The evening times., 1895-09-24
MORE TROUBLE FOR PUGS
Attorney General Will Take Out an
Injunction Restraining the Bout.
This VIII Throw the Matter to the
Court of Appeals and Makesrhe
Boxers Feel Very Blue.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 24.-It was learned last
ing to sue out an injunction in the district
court of Dallas County to restrain the Cor
bett-F -Fitzsimmons fight
If the judge grants the injunction, which
he can do forthwith and doubtless will, then,
Of course, the fight management in self-de-
fense must appeal the matter to the court
of criminal appeals, with full bench, and
thus play directly into the hands OF the
State, because to get it before this full
bench for DECISIONS exactly what the State
wants, as it is believed full bench of the
court will reverse Chief Justice Hurts in
dividual opinion.
One or two sports here who were in
formed of the proposed plan of the State
last night were much worried about 1t, as
such proceedings will Immediately throw
them on the defensive again, with great dan
ger of q knock-down blow from a full
bench of the court Of criminal appeals.
They argue, however, that Hurts opin-
ion will hold good over a district judges
Injunction, and will make that their fight
ing card when the matter comes to an issue.
The latest advices from Texas indicate
that so far as the law and authorities In
that State are concerned, the Corbett and
FitZsimmoDs battle can take place there
II the fighters are on hand-but what OF
the fighters?
Filzsinimons passed through Washington
on Sunday night with six crates OF chickens
to eat and a lion to play with. Ostensibly
he was on his way to Texas to get ready for
the coming fracas. ~
Where is Corbett? The last heard of him
he was laid up with sore knee that had
forced him 10 quit training. The news
about the champions bad knee and bad feet
was received with much regret tire country
over. Everybody had appet1tes whetted
for the feast at Dallas. Maybe every
body will have this morbid appetite sat
isfied. Maybe they won't.
The pugilistic element OF Washington
is particularly interested in Corbett and
his knee. When Corbett was on his way
to fight Sullivan he was billed to stop Off
here and give a boxing exhibition with
Billy Brady's show. A big crowd paid
from 20 cents to 81 90 apiece to see him
He was with the show all night, but when
his turn came he appeared on the stage in
the garb OF a lawn tennis player and in
formed the audience that his manager
and hackers had forbid him taking any
chances at boxing; that a great deal of
money depended on his fight at New W Orleans;
that it was the most important event OF his
life, and that he could not run the risk of
knocking finger or hand out of Joint nd
thus throw away the opportunity of becom-
ing champion slugger OF the earth.
hn
though disappointing to those who had
paid good round price to see him put up
his hands, was wise. To him at that time
the meeting with Sullivan was unques-
tionably the most important event of his
life. But 1t was not as Important to him
as is the event set for Dallas. He is now
champion, enjoying all the prestige and
profit to be derived from that, to the
fighter, greatest of all titles. 1t is strange
that he is not careful Of his chances To
avert a walloping at the hands of Fitz-
simmons. Retaining the championship is
a greater incentive than winning it.
Corbett has spent from two to three
months in careful preparat tioD for former
events. A little more than four weeks
away from the time nf battle he gives it
out that his underpinDing is in such bad
shape that he is forced to lay aside. at
least temporarily, training for the most
important event in his fighting career,
yet in the same issue of The Times that
makes this, to the fighting fraternity.
lamentable statement it is announced that
the champion has agreed, for percentage
of the gate receipts, to play game Of
baseball in this city this week.
Evidently the champion is not the care
ful man now that he was when he had the
Sullivan fight on hand. The dangers uf
pla ying baseball for two hours with men
none of whom know him and care nothing
about him are certainly greater than are
the dangers of boxing two minutes with a
hireling Of ones own. ~
There are two reasonable ways to |
guess on Corbetts actions One is that
he holds FitZsimmons SO cheaply that he
is sure he can defeat him without the Cen
ditioning fighter usually needs; the
other is that lie does not contemplate meet
ing Fitzsimmons at all. @
Hughey Burns, the English boxer, who
came 10 America some ten or twelve years
ago 10 whip Sullivan, but weakened after
he had sized the big fellow up, is now said
10 be rich man. When he went back home
he quit the fighting business and started
q chop house in London, out of which he has
thousands of dollars.
Matchmaker La Fontaine, of the Eureka |
Club, who has been in Philadelphia for sew |
eral days, writes that Fred Morris, the col |
ored boxer, of this city, is open for go |
with Kid Mccoy, and that he will bring the |
pair together shortly If Mccoy still holds |
MS desire To come to Washington Morris |
Is now regarded as one of the best me n of |
MS class in the East
. Macon Mccormick thinks that Kid La |
visne, Griffo and all the rest of the light |
weights of the present will do well to steer |
clear OF Joe Walcott. Macon, whose expert |
,nce with the short hairs has covered some /
hing like a half century, declares that he |
las never seen Walcott's equal, and that he |
1on't believe there is anything of his
weight that goes on two legs that can down |
lin.
The Gehring Leonard bout at Baltimore
asst night broke up in a row after two
'ounds had been fought. Leonard, as usual,
was the cause of the trouble. John Duffy,
If this city, was the referee, and called the
affair no contest
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