Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-16
POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY
Maher's Eyes Will Not Permit Him to Figh,
Before that Date.
MANY SPORTS ARE LEAVING FOR HOME
Fitzsimmons May Claim the Forfeit
on Mondny-Mexicnn Authorities
Put the Pugilist and His Re-
tinue on Tickct-of-Lcnvc.

Ell PASo, Tex, Feb. 15.-The official an
nouncement of the possibility of a further
postponement Of the prize fight until mex,
Friday added other to the delegation of home
goers. The announcement was made abou,
noon and was the result of
| telegram from Las Cruces, N. NJ.
which stated that the physician in at
| tendance upon Peter Maher forbade his
patient attempting to fight before Friday. A
hasty conference Of Dan Stuart and others
interested with him, resulted in the announce.
| ment that the meeting between Maher and
! Fitzsimmons might not take place until
| Friday. The news had depressing effect
| upon all the sports and many fearing still
| further delays. prepared to get away on the
| first outgoing trains Julian will not say
what he will do. His decision will be given
Monday noon. Dan Stuart is still determined.
He says he will bring the fight off on any
date that the men can be brought together.
No one questions Stuarts sincerity, and his
determination to bring the two principals to
an agreement.
Maher has declared he will enter the ring
even If he cannot see Fitzsimmons. He is
afraid the public will think he fears the is
sue with the Australian. Quinn at first in
sisted he should go in to save the forfeit
money and Peter agreed. Connolly would
not hear to this, and threatened all sorts of
things IL 1t was attempted Julian. on the
other hand, grows less willing each day. He
feels that he has been getting the worst end
of the stick. His every move Is watched
by the rangers on the American side and the
Mexican soldiers on the other, where he
lives. The impression is gaining that Julian
will, on Monday, claim the forfeit money, the
right to which he waived after looking at
Maher's eyes on Thursday evening, and pull
his freight" for more congenal regions
Fitzsimmons' wholesale terror Of the law
10 known, and 1t has taken strong assurances
all along to keep Fitzsmmons in line.
In veiw of the situation, there is talk OF
bringing off two Of the other fights on Tues
day. Stuart has nothing to say about this.
He is determined to pull off the big fight
first, and says his first concern Is about that
event. He thinks it might possibly be
good card to bring off two of the other fights
Immediately following the Fitzsimmons
Maher battle, but he will think Of it after he
has found out whether he can bring Ftz-
simmons and Peter together.
MEXICANS MAKE STRICT RULES.
Governor Ahumada this morning adopted
moro stringent measures against Fitzsimmons
and Julian than he has heretofore used He
sent a messenger to Julian informing him
that he wished to see him at once at the
governors Office When Julian arrived he
was told that he or Fitzsimmons was not to
cross the river into Ell Paso or leave Juarez
without first reporting to the governor where
he was going and for what purpose.
Suppose l have to go in the middle of
night" said Julian, twill come around and
pull you out just to tell you l am going
over to Ell Paso for telegram or something
Of that sort?"
''No need of that" said the governor, "I
have three men watching you night and day.
Just tell one Of them and he will go along
and with that Julian had to be content.
Fitzslmmons and Julian went to Stuart
this morning to ask If 1t was advisable to
remove their personal belongings from Juarez
II the fight should take place in Mexico, they
would never dare to go back after their stuff
out of Mexico, but would give no more in
formation as to the battle ground than was
implied in this statement.
Late this afternoon 1t was arranged that
the proposed postponement Of the fight should
be settled tomorrow instead of on Monday.
Julian 10 not inclined to agree to the post
ponement. The Maher party are very anxi-
Gus that the fight shall go over until Friday
and Stuart is anxious that the fight shall
take place as soon as possible. 1t was finally
agreed that the matter should be settled at
conference to be held tomorrow afternoon.
Julian will, in all likelihood, insist upon
having the forfeit. Maher's eyes are still
improving Quinn sent telegram from Las
Cruces tonight asking the newspapers to be
patient and by next Friday they would see
fight worth seeing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-James ]. Cor
bett said today that he felt satisfied all
along that there would be no fight between
Maher and Fitzsimmons. While he admires
Stuart, and thinks he has done everything
a man could do to bring off the MILL that
at no time Stuart was assured Of battle |
ground. The odds Of both governments were
too big to overcome.