The evening times., 1895-09-21
CoRBETTl. QUITS 4 TX THINNING
His Crippled Knee Is Proving Trou-
blesome to HIM.
He Hopes to BE Able to Go to Work
Again Soon, II No Change for
{, s-s.- the. Worse Comes. -.......,,

new 1Otk, cept. st.-I uBhiso JHu OOt-
bett, who has trained several hours each
day this week, has been forced to stop his
work ON account OF the condition OF his
feet, the soles of.wbich are actually raw.
His knee also pained him more than usual
The sores ON the knee are healing out
wardly, but the swelling at the kneecap
was greater and the pain much more severe
than on any previous day.
With aii this the champion did consider-
able work before he was compelled to quit.
He has not lost hope, but expresses con-
fidence In the oiitcome OF his batte With
Fitzslmm9ns. He said toiday that be woqlfd
go ahead with his training soon. but may
rest up for a day or SO, II his knee and
feet get worse. - IN
Louisville, KY, Sept. 2f.-Billy Tbomp-
son, who returned TO this city to-day from
Cincinnati, announces that he has completed
the necessary arrangements FOR q. Tight
between Australian Billy Murphy and
Johnny Griffin. The date Of the fight Is
October z, and it will take place ip this.
city.
st,1 a. S6hs.. - .. q. - - os7 ".'-
The recent arrest Of couple of fighters
In Boston has again stirred up the box
ing contingent, which is not an inconsidera-
Bile one In that Ia wn. and they are seheniently
advancing the truthful but some what worn
argument that their pastirnc > Is no more
brutal or dangerous than football. This
In turn has stirred up the football people.
and the two. elements are having lively
time.
The advocates of the gridiron insist that
the boxing men are saying and publishing
"a great deal of rot TO help out money
making game by attacking an honest ANA,
teur sport" - ~
The Times dispatches from Texas indi-
cate that Gov Culberson has set himself
squarcly against the Corbett aud Fitzsini
mons fight. The stand the governor has
taken would have met with stronger ap-
proval IL he had assumed it a little earlier
in the game.
When Dan Stuart and his colleagues in
the Florida Athletic Club first talked about
offering a purse for the CoEiet and Fitz-
simmons affair: it was given dut all over
the country that after septeriiber 1 there
wosld be no law in Texas THAT IL would
violate.
luiS was lofh'Wcu Us OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that the match had been made sand that 1t
would take place In Dallas TN October 81.
Then SOME of the Christian people began
a crusade against the fight, but Gov. Cui-
berson was reticent. II. was said by
many responsible men that the governor
in fact, was not averse fo the fig,It-that he
was something Of a sport himself
Later, however, the governor issued a
mild sort uf proclamation, in which lie
announced Ia the ministers and other good
folks that he would go "io the limit OF
executive authority to see that the la ws
of Texas were not violated. This procla-
nation appeared in July. ~ f''r
The law prohibiting boxing in Texas. IL
the best legal minds in that State are to I've
relied on, expired on the last day OF last
month. So far as that law is concerned,
1t will be observed that Gov Culberson
could go ito the limit of executive au-
and il wouldn't take him long TO
get there.
But now IT is said the governor proposes
to take matters in hand and stop the Cor
bett and Fitzsinimons match as ex-Guv.
Ross stopped the Sullivan and Kilra1n
affair in 1889, by bringing the common
Law against unlawful asseniblages to bear,
and that " necessary. he will take his !
militia and go to Dallas and personally
see that IL don't come off.
fhe Leonard and Gehring twenty-five |
round gu Is TO be decided before the Balti-
more Eureka Club TN Monday night When |
this pair met few months ago Leonard |
polished Gehring off in one round The |
Baltimore buy has been anxious for an
other go ever since that for him unfortunate |
affair, Claiming that on that occasion he |
was in bad condition and wholly unfit TO
box. He is sure he will make things inter
,stinG for the doughty Leonard this time, |
IND quite number of his Washington ac-
luaintances will go over to see him do il.
Jimmy Barry, Parson Davies wonderful
little fighter, has announced in New York
hat Jimmy Anthony does not need to go
III the way to England for trouble Jimmy
ays that he will fight the famous Aus
ralian midget, and will allow him to
weigh ITO pounds at the ring side. Rarry
a 1O5-pounder, and undoubtedly the
'est of his class in America.
The Lavigne Siriffo bout will no doubt
'e an interesting affair. for il is likely
hat the winner Of it WILDE matched against
dcAullffe. 1t is believed that Jack hear
lily hopes that Critic viii get the best of
he argument, for he would sooner whip
he Australian than any other man in the
World.
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