The evening times., 1895-09-04
TEXAS WANTS The FIGHT
Mayor Holland Again Declares
Himself in Favor of 1t.
There Is Nothing In the Present La ws
to Stop 1t, nnd 1t VIII Surely
Come Off as Advertised.

Mayor Holland is again tn the front with
n declara ation that there is nothing on earth
| that can stop the Corbett and FitzsInmons
mill, and that that event will take place
at Dallas according to schedule.
Mayor Holland, il appears, is news
| paper man. and in his reply TO an inquiry
| from IA patron, as to how his pubiica iion
stands on the boxing question. has written
a letter that is full of interest. He says:
You ask if favor the Corbett-Fiiz-
simmons contest. l will reply by asking
if you have ever seen anything in the
columns of Texas Farm and Ranch Ia
cause you to ask that question of its
managing editor On the contrary, If y"u
have read Texas Farm and Ranch carefully
you have learned that our views are
decidedly against all such affairs. Con-
seuuentIy, our editorial columns have an
swered plainly in the negative the question
you put tn me. When you have corn and
bltter TO sell, does the person to whom you
offer it inquire about your moral standing,
etc, or dpes he judge the articles which
he w ishes TO purchase on their OWN mcrits?'
1.-THE fact is, that the contest is not to
take place within the corporate limits "r
the city of Dallas; hence, have never eX-
pressed myself in my official capacity as
mayor"
..As a member of the Commercial Club OF
Dallas, an organization composed OF the
very hest and most progressive citizens
of Dallas, was put on a committee TO aid
in securing for Dallas the Corbett-FitZ-
simmons fight, provided it We're not against
the law TO have 1t take place on Texas soil
During some remarks which made before
that club. in referring to immunity from the
law, which, 1T is claimed, another Texas
municipality would have guaranteed the
promoters OF the fight, said that DallaS
could do nothing OF the kind but " ould sim
ply guarantee. so far as its citizens hal any
thing TO do with il, that it existed under
exactly the same State laws as other Texas
cities, and that. If those laws were violated.
just punishment would be sure and swift,
but that prosecution would he the limit, and
that our worthy, diligcnt and intelligent
county officials would not pcrsecute them,
not even to satisfy few who might desire
a notoriety, such as would be gained by
such course, AT the expense of the people.
PERSONALLY have Fever seen glove con-
test or prize fight, although have had abun-
nav itNeA N'siA'i q
gambling house, never saw a game of foot
bail, very few games Of baseball and do not
attend horse races. In short, have no pre-
objection nor taste for so-called sporting
affairs.
.'If the proposed contest will he illegal 1t
will be prevented; If not against the law it
will come off +. and Dallas Will accept what
ever profit may come to II in the way OF cash
and advertising II existing laws cannot
stop such mills Texas Farm and Ranch
will urge upon the next legislature the en-
actment of a statute which will prevent
future prize fights in Texas.
Finally, 10 answer your question cate
gorically, am not in favor OF the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons contest nor of any other affair
of that character; but, on the other hand,
do not believe in persecution, nor am an
admirer of namby -pamby sentimentalism.