Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-21
PUCILISTS MAKE A START
Train Bearing the Crowd Left Bl Paso
Shortly After 10 O'clock.
TWELVE HOURS JOURNEY AHEAD OF THEM
both of the Men Said 10 lie In Good
COnditioh-Fitysin,n Insists
ON Having the Purse Put
Up In Cash.

bound train over the Southern Pacific. leav-
ing here at 1906 p. IN. The immediate mem
bers Of the Maher and Fitzsimmons parties
are provided 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
at Langtry at 80 tomorrow afternoon.
At the depot tonight tickets were sold to
those who wanted to go to the prize fight to
the town of Langtry, 400 miles away. The
train will not reach there until I o'clock to-
morrow, and there is no telling when the
crowd will get back. The fight will take
place probably about 2:3O. There is only one
place between here and Langtry where it is
probable for the fight to take place. and as
1t is guarded. 1t is probable no attempt will
be made to stop there. The prize fighting
train consists Ct six or seven coaches and
three sleepers, the latter of which were
crowded, and the former comfortably filed.
Soon after 10 p. M, Fitzsimmons started
for the train. accompanied by Martin Julian,
Jack Stelzner and William Mccoy, all OF
whom will probably be in his corner. Fitz-
simmons went to sleeping car, which was
lying on a side track. A state room had been
set aside for his party. He remained at the
house Of DR.. A. X. Albers until a few min
utes before train time During the long wait
In row along the station. with their rifles
resting on their knees. II did not seem
there were more than 200 sports ready with
the S35 or more required for ticket and
railway fare. The newspaper correspondents
formed considerable portion of the crowd.
The railway tickets read to Langtry, Tex,
and this verified the story that the spectators
would have to ride over 300 miles to see the
fight. e, D.
At 11:O5 p. m. the train satrted for the
east.
MAHER is ON HAND.
Peter Maher, followed by rangers
to the train bearing him from
Las Cruces. N. NJ. and accompanied by
others on,.the trip arrived here at noon
today. He left the train at the smel.er
three miles out. Rangers were posted at
every point from the railway station out to
await him. carriage was in waiting at the
smelter, and into this Maher, Hall and Quinn
jumped. and with the herses on a run.
reached this city. Hot after the carriage
came two mounted rangers with their horses
flecked with FOAM Maher had evaded them.
After reaching here Maher remained in hid
ing several hours. Then he appeared upon
the streets with his trainers. making no eff
forts to coaceal his movements The Irish
man looks better than could be expected for
man wh0 has had the "alkali eye' and
whose trainingI has been interrupted. He
has little to say ,, -,
IL DE de tub TlnSSlue anu III make FltZ-
simmons know The has had a fight" is the
substance Of what Peter has to say
Everybody predicts a short fight. h,r-
ricane battle 'from the call Of time. jim
Hall, Buck Connelly J. j. Quinn. and proba.
bly, Philip Iourie will be in Maher's corner.
and Martin julian will probably care for
Fitzsimmons. 10 'h"i .... .
'H INSISTS ON THE CASH.
Serious eRmplcations may arise over the
payment Of the, purse. Julian stated yester-
day to George Siler. the referees, that Fiz:
simmons would not fight unless the ca9h
was up in Sier's hands before the fight be-
gan. The money is ready in certified checks,
but this does not suit Julian, who wants the
cold. hard money up. Stuart says he will
put up nothing but checks Julian today re-
peated his assertion, declaring that he must
have the money in Siler's hands. However.
it Is likely that when the time comes Fitz-
simmons will fight for the certified checks.
Concerning himself Maher said my eyes
are much better and am going
to do the best I can when get
into the ring. I wish could have had better
luck in preparing for the fight. 1t really
seems as If everything had been against me
in training, but that Is one of the things a
man must take chances on in this busineas
certainly expect to win from Fitzsimmons
and am going right at him at the first sound
Of the gong do not think the fight will be
long one in any event / will win in five
rounds or less.
"They tell me Fltzsimmons is in good
shape and am glad of that. 1t will be all
the more to my credit IL l win | see that
Corbett says he will challenge the winner
will give him chance as quickly as he wants
1.-THE sooner the better"
RUMORS OF TROUBLE.
Rumors are about tonight that there will
he trouble at the ringsde. 1t Is said tha.
of tha Maha rty Intnr nI tI,t
it shall be Sin. draw or wrange." Should
such an effort be made there will surely be
trouble. Referee Siler is not swerved from
what he believes to be fair, nor will Dan
Stuart permit such action. There are enough
fair-minded supporters OF Sier and Stuart to
make such an attempt result disastrously to
those who might be willing to undertake
such a move. 1t is thought the story started
through some foolish remarks of Jim Hall.
augmented by threats Of Jimmy Carol
against Fftzsimmons and Julian. Carol
tried to get into the Maher camp but was
turned down. He is bitter against Julian
and Fitzsimmons and is talking too much.
It is believed the Maher camp has no such
plan and would not be a party to it,
At o'clock tonight notice was posted
in Dan Stuart's Office declaring that all per-
sons who desired to witness the fight should
be at Stuarts Office at 9:45 o'clock. 1t was
also announced that the railroad fare for
the round trip would not be over $l2.
FtZsimmons was to have reported at Stu
arts office at noon today, but did not ap-
pear. nor did he show up. and at O'clock
word was sent for him to let him know that
he was ordered to come over to Stuart's
office at once Fitzsimmons refused to ac-
company the messenger, saying that he
would not come over until o'clock. He
asked If the money was up in Siler's hands.
and when rt6idjthat 1t was not. but that It
was in the shape of a certified check, pay
able to the order of Thomas oRourke, Fitz-
Checks don't 60; no cash. no fight. will
be over at o'clock, and IL l am not
shown the money at that time ] will not
fight. / will not get on the train until /
see it,"
This was stelephoned to Stuart, and the
latter replied: "All right I'll fix it up"
Stuart has refused several times during the
day to have theI eIchecks converted into cash
and FltzsmmOnS has often declared that
there would be, a decided hitch In the pro-
ceedings unless the money was forthcoming.
When the word was brought back that Julian
and Fitzsimnions would not hear to any
thing but the cash in the hands of Referee
Siler, thereqwas Ia mad rush of couriers for
the different banking houses. BY a mere
chance the president of the State National
bank was fOund.i, This is the only bank In
the city without TIA time lock- Dan Stuart Is
good for twice $4,000 in any bank in the
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