The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
| NO FIGHTING TODAY.
Only Weary Wrangling Words
From the Pugilists.
ALL THE SMALL FIGHTS OFF.
The Subscriptions by II Paso Citizens
for the Big Fight Expire by
Limitation Today.

D.
tomorrow. That much Is certain. no mat
ter what comes later In the week Ma
hers eyes are improving. but he with be
IN no condition to enter the ring tomorrow.
Julian undoubtedly VIII claim the forfeit
tomorrow. but he declined today 70 express
any opinion as 10 what he would do. Buck
Connolly came IN from the MAher camp
a. Las Cruces today TO attend the confer
snce arranged yesterday between Julian
and himself. His train was late. however.
and Julian. IN common with about every
body else. was AZ the builfght az Juarez-
Later in the day Connolly met him and
asked him 10 agree TO a posfponement I'M
"a Friday. Julian would agree to nothing.
Couneily then asked him to come over TO
Fl Paso and hold a conference tonight.
Mr.. Julian had friends invited 20 dinner
ard dinner would Be late. He therefore re-
Gctantly declined Connelly's invitation to
confer. Seine more talk ensued bat TO
agreement was reached Julian promised 70
come over TO Fl Paso at 70 o'clock tomor-
row and said he would then decide upon his
plan OF action. He demanded that Maher
be brought in from Las Cruces and that he
submit TO another examination. He is
somewhat fearful that Makers eyes may
be getting wen more rapidly than reported
by his friends. and that he VIII work in
several DAYS conditioning himself between
now and Friday. Connolly objected strong
"
said be would do SO IL it was absolutely
necessary.
''Maher simply can't fight Monday"
said Connolly. His eyes are better, but
not able 10 endure strong light. let alone
the glare OF the sun. ] told Julian that IL
would be OF no use for him topclaim for
felt. for IL he attempted ii I would proba-
bly, have Peter at the ringside 20 prevent
him from the getting the money. He can
not get any forfeit II Maher appears at
the ringside. The articles say that for
felt can only be claimed II one OF the men
falls 10 appear. They do not say a man
must fight IN order 10 prevent the payment
OF the forfeit. II / have my man at the
ringside there Is no show for Julian TO get
any foreit. and tell you he will not get IL.
We viii take Naher 20 the ring. blind as he
Is. and then refuse to fight IL Julian insists
on claiming the forfeit He will have ap-
peared az the ringside and fulfilled all con-
ditions"
Connolly said further that he would posi-
lively refuse 10 allow his man to enter the
ring In his present condition or until his
eyes are Well Julian and Fftzsimmons are
much disguised over the outlook and have
no hesitaney In expressing their opinions.
They claim 10 have been ready al any time
during the past month. and that the other
side has not. They have engagements in
the East for the latter part Of February
and are anxious to keep them. Whatever
the outcome OF the conference tomorrow,
there is certain to be warm time while
ii lasts. Stuart's confidence Is still SUI
preme- He Is doing no talking these days.
but simply replies 10 all questions: Il am
ready to pun of the tight at any time. and
the sooner the men get together the better
/ viii be pleased"
The managers of the fight are confront
ed with a new obstacle. The portion OF
bod nv hN eff IF
Il Paso expires by limitation tomorrow,
II the fight is not of by that time. Some
or the subscriptions are not paid and the
chances are now that they never viii be.
All the small fights have been declared
off There never has been a strong proba-
bility that they would be brought off, and
Barry and Dixon stopped work today.
There was for a time a chance OF the
Everhard-Leeds match being brought off,
but the management refused TO take
chances on giving away the secret Of their
battle-ground and everybody agrees that
one fight viii be the limit. As only one
can be had, II was decided that the big one
should stand. The management viii pay
all forfeits on the small fights. to TO
each man. and the fighters are at liberty
TO go home as soon as they like.
Nearly all OF the prizefghters went over
20 Juarez this afternoon 10 attend the bull
fights. Four horses worth about 50 each
iured and slain. and the arena was COW
cred with blood. The Mexicans. as usual.
howled with delight at the spectacle or n
horse being ripped and the fighters came
back Disguised 10 the last degree. Fitz-
simmons, Leeds. Barry. Walcott. Ever
hardt and Dixon were there. and all of
them are still trying 10 figure out how
people who can tolerate the sickening sight
Of the bull pen can object to prizefghting
with gloves.
"Fighttng Is golf TO this blooming
bloody game" remarked FitEsinmons. in
wrath, after he had seen the third bull
hutchered.
During the fght one Of the horses was
disemhoweled by BUN and gall0pei
around the ring with his entrails hanging.
Fitzslmmous, who sat near the box Of
Gov. Ahumada, rose. and walking up 10
the governors interpreter, said;
ASK him how be likes that sort OF
thing"
The governor replied that he saw moth
ing had about h.
Well said Fttzssmmons. ask him II
ne thinks fighting with gloves Is any where
near as brutal as this bloody thing he IS
looking at"
The governor replied that he did not
exactly approve Of killing horses. but
would say nothing regarding the prize
ring
FYtzsiuu1ons put several more ques-
tons. but the governor lodged them all,
and the ighter went back TO his seat de-
nouncing hull fighting.
There are very few sporting men left IN
this city now. Al Smith. Jimmy Wakeley
and few others are ut Hot Springs. The
ma ority OF the others have gone home.
The Olympic CIub OF New Orleans. has
wired Capt Clori. hacker Of Leeds. ask
Ing y he viii consent 20 have his man NEE:
Everharit IN ina, city. II the details are
satisfactory the nght VIII be arranged.
Glori was for a time disposed 20 claim
forfeit FOR Leeds. but finally let IL go.