The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-16
SPORTS ARE WEARY
MANY ARE SHAKING THE ALKALI
DUST FROM THEIR FEET.
Official Announcement of Second
Causes a Stampede from Texas.

Ell PASO. Tex. Feb. 15.--The official an
nouncement of the possibility of a further
postponement of the prize fight until nexs
Friday added others to the delegation Of
the home-goers to-day. The announcement
was made about noon, and was the result
of a telegram from Las Cruces, n. NJ,
which stated that the physicians in attend
ance on Peter Maher forbade him at
tempting to fight before Friday. A hasty
conference of Dan Stuart and others in
terested with hin resulted in the an
nouncement that the meeting between
Maher and Fitzsimmons might not take
place until Friday. The news had a de-
pressing effect upon all the sports. and
many, fearing still further delays pre-
pared to get away on the first outgoing
train 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 off the fight on any date that
the men can be brought together. No one
questions Stuart's sincerity and his deter
mnation to bring the two principals to an
agreement.
Maher has 6clared he viii enter the ring
even If he cannot see Fitzsimmons. He is
afraid the public Will think he fears the
issue with the Australian. Quinn at first
insisted he should go in, to save the for
felt money, and Peter agreed. Connolly
would not hear to this and threatened all
sorts of things if it was attempted. Julian,
on the other hand, grows less willing each
day. He feels that he has been getting
the worst end of the deal. His every move
is watched by the Rangers on the
American side and the Mexican SOL
diers 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'S wholesome terror of the law
is known and tx mas taken strong assurances
all along 10 keep FitZsimmons in line.
In view of the situation there is talk of
bringing off two CT the fights on Tuesday
Stuart mas nothing TO say about this. He is
determined to pull off the big fight, and says
his concern i5 about that event. He thinks
it might possibly be good card TO bring eff
two of the other fign,s Immediately follow
inv the -Maher battle but ne
will think CT that after he mas found out
whether he can bring FitZsimm0ns and
Maher together.
more stringent measures against Fitzsim-
mons and Julian than ne has heretofore used
He sent a messenger to Julian informing
him that ne wished 10 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 El Paso or leave
Juarez without first reporting to the Gov
ernor where he was going and for what
purpose.
the night" said Julian. will come around
and pull you out just to tell you / am going
over to Ell Paso for telegram or something
of that sort?"
'T 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
Fitzsimmons and Julian went 10 Stuart
this morning to ask IL it would be advisa-
bic TO move their personal belongings from
JuareZ. Ii the fight should take place in
Mexico, they would never dare to 60 back
after their stuff, but Stuart would give no
more information as to the battle ground
than was implied Ia this statement
At IL O'Clock to-day Wo,cott and Bright
eyes weighed in at the training quarters
of the former. Both were well under the
Wolcott, will not claim forfeit for the post
ponement Of the fight. He and Kinney
will bring the men on the scales Tuesday
and again go through the ceremony OF
weighing in.
There was lively shooting ARRAY on
San Antonio street -ast night between two
the office of the Santa Fe railroad. but
hurt nothing else.
Late this afternoon 1t arranged that
the proposed postponement OF the fight
should be settled tomorrow, instead OF
Monday Julian is not inclined to agree to
the postponement. The Maher party are
very anxious that the fight shall go over
until Friday, and Stuart is anxious that .hs
fight shall take place as soon possible
IL was finally agreed that the matter
should be settled at a conference to be held
tomorrow afternoon. Julian will, in al
likelihood, insist on having the forfeit
Maher's eyes are still improving. Quinn
sent a telegram from Las Cruces tonight
asking the newspaper men TO be patient
and by next Friday they would see a fight
worth seeing.