The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-04
WILL FIGHT IN TEXAS
DALLAS Likely to Get the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons Match.
o,,RsE OF $4,000 OFFERED.
me Combat to Take Place In October,
within Great Anpbftheater,
During the Daytime.

49, work. June 3-Dau Stewart, Of Dial
=. Tar is here az a representative Of
lle--as~a.a Of Dallas men. and fortified with
s'~--,ffed check for 81 %. 10 make ar
s.,0a~nents 70 have the proposed Corbett-
rs.xslmmons fight pulled of III Dallas He
80. his hotei tO<lay m search Of inforTna-
.,on ard called twice at Corbeit's mana
- Office but did not succeed in finding
r. BRADY. Stewart returned 10 his hotel
sbor4Iy after noon, and when seen by a
rscorter OF the Associated Press said he
Raj made an appointment 10 meet Joe
vsrstg. fhn representative Of the Florida
.,hle.ic Club. this evening. In reply to
ouesfions regarding the possibility OF the
eye-t being fought successfully in the
I'm star state. Mr.. Stewart said:
There is no doubt about bringing OF
me fight. There IS no Texas statute
which will be violated by such an exhibit
,iou. and / can assure you that gentlemen
are anxious to have the fight take place
who would not have anything to
DO with 20 II there was anything Illegal
about H. The fight. II possible, will take
MACE IN the daytime. We have made pro-
yfslonaI arrangements with the railway
companies. and our friends from the North
and West will have low rates"
Fitzsimm0ns. Joe Vendig and Dan Stew
art called on Lawyer Friend at his Office
thls afternoon and discussed the pros and
cons Of the big mill They all agreed that
everything looked promising for the meet
Ing between Corbett and Eitzsimmons. Mr.
Friend said he was quite satisfied with the
guarantees. and that the affair would go
through. The Corbett end of ii, accord
ing to Manager Brady. is also satisfied
with the guarantees given by the Texas
man. Later the hackers of the pugflists
met In an uptown sporting house and they
repeated after the conference that they
are confident the fight viii be pulled of
Ii the latter part OF October at Dallas
As preliuinaries 10 the contest for the
championship IL Is proposed 10 match the
winners Of the Maher-O'Donnell and
choyhski-Hall fights. soon 10 be decided.
Smith. Of Boston. and the best man at the
weight against Billy Plimmer for a lin
tied or a finish fight are also mentioned.
Dallas, Tex. June 3.--ln pugilistic and
sporting circles Il is regarded as certain
that the observation-disclosures fight will
take place In Dallas. The following dis
patch was received here today:
New York. June 3.--Am almost certain
everything viii be closed our way tomor-
row night Am trying hard 10 make terms
that will leave the Yankee money in
Texas. "A. s. STUART"
The fight will take place during the state
fair which begins on the 18th of October
and ends on the 3ist. An immense build
iag lnclosing an amphitheater with a seat
iag capacity OF 3o9o will have to be erect
ed for the occasion. This building will
probably be erected just outside the fair
grounds
Quebec, June 3.-Attorney General Cas-
grain was asked il there would be any OBJ
lection on his part 10 the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight coming off In this province.
saa he replied 1T certainly viii not
take place in the province il i can help 1t.
And will take all possible means 10 stop
tiff any attempt is made to have the con-
test come off here"