The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-04
THE FIGHTERS HARD AGROUND
On Lee Shore of Legislative
Enactment
THEIR SEA OF TROUBLES
Against Which the Sluggers' Arms
Cannot Be Lifted
Thers Is Wailing ond Gnashing Of Teeth
10 the Camp OF the Sports
and Gamblers
A,,ociated Press speclal wire.


AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 3.-At 80 this
evening Governor Culberson signed the
anti prize fight bill. which was enacted
into law Yesterday by the called session
OF the Twenty-fc urth Legislature, and
prize fighting in Texas hereafter will bo
punished as felony. The senate received
the bill from the house this morning and
agreeing in the senate amendments sent
the pill to the governor at 4:10 O'Clock,
and within fotry-fve minutes thereafter
the bill was filed with the secretary OF
state and is now law.
In its last moments, as in those OF yes
terday. the bill was hustled at all points.
The governor has been kept busy today
opening telegrams. Everybody appar-
emily from Maines to California wants to
congratulate the governor on the passage
of the law. The kilograms received from
the state alone would fill a bushel meas
uIe, while the foreign kilograms are not
far be hind.
The members OF the Legislature are
hearing from the forks of the creeks and
the state press is teoming With notices
that the action of the legislature is meet
ing with universal approval in every Sec
tion of the state. The governor is receiv-
ing kilograms today which would tend to
show that large number of people mp
there lid not want the fight notwith-
standing previous reports. The legisla-
ture will adjourn Monday.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-When the news
of the action the Texas legislature had
taken on the prize fighting question at
Austin reached the sports around town,
they were knocked silly. Governor Gull
berson and every body that had any con-
necton with the passage of the bill were
denounced in strong language. Those
that have been In communication with
President Dan stuart of the Florida Ath-
etic club for the last m onth doubted the
press dispatches and still retained faith
in his ability to pull the fight off as ad-
vertised.
Regarding the prospects of the Florida
Athletic club holding the fight elsewhere
| j. NJ. McLain, one of Stuart's business
| partners. said that everything looked SO
rosy TO have it take place as advertised
he was not prepared to make any state
ment as TO the future doings of the club.
| He was thunderstruck when informed OF
| the action the legislature had taken, and
could not understand how the passage OF
the bill was accomplished. When asked
| if the fight would be declared off for good
he said he thought that Stuart was de-
termined man. and having gone thus far
would see the thing through. Arrange"
ments. he said, have in q minor way
been perfected to transfer the fight to the
Indian Territory or Mexico. He thought
Stuart would much prefer the former
place. hut if the Indian Territory should
be barred against the--l he would uu-
doubtedly bring tne men together on the
other side of the Rio Grande.
About a month ago McLain, at Stuart's 8
suggestion, looked over the ground in
Mexico for place to pull off the contests
should circumstances prevent their taking
place in Dallas or any other part OF
Texas. What success Nolan met with
on that trip could not be ascertained, as
he would not discuss the question.
All the parties that had made arrange
ments to run special trains TO Dallas,
while surprised, did not appear to be fur
ried over the news. They said they had
received no word from President Stuart
n9tifyipg them to stop selling fight or
train tickets for the special, and there
fore would continue booking passengers
as heretofore.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-A local
paper says there is strong probability
that an effort will be made to have the