The herald., 1896-02-11
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Pugilists Busy Arranging the
Preliminary Details
OFFICIALS ARE ALSO BUSY
Threats to Follow Fighters to the
Ends of the Earth
OFFICIALS ARE ALSO BUSY
Some Heavy Betting on the Match Race at
IngIeside-Plttsburg Phil Recoups
Saturdays Losses
Associated Press srecial Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 10.-Dan Stuart
and representatives of the puSilists to take
part in the fight held NEE ting today in
Stuart's Office to arrange further details
for the fight. Julian wanted an agreement
that the official timekeeper should call OF
seconds in the event of knock down.
Connolly, Maher's repre- sentative, objected
and the matter was inally dropped. 1t
was agreed, however, tn at the timekeeper
should blow a whistle as ''get ready" sig
nails five seconds before the time for each
round.
Captain Mcdonald, with half a dozen
rangers arrived this IN orning from Anna
rillo and joined the dozen that arrived yes
terday. Others are expected tomorrow.
United States District Attorney Culberson,
brother of the governor, arrived today. He
declared his visit at this time has nothing
to do with the prize fights; that he is on
other business and is paying no attention
to the pugilists. The rangers are here to
see that Texas laws are not broken. If
New Mexico is invaded the officials there
are competent to act.
Fitzsimmons rode over from Juarez on a
bicycle this morning to get a new collar
for the lion. The animal broke its collar
last evening and destroyed a goat. The
Mexicans at first fled in all directions.
When the goat was attacked the natives
threw sticks at the lion. Fitzsmmons
went up to his pet and with rope dragged
It from its prey. AS mascot Fitzsim-
mons today received a horseshoe made by
himself at Bay ST. Louis.
The kinetoscope people today sent their
material to the car in which the ring ma
terial is placed ready for trans )ortation to
the battle ground. 1t is now believed the
fight will not take place until
the scheduled date althoue nearly all
the arrangements are compl sted and it
could be brought Off at any t me within a
few hours. William A. Brs dy has tele-
rraphed that he will be at tn ring-sde to
challenge the winner in behalf of Corbett.
Sullivan will arrive tomo row. James
Lawier, final stakeholder, VII arrive from
Houston tomorrow, and tie final stakes
will be posted then. Adult ant Mabry said
this afternoon that when b } said 'Texas,"
in declaring the fight coultl not take place
In that stale, he meant all the disputed
territory. This disposes of the New Mex
leo strip.
Fitzsimmons nearly upset Enoch Rector
today, the kinetoscope man, by declaring
himself in on the kaleidoscope enterprise
and saving that he wanted $4,000 in adj
vance for his share Of the good thing.
In card to be published tomorrow Bat
Masterson says:
"At least one of the fights arranged will
be pulled off successfully-the one between
MaEar and Fitzsimmons-and there is an
even chance for one or more of the smaller
fights to be held.''
Continuing, Masterson says:
''That all this commotion has been
stirred up because Two men are going to
box with five-ounce gloves seems to me 10
be utterly ridiculous, When the senate
and house of representatives of this coun-
md rothin0 haftar tn dn than
make laws prohibiting glove contests in
the territories it is high time something
was DONE"
There have been lively times today be-
tween Dan Stuart, Martin Julian, Bob
Fitzsommons, the Maher people and the
parties who are representing the kiueto-
scope company. The trouble began early
this morning. Julian came over from
Juarez and Connolly. representing Maher
and his backer, j. j. Quinn, came down
from Las Cruces to have conference with
Dan Stuart.
The article Of agreement with Fitzsim-
mons and Maher stipulated they were to
fight for $4,000, and if Stuart failed to
bring the fight off on February 4 he was
to forfeit them the stakes, $4,000 each.
OF this amount $4,000 is in the hands of
Sam Austin of New York, The temporary
stakeholder.
The conference today was at Stuart's
suggestion to consider a proposition he had
10 make. ne dSkeQ lllc IIltll DSCduSc LoT6
was SO few people here, to agree to divide
only the $4,000 now up in case the fight
did not come off, instead of demanding
the full $4,000. Julian was the first to
kick. Buck Connolly, for Maher, was at
first inclined to let Stuart have his own
way, but the conference broke up with all
hands in an ugly mood, and the question
as to what the fighters would get were they
not to fight remained unsettled.
Later in the day Stuart notified the man.
ayers of the fight he would withdraw his re-
quest and the full $40. .OOO would be di-
vided between them whether they fought
or not.
Another squabbe has come up which
threatens to break up the whole business.
Julian this morniug met E. IL. Rector, the
kinetoscope representative here, and asked
him if he expected to photograph the
fight. Rector admitted that he did. Then
Julian eaid: II will not allow Fitzsim-
mons 20 appear in the ring. nor will he ap-
pear until the company gives us $40 600 in
cash.
~ have nothing to do with you,'' re-
piled Rector. "My business is with
Stuart. Go to him.
sit makes no difference who you have
business with,' retorted Julian, II tell you,
who are representing the kaleidoscope,
that Fitzsimmons will not enter the ring
and permit the company to photograph
his fighting unless he receives $4,000
cash and gets it before he enters the ring"
1t stunned Stuart when Rector told of it,
and made him 80 mad he was on the point
of calling everything off. He hunted up
Julian and had long conversation with
him. What the outcome was is not known,
but it is believed Julian was induced to re-
consider his demands. He and Fitzsm-
mons returned to Juarez late this after
noon.
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 1O.--James Lawler
ofsthis city, selected as the final stake
holder in the Maher-Fitzsimmons fight,
has wired Dan Stuart that lie has not re-
ceived a cent of the stake money and that
he will not leave for Ell Paso until he does.
OFFICIALS IN EARNEST
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Delegate Cat
ron of New Mexico says the managers of
the fight will probably attempt to pull it
off about four miles below Ell Paso, where
the Rio Grande cuts a point of land on the
Mexican side, which is in the state of Chi
huahua. President Diaz will probably
take steps to prevent the fight there, as
he would have ample authority to do SO
under the circumstances.
II an attempt is made by the promoters
of the Fitzsimmons, ,Maher prizehght 10
s'pull 1t off" in New Mexico. the govern
ment will prevent it at all hazards. At.
torney General Harmon said "if they fight
on any territory of the United States we