Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-19
WHEELING REGISTER. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1896.

per correspondents, and not one OF
them will escape a three, year sentence
in prison"
Practically all of the sporting M
have left the city and only correspond
ents are now waiting for the big tght.
Captain GlOri, Jimmy Barry, George
Dixon, Horace Leeds and Joe Wolcott
went away last night.
O'Rourke, manager of Dixon and
Wolcott, will remain to see what turns
up on Friday.
Fitzsimmons has cooled down ana
now acquiesces in the present arrange
ments. He has resumed his training,
but will do only light work between
now and Friday. He is in splendid
condition and is supremely confident
of winning within two to four ROUNDS
Fitzsimmons received this morning the
, following telegram from Chicago:
Il read in to-night's papers that you
said l was a cur. The next time see
you l will make you take it back IKE
l did before.
(Signed JAMES J. CORBETT.
Julian sent the following reply:
"All right. Chappie. Get yourself IN
good condition and get down mere
quick; but mind you, get yourself IN
| better condition than you were at Hot
| Springs. Fitzsimmons will put you
out of existence the very next day after
he places Maher among the 'has-beens'
(Signed) MARTIN JULIAN.
Ell Paso. Texos. February 1S.-Prlze
| fight matters were very quiet to-day.
| Not more than a coTporaIs guard OF
| sporting msn is on hand waiting LOT
| Friday and ii is not sure that all OIL
them will remain that long. Fltzsim-
mons went back to his work this morn
ing and only appeared in Ell Paso FOR
few minutes shortly before noon. He
had nothing to say regarding the stu
! alton except that he expected 10 win
and win very quickly. He is very sore
over the loss of his 81 900 forfeit money
Yesterday. and if he defeats Maher the
| latter will get a worse licking than he
might have received had Fitzsimmons
| obtained what he considers his right.
| He laughed when told Of the inter
! change of kilograms between COrbett
and Julian and repeated what he said
/ in the early morning about his willing
ness 10 meet Corb.tt.
Il will fight him anywhere he likes,
at any time he likes, in London or in
! this country. All ask is place where
we can be safe from interference.
would not go through again what 1
have been through down here for all the
/ championships that were ever made.
l can lick Corbett and l will lick him if
evsr we get in the ring together That's
/ all | have to say about him. When
have whipped Maher l will be cham
J pion of the world by virtue of Corbett's
! own accord in giving the championship
10 Maher and | will accommodate jim
with a chance to get his championship
back again. l won't keep him waiting,
either."
Governor Ahumada left Juarez this
morning for various points in the inte-
rior of his province. He has come to
the opinion that there will be no trouble
and that his presence on the border is
no longer necessary. If reports from
Las Cruces may be relied upon, Makers
| eyes are improving and the Irishman
is going about tta New Mexican town
with shaded glasses on. Jimmy Con-
/ roy says Peter, between boils and al
kali eyes" has not done more than ten
days all told of good, honest training.
Buck Connolly declares his charge
will be in the ring on Friday; that he
thinks Maher will Elm reasonable shape
then so far as his eyes are concerned.
! DR.. Gandel declares that while Maher
may, ne should not attempt to fight
under a couple of weeks. Should the
men fight the battle is expected to be
a short and sharp one.
1t is the plan of the Maher party, If
they must fight, to send their man
after FitzsimmOns with rush in the
hope of getting Fitzsimmons on the go
/ and landing him by a fortunate blow
early in the proceedings. 1t is in fact
about the only hope the Unconditional
man has. He can scarcely hope to
play a waiting or a defensive game
with the lanky Australian. If Fitz-
/ simmons carries out his intention, he
will also sail in from the call of time.
Fitzsimmons has heard of Makers plan
of battle and he purposes going in on
| the same lines and ending his adver-
sary in quick time. Therefore the few
who will see the fight expect a short
| but exceedingly lively mixing. Enoch
Rector says the battle will not last
more than three rounds. Others say
five will be the limit. Few think it
will last eight or ten rounds.
Dan Stuart says there will be a fight
unless the principals or one of them
fail He is ready to fulfill his part as
he has been since he declared there
should be a fight near FL Paso. He
does not care now if there are only
newspaper men for spectators. 1t is
possible that there will not be more
than 200 or 300 at the fight. The would
be spectators have nearly all disap-
peared and the strangers in town are
principally from the country surround
ing.
T-P N BALLOON