of the car into carriages. -They took no chances, but with a right-hand swing which nearly took Meyer off his feet. The blow daxed Meyer and it was followed by a right and left which sent him down towards the end of th round. Meyer surprised the audience in the tenth by getting in the the terrific right-hand jolt fur which he is famous. The blow was a surprise and told on Jack, but he rallied quickly and turned the tide by smashing Meyer in the face twice. It was give and take In the eleventh, and both men received heavy punishment. In the twelfth and thirteenth, but little fighting was done and the honor were easy. The fourteenth opened with a terrific exchange, ex-change, after which the men sparred until the call of time. Meyer came up rather slowly for tho fifteenth and McAuliffe was none too fresh. 1 he latter set the ball rolling, however, and soon landed his right on Billy' neck, sending send-ing th Streator man to the floor. As soon as he arose, McAuliffe got in a vicious right-hand right-hand swing, which sent him down again. Meyer struggled slowly to hi feet, but fell on the ropes and lay there until counted out. Jack's seconds lifted their man on their shoulders and carried him triumphantly to his corner. Jack then poured out a glass of wine and carried it to Meyer, and the latter drank it amid tremendous applause. Thus ended the greatest lightweight battle since the days of Billy Edwards, Barney Aaron add Jim Colyer. HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED HERE. Great interest was taken here on the result of the lightweight battle and the sporting headquarters were thronged with men. Until the publication of The Times to the effect that McAuliffe was in prime condition, condi-tion, the sentiment was rather agairfst him, but after the paper was out he commenced to run ahead of Meyer in the combination betting. At tbe Oxford a epeeial wire was ticking off the latent from the ringside, and as the report were potted- considerable excitement ex-citement prevailed. Several bets were made on even terms, and aa late as the thirteenth round, offars'of $20 evca on. .-Meyer were made. - " " - . u 1 When the , Jralletin -announcing. thaii McAwiiff had won wm ..posted, a great cheer went up, and the crowd aisperaed in a good humor. ' TONIGHT'S BATTLE. . - Xmry Llttl Interest Takn In tho S-wlly- - Dixon right. f; New Orleans, Sept. 6. The interest in the fight this evening is by no means great !.-..- nnlr fin man i n Tiiinrirpri thintrv I'd. t 11 " " " Skelly has the slightest chance. Billy Reynolds Rey-nolds as Skelly's backer, however, says: "I think Skelly will win. Dixon has never yet been punched. ' He is very clever, but he won't fool Skelly. .My boy never felt better." bet-ter." Light Weights. San Francisco, Sept. 6. The directors of the Calif ornia Athletic club last night signed George Simonds of Chicago and Solly Smith of Los Angeles to fight at 119 pounds or under, for a purse of $2,000, on Sept 30th. kept the jug in sight rest some enemy might contrive to doctor its contents. Dennis Dillon Dil-lon and Jim Daly came with the Corbett party who drove in procession to the Southern South-ern Athletic club, the Corbett van in the rear. . Delaney and Brady were confident and happy as they chatted about the fight. They candot see how they can lose. "Why, Corbett is in perfect form," said Delaney. "There will be a surprise for the big fellow tomorrow evening, markmy words I have been in the business a gTeat many years, and I have never had the confidence con-fidence before a fight that I have now. Corbett Cor-bett weighs 185 pounds, I guess, but we do not bother with the scales. His weight is not troubling us. Wait till you see him hit. He can hit harder than Sullivan. Maybe it's strange to you to hear me say that, but I know it to be true. Jim is confident he will win, and he will be as brave as a lion." At the club Corbett was immediately shown into a dress- in? room. He did not mind the crowd in the least, but peeled off his clothes and stood up and showed his fine form . The man is in superb trim, and yet it's likely that those who see him for the first time in the ring tomorrow eveninz will be disappointed when his slight build is com-i com-i pared;. .with Sullivan's massive -body. Ha is' strongly built and hi back and fore are a mass of graceful muscles. There is not an ounce of superfluous super-fluous flesh upon him, from his feet to hi round face. Corbett was shown into his ba hroom as a preliminary to a swim in the immense natatorium. 'instructor Aleck Morris helped him to rid himself of dust stains from his long journey. Then he donned a pair of trunks and got down into the tank where the water is only five feet deep. .-"Corbett swims, but not expertly. He did not venture to go in over his head until he was in the water for a while. When the awim was over he returned to the dressing room. Here tho water was wiped from him and then he spread himself at length on a loune while Dillon and Delaney rubbed him down. All the while he chatted with those who pressed around him. never once responding curtly. "You have no idea what confidence comes from my being in this club," he said, remembering it waa here he had bested Kilrain. Corbett was taken over to a residence in the neighbornood where he is to remain till the fight. An excellent breakfast had been prepared for him and ho ate with a relish. Then he went to bed and slept. This afternoon after-noon he will go in the gymnasium to do some light work and the rest of the day he will spend quietly with his trainers. New Orleaws, Sept. 6. While 8ullivan was being rubbed down after hi work at the gymnastic club this morning, Frank Moran, who has a share in the Sullivan stakes, was questioned as to Sullivan's view of Corbett' claim that the champion must dress no higher than hi navel in the fight. "We have nothing to say in the matter," quoth Moran. "Sullivan will go into the ring ready to ngni. n mere is any question as to his methods, complaint must be made to the Olympic club officials, who will act as they deem right. We will have no controversy contro-versy with the Corbett crowd. . METER KNOCKED OUT. . Tho Greatest Light "Weight Battle Sine 'the Days of Barney Aaron. New Orleans, Sept 5. The pugilistic carnival car-nival was Inaugurated here tonight with the contest for the light weight championship of the world. The arena of the Olympic clnb presented a brilliant spectacle when the fighters entered en-tered the ring. Ex-Mayor Onillot acted as referee and announced that Prof . John Duff y had been selected by the club as master of ceremonies. It was 9:15 when Jack McAuliffe entered the ring. He looked a little pale, but appeared to be in fine condition. Before tbe applause which greeted him -had, died away, Meyer skipped over the rope. He, too, was given an ovation.. Ha looked rosy and confident. After the fighters had sized each other up tor eight uimatct, tha gong |