The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-08
Uncle Sam Sets Down the scheme
10 Have the Mil I'm Indian Terri
tory and that Is Given Up.
NAY GO TO LITTLE ROCK
PRIZE FIGHTING Is ONLY MIS-
DEMEANoR IN ARKANSAS.
kid" Mccoy Bests Big sAbe- UlIman
ina Thirteen Rounds at Baltimore
and Gets the Decision.

representing Robert Fitzsimmons. and VIII
liam A. Brady, for J. ]. Corbett, arrived in
the city tonight. Only Joe vendig is lack
ing TO make up a quorum TO settle the
selection of the battle-ground. He will be
in from New York tomorrow afternoon.
1t is possible all the preliminaries viii be
arranged tomorrow night. but more than
likely they will not be until Wednesday.
Bets were freely accepted to-day at odds
OF to 15 that the fight would come of on
Oct. 81. Mailer is now putting in ten hours
a day at Oak Cliff punching the bag.
sparring with his trainer, running fve
miles and repeat. plunging in the lake and
doing other developing acts
The city has already received hundred
or so sporting men. who are here looking
over the ground w. w. Waters and w.
II. Martin, of Hot Springs, Ark, a COM
mittee representing that city. are here ar
ranging for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons mill
to- come OF there and viii remain here
until details are settled. They quote the
law Of their State applying to principals
and participants in the ring, making prize
fighting misdeneanor with fine OF 1000
to 1000 as the penalty. They say the con-
test be pulled OF there without ques-
tion-
A reporter asked Mr. Martin what course
Governor Clark would take in the matter.
He replied:
Upon this am not authorized to speak
for the Governor, but can say that under
the law the Governor of the State has no
power or authority to interfere except on
arise in this case. Governor Clarke can be
relied on at all times and under all cir
cumstances to see that the laws OF the
to do so Is vested in him by the laws and
Constitution of our State His official action
is equally beyond the influence of the Puri-
he he a
be dictated TO by no influences except his
own sense of duty and any one capable OF
determining the duties or a Governor as
defined by law can forecast his line OF
other test"
but suppose the Governor should call
special session of the Legislature and
recommend that prize fighting be made
felony"
ernor are so well known in our State that
feel warranted in saying IL would demand
an emergency much greater and more sers-
Gus than a threatened misdemeanor 10 In
duce him to convene the General Assembly
in special session"
Little Rock Red Hot for IL.
! !. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. THE prob
ability of the Corbett- Fitzsimmons contest
being brought of at Hot Springs was the
subject of much discussion in Little Rock
to-day. 1t has all along been well known
that Hot Springs was anxious 10 secure
the big event and the b%ntfits to be de-
rived from it, for the press of that city has
been outspoken in favor of II. Just what
steps have been taken by interested par
ties to bring the contest TO Hot Springs
are not known. but it was asserted here
to-day by people who professed to know
what they were talking about, that the
contest will positively take place at the
Arkansas resort This assertion finds
many believers in the face of the fact that
prize fighting in Arkansas is a misde-
meanor. punishable by a fine not exceeding
81. 500 for every participant. Should the
Governor not interfere, However, there Is
no doubt about the Hot Springs people
being able TO bring the contest OF success
fully. there Is no city ordinance there
against boxing and the local officers are
Favorable to the contest, Mayor Walters
being one Of the commi,tee now In Dallas.
Mr.. Martin. the other committeeman, ~
well-known lawyer and representing
attorney of Garland county. Should the
committee be successful in bringing the
match to Hot Springs IL is believed that
there will be no interference during the
progress of the contest, but that when Il
is concluded the principals will be arrested
and fined according TO law.
COrbett Boxes Four Lively Rounds.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Oct 7.-Corbett
began training this morning at his head
quarters in the Jockey Club grounds. After
a short walk and a half hour with the
gymnastiu apparatus he spared five min
ufes with O'Donnell, Delaney Daley ana
Ncvey. The bouts were very fast. and
Corbett sent ODonnel 10 the floor twice.
Corbett was not touched once during the
four bouts. He quit as fresh as when ne
started and without blowing a particle.
He is looking exceedingly well.