Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-01-25
THE REFEREE NAMED
And George Siler Has Accepted
the Position.
All Hands Srtisaed-James Lawler
of Houston, Final Stake Holder
The Maher Exhibition
Last Night.
(El Paso Timee.)

A referee for the FitZsimmons- Maher
| fight has been agreed upon and Dan
Stuart is happy. John j. Quinn, man.
s2er for Peter Msher, arrived on the
IL 40 train yesterday morning from Las
| Cruces and went from the depot direct
to the Gem saloon, where Martin Julian,
Bob Fitzsimmons and Dan Stuart were
awaiting him. The quartette, followed
by a number of reporters, passed
through to a private room adjoining
Everhart's training quarters. Dan
Stuart requested the newspaper men to
remain outside few minutes while he
had q private Jawing match with the
two managers. The talk was not OF
long duration, though it appeared
lengthy to the waiting reporters. who
could occasionally hear Fitz' voice
agreeing to something. Then Dan
Stuart walked out, his cherubio coun-
tenance wearing happy smile, and
SAID:
"Boys, here ls the whole business. 1t
has been settled. George Siler of the
Chicago Tribune will be the referee and
James Lawlor of Houston the final stake
holder. They were not long deciding
the matter. Julian and Quinn each
wrote eight names On a card with the
agreement that the referee should be
selected from the sixteen names thus
submitted. Both of them named Siler,
consequently he was agreed upon as the
| referee.
The names on the two cards we're es
| follows:
On Julian's John Duffy of New Or
leans. Lou Houseman of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean, George Siler of the Chicago
Tribune, Hugh P. Kane of Dallas, Yank
Sullivan of Syracuse, New York, VIM
Green of st. Louis, Jake KilraiD, OF
Baltimore, AL Smith OF Denver.
On Quinn's card-Ssm Austin, OF the
New York Police Gazette. Howard
Hackett OF the New York World. Bat
M8sterson OF Denver, George Sller,
Stephen Bomett of Pittsburg, Tim
Hurst OF New York, j d Sullivan and
Jerry Dunn, of New York.
| james Lswle, of Houston, was agreed
on as a final stakeholder.
| Both Quinn and Julian expressed
themselves as highly pleased with their
choice for referee. They say that Siler
thoroughly understands the business
and is a man OF unquestionable integ-
rity and an ell around manly sport
Last night Mr.. Quinn received tele-
gram from Siler expressing his thenks
for the honor conferred on him and
stating that he would referee the big
battle impartislly.
A number of Las Cruces people came
down with the Maher party yesterday
to witness the exhibition by the Mahel
com blnation at the opera house lae'
night. A number OF ladies, visitors tc
the city, attended the entertain mem
and enjoyed it thoroughly.
After q couple of preliminary bouts
between local kids, Mr.. Murray or La:
} Cruces, as master Of ceremonies, an
nounced three-round glove contest be
tween Marshall, the negro who Is book
ed to knock out Dixon. and Fred Ros
If Colorado. The audience accorded th'
colored boy who fought Dixon to draw
an ovation when he made bis appear
snce on the stage. He is clever with hi
: fists end showed up strong. The secont
, event was friendly bout between Bill.
Smith of Ell Paso and Peter Burns
Maher's clever trainer. Billy Smith ha
made himself popular in FL Paso by bi
I modest and gentlemanly deportmen
and the crowd cheered HIM every tim
) be made clever play. Smith and Burn
, made q good team, though the latte
J appears to be much quicker OF bis feet
An interesting bout between Louvre
8 and Jack Quinn followed aud then cam
a the finale-a three round go betwee
, Peter Maher and Peter Burns.