The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30

Inc club, however, favors fight in pub
Tic, and If both sides agree to this time
VIII be called at l o'clock on Monday or
tuesday. 1t is the consensus of legal
opinion that both men once here the Gov
ernor will be powerless as to further inter
ference and that nothing can prevent the
pair from fighting it out. Afterward they
can plead guilty to a misdemeanor before
the justice, pay their fines and go scott
Tree. While he has made no public ex-
preston OF his intentions it is not believed
that Sheriff Houpt would under any cir
cumstances ask the Governor for military
AID, and in the absence of guns and bayo-
nets the 81 order you to disperse" of the
Sheriff would be about as effectuai in
stopping the first or any succeeding rounds
as blank cartridge would be in demolish-
ing the wall of China.
Corbett did hard training this morning,
and in the afternoon he played eight
games of handball and then boxed fifty
two minutes with Jim DAILY, John Donald
son and McVey, the latter being known at
the quarters as the Terror" on account
of his stiff punches. Numerous visitors
came in from the city during the day and
were considerably impressed with the
champions appearance.
mysterious" Billy Smith, who is
matched against Ryan, arrived from Bos-
ton to-day with goodly retinue. He went
out to Spring Lake to finish training.
Ryan Will be here in the morning.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 29.-Bob
Fizsimmons and party arrived here to-day
at noon from Corpus Christi and left to-
night for Hot Springs. They will reach
Hot Springs tomorrow evening, and on
the following day Fitzsimmons will claim
his forfeit money He informed The
United Press correspondent to-day that if
the present plans are carried out he will
fight Corbett i'll private.
He refused to give the location of the
place at which the fight will take place,
but it was stated by member of his party
that it would be pulled off in the Indian
Territory, and that the principals and
their friends would be taken to the battle
ground by special train from Hot Springs
Fitzsimmons stated that he would visit
Corbett upon his arrival at Hot Springs,
and give the champion an opportunity of
having an everyday scrap with him if the
latter feels so inclined. Fitzsimmons is in
the best of condition.
HOPE, ARK, Oct. 29.-Fitzsimmons did
not pass through Texarkana to-day that
anybody knows of. When the westbound
train came in over the Texas Pacific from
San Antonio, Sheriff billiard of Texarkana
and Deputy Sheriff Heard of Little Rock
went through it, but failed to ind Bob 1t
was noticed that one compartment of
sleeper was locked, and this was not forced,
q G the Of -
was occupied by sick lady.
A report was circulated that the Fitz-
simmons party had left the train a few
miles west of town and gone overland in
hack to station east of town in order to
evade arrest and so as to reboard the train.
When this train left Texarkana the two
officers, accompanied by the United Press
reporter, went aboard going as far as
Hope, thirty miles distant. They wen
west again tonight at 8 o'clock and will
search the north bound train, which they
will meet at Homan, half way between
Hope and Texarkana. There is good
ground for believing that Fitzsimmons'
baggage was on to-day's train and the Off
GERS are very hopeful that they will catch
Bob on to-nights train.
Just as the train pulled out from Tex
arkana this afternoon Officer Heard re-
ceived telegram from Governor Clarke,
the closing words of which were: Catch
Fitzsimmons or stop him regardless of
cost or consequences; don't fall
The prevailing belief is that Fitzsim-
mons left the train somewhere west of
Texarkana, with the intention of coming
through tonight.
IT1rpT U DnHT
telegraph operators and number of
sports from st. Louis and Chicago passed
through the city this morning en- route to
Hot Springs. The operators came from
the Western Union office at st. Louis.
The sports had tickets to the fight, and
they said large mum Der of prize-fight ad-
mirers were close behind them. There
will be big crowd in the Vapor City by
tomorrow night.
A United Press representative inter-
viewed Joe Vendig, manager of the
Florida Athletic Club, by telephone to-
day. 1--WE have nothing whatever to do
with the affair."" said he. "Fitzsimmons
has not lived up to his contract He has
huked. L do not believe lie will fight.
The people here expect him to come
tomorrow"
Then, soto voce: "Do you know where
Fltzsimmons isP We are very anxious to
know. 1t is said he is coming after his for
felt money, but he won't get it."
Then you don't believe there will be
fght?"
No, but we are out of it altogether.
Can't tell what others may do"
Governor Clarke tonight said that he
would see that Corbett and Fitzsimmons
were kept apart.
simply say they can't fight in Ar
kansas" was his Injunction to the United
Press. Governor Clarke will leave for Hot
Springs tomorrow morning.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 29.-Notwithstand.
ing the many obstacles that seem to make
meeting between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons very doubtful, the sporting public
are fioc&ing to Hot Springs by every train.
The advance guard of what tomorrow will
be, an army of Southern tourists, filled the
outgoing Iron Mountain trains tonight to
overtiowing, and extra coaches were
coupled on. Many of the local lights of
the prize-ring, including the veteran Tom
Allen. once champion of the world, Tom