The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
Eltzsimmons Can't Wait All
Winter for Maher.
BOB WILL CLAIM The FORFEIT.
Peter Realizes That People Think He
Is Afraid to Fight.
The Msxicans Making II Very Uncom-
Portable for Fftxslmmous and Julian
The Dfsgusred sports Getting Out
OF FL Paso-Maher Promises to RS
Ready Next Friday.

H Paso. Tex. Feb. 1s.-Ths official an
no0ncement OF In. possibility or further
poStponement of the prizefights antil next
Friday added others 70 the delegation OF
home-goers today. The announcement was
made at noon, ana was the result OF a
telegram from Las Cruces. which stated
that the physician in attendance forbade
Maher attempting to tight before Friday
A hasty conference OF Dan Stuart ard
Others interested with him resulted IN the
announcement that tire meeting between
M2her ard Fftzsimmons might not take
place uatil Friday. The news had a de-
pressing effect upon all the sports. 9nd
many. fearing still further delays. pre-
pared TO get away on the first outgoing
train.
Late this afternoon il was arranged that
the proposed postponemens sheuld be set
tied tomorrow. Julian Is not inclined to
agree to the postponement. The Maher
party are very anxious that the fight SHAH
go over until Friday, and Stuart is anxious
that the hight shall take place as soon -
possible. Julian win. an ali Likelihood. IN
sist upon having the forfeit
Maher's eyes are sun improving. Quinn
sent a telegram from Las Cruces tonight.
asking the newspaper men 10 be patient.
and by next Friday they would see a Iigas
worth seeing. Dan stuart Is Stiil deter
mined. lie says he will bring OF the fighs
on any date that the men can be bgoUsht
together No one questions Ssuart's sin
eerity and his determination TO bring tha
tao principals TO an agreement MsAer
has decided TO enter the ring even IL he
cannot see Fi,xsinsmons. lie is afraid the
pabllc will think he fears the issue with
the antipcdean- Quinn at first insisted
that he should so in 10 save the forfeit
money. and Peter agreed. Connolly
would not hear TO this. and threatened all
sorts Of things If 1t was attempted. Ju-
liam. on the other hand. groas less willing
each day. He feels that he has been get
ting the tarret end Of the stick. His every
move Is watched by the rangers on tho
American side. and the Mexican soldiers
on the other. where he lives. The impress
sion IS gaining that Julian will on Monday
claim the forfeit money. the right TO which
ne waived after looking at Maher's eyes
on Thursday evening. and 'pull his
freight' fer more congenial regions.
F1tzsimmons wholesome terror OF the Laws
is known. and IL has taken strong aszur-
ances ali along TO keep Fttxssnmons In
line. In view Of the situation there is talk
OF bringing of two OF the Other fights on
Tuesday. Stuart has nothing 10 say about
this. lie IS determined to pull or the biz
fight, and says his first concern is about
that event He thinks 1t might possibly he
- ga09 card TO bring of two OF the other
fights Immediately following the Fitzsim-
mons Maher battle. but he will think of
that after he has found whether he can
bring Fitxssurnons and Maher together.
Gov. Ahumada this morning adopted
more stringent measures against Fifzssfn-
mons aud Julian than he has heretofore
used. He sent a messenger 10 Julian. in-
forming him that he wished TO see him al
once az the governors ONCE. When Julian
arrived he was told that he or Ff.zsimrnons
was not 20 cross the river into FL Paso or
TO leave Juarex without first reporting to
the governor where he was going ami for
what purpose. Suppose have 10 10 in
the middle of the night" said Julian. "wil
j come around and pull you out just 70 tell
you am going over 10 FL Paso for tele<
gram or something OF that sort7" mo
need of that said the governor. '.I have
three men watching you night and day.
Just tell one OF them. and he VIII 90
along" and with that Julian had TO be con-
tent. F1tgsiuunons and Julian went 10
Stuart this morning TO ask IL IL was ad
visahie 20 remove their personal belongings
from Juarez. If tho fight should take plaes
in Mexico they would never dare TO 40
back after their sfiiff, and they were anx
ious 10 get IL out in time. Stuart Informed
them that they need not take their stuff
out OF Mexico, but would give no more In
formation RS TO the battle-ground than was
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