The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
Maher's Eyes Grow Better
and the Big Mill May
Be Held.
MONDAY THE TIME SET.
Pugilists Of the Lesser Fry Are
Yet Left on the Anxious
Seat.
DEMANDS FOR MONEY REFUSED.
Those Who Have Tickets Will Have
to Hold Them Regardless of
Postponements.


to Hold Them Regardless of
Postponements.
Ell PASO, TEX. Feb. 4.-Maher's eyes
are improving rapidly, and the prospects
Tor light Monday are good. At o'clock
Tonight DIR. Albers held a conversation
over the telephone with Quinn, who is
Maher's hacker, and who is now with the
pugillst at Las Cruces. On Quinn's
assurance that Maher's eyes were greatly
improved, and if the favorable conditions
continued he would agree to the fight next
MONDAY. bulletins TO the effect that
Maher would be ready to go into the ring
on Monday next were posted, and for the
first time in a week. Dan Stuarts face has
been illuminated with smile. The pros
poets now are that the Fltzsim mons fight
will take place Monday.
Referee Silver stated tonight that VOL
colt will weigh in tomorrow, and this is
believed to be precautionary measure to
save the forfeit-money. Collins is ex-
pected to weigh in some time during the
day. There was a considerable thinning
out OF ugly tempered and disgusted sports
to-day. More are going on the morning
and evening trains of Saturday, and the
prospects are that the crowd at the ring
side on Monday, provided Maher is in
condition to get within the ropes, will be
composed In the main of the local frater-
nifty.
The promoters continue to insist that
the size of the crowd is a secondary con-
slderation, and that the chief point is to
get the men together, but they wax indig-
nant when it IS suggested that this means
more OF an exhibition for the benefit of
the k1netoscope than straight out con-
test for the worlds championship.
On the question of the minor contests
that were to round out the carnival the
managers continue to manifest a reticence
that is Calling to George Dixon, Marshall,
Wolcott, Leeds, Everhard and the re-
mainder of the secondary fry that have
been dropping into the Office at frequent
intervals with the view to finding out just
where they stood.
a number OF the visiting sports would
willingly have remained over few days
had the promoters been Wiling to put on
some OF the middle or high t.weights, and it
has been put blnntly to them by scores of
individuals here from distant points and
who are as much out Of pocket as they are
out of temper that if the proposed battle
ground is as inaccessible to the Mexican
troops and without violating international
comfy, as they have all along claimed, it
would be an easy matter to pull off the
Dixon-Marshail or Leeds Everhard con-
test tomorrow, so as to show that they
mean business and are acting in good faith
toward the small fry. To these represent
tations there has been up to dusk but one
reply:
1--WE intend to pull off the big fight first
and then We will see what we can do with
the other fellows" This evening, how
ever, the pressure both from townspeople
and visitors became so strong that it was
given out officially that if Maher was still
unable to fight on Monday or Tuesday the
Dixon Marshall and Everhard- Leeds fights
would be put on for those days, but hat
the battle ground or grounds would not be
the same as selected for the principal
contest.
Word came this evening by telephone
from Las Cruces to Buck Connolly tn at
under the treatment prescribed by DR..
White Maher's eyes had considerably i'm
proved during the day and that the local
doctor was confident OF having him in
shape Monday or Tuesday. Before going
to Las Cruces on the train Connolly said:
"We shall ask another postponement if
Maher cannot see well enough on Monday,
and if it is refused then the other people
can take the forfeit. l believe that they
will be willing to wait a while longer, if it
is necessary. They came down here for a
purse and not for q forfeit that will be
barely sufficient to see them home, and if
they are so sure of winning, a matter OF
few days is not worth considering. If
they won't consent then we will take up
the proposition from the National Sport
ing Club of London, but we are not willing
to go back on Stuart 80 long as there is an
earthly chance of bringing the men
together un der his auspices"
Fitzsimmons and Julian spent the greater
part of the day III town and took particu-
lar pains to show themselves about the
streets and resorts, for the purpose OF CIV
ing the lie to the story that the Australian
had been notified to consider himself under
arrest whenever he crossed the river to
Texas soil.
There were no Rangers dogging his foot
steps, nor were there any indications that
AdIutant-General Mabry or the local
authorities were concerned in either his
comings or his goings. Fitzsimmons is
considerably broke up over the postpone.
ment OF the fight. He has worked hard to
get himself in the condition he is now in
and says he does not know what effect
wait might have on his constitution.
Then, again, the strain to which his mind
has been wrought up through all the
rumors that has been set afloat may have
disastrous effect on his nerves. He says
ne is willing to wait until Monday, but
after that date he does not know what he
will do.
Parson Davies, John L. Sullivan and
Paddy Ryan and the remainder OF his out
mt have decided to leave tonight. Sulli-
van is responsible for the change OF plans.
he is sore and ugly over the postpone
ment, and says that he does not believe
that another cha N, ,>;onobin fiOht cap no