The herald., 1896-02-19
The Pugs Expect to Fight on
Friday
GOVERNOR AHUMADA TALKS
Three.Year Sentences for Both Fighters
and Spectators
Good Crowds and Rather Poor Races at the
Iugieside Track-A Big 1ateh
Race for To-day

Ell PASo, Tex. Feb. 1S.-Prize fight mat
ters we're very quiet totlay. Not more than
corporal's guard of sporting men is Oh
hand waiting for Friday, and it is not sure
that all of them will remain that long.
Fit1simmons went back to his work this
morning and only appeared i'll Ell Paso for
few minutes shortly before noon. de
had nothing to say in regard TO the situa-
ton, except he expected to win and that
very quickly. He is very sore over the
loss of his $1,000 forfeit money yesterday,
and if he defeats Maher the latter will get
a worse licking than he might have re-
ceived had Fitzsimmons obtained what he
considers his rights on yesterday. He
laughed when told of the interchange of
kilograms between Corbett and Julian, and
repeated what he had said in the early
morning about his willingness to meet
Corbett.
~ will fight him anywhere he likes, at
any time he likes. in England or in this
country. ALL l ask is a place where we can
be safe from interference. | would not go
through again what have down here for
all the championships that ever were
made. l can lick Corbett and l will lick
him if we ever get in the ring together.
That's all l have to say about him. When
have whipped Maher will be champion
of the world by virtue of Corbett's own ac-
ton in giving the championship to Maher,
and will accommodate Jim with a chance
to get his championship again. won't
keep him waiting, either"
Governor Ahumada left Juarez last night
after making this solemn declaration:
''Should the fighters give battle on Chi
| huahua soil will arrest principals, betters,
| spectators and newspaper correspondents,
and not one will! escape three-year sem
tence in prison."
! He left JuareZ this morning for various
| points in the interior of his province. He
has come to the opinion that there will be
no trouble, and that his presence on the
border is no longer necessary.
If reports from Las Cruces may be relied
upon Peter Maher's eyes are improving,
and the Irishman is going about the New
Mexican town with shaded glasses on.
Jimmy Conelley says Peter, between boils
and "alkali eyes," has not done more than
! ten days all told of good. honest training.
"Buck" Connolly declares that his
charge will be in the ring on Friday, that
he thinks Peter will be in reasonable shape
then, so far as his eyes are concerned.
This is the opinion of DIR. Gandell, who de-
clares that while Maher may, he should
not attempt to fight under couple of
weeks. Should the men fight, the battle is
expected to be short and sharp. 1t is the
plan of the Maher party, if they must fight,
to send their man after Fitzsimmons with
a rush in the hope of getting Fitzsimmons
on the go and landing him by for
tunate blow early in the proceed
| ines. 1t is in fact, about the only hope the
| ill-conditioned man has. He can scarcely
hope to play waiting or a defensive game
with the lanky Australian. If Fitzsim-
mons carries out his intentions he will
also sail in from the call of time. Fitz-
simmons has heard of Maher's plan OF bat
i ov,I fey Tho,
| lines and ending his adversary in quick
| time. Therefore the few who will see the
| fight expect q short but exceedingly lively
| mixing. Enoch Rector says the battle will
not last more than three rounds. Others
say five will be the limit. Few think it
will last eight or ten rounds.
Den Stuart says there will be fight I'M
less the principals or one of them fail. He
is ready to fulfill his part as he has been
since he declared there should be fight
near El Paso. He does not care now if
there are only newspaper men for specta-
| tors, he will fulfill his engagement. 1t is
| probable there will not be more than two
| or three hundred at the fight. The would
be spectators have nearly all disappeared,
and the strangers in town are principally
| from the country surrou iding.
| BOLD AS LIONS
| Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 1S.-Fitzsimmons
received this morning the following tele-
| gram from Chicago:
II read in tonight's papers that you said
was a cur. The next time / see you ]
will make you take it back, like did be-
fore.
| (Signed) "JAMES j. CoRBETT.o
Julian sent the following reply: "All
right. Chappy. Get yourself in good condi.
ton and get down here quick, but mind
you get yourself in better condition than
you were at Hot Springs. Fitzsimmons
will put you out of existence the very next
day after he places Maher among the has
beens.