Evening journal., 1895-11-01
MAY FIGHT NEXT WEEK.
Or Some Other Week, or Per-
haps Not at All.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SITUATION NOW

Prize Fight Principals and Managers Try.
ing to cheekmato the Governor
Talk OF Trainer White
Declares That Fitz Is Afraid.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark. Nov 1.-The bia
fight is put off until next Monday, and
the chances for Corbett and bitzsimmons
meeting in the ring before Tuesday at
the earliest are small The chances are that
anybody arriving here early next Wednes-
day morning will see the fight If IL comes
Oft nc all
The Maher- o 'Donnell fight was ar.
ranged TO take place in Wilmington park
on Monday, but it was finally decided to
have no fight until the cases against the
puglists and their managers are finally
disposed Of at Little Rock.
Smith and Ryan will probably be given
a chance on Tuesday Parson Davies, Joe
Nendig and the Smith party held con-
ference, but nothing came Of It beyond an
agreement that both men should weigh in
at o'clock this morning to enable them
TO claim the forfeit money from tho club.
When asked about his willingness to
fight Maher against Corbott Mr. Quinn,
who is Maher's manager, said; "Of course
/ am; that's what Peter is doing at the
park this mornlng-iust waiting for Cor
bett to make his little speech there. He
was going to say that he would fight Cor
bett on Wednesday Of next week for s., 900
a side, and for $40, 600 il Corbett would
wait two weeks for him. would have
backed him in either proposition and
made good side bet besides
Governor Clark was detained with
legal ENHANCEMENT that will make the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons affair matter for
the government courts TO handle The at
torneys who are working In the interest
of the fight have determined to hold the
governor strictly to the letter Of the state
law. Any attempt on his part to exceed
what they think is his due authority will
be met with prompt Measures in the
United States district court at Little Rock.
The nature Of their contemplated action
is carefully guarded secret
Trying to Checkmate the Governor.
The decision to checkmate Governor
Clark by legal proceedings was reached
at a prolonged conference held at the Ar
lingtOn hotel. It was the unanimous opin-
ion Of the lawyers present that the state
law would not permit the governor to go
further than placing Eitzsimmons under
a peace bond. That accomplished he
would be at liberty to fight IL he wished,
the penalty being the forfeit Of his bond.
The report was started that Governor
Clark would not be content with peace
bond, but would place the pugilist under
restraint and prevent him leaving. This
the lawyers decided was an assumption
of authority which could not be counte-
nanoed. The proceedings by Fitzsimmons
in the event of such action would proba.
bly, be habeas corpus, but the attorneys
positively refuse to diyulge their plans
There is apparently strong sympathy
in Hot Springs for the impoaching Of the
governor. The thing has been talked Of
quietly FOR some days and such measures
would meet with approval Of many citi-
zens. The interested lawyers. however,
say that the matter Is not being consider
ed and that they know Of no such contom-
plated action.
Corbett was scheduled to appear in the
ring at Wilmington park at high noon
and announce that he was ready to defend
his title against all comors At the ap-
pointed time a crowd gathered in the
park to see Corbett. The crowd watched,
and finally abandoned all hope of hearing
the champion defy the world, and piled in
TO street cars and went home again.
Harry White trainer for Fitzsimmons,
says that he did not believe that there
would be any fight at all between his man
and Corbett.
"The fact IL, said White, "Fitzsim-
mons is afraid, and span Of oxen will
not drag him into the ring. I know this
is so, and have told Fitzsimmons that
will train him no longer. I'm disgusted
with the way he acts. He is afraid Of Cor
bett and you will see that he will never
fight him. / have nothing against Fitz-
simmons except that I know he does not
mean business in this thingS