Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
There is a Possibility That This
State viii Get II.
A Sporting Man From Near the
Louisiana Line Expresses His opin-
ion Regarding the Matter Other
Sporting stelange From the World
over.

Fort Worth, as q sporting town" re-
marked Sabine Pass sporting man
Yesterday, reminds me OF the whisky
they, have IN the Indian Territory"
WHISKY they have ia the Indian Ter
litory z calculated the mau addressed.
Territory"
We'll" said the man from Sabine
lass, we have no sporting IN Fort
worth. But, he continued, 81 see
! something IN sight | am Of the opn-
ion-aud my opinion is wei. founded
that the Corhett-Nlitchell bout will take
pace ia Texas. II j. almost settled
luct that the fight will not take place
a. Cuhcy Island or New Orleans. As
far, as .Coney Island is concerned, it
VIII positively not take place there, and
rs 70 New Orleans, the Iirnyuue saws
the idea that Il will take place there
is foolish in the extreme. That paper
saws NO prize tight can be lawfully
held in this city, or Ia the stale OF Louis
llsa, under any circumstances or in any
place Il Is no more protected in a
gllo room Than ln the open air. To APP
ptat a. principal, second, hacker, bot.
tte,holder, trainer umpire for II prize
hghi In this state subjects the offending
party TO imprisonment for NOT more
lhan sly months and u fine OF not more
Than 5000
And if anu right, NO prize tight can
i9Wtully take place in Texas. hut whit
they should want to fight in Texas?
What Is to prevent Il? Nothing: abso.
iutely nothing. Aud for this reason.
Both Coney Island aud New Orleans
gdrding prize fights, as experience has
officers are well.yersel IN tte laws re.
necessitated their education ia this point
Of law. But MS TO Texas, no occasion
has demanded that this point in law be
studied. Therefore, the lighters could
get In training. advertise the tight 10
take place In LouiSjana, and when the
time comes they codld sneak a few feet
and be in Texas. BY the time the law
interfercs the fight viii be over, and
you can't catch a dead bird on the fly,
or these prize fighters In the act--that
is after the act is over"
There is logic in the talk Of the Sabine
Pass man. 1t will be remembered that
there was talk Of holding the Sullivan
INilrain fight In Texas, but the laws in
Louisiana and Mississippi were, at that
time, not strictly enforced aud the fight
took place on the line between The
states. The laws are now more strictly
enforced. and now. the most profitable
ground ~ the fight to take place would
be on the state line between Louisiana
ana Texas, and the assertion that II will
can almost be vouched for.
The following communication reccrtI,
sent TO and published IN the Dallas News
over the name Of George NJ. NIihtnn
wei explains itself; II usk you 10 NM
lish his for the benefit Of tie lovers az
boxing who are anxious to know who Is
the champion of Texas In the llght-welrlt
class. ! claim the championship of Inc
state at LIB pounds for Bob Ahern ~
this city. He has defeated every man
he has ever met and has challenged all
corners at his wight who have any as.
pirations for the title. Steve Butter of
san Antonio has refused to fight him.
Monaghan Of Galveston wants to 6ght
Ut 40 pounds. Mr. Ahern IL willing
and ready at ans, time. to defend the tits
of lightweight champion OF the state OF
Texas, therefore he Il Justly entitled Ia
II and clnims it. If Monaghan, Butler
or Hollis wants n match let him proceed
in q business and spOrtsmanlike manner
stand ready and willing TO match
Ahern against any man In the state az
la5 pounds for any reasonable amount
Of money"
Unless something Unforeseen occurs II
Is not unlikely that race will be ar
ranged between the Nigilant, Colonfa.
Valkyrie Jubilee and Navahoe carly next
year. The Pilgrim. 1t is said, Is out OF
It altogether aud will not be raced ut
all II is said that some of the members
Of the Larchmont and Corinthian Yacht
CARNATIONS in the country, have opened
negotiations 10 bring about race OF this
character. Tho Jubilee. it u said. Will
be largely strengthened this fall aud.
II the Boston yachtsmcn are 10 he be.
licved, she can lose either the Valkryic
or the Nigllnnt in blow. There Is still
some talk Of putting board IN the
Colouia. As far as model goes the
Colonia is the best looking u the Amer.
lean boats. aud with little more lateral
plane should be able TO beat the VigilAnt.
Whether Mr.. Rogers and Ills friends
would care To 20 to the expense Of i'm
proving the colonia at this late day is
a question.
The following IS Bob Ahcrn's latest
challenge, and is TO Midgett VI Dallas:
II understand Midget would like TO
arrange a match with me at l2s pounds.
I am only too glad 10 accommodate him.
/ have put up $40 as a forfeit 20 bind a
match for from 500 10 500 and the
largest purse offered by any reputable
club in Texas. the winner 10 take al.
The match 10 take place IN three weeks
from signing articles Now. II Midget
means business. lie will put up Il forfeit
ana appoint u place to draw up articles
al agreement II he does not. this will
apply to auy man 10 the state AZ 12s
poands. BOB AHERN."
In answer 10 queries as TO the battles !
~ PETER Jackson with Corbctt and Slayin |
respectively, the following Information |
l. offered: Jackson whipped Slayin in
fnnlon. England, IN June, 1SB2. in Ten |
rounds fasting thirty-nlns minutes.
'Iaei,son aud Corbett fought draw at |
San Francisco, Cal, May y, 1891, the
battle lasting four hour and three lain-
MES and sixty-one rounds being fought. |
II was declared mo contest.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.
Dlek RurEe cannot get match At
conev Island and will SHORTLY sail For
England
Joe CAayush wants a match with Sieve
o;i5onneH he Australian lightweight.
TIE Gomez Island Athieiic club GAS
f,.sn closed until the Corbrtis Aitensll
6shts Il may not be opened then:
Ted PateAara has agAAH desided to !