The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-15

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 14.-Public
sentiment here is in favor of the mill
and people seem determined to have
st. Preparations are being hurried.
Corbett is expected to arrive Wednes-
day. Brady is here.
The attempt to pull off the fight will
be made at Wilmington Park and not
Spring Lake. Corbett will go into
training on the morning he arrives.
VII. it is not known positively, Inc
Guppvsition is that Corbett VIII make
his headquarters at Spring Lake and
Fitzsimmons at Mountain valley
The law VIII soon ne appealed to, TO
decide whether a scientific contest De
tween skilled boxers with soft gloves
be a violation Of its provisions II the
state of Arkansas
Manager Vendig said tonight: We
have not come to Arkansas and the
city of Hot Springs with any purpose to
violate the laws. If Mr.. Corbett and
Mr. Fitzsimmons cannot come to this
city and give such an exhibition as IS
provided for in our articles OF agree
1nent as they now stand, limited
number of rounds with soft gloves. the
authorized officers being empowered to
stop the exhibition if 1t becomes brutal
then the exhibition will surely not take
place i'll Hot Springs. The best
authority at our service says that this
will be no violation. of the laws of the
state but to make ourselves absolutely
safe the citizens committee have en-
gagged the best representatives OF the
legal profession in Arkansas. We viii
have a decision from them by toHhDr-
row and upon their advice we shall act.
The matter viii be brought into the
courts as soon as We can get 1t there.
If we cannot have the fight here we
have an absolute guarantee of protec-
ton from three different places IN
Mexico. one of them just across the
Rio Grande from Ell Paso. Until we
know Just where we stand legally IN
this matter here we shall do nothing.
The ministers called a meeting at
Central Methodist church this evening
and quite a crowd gathered. W. a.
Brady. Corbetts manager, was present
and asked if the representative Of Mr..
Corbett might be permitted to have a
few words There was a few subdued
expressions of dissent, but calls to
''speak," speak" began to ill the
room and Brady was permitted to
talk His talk captured the house and
when he finished, such an reclamation
Of cheers and handclapping went up as
never was before seen or heard in that
sacred edifice The church people were
completely nonplused and in a few
minutes more the house was practically
empty.
LONDON. Oct. 14-Frank Craig, the
Harlem Coffee Cooler and Dan Cree
don the well-lSnown American pugillst,
fought q twenty round fight at the Ma
1ional Sporting club tonight, and Cree
don won in the twentieth round. Thou
sands of the rough element crowded out
side the National Sporting club, and the
police had great diftlcuIty IN preserving
order. Among the hrSt arrivals at the
ringside was Peter Jackson, accompan-
led BY Alec Roberts. and he was wildly
cheered as he entered. About 9 O'Clock,
a stylish brougham brought Lord Ions
dale TO the scene OF the. pdttle me
crowd of spectators included a plenti--
sul array Of bearers of titles. Among
Those present were many Well-knoWn
IL fires, land Mace, Burge, Phmmer ana
At 10 o'clock the contestants who had
entered the ring a few minutes before,
shook hands and the encounter COM
nienced. The opening rounds were con-
tested in a friendly fashion, but on
warming up to the work. Craig rushed
and swung right with such effect that
Creedon after being knocked down IN
the sixth round went weak and was all
but beaten in that and the two subse-
uuent rounds. Still he fought ganely,
and iuSl toward the end of the eighth
he landed with the right on the jaw
and shook the Cooler"
From this point Craig boxed wildly.
md frequently clutched his opponent or
ran round the ring TO escape punish
Inent he occasionally swung his right,
but Creedon had the best of matters to
the end, in the twentieth round. The
progress Of the fight and the result
caused immense excitement among the
roughs outside. and the police were COM
pelled 10 charge the crowd 10 enable the
club members 10 make an exit.
LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 14-Governor
Clarke today furnished fresh evidence of
his determination to prevent the Cor
or in Arkansas. a telegram was sent by
the governor to Brigadier General
George 2. Taylor of Forest City, Of the
Arkansas guard, sumTnOning him to a
conference. The meaning of the confer
ence is that the governor desires TO ac-
quaint himself with the available
strength of the state militia SO that he
Tzlay act knowingly if the situation att
Hot Snring reaches crisis, where the
service Of the military may be required.
General Taylor is expected to arrive to-
l>raw and consult with the governor
According 10 the offers contained in tel
egralnS and letters received at the eX-
ecutiVe Office, Governor Clarke estimated
that the services of ten thousand men
are at his disposal for the purpose of
putting down the fight if needed. These
offers come from all parts Of the state
Governor Clarke was more emphatic
than ever today in saying that the fight
would not be allowed to come off in Ar
kansas. He goes so far as to say that
if the affair occurs as advertised at Hot
Springs he would resign and try to find
an Office he could run The governor says
Corhstt and Fitzsimmons have been
warned and If they now arrive at Hot
Springs bent on the mission of fighting
their presence in that city or county
will be construed as an overt act and
treated accordingly.
Further more the governor says he IS
In earnest IN this matter, and will do
everything within the scope Of his power
10 prevent the big mill He says that he
realized that Hot Springs IS anxious 10
retrieve its past misfortunes, and he
would like TO help The city. but in this
instance his duty is plain and he will
Use his utmost diligence and power 10
do What Il is his duty 10 do He would
dislike to put the state to the expense
OF transporting several thousands of the
state troops TO Hot Springs, and he
hopes the principals and their hackers in
the proposed fight, together with all par
ties concerned or interested. will not
impose The necessity of ordering the mil
lila TO the scene in order to stop the
fight Concluding his interview, Cover
nor Clarke said he did not want to see
any bloodShed as a result of the pugi-
lists refusal to refrain from making
Preparations to fight. He sincerely hoped
that il would be avoided.
am neither seeking nor sighting
any responsibility in this matter" he
When questioned in reference to the
. proposition TO change the affair into a
AEaove contest, Governor Clarke said thai
SNl1e could make no distinction between a
Etove contest and a prize fight A prl
light was a prize fight, no matter N
hat name called, -
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