The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-04
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
various kilograms Bearing Upon the
Question of the Hour


place across the Texss border on Mexi.
can soil. Dispatches from Laredo,
te3as. this morning say that the Flor
ioa Athletic Club had secured the con-
sent of the New Laredo authorities
across the Rio Grande, and now were
negotiating with the governor OF Tam
sulipas, the state in which New Laredo
is situated.
"Personally," said Minister Romero.
~ have no knowledge o, the matter,
But the states OF the Mexican republic.
like those OF the United States Are
sovereign within limitations. They
have their Legislatures and make their
own local laws. do not know whether
Iamaulipas has a law against prizs
nghting, but am inclined to think It
has not"
Further from Mexico.
nj. PAso, Texas, Oct 3.-Telegrsm,
are lying thick and fast between this
city and Dallas in regard to bringing off
the Corbett- Fiszsimmons fgh, across
the river in Juarez, Mexico. Some time
ago guarantee fund of $50, 600 Mexican
money was offered that the fight be held
there. 1t is believed the guarantee will
now be doubled
Diaz Prempt orily For bids the Fight.
CITY OF MEXICo, Oct The Asso.
ciated Press agent to-day endeavored to
secure the opinion of General Disz ON
allowing the prize fight between Corbets
ana Fltzsimmons In Mexican territory,
but the president was in seclusion
with the members of his family on &C
count Of the death of his father
in.iaw. An intimate Of the president
SAID the question had already been de-
cided On at consultation with the
governor OF Chihushua, who had tele-
graphed for the presidents opinion.
The latter had replied, premptorily for.
bidding the prize fight on Mexican soil.
Culberson Signs the Bill.
AUSTIN, Tex Oct. 3.-Governor Gull
berson signed the anti-prize fight bill
and prize fighting in Texas will here
after be punished as s. felony.
Want TO Burn Him in Emgy.
DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 3 Dan Stuart as
been in consultation all day with repre-
sentatives Of the Santa Fe and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas roads. Tho frst
named wishes the fight to take place at
Ardmore, ]. T., while the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Ia trying to get 1t at Col.
6erss' on Its line, few miles north of
Den1son. Stuart Is undecided, but the
general opinion is that tho fight ia more
likely to take pace st Colberts than
anywhere else. New Laredo. Mex, and
Iexarkana, Ark, are also candidates,
but with very little prospect of either
getting It, Stuart will hardly know
what he will do before tomorrow. There
is much bitter feeling here against Gov.
ernor Culberson. Many usually con.
sentative citizens openly declare he
ought to be burned in efilgy.
Nigh Use the Troops.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The action yes.
terday of the legislature Of Texas hay-
Ing rendered it practically impossible
for the Corbett. Fitzsimmons prize fight
to take placein that State, the question
has again arisen SD to whether there
was any statutory and territorial law
against prize fighting in the adjacent
Indian Territory. Attorney General
Harmon was questioned to-day on the
subject, but he thought it would BIO
manifestly improper and injudicious
publicly to discuss what measure the
government would take to prevent IL,
but he thought some law could be found
to stop it Although the attorney-Ren-
eral would not disclose his purposes It
Is thought to be almost certain that II
found in the United States troops would
be ordered out to prevent the fight.
May Fight In New Brunswick.
BOSTON. Oct 3 1t is reported in
sporting circles here that arrangements
are rapidly progressing 20 pull off the
prize fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons near Fredericton, N. B and
it is stated that party of prominent
sporting men have been in New Bruins.
wick the past ten days arranging for
the battle. The location is said to be
about thirty miles east of Fredericton,
on the property OF q well-known English
gentlemen, who Is q sportsman of con-
siderable note.
No Prohibition TO Physical Culture.
ARDMoRE, l. T., Oct 3.--The Chickasaw
authorities are understood to be iavors.
Bile to allowing the Corbett- Fitzsim>
mons fight to take place in this nation
for satisfactory pecuniary considera-
ton. With them IL is S question OF
revenue. Kilgore, the federal Judge at
Ardmore, claims there are no legal
i'm pedimonts so far as his iurisdic ton ia
concerned. There is no Law prohibiting
physical culture exhibitions Bert's
ferry. another prospective point. is on
the Red river on this side Of the Texas
border, and ia only eight or ten miles
from Denison, Tex.
Corbett VIII Fight Anywhere.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 3.-When James
j. Corbett WAS shown the dispatch an
nouncipg that both houses Of the Texas
Legislature had passed the anti prize
fight bill. he said: 1--WE are under con.
tract with Dan Stuart and the Florida
Athletic Club. and propose to live up to
our part OF the CONTRACT. We are going
to Texas under tho terms Of our contract,
and am going there to fight. am
anxious to fight and will go anywhere to
pull 1t Off. providing the purse Is all
right"
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