Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-03
SPORTING.
Interesting Notes About the Prize Fighters
The Mil Declared On-Iu,f Talk.

Interesting Notes ABOUT tbe tf1Ie tlsHttlN
The Mil Declared On--Imf Talk.
The gentlemen who telegraphcd the
managers OF the S.ailc-Mitchell con-
test, have received no answer yet
and il Is not probable they will. IL
was rumored yesterday that the mill
had Leen DECLARE uifalid the following
assocat .d press dispatch vrriiies that
rumor 1t is dated Atchison, Kansas,
August 80, and says:
MIR Ben j. Rice, the manager Of
Herbert Shade. met VIM. Madden, the
msnager and trainer of harlcN Mitch
ell, al the Union depot this evening
and called him 10 account for certain
letters Il 40 NJ have been WI n
by Wm. Madden To Richard X. Fox
OF the p0ijce Guzctfc or any one Else.
In rebutial Mr.. Madden signed the
following letter;
Atchisan, Kan, Aug 30-Any pub
LEGATION purporting 10 be over my sig
nature to any newspaper or any news
paper publisher, except the New
York clipper, is fraudulent and
forgery. ] have written nothing t
Richard X. Fox or any one else con-
corning cowboys, ranchemen, or any
one else since being in Kansas and we
are not working upon the sympathies
OF The Ieop'e.
Signed WILLIAM MADDEN.
Herbert Shade is living quietly at
Woodland park, and there has been no
trouble aud none anticipated.
VIM. Madden, the manager of Chas.
Mitchell, the manager of the English
pugilist, arrived IN this city tonight
and after conference with Henry J.
Rice, the manager of Herbert Siude,
the following statement of facts was
agreed upon: Being notified by the
authorities and knowing it an inn
possibility for the Slade and Mitchell
prize-h3ht TO take place unless all con.
nected took IA big risk of going to thu
penitentiary, | proposed 20 II. A
SHADES IN mayer, III. j. Rice, to draw
dition that il is understood To declare
the fight off.
Both Mitchell and Slade have re.
ceived the following letters from the
county attorney S from the counties in
which they have been training and a,
the result both have given up trying
as the laws are SO strict to permit il
with s)fety to their personal liberty.
Signed VIM. MADDEN, for Cnas
Mitchell.
HENRY ]. RICE, for Herbert A
Slade
The following is a copy OF the letters.
GEN rLEMEN---I see by the paper,
that you are preparing To fight II prize
fight. | wish to notify you that undo
the Kansas statutes that it Is "A peni
Tertiary ottense either to practice OF
fight; hence any attempts on your par
to do either will certainly get you in
to trouble. While | have no advice
to give you in regard to this immora
practice, | wish to say::the law will b
strictly enforced.
[Signedl JOHN LITTLE.
Prosecuting attorney of Johnso
county.
a letter of the same tenor and fore
was received by Mr.. Rice from tn
governor of the state.
TURF TALK.
The special races which occur her
on the 9th and 2Sth inst, are attract
ing considerable attention all over tn
state and there will be a large attenc
ance. Horses are arriving here dali
and going into training and FoI
Worth will soon have the largest strin
of runners and trotters ever stabbed u
FeXns race course.
A large number of people visited til
race track yesterday.
The .amphitheatre will be complete
in time for the special races and til
managers are taking great pains to Il
co nmodate all ladies.who may want /
attend.