Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-22

,.,. TEN. February Alt
pon,rt Ftzs.mmons Jus, i,H0' -
tooS n,s afternoon 40 deiea' -,
co"'' and become the heaNy-"e'sr'
MaN'' - the world. The hght 'ooN
'n"''' .n the bottoms OF the RIO 1ra'''s
pa" n, the Mexican side, n inhe an"
E',' ,,,or, the Iangtry depot. Even
i'' s.,.,as II was evident that the
,.a ,Vas not in IL from the s'"i"
,,,,,re the round had prosiessc" '''''' w.,
ads Maher attempted a lou''
. hcstedlv warned by the feiei''
,,,.-.,,,,,,ous's coup was in the form ol
~ his famous upper-hooks' WIN
80, n. knocked out Hall, ana proNe
-. roso NJ JACK stclzen, his uaihe''
40 "a gallant enort 10 get up
ON his feet when time was c"''''' -,
o,tor getting half way 90 ie."i.''' .,,
,.osi,,on ne fell back. and still n"U
hssd On the floor when time was .,.1
"a ,,. decision was awarded 20 Wv
Cornishman. .,-,,ad from
,t't.r me train OF sports airlNeu 49, iio-,'
m poeo al $50 there was io -
mat anything unusual was "Do-t ,.sta pass
cnr The eNcursi0nists from I,s'S md
ana other points had Dt'" ,h'. country
only some nifty residen's tho denof
.hont had been gatnricd al '"e ...,,,i,.d
- cornnenv of Texas Rangers suui s. iue.
- Sanot while the remalnuor VIZ
- =, Tho bottoms ON the leAas 80
tbe slightest effort was I'au,
a. interfere With the sports III any
their movements. .... ,oa heen given
when the word 20 move ne ,itho,,eb
,,e visitors speedily found mat ai'lousn ',s,iI
tbev had been on the ROAD a, LOT -,
,ta hardest part OF the entertdiliiHen'
80, 80 10 come. Following guides III
s,r,ociine procession. they went across
,t. ,rsirie for a distance OF 500 yarus'
ard tb.n commenced a precipitous ue-
...,, ~ a seldom-used wagon-road thal
,veut I'm a clrouitous way down 10 the NY
GranBe Then there was tramp OF
sn wards more through SAND ana hluu'
fnu ankle-ieep. 20 the point Wheie
T5-foot p0ntoon-bridge had Dteh s'is'SnJ t,tob
,,r,ss the Rio Grande river. Whicn,
sv,lien bv recent rains. had been chahseu
from a sluggish stream TO roaring
torrent.
AN IDEAL SPOT.
o,ce across the sports were on the
hottoms Of the Mexican side. and the
-srvas tbs. enclosed the ring was 10
ha seen g., he distance. Five minutes
more brough; the rerspiring ana sore
footed pedestrians TO the entrance-stllts'
where Bat MasteTsOn and Joe Nehdls
examined the pasteboard uckf's anu
passed the holders within. more ldeal
spot FOR such an event could haruly nave
been selected. -. -.
tie-rrouud was enclosed was 30 feet IN
circumference. and i6 feet in height. The
ring was composed Of white pine, covered
with white duck. and had an elevation OF
4 feet. over in the corner 10 the west
were two diminutive tents Tor the con-
yeuience OF the principals in making thtir
hnal preparations. Fitzsimmons ana Ma
her. with their attendants, In the 'front.'
rank of the procession walked down but
a Few wards apart. both reaching the
enclostre IN a state OF profuse perspira-
lion. They were taken TO their tents ana
rubbed down.
Al o'clock. when Referee Siler an
uouuccd that all was ready, ~ people
were AT the ringside, the remainder OF
the party. with the local contingent, haV-
inc decided that view from the Texas
biiis was preferable to the expenditure OF
S20 for ticket. la response To Sner
can. Julian asked for ten minutes delay.
ouinn consented and 1t was readily
prauted AT 3l5 FitzsimmOns, in nan
mel robe, emerged from his quarters, ana
hornded up the steps of the ring, select
cd as his corner the ooint TO the west
with his back to the Mexican mountains.
Naher appeared a minute later, ana TOOK
bis chair in the opposite corner, racing
thc Mexican side. and with his back TO
the spectators on the Texas hills.
Maher had IN his corner Jim Hall, Buck
Connolly. Peter Lowry, Jack Quinn ana
Peter Byues. while "Parson' Dawes
acted as his tme-keeper. f1tzsimmons
bad behind him Martin Julian. Jack Ever
harlt. JACK Stelzener. and Jack Mccoy,
while Burt sneed. Of New Orleans, acted
a tmc-ktcper Then the bounce gloves
were produced and fitted on.
THE PURsE-MONEY.
The men we're about to strip their over
coats when Julian called George Siler TO
The centre Of the ring. and the two con-
versed quietly for a couple or minutes.
At It's conclusion Sher demanded IN
strenuous tones. rs Mr.. ORourko here?'
u am responded the BostOnian, whose
head barely came up 10 the level Of the
ring floor
"Iave you the purse-money?" sller
again demanded.
"It Is here" said ORourke as he pro-
sucod his wallet and waved two checks
ln the air
ctedings with keen interest. As the pa
pers were produced his lips curled.
and he yelled; "rhat stun don't 30.
Julian. / want cash. How do We know
What those things are wOrthg"
Didn't YOU cash those checks last
uirhte" aspd Siler Of ORourke, while
the crowd pressed IN the neighborhood
a. the two men.
Eyes. / did" shouted the Boston man.
but 20 you think 4 was fool enough to
hring Sopo with me In such digsings as
Nese2 II Is the FIRST time that my hon
esiy has been questioned tell you
that the money IS in the bank"
Matters looked squally for time.
Julian looked O'ROuke squarely In the
face deaanuy. and said: Nobody ever
Questioned your honesty: but We want
we money We Will take no checks"
Ihen, addressing the crowd. he con-
uhprl; III there Is any dissatisfaction,
N is not our fault. We notified the re-
tp'hsitie people several days ago that
fiitlimmons would not fight unless the
money was in The ring"
yes chifrupea Fitzsimmons from his
conner and they said 1t would be-"
FdIsoh Davies made a remark at this
)pnetufe 20 me eject that Julian was
wasting time ON boys nonsense. ana
several OF me spectators cried "Go on
Win the hsnt" Julian retorted that
the crowd had better keep their mouths
smut, ~ he did no. Intend 10 stand any
aicisiion from outsiders. and serious
trouble seemed Imminent when. like
uHer The Cornishman lcaped 10 his feet
and made bound 10 She centre OF the
Ii"f, ana with MS face indamed With
pass.on' iaifiy shrieked wen take the
checks. ! give in 10 every bloody thing
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