The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-17
Carnival F1ghts VIII Come OF
Now or at Any Time.
JULIAN TO CLAIM FORFEIT
CONNOLLY, HOWEVER, SAYS T WILL
NEVER BE COLLECTED.
All the Little sMiIls" Declared OF
Last Night-BuIl Fight That Dis
Eusted the PugiIists.

eyes are still improving, but he will be in no
condition to enter the ring tomorrow. Ju-
Ian undoubtedly will claim the forfeit to-
morrow, but he declined to-day to express
any opinion as to what he would do. All the
small fights have been declared off. There
never has been strong probability that they
wouid be pulled off, and Barry and Dixon
stopped work this morning. There was for
a time chances of the Eve-hart-Leeds match
being brought about, but the management
refused to take chances on giving away the
secret of their battle ground. and everybody
agrees that one fight will be the limit. AS
only one can be had, Ii was decided that the
big one should stand, and the others went
by the board accordiL gly. The management
will pay all ~forfeits on .he small fights, $3.50
to each man, and the fighters are at liberty
to go home as soon as they like Stuart
said tonight that the whole matter of the
big fight now depends on Julian and Con-
molly. and that they must settle it between
themselves as TO what disposition will be
made of the big fight. He is willing to carry
out his plans and bring off the fight If the
| others come to terms.
Buck Connolly came in from the Maher
| camp at Las Cruces to-day to attend the
conference arranged yesterday between Ju-
liam and himself. His train was late, how
ever, and Julian, in common with about
everybody else, was at the bull fight at
Juarez. Late in the day Connolly met him
and asked him to agree to a postponement
until Friday. Julian would agree to nothing,
Connolly then asked him to come over to
| Ell Paso and hold a conference tonight.
Mrs. Julian had friends invited to dinner,
and dinner would be late. He, therefore. re-
a. ~. I;.I ~
| vitation to confer. Some more talk ensued,
but no agreement vas reached. Julian
promised to come over to Ell Paso at 10
o'clock tomorrow. and said that he would
then decide on his action. He demanded
that Maher be brought i'm from Las Cruces
and submit to another He is
somewhat fearful that Makers eyes may be
getting well more rapidly than reported by
his friends, and that he will work several
days in putting himself in condition be-
tween now and Friday. Connolly objected
strongly to bringing Maher to this city, but
finally said he would do so II 1t was abso-
lutely necessary.
MAHER NOT IN CONDITION.
"Maher simply capnot fight Monday" said
| Connolly, .shis eyes are better, but he is
not able to endure a strong light, let alone
| the glare Of the sun. / told Julian it would
| be of no use for him to claim a forfeit, for
if he attempted it / would have Peter at
the ring side and prevent him from getting
the money. He cannot get any forfeit If
Maher appears at the ring side. TIL arti-
cles say the forfeit can only be claimed If one
Of the men fails to appear. They do not
say that a man must fight in order to pre-
vent the payment of the forfeit. IL l have
my man at the ring side there is no show
on earth for Julian to get any forfeit. and
/ tell you he will not get 1t. We will take
Maher TO the ring side, blind as he Is. and
49, $780, - aoA4 4 Ito INSIST n N
claiming forfeit. He will have appeared at
the ring side and fulfilled all conditions for
the violation of which any forfeit can be
claimed. What good Is Ii going to do Julian
to claim anything?"
Continuing, Connolly said ne would posi-
lively refuse to allow Maher to enter the
eyes are well. II would not let him step
into that ring for SIG. 000," he said. He has
no earthly show to win as things are now.
bet money on Maher would lose. They
would blame me-. and justly so. for the loss
of their money. Maher will not fight until
costs me personally. 1 am sure he will be
able to win by Friday, and I want TO wait
until that time. What Julian and Fitzsim-
mons will do / canot tell"
Julian and Fitz are much disguised over
the outlook, and have no hesitancy in ex-
pressing their opinions. They claim to have
month";. and that the other side was not.
They have engagements in the East for the
latter part of February, and are anxious
to keep them. Whatever is the outcome OF
the conference tomorrow, there is certain
to be a warm time while II lasts. Stuart's
confidence is still supreme. He is doing no
II am ready TO pull off the fight any time,
and the sooner the men get together the
better / will be pleased
The managers of the fight are confronted
with a new obstacle. The portion of the
| purses subscribed by the citizens of F. Paso
expires by limitation tomorrow If the fight
| is not off by that time. Some of the SUBJ
scriptions are unpaid. and the chances are
now that they will never be.
Nearly all of the prize fighters went over
to Juarez this afternoon to attend the bull
gored to death, four bulls were tortured and
slain. and the arena was covered with blood.
The Mexicans, as usual, howled with delight
at the spectacle Of a horse being ripped
open. but the fighters came back disgustec
to the last degree. F~itzsimmons. Leeds,
Barry. waicott, Everhart and Dixon were
there. Fighting is golf to this blooming
bloody game remarked Fitz in wrath after
he had seen the third bull butchered.
During the fight one OF the horses was dis
emboweled by a bull, and was gallopine
around the ring with his entrails hangir-
Fitzsimmons. who sat near the box OF Gov
ernor Ahumada, arose and. walking up to
how he likes that sort of thing" The Gov
ernor replied that he saw nothing bad abou,
IL. WELL" said Fitzsinmons. ASK him Il
he thinks fighting with gloves is anywhere
as near brutal as this bloody thing he Is
looking at" The Governor replied that III
did not exactly approve of killing horses
but. was saying nothing regarding the prize
ring. Fitzsimmons put several questions
but the Governor lodged them all. and the
fighter went back to his seat, denouncinl
bulls. bull fighters and all who approved Of
them.
There are very few sporting men left II
FL .Paso now. Al Smith. Jimmy Wakel,
and a few others are at Hot Springs. Tn,
majority of the others have gone nome.
The Olympic Club. of New Orleans, ha!
wired Captain G,ori. hacker OF Horac,
Leeds. asking If he will consent to have hi
man meet Everhart in that city. II the de
tails are satisfactory. the fight will be ar
ranged. Everhart has been slack in train
ing for several days. and is now mu.h owe
weight. Glori was for a time dis posed 4
claim forfeit for Leeds. but finally let /
go.
O'Rourke for Walcott. and Kenny FOL
bright Eyes" tonight agreed TO brins
off their match between their men at tho
Lennox Club. New York. on March 8 fol
the gate receipts. TIE Barry and Murphy
match will take place at the same place ir
the same month, probably on the same
dete. If negotiations pending with New
Orleans do not materia-ize. Everhardt and
Leeds will fight at Maspeth. L.. L.. in March
IL was ranged late tonight tina the
fight should come of
March II at Boston
kid McCarfdy Hesfed-