The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-01
THEY CONE SLOWLY
TEXAS LEGISLATURE HAS NOT
REACHED A QUORUM YET.
Poll of Both Houses Shows the Senators
More Generally in the Mood to Enact
Anti-Prize Fight Legislation than arc
the Members of the Lower House
Dallas Will Labor with the House of
Representatives, -COrbett
Gives an Exhibition of His Training
Methods at Madison Square Garden.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 3o.-Only twenty
five members of the legislature have ar
rived up to tonight and judging from
present indications it is hardly probable
that a quorum will answer 10 roll call
tomorrow. A careful poll of both
houses by interested parties develops
the fact that from public utterance and
well known sentiment Of the members,
the anti-prize fight bill will go through
the senate, with the emergency clause,
with votes to spare. 1t was anticipated
that the fight on this clause would be
made more SUCCESSFULLY in the senate
than in the house, but this was a mis-
take. The fight TO kill the emergency
clause will be waged bitterly in the
house by the Dallas people. A commit
tee of business men who arrived from
Dallas will plead with the executive
comittees to knock out the emergency
clause on the ground that it will con-
hscate thousands Of dollars worth of
property in Dallas which have been
obtained on this fight. Up to the pres
ent writing, OF the nineteen members
of the house, mine are opposed to the
emergency clause, and Of this number,
four are out-and-out antognists of any
anti-priZe fight bill at all. The fact
that up to the present time one poll of
the house breaks even gives the friends
of the Dallas fight management cause
to feel good and their attorney. W. P.
Allison, tonight stated that he be-
lieved the emergency clause would be
defeated in the house.
CORBETT SHOWS HOW.
New York, Sept 30.-Prior to his de-
parture for his training quarters in
Texas. Champion Corbett today gave
New Workers an exhibition in Madison
Square Garden of how he is training
with his coming fight with Bob Fitzsim-
mons, the Australian. He arrived in
this city about noon today accompa-
MED by his brother, his trainer and
sparring partner. Immediately repaired
to- the big garden.
There were nearly 900 persons in the
building and they gave Jim rousing
reception when he appeared in the arena
dressed in black tights and a red scarf
tied about his waist. Despite adverse
criticism. Corbett looked very well, al
belt he showed a lack of training, but
as he has month in which to put him.
self in perfect trim for the big contest,
there is little doubt that he will come to
time fit and well.
Corbett started with his usual days
training, by working the chest and
wrist machines. punching the bag,
wrestling and boxing with O'Donnell
He followed this with a very lively
game Of handbell and finished the after
Moons exercise with a three mile run
and although he had scarcely minutes
rest during the entire two and a half
hours, he finished strong.
OTHER BOXERS EXHIBIT.
At $50 tonight the entertainment was
resumed and between 5000 and 1000
sports were present. There were about
100 policemen in the garden. in charge
of Inspector Brooks and Captain Pick
EFT, whe controlled the only famous
''Tenderloin'' district Consequently
there was very little smuggling by the
various boxers of secondary reputation,
who amused the spectators until Cor
bett appeared.
Steve O'Donne1l of Australia and Jim
Dwyer of Elizabeth, n. J., who We're
formerly with Bob Fitzsimmons as
sparing partners, engaged in a set to.
1t was so friendly that O'Donnelrs nose
was bleeding before the end of the first
round, from the effect of Dryers
glove. At the end Of the third and last
round the men shook hands, but many
of those who saw the bout declared that
Maher would be more than a match for
the big Australian if O'Donnell does not
improve before they meet in Texas.
AT II O'Clock Corbett jumped through
the ropes for. a go with Tom Forrest of
Sheepshead Bay. In response for de-
mand for a speech Corbett said:
Ladies and gentlemen-I am going |
to Texas tomorrow to get myself ready |
to meet Bob FitZsimmons. 1 have the
utmost confidence in the Florida Ath-
letic club and from what / have seen
in the papers you can easily see that we
are willing to fight and we don't want to |
come back from Texas without settling. |
For my part / am willing that the Flor |
ida Athletic club shall pull off the fight |
wherever they choose"
The champion looked fat but he can |
easily reduce the lunches he is carrying |
within a month with steady training |
He spared three rounds with Forrest |
and followed it up with a similar go |
with Steve O'Donnell, and showed that |
he had not forgotten any OF his clever |
ring tactics This wound up the show |
Governor Brown Fights Fighting.
Frankfort, Ky, Sept. Ex-Governor !