Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28
THE conBETT-FIrzsIMMoNs MILL.
Col. Sterett Says 1t Will Take Place
in Indian Territory.

Col. w. G. Sterett. correspondent of the
Galveston-Dallas News, says he thinks the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight will not take
place on Texas soil, but will be fought in
Indian territory.
There Is great deal of politics in
Texas just row, personal politics." said
Col. Sterett, land no question can arise to
which political twist is not given.
have no doubt that majority of the peo-
pie of Texas are in favor of letting the
fight go On, but the legislature will hardly
refuse to pass law prohibiting prize fight
irg. The governor has set about to pull
off the fight, and you may depend upon
it he will do SO. He and the legislature
are at outs, but that is not apt TO inflE
ence their action in this matter. Hardly
any or in the legislature will refuse to
vote for the law the governor calls them
together to pass.
The Law VIII Pass.
There Is no question in my mind about
their passing the law and stopping the
fight. Even If they do not act promptly;
even if there is a hard fight made, and
they trife along for a great length of
time, that will not help those interested in
having the fight. With the threat of pro-
hibitory legislation hanging over their
sion trying to pass the law, the men who
are putting up their money are not going
on with their expenditures in preparing
for the fight. They might have everything
in readiness and just the day before that
fixed for the fight the law might be closed
down on them, causing great loss You
can depend on it they VIII not take this
risk. The fight will be pulled off, and in
my judgment it Will be fought in Indian
territory.
Where They Will Fight.
Less than a hun dred miles from Dallas,
just over the line from Dennison, is the
place where 1 think they will so. The five
civilized tribes have absolute jurisdiction
in Indian territory, and the United States
government cannot interfere to stop the
fight unless called upon by the Indian gov
ernment to do SO. Permission can ca silly
be had from the Indians, without per-
mission, in the absence of any interference
by the Indians, the fight can be had there.
They can get into Indian territory without
great inconvenience. There are plenty of
big towns in the vicinity on the Texas side
of the line which would furnish accommo-
dations for the crowd, and Dallas Is not
too far off for them to leave there on an
early morning train, see the fight and get
back to Dallas to sleep. The Dallas News
gets to Dennison about half-past on the
morning of publication, so, you see, the dis
tance is not great. Dennison, Sherman and
any number CT smaller ones in the imme-
date vicinity.
Railroad Facilities Ample.
Moreover, the railroad facilities are am
pie. There is the Southern Pacific, repre-
sented by the Houston and Texas, central
from Houston to Denison; the Texas Pa
cihc to Sherman, within a few miles OF
Dennison; the NJ. K. and T. to Dennison
the Missouri Pacific, connecting with the
NJ. X. and T.; the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, with two lines, east and west of
Dennison; the Fort Worth and Denver, and
take you to Denison or within easy reach.
There would be no trouble about getting to
the battle ground.
Int crest of Dallas People.
''The talk of going to Mexico with the
fight is out of the question. The people of
Dallas and the surrounding country are not
going to let it go out of their neighborhood
The building now under construction at
Dallas will probably be taken over to the
territory. 1t will be an easy matter to
transport the timber and put the building
up just over the line from Dennison. The
railroads will be interested in keeping the
fight there, and the Dallas fair will be in
progress then, and the people of that city
will expect the crowd that comes to see the
fight to attend the fair.
TT may be taken for granted that the
fight will not be permitted in Texas, and
that 1t will occur very close by"