Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-14

Dallas, Texas, June 13.-The South
west has gone wild over the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons match. The following
was received at the Coney Island Turf
Exchange, addressed to Stuart & Co.:
"Estacado, Texas, June 1S.
Don't forget to reserve plenty OF
room for the Western cattle men. I
can vouch that rs per cent. of the
ranchmen will be in Dallas on October
81 to see Corbett and Fitzsimmons box.
So don't forget our class.
JOHN T. HOWARD"
There is considerable speculation as
to what Gov. Culberson will do. While
Gov. Culberson was Attorney-Ge
glove contests were everyday affairs
in Galveston, Houston, Temple, Dallas.
and other cities of,Texas. The law was
identically the same then as it is now.
Inasmuch as Attorney-General Culber-
son discovered no infraction of the law
governing contests it is not likely Gov.
Culberson, being one and the same
man, will discover anything wrong
now when it is proposed to have meet
ing between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
Chicago, June 13.-Daniel Stewart
reached Chicago last evening from New
York, where he had been to arrange for
the championship battle between Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons. He is now on
his way to Dallas, Texas, to arrange for
the building of mammoth amphi-
theatre in which the men will settle
the question
OF FISTIC SUPERIORITY.
"The Florida Athletic Club has sim
ply been transferred to Dallas" Stew
art said: Il met the parties in New
York with a plain business proposition.
1 produced a copy of the Texas statutes,
showing that there is no law in the
State against bringing of a meeting
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
told them if the Florida Athletic Club
was transferred to Dallas, l must be
elected president and treasurer Of the
club. Dwyer, Vendig and Friend
thought this over and the result was l
was elected president and treasurer Of
the Florida Athletic Club and the club
is transferred to Dallas.
Il am now on my way TO Dallas to be-
.-s., of ha hi no
tre 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 will
be forty thousand. There will be 250
boxes with ten chairs in each. The
prices for boxes has not been deter
mined. but the admission will be $40:
with reserved seats 800. During the
week in which the fight will take place
there will be a fair in Dallas and to
this there will be excursion rates from
all the surrounding States. have Sc
cured a cheap rate from two eastern
lines.
"CORBETT AND FITZSIMMONS
will meet on Thursday, October 81.
There will be one other contest, prob
ably between Dixon and Plimmer.
There will be no carnival of four fights
The mill between the little men will
take place probably the second day pre-
ceding the Corbett-Fitzsimmons battle.
Il have seen accounts in the papers
about an indignation meeting at Dallas
against the big fight-a meeting Of sew
enty-eight persons, at which, by a ma
jority of six, 1t 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. l have only
to pay the license fee provided for en-
tertainments to bring off the affair, and
am thereby within the law of the State
of Texas and the ordinances Of the city
of Dallas. ! shall carry out my part Of
the agreement to the letter and all the
men have to do is to get into the ring
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