Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
AMONG THE SPORTS.
Another Event Added to Dan
Stuart's Great Carnival.
Billy Smith Matched Against Peter
Burns-Talk About the Carnival
Ell Paso Times Has a Few
Words to Say.

Sunday morning John j, Quinn, man
aver for Peter Maher, came down from
Las Cruces to sign articles of agreemen
for fight between Peter Burns, Of tn,
Maher combination, and Billy Smith o
Ell Paso. AZ noon Sunday Mr.. Quinn
accompanied by 81 Ryan and Jimm,
Carroll. Lon Houseman, w X Wheelocl
aud Times reporter drove over tt
Jusrez and articles of agreement for tn,
fight we're signed by Quinn for Burn.
and Carroll for Billy Smith. Each pur
up $500 and the money was counted by
the Times man and turned over to S
Ryan, the final stake holder. The
articles of agreement provide that tie
fight shall take place February 18th
1896. withIn easy reach Of Ell Paso
After the match had been made Doc
Albers offered to post 81 900 that in case
Billy Smith won he would defeat Jack
Steiner, and Mr.. Quinn for Burns
stated that in case his man won he
that the stake holder was authorized to
hold back the money from the Burns
Smith fight. Last night a Times re-
porter asked Dan Stuart if he would
offer purse for the Burns-Smith fight
and he said:
"Yes, will give $1,000 for the 60 be
tween Burns and Smith and will sched
ule it to sake place on the 17,h of
February. We will have double bill
on that day, with the bsntams and the
Smith Burns CO."
Corbett says that he will be at FL
P8so to challenge the winner of the
mill. The latest from him
is:
Eyes, it is true that | shall re-enter-
the ring and that [ will challenge the
winner of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fight.
"Wben | presented the champion
ship to Maher and announced my re-
tirement l acted in good faith. 1t wac
my determination to never again enter
the prize ring, but the talk made by
several of the aspirants for champion
ship honors has caused me to change my
mind.
81 have always stood ready to defend
the championship should M8her fail to
10 so and was content to pillow the Irish
champion to hold the title undistur bed
so long as he was able to do SO. Now
that Maher has stated that he wanted
10 fight me he will be given chance to
10 so if he wins from Fitzslmmons.
II am willing to sign articles of agree
M 70 fin irnn IN q
twenty-five rounds, provided he gets
nan to put up $4,000 to guarantee that
e will appear 10 the ring at the time
liked upon and that he will keep all the
)ther articles OF such an agreement. In
Ease of failure TO do this, however, the
money will have to be forfeited. l will
Ilso agree to forfeit the same sum should
fail to keep the articles to the letter.
am Gisg0sted at FItzsimmons' actions
q the last match and | will not again |
hase him all over the country and lose
ime and money in an effort to fight him |
Unless guaranteed by come one that he |
will either fight or forfeit"
Denver Ed. Smith and Joe Choynski |
ave also announced their intention to |
'e at the ring side to challenge the win. |
er. but they will hardly get a show if
im is there. II Maher loses he will not
g troubled with the thrown gauntlet,
ut Lanky Bob is in for it, win or lose.
{ be loses be will naturally go back to
be middle weight class, where Tommy
'yRn, Billy Smith and others are look
lg for fight. Lavigne says that he
'ill be after the winntr of Leeds Ever
art contest and there are a whole lot OF
ghters who will be ready with chsl-
eDges fer the victors in the Walcott-
}right Eyes and Dixon Marshall fights"
Sunday FItz was out hunting and bag
ed two jack rabbits and a number Of |
owes. He rode through Ell Paso on his
heel loaded with game.
Billy Smith went into training yester-
ay for his battle with Peter Burns and |
Jimmy Carroll says he must win or walk |
sck to Australia.