Evening star., 1895-06-13

Corbett and Fitzsimmens to Meet at
Dallas, October 81.
FLORIDA ATRLEfIGaUB TRANSFERRED
Southwest Worked Up Over the
Pa
Battle.
WHAT WILL THE GOVERNORDO

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 13.-Daniel Stewart
reached Chicago last evening from New
York, where he had been to arrange for the
championship battle between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons. He is now on his way to
Dallas to arrange for the building of a
mammoth amphitheater, in which the men
will settle the question of fistic superiority.
'"The Florida Athletic sClub has simply
been transferred to Dallas he said Il
met the parties in New York with a plain
business proposition. I produced copy
of Texas statutes. showing that there is
no law in the state against bringing off
battle l told them if the Florida Athletic
Club was transferred to Dallas I must be
elected p1 esident and treasurer of the club.
Dwycr, Vendig and Friend thought this
over, and the result is that I was elected
president and treasurer of the Florida Ath-
letic Club, and the club is transferred to
Dallas.
81 am now on my way to Dallas to begin
the construction of the amphitheater in
which the fight will take place. 1t will be
a mammoth structure built IN octagonal
shape There will be four entrances. The
seating capacity wilt be 10000. There will
be $50 boxes. with ten chairs in each. The
price for boxes has not been determined
but the admission will be SO, with reserved
seats 500 During the week In which the
fight will take place there will be fair
in Dallas, and to this there will be ex-
cursion rates from all the surrounding
states. I have secured a cheap rate from
two eastern lines.
The Fight Thursday, October 81.
"Corbett and Fitzsimmons will meet on
Thursday, October 81. There will be one
other contest, probably between Dixon and
Plimmer.
'I have seen accounts in the papers
;y,I; ION Aal lloc
against the big fight--a meeting of seventy
eight persons. at which. by majority of
six, it was decided to protest against the
battle. The opposition, If this be true, is
not very powerful Their protest cannot be
effective, since no law is being violated.
have only to pay the license fee provided
for entertainments to bring off the affair,
and am thereby within the law of the state
of Texas and the ordinances Of the city OF
Dallas. l shall carry out my part of the
agreement to the letter, and all the men
have to do is to get into the ring and
fight
The southweYt Goes Wild.
DALLAS. Texas, June 15.--The southwest
has gone wild over the Corbett-Fitzsm-
mons match The following was received
at the Corey Island, Turf Exchange, ad-
dressed to Stewart d Co:
"ESTACADO. Texas, June 12.-Don't for
get to reserve plentylof room for the west
ern cattlemen. l can vouch that 10 per
cent of the ranchnieH will be in Dallas or.
October 81 to see Copbett and FitZsmmons
box, SO don't forget our class.
JOHN 7. HOWARD"
There is considerable speculation as to
what Governor Culherson will do. While
Governor Culberson iwas attorney general
glove contests wSrk- everyday affairs in
Galveston, Houston. Temple, Dallas and
tically the same then as 1t is now. Inas-
much as Attorney General Culberson dis
covered no infraction of the law governing
contests, II is not likely he will discover
anything wrong now, when it is proposed
to have a meeting between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons.