Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-03
IN NEW BRUNSWICK
The Latest Place Assigned for the
Big Fight.
WHAT is said BY BOSTON 'iSPORTS"
1t is Claimed That Arrangements
Have Been Made.
CORBETT TO GO IN TRAINING

| NOhDL1l IL III IN TRAINING
BOSTON, October at is reported in
sporting circles here that arrangements are
| rapidly progressing to pull off the prize
| fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmon.
near Fredericton, n. B., and it is stated
that a party of prominent sporting men
| nave been in New Brunswick the past ten
days arranging for the battle.
| Inc location is said to be about thirty
miles east OF fredericton, on the property
| or well-known English gentleman, who
is sportsman of considerable note.
| prominent Boston sporting man says the
plans are such that New Brunswick Off
| Gals would be all at sea if they attempted
TO prevent the battle. Although he would
not impart positive knowledge, and would
not give names. tor fear of the publicity.
yet he declared it was all fixed.
Why" said he. "at s2o per ticket, $50.
COO can be raised. as it will be easy enough
| to dispose of 1000 or even twice that num-
her Of admissions"
Corbett to Go I'm Training.
ATLANTA. Ca. October 3-When Cham
| pion James ]. Corbett was shown the dis
| patch announcing that both houses of the
| TtAas legislature had passed the anti-prize-
fight bill, he said: I'VE are under contract
| with Dan Stuart and the Florida Athletic
| Club, and propose to live up to our part of
the contract. We are going to Texas un-
| der the terms of our contract, and / am
| going there to fight. 1 expect to live up
to my part of the agreement I am anx-
ious to tight. and will go anywhere to pull
| II of, providing the purse is all right.
! Manager Brady said: "The next move
will be to try Laredo, but one thing is GER
tain, We are not going into Mexico unless
| we have an iron-clad guaranty that We
will not be troubled. We know. how 20
take care of ourselves in this country, hut
are not going to take any chances with
ever, to go into the Indian territory il
Stuart wants to take us there, for l be-
| lieve the fight could be pulled of there.
We will go at once to Texas. and Corbett
| in the ring right now."
Indian Territory Preferred.
| CHICAGO October 3.-When the news OF
| the action that the legislature had taken at
| Austin on the prize fighting question reach
ed the sports round town they were dunn
| founded. Gov. Culberson and all those
| who mad any connection with the passing of
| the bill were denounced in strong language.
| Those that had been in communication with
| President Dan Stuart of the Florida Athletic
| Club for the last month doubted the press
| dispatches and still retained faith in his
ability to pull the fight Off as advertised.
| j. NJ. McLain, one of Stuarts business
| partners, said that, with the exception of a
brief telegram which he received early in
| the day and which had no bearing on the
| doings of the legislature, he had not heard
| from Stuart. ...--.-...
Regarding the prospects of the Florida
Athletic Club holding the fight elsewhere.
| he said that everything looked so rosy TO
have it take place as advertised he was not
prepared to make any statement as to the
| future doings of the club. He was thunder
legislature had taken, and could not under
stand how the passage of the bill WAS ac-
| complished.
When asked if the fight would be declared
Stuart was a determined man, and having
| gone thus far, would see the thing through.
Arrangements, he said, have in "A minor way
been perfected to transfer the fights to the
| Indian territory or to Mexico He thought
| Stuart would much prefer the former place,
| but If the Indian territory should ne barred
| against them he would undoubtedly bring
| the men together on the other side of the Rio
| Grande.
| A Look Into Mexico.
About a month ago, McLain, at Stuarts
suggestion, looked over the ground in Mexi-
co for place to pull off the contests should
| circumstances prevent their taking plao e in
Dallas OF, any other part of Texas. What
success McLain met with on that trip
could not be ascertained, as he would not
| discuss the question. McI.ain, upon his re-
| turn to the states, reported to Stuart, and
as Mexico has time and time again been
spoken of likely place for the fighters
TO settle their differences, the probabilities
are that the fighting scene will be shifted
| from Texas to Mexican soil.
| All the parties that had made arrange
| ments 10 run special trains to Dallas while
surprised, did not appear TO be Hurried over
| the news. Tney said they had received no
word from President Stuart notifying them
| to stop selling fight train tickets for the
special, and therefore would continue book
ing passengers as heretofore.
Chfckaxaw Authorities willing.
| ARDMORE, 1. T., October 3-The Chicka-
saw authorities are understood to be favor
able to allowing the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
fight to take place in this nation for a
satisfactory pecuniary consideration. With
them it is a question of revenue Kilgore,
! the federal judge at Ardmore. claims there
are no legal impediments SO far as his jur-
| sdiction is concerned. There is no tribal
law prohibiting physical culture eXhibi-
| ,ions.
| Colberts Ferry another prospective point,
is on the Red river, this side of the Texas
| border, and is only eight or ten miles from
| Denison, Texas.
| The Senate COncurs.
| AUSTIN. Texas, October 3.-The Senate
| this morning concurred in "a few minor
| house amendments to its bill prohibiting
prize fighting, and the bill will be sent 10
| the governor this afternoon.
The action yesterday of the legislature Of
| Texas having rendered it practically inn
possible for the, Corbett- Fl: i:zsimmons prize
| fight to take place in that state, the ques-
| ton has again arisen as to whether there
| was any statutory territorial law
| against prize fighting in the adjacent In
| dian territory. Attorney General Harmon
| was questioned today on the subject but
| he thought it would be manifestly i'm
| proper and injudicious publicly to discuss
| what measures the government would
| take to prevent the fight If attempted in
| any Of the territories, though he left no
doubt as to the governments intention to
| avail itself 10 the very fullest extent CT
| any authority 1t has in the Indian terri
| tory to prevent the fight, and it is believed
| enough law can be found to stop it, In
| the opinion of the Attorney General it
would be public disgrace for the federal
| authorities to permit an exhibition of this
| character, and it might be positively
stated on his authority that the fight
| would not take place in United States ter
ritory. Although the Attorney General
| would not disclose his purposes, it is
| thought to be almost certain that IL found
| necessary the United States troops would