The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-02-14
THE BIG FIGHT PROSPECTS.
A Strong Belief That the Big Mill Cannot
Be Prevented.
LITTLE BETTING GOING ON.
Arizona Militia Ordered to Hold Them
selves in Headlines for service-A
: Rumor That the Fight May
= Come On Ia Arizona.

Ell PAsO, Tex, Feb 12,-El PasO was
somewhat filing up this morning and
prospects were good for a fair crowd
before night. There was nothing of
special importance given out at the
carnival headquarters last night Dan
Stuart and his aids still insist that Fitz-
simmons and Maher will meet IN the
squared circle near FL Paso Friday
and wise ones insinuate that the
prize fight managers have some
thing up their sleeves that neither
the Mexican, United States nor
the Texas authorities are not aware of.
The managers and principals of the
minor battles betray considerable I'M
easiness and fear that while the big
mill may be pulled off that it will be
the only one that will go through.
They are all in training, however, and
working as hard as if all the fights
were going to come off as scheduled.
Jack Everhardt, who is we'll and IA
vorably known among the short-haired
fraternity of Kansas City, is in good
shape and apparently in good condi-
ton, He thinks ne has an excellent
chance to win and appears confident,
but Capt Glori, the manager of Leeds,
smiles and says that the odds cannot
be any too long to suit him and he
expects the Jersey man to whip Ever
hardt. Leeds advantage of height
and reach being in his favor. Walcott,
Barry and Dixon are the faVorites in
their engagements, although the latter
appears too finely drawn and was quite
sick yesterday, He did not do his usual
afternoon work and O'Rourke says he
ate nothing all day. But some think
that the willy Bostonian is making a
play for better betting by encouraging
Marsbalrs followers Fitzsimmons is
still a warm favorite, but little betting
is being done on any of the events.
Dan Stuart was at headquarters early
this morning smiling and confident as
usual and the report that a company
of Mexican cavalry had arrived at
Juarez did not disturb his equanimity.
He is as mysterious as ever as to the
location of the battle ground, but says
the fights will surely come off as
scheduled.
Jimmy Carroll, who was formerly
Fitzsimmons' manager and trainer,
and who has no love for the "Kanga-
roo" when asked what he thought of
the situation this morning, said: 1.-THE
FitzimmOns-Maher and Everhardt-
Leeds fights will come off sure and
Fitz and Everhardt will win"
The governor and Acknowledgement
of Arizona have issued orders to the
militia companies at Phoenix, Tempe
Mesa, Yuma and Tucson to hold
themselves in readiness for imme-
date service. The action was
caused by private advices that Stuart
intends toload his fighters and their au-
dience on the cars at FL Paso and make
a quick run into Arizona, where it is
believed the fights can be pulled off
near San Simon station without moles-
ton. This would be less than four
hours running from FL Paso and tents
could be pitched and the big fight set
tied before the authorities could get to
the ground. Gov Hughes is determ-
ined that the fight shall not occur on
Arizona soil.