Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
PILLOWS FOR GLOVES.
Corbett Agrees to a FiVe-Ounce
Mitt Being Used in the
Fight.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 16.-A confer
ence of the citizens committee and otfl-
Gals of the Florida association was held
at the Arlington hotel last night. Gen.
TAYLOR was before the committee and to
him was submitted the revised articles OF
agreement, and the hve-ounce gloves
which the men propose to use III the con-
test for scientific points. Whatever was
accomplished by the committees is beng
kept a profound secret, but the plans OF
procedure agreed upon will doubtless be
in possession of the public before many
hours Mayor Waters was in conference,
and upon being asked to give the result,
emphatically refused to do so, saying that
the lines of procedure agreed upon were
to be kept from the press. The mayor IN
timated that there would be some early
and interesting developments as result
of the conference.
Gov Clarke is expected to arrive in
the city this afternoon for the purpose
of looking over the situation and taking
whatever action the situation Justlhes.
In view of the determination expressed
by the governor to arrest either CorDett
or Fitzsimmons upon their arrival in the
state and that Corbett has been here
almost tWenty-four hours and has not
yet been placed in custody by either the
state or county officials, gives color to
the belief that the governor was playing
a game of bluff when he made the threat
contained in his letter of few days ago
and which was addressed to the gentle
men while in Texas. The failure of the
governor to carry out this programme
has also had the effect OF increasing the
confidence of the public in the ability of
the local committee to bring off the con-
test under the revised contract entered
into by the Florida Athletic club and
William A. Brady manager for COrbett.
It is thought by many that Fitzsim-
mons will refuse to sign the articles 10
which the signatures of the above have
been attached, as he was not looking
for a soft glove contest for a limited
number of rounds wherein there are
doubts of a decision being arrived at as
to who is the champion. The big five,
ounce gloves which they propose to use
in the fight look as large as baby pillows
and as harmless.
Nearly all the members of the prize,
fighting contingent have put in an ap,
pearance. Peter Maher and Steve
ODonnell came in last night. O'Don>
nell and party stopped off at Spring
Lake, three miles down the railroad, and
went directly to the training quarters
her came into the city and put up at
the Arlington hotel until this morning,
when he was quietly slipped out 20
Hughes wine garden, a resort situa ted
about a half mile south Of the city, ana
where the training quarters have been
established for him. Both men are in
the pink of condition and appear to be
training hard and cOnscientiouSly for the
contest to come off between them.
To a reporter of the Associated press
member of the conference which was
held behind closed doors at the Airing
ton last night said that Gen. George p.
Taylor was perfectly satisfied by the
committee that the proposed contest
would not be of a brutal character, and
he hoped that they would be able to so
convince Gov. Clarke at the conference
to be held at o'clock. The large five
ounce gloves will be shown the governor
in substantiation of the claim that
neither contestant could possibly receive
bodily harm through their use.
Santa Fe, N. NJ. Oct. 16.-Gov.
Thornton, when approached by emissa-
ries of the Florida Athletic club. de-
clared that under no circumstances
would he permit the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight to occur in this city. He
added that he had confidence III every
sheriff in New Mexico doing his full
duty and if need be he would call Oh the
National guard to aid him in suppressing
the fight.
Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 16.-A telegram
has been received from Dan Stuart stat
ing that the Corbett-F itzsimmons fight
would be pulled off in Ell Paso if this
city would pay for the Mexican conces-
sion AT meeting of the business men
of Ell Paso $4,000 was subscribed to
pay for the concession.