Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-02-29
ABOUT THE FIGHT.
Peter Maher Said to Be Training
Again.
k1tz is Also Taking on a Few Touches
-Corbett Objects to Being Called
Cur and Promise IS to Make
Fitz Take it Back.
Ell Paso Times.

I'll PdSO times.
A large number of visiting sports have
LETT the CITY under the impression that
Mahsr will not be in condition TO enter
he ring for several weeks. But yester.
day the Irish champion was able to do
| active work and now it is stated that
the fight will take place next Friday,
and many people will be here from Den
Yer, st. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, S an An-
tonic, Los Angeles, San Francisco, al.
ouquerque' Phoenix and Silver City.
Yesterday morning F;tzsimmons re-
ceived the following telegram:
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S-To Robert Fitz-
simmons, Ell Paso: Read ia tonignt's
paper that you shid | was a cur. The
first time | See you l will make you take
it back like did before
(SIgned) JAS. J. CoRBETr.
To tie above the following reply was
sent:
Ell PAso. Feb. 1S-To Jas. j. Corbett,
Chicago: All right, chsppie. Get your
self 10 better COL ditIon than you ere at
Hot Springs AID ge. down here. FItz
will put you out Of existence the da,
after he puts Maher among the has
Deems.
(Slgned) MARTIN JULIAN.
These kilograms we're read at Dan
Stuart's headquarters yesterday morn
Iug ami caused cous derable merrIment
among the newspaper men ano sports.
Governor Ahuma "A has returned to
the city OF Chihuahua and Governor
Hughes is suffering from nervous pros
tration. But Msjor r. Allen Lewis is a
dead game sport. He is still in the city
making friends and eays be intends TO
see the big fight if it is brought off 10
this vicinity this month. The ministers
union is also till on the ground passing
res buttons dec airing that the city coup-
Gil is not in it with them when 1t cones
to expressing the sentiments of the peo-
pie. In response to the resolutions pa s.
ed at the last ga sion of the city council
the union has resolved as follow:
eve respectfully call the attention of
the CITY end county officers to the open
and fragrant violation Of the law in the
following particulars:
"Flrst-Tbe violation of the Sunday
law; business houses open; saloone open
all day; Suudsy games and races where
admission fee is charged.
Second Violation of gambling law;
gambling runs night and day.
"Third-Sh8meless prostitution in
the heart of the city; indeceuy paraded
in the streets; the city conniving at, by
collecting fines, which amounts t.
license, and renting property which is
used for tnst purpose.
"Fourth-The dance house nuisance;
prostitutes and bad characters carrying
on these things week days and SUNDAY
TO the annoyance and scandal of those
VINO live in the neiGh 5orhood."
Commenting Cd the great energy dis
played by the nation and state Officials
10 their efforts to prevent Maber AID
Fltzsmmons from boxing. the San An
tonic Express says; But dismissiuR
this aspect OF the subject there arr
thousands of crimes daily committed il
the United st ties, for the prevention o.
which il the same diligence was used by
state and federal authorities there would
be but modicum Of crime. There is
world OF meaning in straining at goat
and swallowing a camel. and the aphor
ism is applicable to persons, states and
nations"
Fitzsimmons aud Maher are both
again in active training. Fitz was never
10 better condition in his life al be l.
only working 20 keep his flesh add mus
cles bard.
The visiting newspaper correspondent
OF the city have appointed Burt Sneed,
of the New Orleans Times-Democrat, t.
prepare resolutions thanking MsnHeer
F. r. Steele, of the Western Union. TO-
the excellent manner in which be has
tshen care of the boys.
Every body seems to be confident nov
that the big fiVht will be pulled off nexi
Friday without fall. But one report
from Las Cruces yesteri-y was t. the
effect that Maher WGs stIIl suffering
with his eyes.