The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

at the Police Gazette office as guarantee
TO weigh ITO pounds at p. m. on the day
Of the contest.
There has been considerable comment on
the bicycle face" bicycle bump" Dbl
cycle feet" etc. but latest is the bicycle
talk" There are more people afflicted
with the latter malady than all OF the
others, Tho bicycle talk" has become
prevalent In every community OF this
country. and. what Is more alarming, It is
very contagious.
W. II. Clearwater. the worlds cham
pion pool player, has accepted the chal-
lenge OF Jerome r. Keogh of Scranton.
Pa, for a continuous pool match for the
championship emblem and $3.50 side. The
match will be played in Pittsburg March
-, 20 and 81. Keogh was third in the
tournament held at Syracuse last Deem
ber
Every member OF the New York baseball
team has now come into line but Amos
Rusie. The "Hoosier Cyclone" is still very
coy In negotiating with the club. Amos
Will be In Jacksonville, Fla, to NEE, the
team, nevertheless.
Dan Stuart was In It. Louis Tuesday ana
was interviewed by the Republic, which
quotes him as follows:
Whenever Corbett and Fltzsimmons sign
articles to fight, Dan y. Stuar. of Dallas.
Texas. will be ON hand to offer purse and
provide battle ground. At least, that Is
what ne said yesterday, and be added that
he thought the big fellows would place con-
ulonce In him, since the result of the
Mahet- Fitzsimmons game OF hide-andseek.
MIR. stuart was ut the Planters on his way
to New Nork, where his protece. Bright
Eyes Collins. will meet Joe Wolcott en-
She night of March l5.--lie is as confident
of his ability to bring off fights as he ever
was, and does not hesitate TO say so.
And + will not go to any foreign coun-
try said Mr.. st iart 81 don't know any
thi0g about Australia or South Africa
and would be foolish II | went there. am
well content to remain in America for
some time to come. There is no doubt
however, that will lind a battle ground
Where 1t will be, do not intend to say
hut the sporting public can rest assured
that the two will come together if they
complete their Arrangements.
l'y the way. there a few things I would
like to speak of In connection with the
fight. The general iri-
preston seems to be that the fight WAS
one-sded farce. That was not the case
b. long odds. While 1t lasted 1t was the
hottest battle I ever saw between big fel-
A'Res 10 WIN, uul It EOt III t!ldl one
blow. II it had not been for that, there
would have been n bloody battle. Another
thing is an alleged interview with Fitz
which appeared In a New York paper 1t
expresses sentiments which no not think
FLY would be guilty OF utterlng. Fitz is
quoted as roasting me because q! refused
to pay the forfeit money when Maher got
the 'alkali' eye. That Is foolish on the
face Of It. for I had absolutely nothing to
do with the money. 1t was matter en-
trely between the fighters themselves
IF had wanted to act in any such man.
ner, ! would have been able to declare the
purse Off on account OF the non-appearancc
OF the puglists IN the ring, on the proper
iay. But | merely got them together ard
said Boys, this purse IS up. and viii re-
main up until May, If necessary. l don't
care If there Is nobody but myself aud the
botil,-holders at the ringslde.'
This same remark might apply to the
sporting writers who are Directing to the
trouble tho New York sports are put to in
going to the fights. ! give the purse. and
IL Is not my fault If / have to go to the
land Of the setting sun to pull 1t off,
would have the fights on the Bowery, II
| could But will have the fights. and If
people do not care to take the trouble to
attend them, they can stay away, and will
have little private affairs.
81 am now on my way to New York to
see hrlhsl-Eyes ana Noicott come to-
se1Hur' hrlsht-hyes Is not so clever "a
! MouId IKE ior nun 10 De- put the man
~"o iu'S nun OUT VIII h'o" that ne mas
oeen 20 Hsn'
".ther VIII see Corpelt ana flt2
Whl,o am III ne" iorH Gun not say.
oorpell sAys ne ls ready 10 lgh' at any
li'i'v UNIV WIN go hto training on Two
"ooN' hu'ce' flZ IL hpiuilis on niue
~ 10 Put'e NATURAL aI'er Tue Hsnt win
Mahel, uu, ! 40 not 'hlhk ne VIII aelay
proeeeuthss II there Is any chahce OF max
ing sausiae'ory arrangements with Cor"
Del
STUART leit Tor Chcago last night
T.
IL Is aHesed a game was put up In Pitts
burg TO get Coroett ana f1tzsimmons m
the same room when they got to town
account Of the plot;
Bob Fitzsimmons has cancelled his date
nj the Academy of Music here newt wecs
lin Corbctt was IN he en- ,oun ot rho SOW.
time. and n report from New York saws
that Corbett was TO have mot Fitzsimmons
and punched his face If posslble wbilc