The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-10
PUGS AS CHICKASAWS.
Scheme to Evade the Law In
Indian Territory.
CITIZENS WANT THE BIG FIGHT.
Plan to Make .Corbett and FItzsImmons
Members OF an Indian Tribe-A Mex
lean Gone to Plead with DIaE-Pugs
Roast Each other.


over the probable coming Of the Cor.
bett. .Fitzsimmons fight has been in
tensified in Ardmore. Some Of the best
legal talent here concur in the opinion
that there is no law on the statute
books to prevent the fight coming off
In the territory and on the strength Of
this, active steps to have 1t brought
here are being made. An enthusiastio
massmeeting was held in the offices Of
United States Commissioner Gibbons
and as a result, Judge Moran Scott,
late United States commissioner under
Judge Charles b. Stuart, was today
sent to the athletic club to represent
the conditions under which the contest
can be held here.
Representatives Of the Santa Fe rail.
road have gone to Tishomingo where
the Chickasaw council is now in session.
They intend, IL is said to endeavor to
have the council convert Corbett and
Fitzsimmons into members Of the tribe
In order to escape the jurisdiction of
the United States court in the Indian
Territory and obviate the possible legal
objection to the contest.
A San Antonio special says: Gentle
men who secured q concession from the
state Of Tamalpus to have a prizefght
and a bullfighting tournament in
Neuya Laredo have sent a Mexican
gentleman who Is related to President
Diaz to the capital to secure immunity
from interference. Dan Stuart has
agreed to wait three days until this
gentleman can secure an audience with
the president.
A Corpus Christi special says: Fitz.
simmons goes right along with his
training, Notwithstanding the legisla.
lures recent action at Austin. He
says that he has an offer from responsi.
BILE parties to pull off the fight should
the Florida Athletic club fail to do so,
He says he Is determined to give Cor.
bett no possible opportunity to escape
him, and that the big dude will either
have to fight or leave the country
branded as a coward who Is afraid to
meet a man who is much smaller than
himself.
A New Orleans special says Corbett
and his party left here for Texas this
morning While in this oity, the
champion said: II see Fit2 has been
doing some more talking in his trip
through the South. Do you know what
I think Of Fitz, he is a fakir of the
worst kind. He is trying his mightiest
him if have to chase him in a corner
80 that there could be no escape. ]
wish the fight was tonight. l am anx'
ious to get at him for he has been max
ing some statements that are absolutely
false. am ready TO fight within an
hour. wish that the battle was to
take place today in the Olympic club
Nothing would please me better.
Now, don't you think that Q man
In Ftzsimmons' position should be a
little more circumspect In his talk
Every dollar, with the exception Of
1000, of Fitz's stake has been seized.
Now, supposing do wip the fight,
may get the short end Of Ii after all.
Fits had better be making arrange
rnents to carry opt his end Of the con.
tract instead of roasting me. Now, il
Ftzsimmons would only put up his
stake without any strings attached to
It, and agree upon referee, there is
no governor on earth who could stop
the fight. We could go into some
deep forest where men very seldom are
essn and settle our differences
would be willing to fight him for the
stake alone"
It 10 the general opinion among local
sports who know Corbett we'll, that he
is not the same Corbett of old. His
face is very much pinched and there is
dull look about his eyes
A San Francisco special says: W. r.
Vice, ex-vice president Of the old Cali
fornia Athletic club, believes that If the
Cor bstt- -Fitzsimmons fight would be
brought off here in California, II would
mean over 81 ,00O,0 900 profit to the state.
"Dud' White, one Of San Francisco's 8
prominent sporting men, had quite a
talk with Mr.. Vice about raising q
purse for the fight to come to California.