The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01

except during the morning, when ne
went down to the park TO wait tor
Corbett's defiance from the ring.
Brady had announced that Corbett
would appear in the ring at Whiting
ton park at high noon, throw off his
cap and sweater, and announce to
such people as were present that ne
was the champion of the world, and
that as Fitzsimmons was not there, he
was ready, willing and anxious to de-
fend his title against all corners.
Corbett Failed to Appear
and Maher had no opportunity to ac-
cept the challenge.
A big crowd had gathered at the
park.
When asked about his willingness to
fight Maher against Corbett, Quinn.
Makers hacker, said: 'fOf course l am;
what was Peter doing at the
Corbett to make his little speech
there; then he was going to say that
he would fight Corbett on Wednesday
of next week for $1,000 a side and &c.,
900 if Corbett would wait two weeks
for him. I would have backed him on
either proposition and made a good
side bet besides. That's wha1 I think
about Pete and Corbett"
Look here" chinned in ODonnell.
who will probably be one of the sec
onds on Monday, as he pulled check
from his pocket: "This is a certified
check for 81 900, and had it right with
me this morning to plank down as an
evidence Of good faith. The whole
reason why Corbett did not come to
the park this morning was that he and
Brady knew
We Were Laying For Them.
out there" Maher is down to ITS
dc
that weight with O'Donnell. who will
enter the ring at about the same
weight as Maher. He is a much taller
man than the Irish champion. but not
so compactly built
Tonight John L. Sullivan approached
Mr.. Quinn and asked for the privilege
OF being one of Makers seconds
He is going to win the fight" said
sullivan. land 1 want to begin going
into the ring as second to some of the
boys and I want to commence by get
ting behind a winner. Now you fix it
for me so 1 get behind Pete" and the
eG-champion walked away.
Inc hight on Monday will be for a
purse of $1,000. Of which $4,000 goes
TO the winner and $1,000 to the loser.
There is no side bet. However. de-
spite all the talk there is little room
to believe that the Maher-O'DonnelI
hight will come of without resistance
on the part of Governor Clarke. At
torney-General Trustworthy said to-
night that he would report the matter
to the governor personally tomorrow
and learn what his wishes are. I be-
lieve that 1t should be stopped. he
| said. Further than that am not in a
| position to speak
As to the Big Fight.
the Corhett-Fitzsimmons mill. all Is
sun uncertainty. The prospects are
not bright. Corbett left the Arlington
motel, Where he had been kept under
cover since yesterday afternoon at 1
| o'clock. today and went back to his
training quarters at Spring Lake.
Brady will be in Little Rock tomor-
row to appear in court there.
J Sheriff Houpt, of Garland county,
reached his home here today, after an
unsuccessful attempt to get Fitzsim-
mons into Hot Springs, and was given
an ovation by the townspeople, with
/ whom he is exceedingly popular The
sheriff was bitter in his denunciation
Of Fitzsimmons, declaring that the
man is afraid to fight Corbett.
Harry White, trainer for Fitzsim
mons. who has been here all day. sale
tonight that he did not believe there
would be any fight at all between his
man and Corbett.
The fact is said White, ''Fitzsim
mons is afraid and a span of oxen will
not drag him into the ring. [ know
this is so, and have told Fitzsimmon.
that will train with him no longer.
am disguised with the way he acts. HI
is afraid of Corbett and you will Sc,
that he will never fight him. L hav,
! nothing against FftZsimmons excep
that l know that he does not mean bus
mess in this thing"