The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-03
AGAINST PRIZE-FIGHTING.
C0rbsit and zSiDmOnS Must Find
AnOlher Place Tor The Mill.
MILL b. 4 FELONY TO FIGHT IN TEXA.
Governor Culbcrson's Action Evidently
Vas In Accordance with Public
Opinion In the Lone Star
ststc-Ihc Fight May
Take Place in
Mexico.

AUSTIN, TEN. oct 2-Corbott ana
Fitzsimmons must find another place than
Texas In which 10 pull off their fight
4or the proposed championship OF ihe
world. The Legislature to-day, by vote
that was practically unanimous In the
Senate. and only little less in the House,
passed the bin prohibiting prize lighting.
ana thus accomplished toe purpose Ior
winch the Governor asseni..ed them ln
SPECIAL session. The vote hy which the
bill was carried furnishes the strongest
PROOF OF the sentiment of the state with
reference 10 prize nghuns' Inc oniy
Ia4iyug point Of the minority Was oppo-
hition TO the emergency clause, which
carried the bill into immediate effect.
Certain OF the members honestly re-
kardcd this as am injustice 10 such OK
the citizens OF Dallas as had spent large
sums in anticipation or the nSht, ana
opposed a. for that reason alone.
Their arguments We're not effective,
how ever, and the vote In the House on
the final passage OF the bin showed by
votes n opposition. with lUI IN ITS
favor. In the Senate the bill was carried
with only me negative vote I'm the -
that were cast. The Senate utdc quick
work OF the measure. 10 had taken
recess until O'Clock this afternoon. in
order that the Dallas people might be
given fun hearing by the judiciary
Committee.
Within nfty-nve minutes after reas-
in the House was not so expeditions.
The House rs the larger body. and sew
eral members desired 10 be neard upon
the Senate bill. which was substituted
for the House bin then pending.
Amid applause number OF amendments
were offered. Several were adopted. but
these DO not change the measure in any
material extent, except TO make ii suil
more effective.
AS result OF these amendments the
OH VIII DEE returned TO the Senate To-
morrow. but IT'S adoption I'm amended
form will be delayed no longer than ne
cessary 10 call the roll. 10 VIII be sent
10 the Governor and when his signature
shall have been attached, 10 viii become
law The bin makes prize hghtins
felony, ana imposes punishment upon
the principals for every iniractiOn of
the law by imp risonment in the peniten-
tiary for a term Of not less than TWO
and not more than five years.
NAY d. PULLED TlN M. xIco.
SAN ANTONIO. TEN. OCT. 2.-Charlos
Campbell q business man of this city. to-
day received telegram from President
Dan Stewart. OF the Florida Athletic
Club. stating that III the railroads could be
interested lu having the Corbett-titzsim
mons fight take place az NuevO Laredo,
NcNlr1' ana would stand the expense ol
cuiarsing the buil-fght arena at that
place. he would favOrably consider pull
ns the nght of there IL IL cannot come
oil at Dallas.
AMI Del lH inc owner OF a. fNiift'~o-Vl
for priZe-hghtiug ln NucVO Laredo. which
le obtained % few days ago from The State
of Idmaulipas. Mexico. lie returned yes
ferday from Dallas. where ho had "a con-
ference with President Stewart and made
the proposition for the fight to take place
in NcuvO Laredo before the FLORIDA Ath-
ltlc CLUB. Tho matters -s now in the
hands of the international and Great
Northern and Mexican National railroads.
Nckcever still Champion.
EllI1RE ATHLETIC CLUBHOUSE.
AlASrETH. l.. j.. oct. 2-The second See
riss of boxing bouts given by the man
arci1tnt of the Empire Athletic club
were brought OF to-n sht in the club
hons. mo MtsDcth The star went of the
cs ming wds the bout between Arthur
Valentine. who claims the lightweight
championship 1f England. and Charley
Alckccver. of Philadelphia, the unbeaten
lightweight. The match was more or
Jess u the nature of an international
contest ana both men have nne records.
lt was a heavy and very even fight until
the seventeenth round when Mckeever
knocked Valentine ont