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Show - ' i ; v . . v. : J t' ; -t:c to the recl-c "( " ' ) Ij l.'ew Orleans, the eyes c ' ' ' .'.i are turned on Bait L; (' ' r, i" ? scene of the coming f ' ' i Jl.n vril'.e and Michael r : t" ; l't heavy-weUhta, at the f " ' -In the fait Talace grounds C1 1 J i' ..t of Eeptember 6. Both i ;lvel here In fine condition and ice t;.'r arrival they have rone to pir tra!i,lr. quartern with a glutton-- .s f --"tite for the finishing touches of tu:.- training. fc.hreclt says he la In food cor.iitlon; he looks the part Wills -ays he was never better In hie Ufe and wishes to nee Shreck'ln the eame con-fiitlon. con-fiitlon. ..Wllle fays tts because he ex-recta ex-recta to make It a decisive battle end he wants no excusea to bob up after th battle, f - 't j, c.a favcrlte lo-cally, lo-cally, Lastern f .rt., z writers and Judges cf tw9 r , r; te two ren are pretty evt...y u.vlded, with per-WUaa per-WUaa V-9 cf lear.lrj Jn favor of Letter to laan. Y1,"81"! Et"n received a letter from . I5nl in 1)enver a few days e?o. T-!ch ta!3i ... hrecit a X to 2 shot here." a ci.pping from a Denver paper was inc.oaed with the measure of the men taken by the manager of the Demo, cratlo club. It Is as follows! 'Manager Lewis is firmly convinced that John Wllle is the corning man in the heavy-weight ranks, and favors rim in his coming bout, with Mike t nreck. Lewis' bases his opinion on Wllle's superior weight and strength, and also upon Wllle'a excellent showing show-ing in bouts wth Jack Root, George Gardner and Philadelphia Jack O Brlen." At Bingham the friends of Rhreck have asked him to come-up and show himself on the streets if for only a day before the fight. Of course Shreck will b unable to do this, but a large block of tickets have been sent to the editor of the Bingham Bulletin, Harry J. Robinson, tand when the .mitts jtre donned next. Tuesday night Bhreck will see a large. corner of the grand stand occupied by several hundred miners rrorn the rich little camp who wish him the best of success, Altituda Doesn't Hurt, . Contrary to his expectations. Wills" has not been adversely affected by altitude. al-titude. His wind is good and tha absence ab-sence of oppressive heat has already had a beneficial effect . Sale of seats will begin tomorrow morning at LaVellle's cigar store, 10 West ' Second South street. The- prices are $L $3 and 13, with $5 charged for a .a,U nuJnber. of box eeata. -Manager Willard Bean has received a number of telegraphic requests for seats for out of town fana whrf will be here. The arena will seat something over 6000. and while it is likely that this number of persona will not be present, all indications indi-cations point to a most ambitious gathering gath-ering of the sporting clans of the country. coun-try. Even the Eastern followers are unable to lose track of this big event and many stars in the Eastern flrma. merit fistic will grace the ringside with their presence. Among these will be seen Lou Houseman, sporting editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean; George Slier, representing the Hearst syndicate of papers, and probable referee; J. N. Stll-son. Stll-son. Chicago: Andy Craig,' Chicago; Harry Hinds. Cheyenne; Otto Floto, Denver. Each will be accompanied by a laige following. Woman Will Attend. A feature of the arrangement Is the fact that many women are expected to attend, as was tha case with the two previous events at the saucer track. The fight will be conducted on the highest high-est plane possible and the exhibit will be far less brutal than an ordinary gridiron game. ' As a consequence the wives of more than one loal follower of the fistic arena have requested the privilege of seeing the go. As a result of these requests Manager Willard Bean hap decided to allow women accompanied accom-panied b men to take seats in the arena. ' . ' . ' 1 |