Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
PUGILISTS
Are Waiting for Orders
at Ell PaSO
THE MIG FIGHT WILL TRoDAbLs
NE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT
FRIDAY.
CONFERENCE TODAY
WILL SETTLE THE MArrEI,-MA
HERS EYES IMPROVING.
More Stringent Measures Against
Fitrsiu,inons and Juliun-Dnn
| stuart Has Not Despairsd.
CONFERENCE TODAY
WILL SETTLE THE MArTER-MA
HERS EYES IMPROVING.

El Paso, Feb. i5.--It was arranged
late this afternoon that the proposed
pOstponement of the fight should be
settled tomorrow Instead or MONDAY
Julian Is not inclined to agree 10 the
postponement. The Maher party are
very anxious that the fight shall go
over until Friday and Stuart Is anN-
ious that II shall take place AZ soon as
possible. II was finally agreed that
the matter should be settled at con-
ference to be held tomorrow afternoon
Julian win, in all likelihood, insist upon
having the forfeit.
Makers eyes are still improving
Quinn sent telegram from Las
Cruces tonight asking the newspaper
men to be patient and by next FRIDAY
they would see u fight worth seeing,
The official announcement or the
possibility OF further postponcment OF
the prize fight until next Friday ADDED
others to the delegation OF the home
guers. The announcement was made
ulout noon and was the result OF
telegram from Las Cruces which stated
that Mahcrs physicians forbade MN
to fight before Friday.
This had n depressing effect on all
the reporters and many fearing further
delays prepared TO get away on the
frst outgoing train.
Dan stuart is still determined lie
says he will bring Oft the night ON any
| date that the men can come into the
! ring No one questions Stuarts SIN
| certify and his determination to bring
| the two men to an agreement
| Mahor has declared he viii go INTO
the ring even n he cannot see Fiz.
simmons, He IL afraid the public Will
think he fears the issue with the Aus
! trallan Quinn at first insisted he
| should 20 in to save the forfeit money
and Peter agreed. Connolly would not
hear to this and threatened all sorts
OF things IL 1t were attempted
Julian, on the other hand, grows less
willing cnch day He feels that he has
been getting the worst of the deal. HIS
every movement is watched by the
rangers on the American side and by
the Mexican soldiers on the other where
he lives. The impression Is gaining
ground that Julian Will on Monday
claim the forfeit money, the right 10
which he waived alter looking at Ma.
hers eyes on Thursday evening and
null his freight for more congenlal
regions. Fitzsimmons has wholesome
terror OF the law. and II has taken
strong assurances all along 10 keep
| him In line. In View of the situation
there IL talk OF bringing of two OF the
other fights on Tuesday. stuart says
nothing about this He Is determined
to bring on the big fight and says his
concern Ia about that event.
lie NulNNS u mlbut ppHSlOly Ne u
good card to bring or two OF the other
fights Immediately following the Ftz.
. simmons Mahcr battle. but he will
think OF that after he has found wheth'
or he can bring Fitzsimmons and Ma
her together.
+ Governor Ahumada this morning
adopted more stringent measures
" against Fltzsimmons and Julian thar
he has heretofore used. lie sent
messenger to Julian informing hin
that he wished to see him at the gov
=, ernor'a office, When Julian arrived h
" was told that he and Fltzsimmon
: were not to cross the river Into +,
Paso or leave luareg without first re
!, porting TO the governor whore he wa
going and for what purpose "Suppos
have to 20 in the middle OF til
night" said Julian, then Will com
around "a pun you out to tell yo
that going over TO El Paso @
nomcthlnr Of that sort?'
mo need OF that" said the governo,
/, II have three men watching you nigh
~ and day, Just tell one Of them and h
viii 10 along" ana with that Julia
. / had TO be content"