The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-10
TO MEET IN THE RING
FitzsimmonS and Maher Will Posi-
lively Come Together.
TIME AND PLACE SECRET
The Fight May BE Pulled orr Any
Time Before st. Valentines Day
The Chihuahuan Governors
Actions Not Interpreted.

The Chihuahuan Governors
Actions Not Interpreted.
FL Paso. Texas. Feb. Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Peter Maher will meet I'm the
ring I'm spite of official action and there
are strong probabilities that several
other carnival events will take place.
Dan Stuart so declares. and the prep
arations are making as though no bar
had been placed upon the events. The
only effect of the action at Washington
has been to make the promoter and his
associates more secretive as to the
plans. At midnight last night much OF
the paraphcrnalia of the mills was TAX
IN from this city. Great care was taken
to KEEP the matter quiet. The material.
presumably, went across the border in
to Mexico, at point north OF here.
Adjutant General Mabey of Texas
galloped into the city this morning at
the head of a company OF l. Texas
rangers. Their arrival caused stir.
until 1t became known that the object
of their visit was TO see that the fights
did not take place on Texas soil. when
the troops found there was no likeli-
hood of their being called into action
the individual rangers expressed an in
tention Of being spectators. The fights
may take place at any time. although
they are not likely to be brought Off
for at least As hours.
FitZsmmons took run OF 10 miles
to-day behind a blackboard driven by
Julian. The return TO his training
quarters in JuareZ. Mexico. was made
through here, and the pugilist was the
object of all eyes as h" clung to the rear
of the vehicle which Julian drove at n
smart pace. Jerry Marshall took n long
walk. breaking into a run now and then
around the Rio Grando bottoKls at Las
Cruces this morning. The other fighters
booked for the carnival events also
took their usual exercise to-day. All
have been notified TO continue work, as
they may be called upon at any time TO
enter the ring.
At a meeting of Dan Stuart and his
lieutenants this morning. IL was de-
cided that on the day Of the big fight,
Bat Masterson viii be given charge OF
the train and will have 100 men under
his orders. Jim Bates was given charge
OF the equipment. and Secretary Vince
lock was made master of transporta-
tion.
Governor Ahuamada of the state OF
Chihuahua arrived at Ciudad dc Juarez
this afternoon. and the story at once
spread around that he had come to pre-
vent the fight taking place. lie laughed
when asked IL such was the case and
declined 10 discuss the fight I'm any
way He had, he said, declared himself
once, and that was enough
This evening Martin Julian received
the following cableEram: London.
gn.
place and there is no chance to pun IL
of. the National Sporting club OF Lon
don will post G50o0 for n 2O-round
fight Wire acceptance or declination
10 A. l.. Lumley, New York. GSigucO
Reuter-"
When Julian opened this message he
crumpled il mp and said, Indignantly:
We'll what do you think OF that?
Here we are fighting 10 a finish for a
cheap purse and taking chances against
soldiers. when we might pun the fight
Off in the best sporting club in the
world and get a lot OF money out Of it,"
Julian seemed very much out Of sorts. |
and in view Of the message from Lon |
don, he viii evidently not be broken |
hearted If the contest is prevented and !
the big fight driven from this hem |
ispherc to London. 1t is understood to- !
night that Maher is 10 be here to-mor- |
row. This circumstance helps the per- |
sistent rumor that the big fight viii |
take place before Friday.
The New Mexican border IS protected /
by a posse OF deputy sheriffs. At Jua- /
rez, Mexico. there are five companies of /.
Mexican national infantry. two OF the 4
companies having been transferred 20 |
the Juaroz barracks within the past 10 /.
days. Maher FOR several days. II Is F.
said, has ben suspicious Of an alleged .
agreement between FltZsimmous and
the carnival ma anagemeut. Maher seems .
TO think that Fitzsimmvns has "a part /
nership in the kaleidoscope enterprise, .
and is getting tho big end OF the bar
gain.
Houton. Tex, Fob. a special from I
Austin. says. The adjutaut general has /
gone 10 Fl Paeo. ar which point ~ Re- un- +
derstood the major portions of -" ranger
force will Poo concentrated wlft.u o.. I
next few days. From persons Who har.
Just come from El Pa-p b. De- learned that /
everything is at present in the hands nf /
the boldcst gang OF fuu-h- eyer gotten i
together in any one spot on earth.
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