The morning times., 1895-10-30
IN SPITE OF GOV. CLARKE
Belief Is General that the Fight
Will Come Off.
OFFICERS TO BE OUTWITTED
If Necessary Lanky Bob VIII Take
a Carriage at Texarkana or
Malvern aud Go Across Country.
He Has Left His Training Quarters
and Is Heading for Corbett.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 29.-Nothing &
else is talked OF In this city except the
warrants for the arrest of Fitzsinimons
and uliaD, which were issued yesterday and
have been delivered to the sheriff of Miller
county by Deputy Sheriff Heard, of this
! county. Deputy Heard will remain at
Texarkana and assist in the arrest and the
transfer of the fighter and manager TO
this city.
There are many reports in circulation
o-day. one is that FitzsiDlmons and
Julian will have no trouble in out whiting
the officers at Texarkana. The plan is to
take a hack at the station south OF Texar-
kama and go overland to some station on
this side OF Texarkana. similar plan
will be carried out further up the road TO
avoid going through Malvern.
SPORTS COMING IN CROWDS.
All reports are to the effect that the
fight will certainly come OFF, Six tele-
graph operators and a number OF sportsfrom
st. Louis and Chicago passed through the
city this morning, en route to bot Springs.
The operators 60 there to send press reports
of the fight. They came from tie Western
Union office at st. Louis. The sports had
tickets to the fight and they said that
large number were close behind them.
u
viewed Joe Yendig, manager OF the Florida
Athletic Club, over the telephone to-day
from the Arlington Hotel at Hot Springs.
We have nothing whatever to do with
the affair said he. "Fitzsimmons has not
lived up to his contract. He has fiuEed.
/ don't believe he viii fight. The people
here expect hiin 10 come tomorrow"
Then, soto voce: do you know where
Fitzsinmons is? We are very anxious TO
k. ga INN Of Ff.ar
forfeit money. but he won't get II.
Then you do not believe there VIII be
fight?"
NO; but we are out OF it altogether.
We can't tell what others may do.
THEY ARE ALL GUESSING.
Jake Houpt, deputy marshal, and
brother of Sheriff HCupt, of Garland coun-
", is in the city on business before the
Federal Court. When asked concerning
the Prize fight status. he said they We're
all guessing. He does not believe Fftz-
simmons and his party can reach Hot
Springs, as there are officers stationed
at every point along the Iron mountain
from TeSarkana 10 y alyern ready 10 place
him under arrest as soon is he should APP
pear The last thing Gov. Clarke said
tonight as he left for hcme " as that he
W nuld see that Curbett and Fitzsimmons
We're kept apart.
'Simply say they cant light IN Arkan-
sas," was his parting exclamation to the
United Press. Everybody is Row on tip
toe aw alting Developments OF tomorrow.
Gov. Clarke VIII leave fer EOt Springs, he
thinks, tomorrow morning.
This city is full Of strange faces to-
night. bound for Hot Springs, but many
have concluded 10 lie over here and watch
Developments. Every city avenue is thor
ougbly guarded.
Gov. Clarke said tonight that he would
plant the militia in Hot Springs tO-mor-
row II FiIzsimmons should show up, and
that it was his purpose 10 keep strictly
to business Almost everybody in this
county believes the fight will take place
in spite of the Governor. Over 100 fight
tickets were sold here to-day at S25 each.