St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-14


lowing to temporary affection OF
Peter Makers eyes the contest will
have to be postponed a few days"
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 13-The bis
fight is postponed until Monday at the
earliest, and when that day comes, tht
future of the matter will be determined
Julian paid a visit to Maher late to
night, inspected his eyes, and after {
conference, decided that he would lie
the fight be postponed until Monda,
without claiming a forfeit If Mahel
Is not in shape to fight at that time
Julian will decide as to what he will
do regarding his forfeits. Although
Julian talks about his forfeit he really
could do nothing else than agree to the
postponement, for he has not a cent OF
money UP as forfeit, all of his 81 ,00(
forfeit being deposited by Stuart per-
sonally. Even If he demands the for.
felt money it will go to Stuart, none
of it coming to Julian or Fitzsimmons
Buck Cornelly said tonight: "Maher
has been in condition for nearly a week
He has done no training whatever
since last Sunday, and has not been
able to see for three days We kept
the matter quiet, hoping that he would
come around so that he could be able
to go into the ring and make his fight.
We did not want the papers to say that
we were putting up a bluff or trying to
get out of the thing
Quinn (Mahers other backer) want
ed Peter to fight anyhow, but I set my
foot down on that. He had no earthly
chance to win, and so many of my
friends have money On him that I
would not allow him to enter the ring
with the certainty Of being whipped. 1
told Quinn that I would lose all the
money 1 had up for a forfeit before I
would put my friends to the certainty
of losing every cent they had up on
Maher. We have been working on the
man for three days, and we could not
get him into shape to fight
Opinions differ as to whether Maher
will be able to fight on Monday. Some
physicians say that he will be able to
use his eyes as well as ever within
three days, and others say it will be a
week at the inside.
Dan Stuart said late tonight: ST am
willing to stay here a month if these
men want to fight. There will certainly
be a contest between Maher and Fitz-
simmons, or the blame will rest on
the shoulders Of one of them, and not
on mine. 1 have done all 1 could to
bring these men together, and I in
tend to stick to my promise
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb 13.-Now 1T is
the eyes of Peter Maher that threaten
to stop the big fight Buck Connolly,
one Of Makers seconds, came rushing
to Stuart's Office this afternoon with
the information that Maher would not,
because of his eyes, be in condition to
fight tomorrow. and saying it would
be absolutely necessary to have a post
ponement. He said that Makers eyes
had been so badly inf1amed by sand
blowing in them during his training
that he could scarcely see Stuart at
once set to work to secure postpone
ment Of the time necessary to enable
Maher to get into condition. Accord
ing to the conditions of the match Nah
er and FitZsimmons have each posted a
AOi iNAe @i.OYO. " lilSulC lliCl dpDSdI-
ance in the ring. Julian, when seen
by Stuart, declined to accept the state
ment of Connolly without verification.
He insisted that Maher should come to
Ell Paso and submit to inspection to de-
termine whether or not his eyes were
In such a condition as stated by Con-
nelly. If they were. then Julian de-
clared that FitZsimmons would agree
to the postponement and claim no for
felt. If they are not as badly inf1amed
as reported, he would insist upon the
fight taking place, and if Maher failed
to appear, the forfeit would be claimed.
Dan Stuart said:
eff they agree among themselves to
postpone the fight, I am willing 1t
should be done, but I am ready to
pull off the fight on Feb. IA. just as 1
have always said would. Let the men
declare themselves ready, and the fight
Is a certainty as far as I am concerned"
HIS EYES TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Maher came to the city tonight at
$50. His eyes were tightly closed, and
he wore a green shade over them
Over this was a travelling cap pulled
down close upon the nose to prevent
the light from striking his eyes He
was compelled to allow Connolly and
Hall to guide him to the carriage, as
he was utterly unable to open his eyes.
The carriage was quickly driven to a
little brick building on an alley, just
off the Plaza. The newspaper repre-
sentatives were sent for by Connolly,
and Makers eyes were inspected They
A11a 81, 4
from the corners. A raising of the
lids showed the eyeballs greatly in
famed. Maher has been training in an
old adobe rink at Las Cruces. The
dust was so thick when he was going
through his training that visitors COM
planned Of it, and warned Maher
against continuing work in an atmos-
phere of dust Sunday one of his eyes
began to pain. Reports came that he
had sand in the member, but that it
would only temporarily inconvenience
him. Tuesday both eyes were affected,
and the condition Of the fighter has
been getting worse until now he cannot
see. Makers trouble is not uncommon
In this region.
Residents are not so liable to it as
those who have been here but short
time. The alkali dust creates an irrita-
ton that results in blindness and great
pain, but it usually passes away in
week or ten days. An army surgeon
who examined Makers eyes yesterday
said-he thought they would be well in
B. week. DR.. Yandell, city health Of
deer, who looked at the sufferer to-
night, said Maher would not be able to
enter the ring for week
Martin Julian and Fitzsimmons were
sent for as soon as Maher was placed
In a room. Both examined the sufferers