The evening times., 1895-09-18
NOT SPoILING. TO FIGHT
That Is the General Opinion About
Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
Court Decision at Dallas All Right,
But Bob and Jim Are Act
ting Very QueerIy.
Especial 10 The Times.)

New York, Sept. 1S.-The courts decis-
ion at Dallas yesterday has settled beyond
question that the Corbett aud Fitzsimmons
is lifted from the mind OF the sporting ele
ment the country over.
The action of the court has been awaited
with much fear by oldtimers notwith-
standing Dan Stuarts daily assurances that
the law, after September l, would not in
terfere with fighting in that State.
Now that this part of the trouble is over
the question is, Will Jim and Bob settle
their differences like wise men and go in
and let the world know which is the better
boxer? The general opinion seems 10 be that
after they have wrangled awhile they will
reach an agreement, yet there are many men
who have devoted their lives to prizering
matters who are willing to bet that the
fight will never take place The veteran
Al Smith is one of these.
While 1t has been published from time
to time that Corbett and Fitzsimmons have
been at work getting into condition, they
have, as a matter of fact, done little O,
| nothing in that direction. Both have been
travelling around the country, Jim giving
| baseball and bicycle exhibitions. and
| Bob horse racing and bag punching shows.
Neither has gone into the affair as fighters
| who want to fight usually do, and the
| actions of both Corbett and FitZsimmons
| seem to show that neither of them is anxious
| for the fray.
| Corbett has announced that he will give
| pa arting exhibition at Madison Square Gar
| den on September 80, after which he willgo
| to Texas to finish his training work The
| show will no doubt come off. but whether
the training part will follow remains to he
seen.
Manager Hereford, of the Baltimore Eu.
! reka Club, wants to match Jack Ward, the
| 105-pounder, against either Kid Madden or
| Jimmy Barry. Hereford may get match
with Barry for Ward, but if he does it will
no doubt be for more than a percentage OF
the gate receipts.
The news was received in this city last
night that Jack Hanley. who was supposed
10 be on the verge of signing articles to
meet Jack Daily before the Eureka Club
was out with a challenge to fight either
Arthur Valentine or Jack Everhart Han
ley is flying at a game that he can hardly
expect to get into but If he should there
will be nothing in il for him but a beating.
Kid McKoy, who came out recently with
challenge To fight any middle weight in the
world, and who is now in Baltimore look
ing for fight, has drawn in his horns some
what. He now bars FitZsimmons, but says
he is pining for go with Dan Creedon.
Arrangements are being made by a couple
of enterprising Chicago excursion man
ayers to carry 1 900 people from that city
to the fight at Dallas.d All who go with
them are to be boarded on the train from
the time of leaving until the return to Chi
cago.
President Neumeyer, of the Eureka Ath-
letic Club, yesterday received from George
Godfrey the articles of agreement sent him
for a meeting. They came back signed
and the bout is now a certainty. Godfrey
sent with the articles letter, saying he
would be in Washington on October 13.
The. meeting with Woods is to take place
on the 10th.
Arthur Valentine has gone into training
on Long Island for his bout with Charley
McKeever, of Philadelphia, which takes
lace on October 2. He is under the care
of Bob Drew, who has trained Jack Nc
Aulirfe for many of his most important en-
gagements.
As might have been expected, Jack Nc
Auliffe has drawn the color line on Joe
wolcott. 1t is, perhaps, fortunate for
Jack that there was something of this sort
to draw. 1t is now, and has been for more
than year, the belief of pugilistic ex-
perts that il there is lightweight in the
world who could take McAuliffe at his
best and beat him, it is Wolcott.
Tommy Ryan is at Mount Clements,
Mich, preparing himself for active train
ing for his fight with Billy Smith at Dallas.