The herald., 1896-02-17
That He Can Pull Off the Great
Mill
THE FIGHTERS CAN'T AGREE
Fitz Is Ready, But Maher's Eyes Are
..-... Very Bad
The Pugs Visit the Bull Ring and the Bloody
Exhibition Makes Fighter Fitz-
simmons Sick

fight tomorrow. That much is certain, no
matter what comes later i'll the week,
Maher's eyes are still improving, but he
will be in no condition to enter the ring to-
morrow. Julian undoubtedly will claim
the forfeit. but he declined to express any
opinion as to what he would do. Buck
Connolly came in from the Maher camp
at Las Cruces today to attend the confer
epce arranged yesterday between Julian
and himself. His train was late, however,
and Julian, in common with about every
body else, was at the bull fight at Juarez.
Late in the day Connolly met him and
asked him to agree to postponement
until Friday. Julian would agree to
nothing. Connolly then asked him to come
over to Ell Paso and hold conference to-
night. Mr.. Julian had friends invited to din
ner and dinner would be late. He therefore
reluctantly declined MIR. Connelly's kind
invitation to confer. Some more talk en-
sued but no agreement was reached. Jul
ian promised to come over to Fl Paso at
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning and said he
would then decide npon his plan of action
He demanded that Maher be brought in
from Las Cruces and that he submit to
another examination. tie is somewhat
fearful that Maher's eyes may be getting
we'll more rapidly than reported by his
friends and that he will work in several
days conditioning between now and Fri
day. Donnelly objected strongly to bring
ing Maher to the city but finally said he
would do so if it was absolutely necessary.
"Maher simply cannot fight Monday,
said Connolly. "His eyes are better, but
he is not able to endure q. strong light. let
alone the glare of the sun. told Julian
that it would be of no use for him to claim
Gov ho att tod I all
have Peter at the ringsde and prevent
him from getting the money. He cannot
get any forfeit if Maher appears at the
ringside. The articles say that the forfeit
can only be claimed if one of the men fails
to appear. They do not say that man
must fight in order to prevent tie payment
of the forfeit. If l have my man at the
Iingside there is no show for Julian to get
any forfeit, and tell you he will not get
it. We will take Maher to the ring blind
as he is, and then refuse to fight if Julian
insists on claiming the forfeit. He will
have appeared at the ringside and fulfilled
all conditions"
Continuing, Connolly said he would posi-
lively refuse to allow Maher to enter the
ring in his present condition OF until his
eyes are well.
Julian and Fitzsimmons are much dis
gusted over the outlook. and have no hesi-
fancy in expressing their opinions. They
claim to have been ready at any time DUR
ing the past month, and that the other
side has not. They have arrangements in
the east for the latter part OF February,
and are anxious to keep them. Whatever
is the outcome of the conference tomorrow
there is certain to be warm time while it
laste.
stuart's confidence is still supreme. He
is doing no talking these days, but simply
replies to all questions: II am ready to
pull off the fight any time. and the sooner
the men get together the better | will be
pleased.
The managers of the fight are confronted
with a new obstacle. The portion of the
purses, subscribed by the citizens of Ell
Paso. expires by Limitation tomorrow If the
fight is not off by that time. Some of the
subscriptions are unpaid, and the chances
are now that they never will be. All the
small fights have been declared off. There
never has been strong probability that they
would be pulled Oft and Barry and
Dixon stopped work this morning. There
was for time a chance of the Everhardt'
Leeds match being brought about but the
management refused 10 take chances on
giving away the secret of their battle-ground
and everybody agrees that one fight will
be the limit, as only one can be had. it wss
decided that the big one should stand. The
management will pay all forfeits on the
small fights, $3.50 to each man, and the
fighters are at liberty to go home as soon
as they like.
Nearly all of the prize6ghters went over
to Juarez this afternoon to attend the bull
fights. Four horses, worth about S3 each,
were gored to death, four bulls were tor
tured and slain and the arena was covered
with blood. The Mexicans, as usual,
howled with delight at the spectacle of a
horse being ripped open. but the fighters
came back disgusted to the last degree.
Ftzsrnmons, Leeds, Barry, Walcott. Ever
hardt and Dixon were there and all of them
are still trying TO figure out how a people
who can tolerate the sickening sight of the
bull pen can object to prize fighting with
gloves. Fighting is golf to this blooming,
bloody game,' remarked Fitzsiinmons in
wrath after he had seen the third bull
butchered.
During the fight one of the horses was
disemboweled by bull and was galloping
around the ring with his entrais hanging.
Fitzsimmons, who sat near the box of
Governor Ahumada, arose, and walking ND
TO the governors interpreters, said: ASK
min how he likes that sort of thing
The governor replied that he cav nothing
bad about it.
"Well." said Fitzsirnmous, TASK him if
he thinks fighting with gloves is anywhere
near as brutal as this bloody thing he is
looking at.
The governor replied that he did not
exactly approve of killing horses, but
would say nothing regarding the prize
ring. 'Fitzsimmons put several more uues-
tlOnS, Dut ttl6 SOVoIuOT UOup6u tletl all.
and the fighter went back to his seat de-
nouncine bulls, bull fights and all who
approved of them.
There are very few sporting men left in
III Paso now. Al Smith, Jim Wakely and
few others are at Hot Springs, thirty.six
miles away. The majority of the others
have gone away.
The Olympic club of New Orleans has
wired Capt. Glor, hacker of Horace Leeds,
asking if he will consent to have his man
meet Everhardt in that city. If the details
are satisfactory the fight will be arranged.
Everhardt has been slack in training for
several days and is now much over weight.
Glori was for time disposed to claim for
teit for Leeds, but finally let it go.
O'Rourke, for Walcott. and Kenney, for
Bright Eyes, tonight agreed to bring oil
The match between their men at the Len
noN club, New York, on March $, for the
gate receipts. The Barry and Murphy
match will take place at the same place in
the same month and probably OH the same
date. II negotiations pending with New
Orleans do not materalize, Everhardt and