The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-22
PUGILISTS PREPARED
ALI Ready for the Big Contest at
Minneapolis.
fITzsIMMoNs NOW UNDER BAIL
The Big Fighter Arrested as He
Stepped from the Train-He Fur
nishes $500 Bail for Appearance
Friday Morning-Willing to Bet
That the Fight Will Take Place.

nishes $500 Bail for Appearance
Friday Morning-Willing to Bet
That the Fight Will Take Place.
ST. PAUL, July 22.-In Difference to
popular manifestation of opinion the
authorities have made bluff in the di-
rection of exhausting their legal re-
sources to prohibit the Hall-Fitzsim-
mons mill, and nothing stands in the
way of q fair coming off in accordance
with the prearranged programme. The
bluff was even more pronounced than
on the occasion of the Sullivan-Kilrai
meeting. AS prelude to that event
portion of the state militia was in serv-
ice for the purpose of prehenting the
proposed participants from boarding
the trains, but they boarded them just
the same. So too representatives of the
soldiery of Mississippi were posted at
the state lines with orders to prevent
Fitzsimmons and Hall from crossing
the border, but they crossed.
The Governors Proclamation.
Yesterday, moved there to by the pro-
tests of one of the largest and most de-
monstrative mass meetings ever held in
the state and the urgent pleadings of
such eminent persons as Archbishop
Ireland, Governor Merriam issued a
proclamation rehearsing the fact that
his attention had been called by numer-
GUS citizens to the contemplated en-
counter. He then proceeds to enjoin
upon all officers whose duty by law
might relate to the prevention of the
commission of offenses to faithfully ex-
ecute the laws relating TO the same, "ac-
cording to the tenure thereof" and in
default to be liable to be dealt with ac-
cording to the provisions of the statutes.
Lawyers who were at once consulted
In behalf of the fighters had no hesitancy
in saying that the text of the document
meant less than nothing, while the
mayor and chief of police gave it out
that they were not subject to the con-
@rol of the governor.
Fitzsfmmons Arrested.
Sheriff Bean, after taking counsel with
Judge Flandreau gave out that che
would perform his duties" This per-
Torrance took the shape of sending a
deputy to the depot to await the arrival
OF Fitzsimmons and his trainers, Jimmy
Carroll and Barney Smith, from White
Bear Lake. The officers could Just as
well have arrested Hall, who at this very
time was resting quietly at hotel not
four blocks from the court house, but
for some reason it did not suit their pur-
pose TO go after the Australian. When
the train rolled in and Fitzsimmons and
his friends aiighted they were immedi-
ately pounced on and hurried in a car
Eiage TO police headquarters and thence
TO the municipal court, where Judge
Corey was in waiting.
BY this time the news of their arrest
had reached the hotel, and in a very
few minutes the court was filled to over
flowing. The justice held Fitzsimmons
IN n bond of $500 and his associates in
bonds of 5000 each to appear and an
swer on Friday morning. The bonds
were quickly given and the trio left the
court
A Big Crowd of Sports.
The double pugilistic attraction of the
week has brought northward the big
gest crowd of sports that the Twin
Cities have ever been called upon to en-
tertain. Among them arc Jim Corbett,
Bud Remand, of New Orleans; Bat Mas.
Eerson, of Denver; Parson Davies,
Charley johnson and 1.-The" Allen, of
New York; Jimmie Wakeley, the
hacker of John L. Sullivan; the ireland
brothers, of Kentucky; ID. M. Hogan
aud Mike Lawler, of Chicago; Billy
Pinkerton; George Clarke, Fitzsimmons'
hacker; W. L. Soggin, Johnnie Collins,
Billy Howard, w. Il. Wing. Otto Floto
S. b. Duff, Millionaire Mclaughlin and
Clans Spreckels, Jr. Already there are
three times as many noted sports here
Ms were numbered among the spectators
Of the Sullivan-Kilrain mill.
Both in Good Condition.
Fitzsimmons was never in better con
dition than he is today. His muscle,
are like iron, his wind is as strong and
he has run thirty-fiye miles at a stretcf
as test He feels confident of winning
and says that he will be glad when it i
over.
Concerning the prospects of his maj
Parson Davies says: ''Hall is in ex
cellent condition. just lovely, looking
elegantly and feeling. splendid. HI
could not be in any better condition
than he il now. Hall will fight to win
simmons behavior. The latter is fin
man and a great fighter. l have moth
ing to say against him"
Money is being freely offered, with n,
takers, that the programme will go OIL
without interference.
Knocked Out by the "BIack Pearl
MINNEAPOLIS, July 22.-The finisl
fight last night between Joe Filings
worth, of New York, the ex-amateu
middleweight champion of America
anu AaTrls MHrGD, DtUJer KnOWn us III
"Black PEARL" of Minneapolis, al
tracted throng that more than teste
ahe capacity of the big ampitheatre o
the Twin City Athletic club. The figh
was for a purse of 81, 500. Four ounc
gloves We're worn, and each ma
weighed in at q fraction less than Is
pounds. The men entered the ring n
1O:15. Tim Mccarthy, Tom Quinn, tn
wrestler, and George Williams acted a
do, nn.-I
Porter, Beverley Keeser and Robel
Richardson for the pearl" Henr
Seeley officiated as referee. Ellings
worth did the leading at the outset, bu
1t was soon apparent that he was n
match for Martin. He fought gamely
however. In the fifth round Martin &c
3n well directed blow on the Ne,
Workers. jaw, completely knocking hir
out. Ellingsworth was unable to r,
ID - L.