The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-21
FOR THE FIGHT.
Men and Money Ready For the Fitz-
simmons -Maher Mil.
TO MEET NEAR LANGTRY, TEX.
Question Of Superiority to Be
Settled Today.
TO MEET NEAR LANGTRY, TE,

EL PAso, Tex, Feb. 2l.-Peter Maher,
followed by Rangers to the train bearing
him from Las Cruces, n. NJ, and accom-.
panied by others on the trip arrived here
at noon yesterday. He left the train at
the Smelter, three miles out. Rangers
were posted at every point from the rail.
way station TO await him. A carriage was
In waiting at the Shelter and into this
Maher, Hall and Quinn jumped, and with
the horses on the run, reached this city.
Hot after the carriage came two mounted
Rangers with their horses fieckcd with
foam Maher had evaded them.
After reaching here Alaher remained TN
hiding several hours. Then he appeared
upon the streets with his trainers, making
no effort Co conceal his movements The
Irishman looks better than could be ex-
pected for n man who has had the "alkali
eye" and whose training has been inter-
rupted. He has little TO say. "Ill be Mt
the ringsde, and I'll make Fitz know no
has had fight" is the substance Of what
Peter has TO say.
Everybody predicts a short flght-a hur-
ricane battle from tho call of time. Jim
Hall, Buck Connolly, j. j. Quinn, and
probably Philip Lourie, will be in Maher's
corner Jack Everhardt, William Mccoy,
Jack Stencil and Martin Julian will prob
ably care for gltz. There are dozen
rumors as to the place of meeting.
Rumors arc about that there will be
trouble at the ringsde 1t is said that
some of the Maher party are determined
that il shall be 'win, draw or wrangle"
Should on effort be made, there will surely
be trouble Referee Siler Is not TO be
swerved from what he believes TO be fair,
nor will Dan Stuart permit such action.
There are enough fair-minded supporters
of Siler and Stuart to make such an at
tempt rebuilt disastrously TO those who
might be willing TO undertake such q
move.
1t is thought the story started through
some foolish remarks of Jim Hall, aug.
mented by threats Of Jimmy Carroll
against Fitzsimmons and Julian. Carroll
tried to get into the Maher camp, but was
turned down" He Is bitter against
Julian and Fitzsmmons 1t is believed
that the Maher party would not be party
TO the rlan.
Stuart's Final Announcement.
At 8 o'clock last night notice was
posted in Dan Stuart's office declaring
that all persons who desired TO witness the
fight should be az stuart's office at 9:45
o'clock. 1t was also announced that tho
railroad fare for the round trip would not
be over gig.
Fitzsimmons was to have reported at
Stuarts office at noon. He did not mp
pear, nor did he show up during the af-
ternoon At o o'clock messenger was
sent for him, saying that he was ordered
20 come over TO Stuart's office at once
Fitzsimmons refused to accompany the
messenger, saying he would not come
over until o'clock
He asked If the money was up in Silers
hands, and when told it was not, but that
It would be In the shape OF certified
check, payable TO the order of Thomas
O'Rourke, Fitzsimmons replied: Checks
don't go No cash. no fight. I will be
over at 8 o'clock, and If j am not shown
the money at that time i will not fight.
will not get on the train until l see It,"
This was telcphoned Stuart, and the lat
ter replied; "All right, I'll fix 1t up"
Stuart had refused several times during
the day 20 have the checks converted into
cash, aud Eitzsmmons had also declared
that there would be n decided hitch in the
proceedings unless the money was forth
coming. When the word was brought
back that Julian and Fitzsimmons would
not hear OF anything but the cash in the
hands Of Referee Siler, there was a mad
rush Of couriers for the different banking
houses
BY mere chance the president OF the
State National bank was found This Is
the only in the city without time-lock.
Dan Stuart is good for twice $4,000 in
any bank in the city, and the cash from the
State National was quickly forthcoming.
After the money was counted and turned
over TO Siler, he sent n second messenger
to Fltzsimmons, saying he had seen and
counted the $4,000 in cash and that 1t
could be turned over TO him TO hand TO the
winner at the conclusion of the battle,
Fitzsimmons declared himself satisfied.
He and Julian reached Stuarts office
shortly after o'clock, and Fitzsimmons
declared himself ready for the tight.
The pugilsts and the crowd hound for
the fight left on the eastbound train over
the Southern Pacific, leaving here at 1906
p. IN. The immediate members Of the
Maher and Fitzslmmons parties are pro-
yded with railroad tickets to Langtry,
Tex, and sleeping car berths TO Del Rio,
Tex, the second station east OF Langtry.
The train on which the pugilists left Is
due Mt Langtry at l:32 this afternoon
AT the depot tickets were sold TO those
who wanted 10 go TO the prize fight to the
town of Langtry, 400 miles away. The
train will not reach there until after /
o'clock to.lay, and there is no telling when
the crowd will get back. The fight will
take place probably about $3.50 o'clock.
There is only one place between here and
Langtry where it is possible for the fight
10 take place, and aS It is guarded, it is
possible that no attempt will be made To
stop there. The prize fighting train con-
sists OF six or seven coaches and three
sleepers the latter Of which were crowded
and the former comfortably filed.
Woods Damaging Testimony.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 81. The developments