The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
"Yes, they want to crawl" yelled Fitz-

es, they want to crawl" yelled FitZ-
simmons. "They are a lot of ours"
linen turning to the throng on the other
side OF the railing he yelled louder than
ever: This fights off, gentlemen;
won't fight. They never intended to fight
In the first place. Now, boys, l give notice
that III tight tnat big stiff Corbett at any
Tune. Let's have cigar" and with this
the pugilist stalked through the office
doorway and pushed his way around the
crowd to the street.
Julian. who seemed chagrined at Fitz-
simmons talk, remained behind. The
wrangling over the question of giving up
forfeit money continued, and finally Julian
made the proposition that it be left to
vote OF five men, to be selected by Con-
nelly. The following were selected: George
Sller, Lou Honzman, William Naughton,
Tom O'Rourke and Hugh Fitzgerald
Dan Stuart was chosen chairman OF the
committee. While the committee was de-
batting Fitzsimmons returned and again
announced that he would not fight FRIDAY,
but Julian succeeded in getting him to
withdraw the statement temporarily. The
committee decided that under the articles
neither man was entitled to iorte't,
Connolly then made proposition that the
Friday plan be considered. Julian agreed
and explicitly stated that Fitzsimmons
would fight on Friday.
1t was due almost solely to the GOODNESS
displayed by Connolly and Stuart that the
conference did not break up in a bloody
fracas. Of the mob of 200 sports and
rangers of the other side of the wire-net-
ting partition, fully nine-tenths were
armed and ready to shoot on the slightest
provocation. Neither Connolly nor FitZ-
simmons carry gun, but when the
latter, shaking with passion, hercely
shrieked his opinion of Maher, Connelly's
big fingers closed down upon a paper
weight fashioned of ore, and which, well
directed, might have Drained the heavy
weight. Just at that moment Stuart laid
his hand caressingly upon the fingers that
still grasped the weight. while Julian
broke in with an off-hand remark that was
calculated TO distract attention.
Fitzsimmons knew nothing of the result
of the after conference until Julian went
across the river an hour or so later. He
was in an ugly mood and inclined to kick
over the traces, but after being humored
for while was induced to admit that the
outcome was fair to all concerned.
This afternoon he resumed his training,
of which he had done little or none since
Friday. There was great satisfaction at
Las Cruces when the news was conveyed to
Maher's training quarters. Reports from
there tonight are that Maher's eyes show
steady improvement and that the doctor
bas given him permission 10 do some work
in the gymnasium tomorrow. Before 60
ing up to Las Cruces tonight Connolly
Instructed O'Rourke to hand over the $1,000
of forfeit money in his care to Dan Stuart
and then replaced it out of his roll, thus
complying with the financial code of the
new agreement.
A United Press reporter met Governor
Ahumada as he was leaving on the train
for Chihuahua this evening. The Governor
said that he has given orders to redouble
the precautions for preventing the fight
taking place on Mexican soil. An addi-
tional force will be called into service, and
nothing will be left undone to keep the
fighters out of Mexico.