The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
so INSECTS ON BRADY.
His Remarks Capture a Minister'S Meet
ing Against the Fight.

iiln lA'HItl hE 'dlJlllIf II minister > Meet
ing Against the Fight
Hot Springs, Ark, oct. 1i.-Thc law
will soon be appealed to to decide whether
Il scientific contest between skilled box
crs with soft gloves is violation of its
provisions in the State of Arkansas.
Manager Ncndig said tonight:
we have not come to Arkansas and
the city OF Hot Springs with any purpose
to violate its laws. If Mr.. COrbctt and
MIR. fltzsimmOns can not come to this
city to give an exhibition as is provided
for in our articles of agreement as they
now stand, Il limited number of rounds
with soft gloves, the authorized officers
being empowered TO stop the exhibition
if it becomes brutal, then the exhibition
will surely not take place in Hot Springs.
The best authority at our service says
this will be no violation of the State
laws, but to make ourselves absolutely
safe the citizens committee have cngag-
ed the best representatives of the legal
profession in Arkansas and they are
looking diligently into the matter at
this time. We shall have q decision from
them by tomorrow and upon their ad-
vice we shall act. The matter will be
brought into the courts as soon as we
can get it there, and by the decision of
the courts we shall abide. The Florida
Athletic club desires that if possible the
exhibition shall be given here, but if we
can not have the fight here we want
an absolute guarantee of protection from
three different places in Mexico, one of
them just across the Rio Grande from
III Paso. Until we know just where we
stand legally in this matter here we shall
do nothing"
Thus, temporarily, the matter remains
in statu quo.
In the meantime the excitement runs
high. The small minority is making
itself heard. The ministers called a
meeting at Central Methodist church this
Afternoon and quite crowd gathered,
prompted by motives of curiosity. large
During the progress of the meeting,
after the preachers had had their say
ana the Judges had spoken and several
OF the church members had inyeigcd, w.
A.. Brady, Corbctts manager. arose and
asked if representative of Mr.. Corbett
might be permitted to have few words.
There was some expression of dissent.
but calls to speak, speak," began to fill
the room and Brady was permitted to
talk. Mr.. Brady's talk captured the
house and when he finished such an ac-
N'"hi"tiph VI 'h''lS anu manu- cNpplnR
went up as was never before seen or
heard in that sacred edifice.
The church people were completely
nonlpuscd and in few moments the
house was practically empty.
Corbctt will be here Wednesday and
give an entertainment in the opera house
with his company. All the seats are sold.
Hot Springs is alive with preparation.
The great Eastman and Park hotels will
be opened the Goth. Supplies are being
laid in by local merchants and this even
ing goods of various classes could not
he obtained. There is not yard of
Sheetlng blanket of any sort left in any
store in Hot Springs.
a report that a pretensc is being made
that the event is to come off here. while
1t Will in reality occur near Memphis. is
not believed TO have any foundation, in
fact. -