St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
The Principals Ready if the Place
Is Provided.

The Principals Ready if the Place
Is Provided.
The situation at midnight seemed I'M
changed. The opinion that obtained in
sporting circles was that there will be
no meeting. No one came to the front
with a guarantee to furnish the lucre,
although the principals still held them
selves to furnish 1.-The siuews of war;"
so to speak.
An interesting session was held at
the rooms of the Twin City Jockey club
at II O'Clock. whereat the leading lights
in the sporting world were the conspic-
uOus figures. -"ParsOn" Davies and his
satellites-they were cropping in uDcer-
tainty, or they prOfessed to be.
Said one of the party when pressed
for an expression.
1.-The days for turf encounters are buried
in the past In the earlier course of the
man that won, but the man that had the
most formidable following. Let me make
myself understood. They used to go out
into the. country for their mills ills
the great majority of the party
present enlisted in his interests. They had
their money placed en- the result, and their
testament taught them that the end justified
the means; They were bound to win fairly,
if possible, but they would win.
sign their articles OF agreement:
They put up guarantee money, as 1t
is designated, and then they train at great
expense, and they cannot afford 10 take
great chances when it comes to question
of purse money. They must know that the
management is honest and that the go is
OH its merits. and furthermore that the win
ner will receive full protection. Conse-
a
ing between FItzsimmons and Hall will
occur on the turf The principals want 1t to
occur under the auspices OF some response
BILE club, where protection from imposition
is thrown about them. The fight cannot oc-
cur in St. Paul under these conditions: 1t
cannot occur in Minneapolis, because they
have no place there for it; it cannot occur
outside, because it would have TO occur in
the open air, and there would be nothing
but the rabble TO witness it."
gagged to second Hall-and no more
clever man in this capacity can be
found GU the continent, said:
Hall is taxing no chances. He is the
cleverest man in his class to-day, and he is a
man of brains as well as man of physical
attributes. Then do you think he will al
low himself to get the worst of it foolishly?
want to assure you that he will not. He
has complied with the provisions of the ar
ticles Of agreement. He went to the ring
side at the prescribed hour and he weighed
III at 155l3 poudds. Fitzsimmons was not
there, bat he was represented by Jimmy
Carroll
81 have just left Hail. continued the pro-
feSsor HE wants the agreement fulfilled.
and then he is open for further engagements.
He put up s., 800 against a like amount sup
piled by the club he agreeing to appear for
the contest on the night of July -, and the
like, weighing in at 156 pounds at the ring
side. He has met these requirements, and
no insists and think he Is right, that this
S., 100 be given him. Then he is ready TO
talk with the FiZsimmons representatives.
He will meet 'Fitz for fun or for money on
a days notice anywhere, and 1 want 10 add
that Hall can win. too, if they come togeth-
er. Fair play is fair play, and hope Hall
will get what belongs to him.