The record-union., 1896-02-15

Pulled Off First-Purchasers of
Tickets Ask for the Refunding of
Their Money, But without Avail.
Ell PASO CTex.), Feb. 14.-Maher's S
eyes are improving rapidly, and the
prospects for a fight Monday are good
At : o'clock tonight DR.. A1bers held a
conversation over the telephone with
Quinn, who is Maher's hacker, and who
is now with the pugilist at Las Cruces
On Quinn's assurance that Maher's
eyes were greatly improved, and if the
favorable conditions continued, he
would agree to the fight next Monday,
bulletins to the effect that Maher would
be ready to go into the ring on Monday
next were posted, and for the first
time in a week Dan Stuart's face has
been Illuminated with a smile. The
prospects now are that the F'itzsim-
mons-Maher fight will take place Mon
day.
Referee Siler said tonight that VOL
colt will weigh in tomorrow, and this
is believed to be a precautionary meas
ure to save the forfeit money Collins
is expected to weigh in some time dur
ing the day.
There was a considerable thinning out
Of ugly tempered and disgusted sports
to-day. More are going on the morning
and evening trains. The promoters
continue to insist that the size of the
crowd is a secondary consideration, and
that the point is to get the men to-
gether, but they wax indignant when it
is suggested that this means more of
an exhibition for the benefit of the kline
toscope than a straight-out contest for
the worlds championship
On the question of the minor contests
that were to round out the carnival. the
managers continue to manifest a ret
icence that is CALLING to George Dixon.
Marshall, Wolcott, Leeds, Everhart and
the remainder of the secondary fry that
have been dropping into the office at
frequent intervals with the view to
finding out just where they stood. A
number of the visiting sports would
willingly have remained over for a few
days had the promoters been willing to
put on some of the middle or light
weights, and it has been put bluntly to
them by scores of individuals here from
distant points, and who are as much
out of pocket as they are out of temper
that if the proposed battle-g ground is as
inaccessible to the Mexican troops and
without violating International comfy.
as they have all along claimed. it would
be an easy matter to pull off the Dixon
Marshall or Leeds -Everhart contest to-
morrow, so as to show that they mean
business and are acting in good faith
toward the small fry.
To these representations there has
been to dusk but one reply: eve intend
to pull off the big fight first, and then
we will see what we can do with the
other fellows" This evening. however.
the pressure, both. from townspeopIe
and visitors, became so strong that it
was given out officially that if Maher
was still unable to fight on Mondas or
Tuesday, the Dixon Marshall and Ev-
erhart-Leeds fights would be put on
for those days, but that the battle
ground or grounds would not be the
same as selected for the principal con-
test
Word came this evening by telephone
from Las Cruces to Buck Connolly
that under the treatment prescribed
by DR.. White, Maher's eyes had con-
siderably improved during the day and
that the local doctor was confident of
his being in shape Monday or Tuesday.
Before going to Las Cruces on the train
Connolly said: 1--WE shall ask another
postponement if Maher cannot see well
enough Monday, and if it is refused
then the other people can take the for
felt. believe they will be willing to
wait a while longer if it is necessary.
They came down here for a purse and
not for forfeit that will be barely suf-
ficient to see them home, and if they
are so sure of winning, a matter of a
few days delay is not worth considera-
ton. If they won't consent, then we
will take up the proposition from the
National Sporting Club of London, but
we are not willing to go back on Stu
art so long as there is an earthly chance
of bringing the men together under
his auspices"
Fitzsimmons and Julian spent the
greater part of the day in town, and
took particular pains to show them
selves about the streets and resorts for
the purpose of giving the lie to the
story that the Australian had been no
titled to consider himself as under ar
rest whenever be crossed the river to
Texas soil. There were no rangers dog
ging his footsteps, nor were there any
indications that Adjutant- General Ma
bry or the local authorities were con-
cerned in either his comings or goings.
Fitzsimmons is broken up over the
postponement of the fight He has
worked hard to get himself in the con-
dition he is now in, and says he does
not know what effect a wait might
have on his condition. Then again the
strain to which he has been wrought
Ur through all the rumors that have
been set afioat may have a disastrous
effect on his nerve. He says he is will
ing to wait until Monday but after
that date he does not know what he
will do
Parson Davies. John l.. Sullivan and
Paddy Ryan and the remainder of his
outfit have decided to leave tonight
The ex-champion is responsible for the
change of plans. He is sore and ugly
he does not believe that another cham
pionship fight can be brought off on
this side of the Atlantic within the
century.
A number of sports from Chicago,
New York, ST. Louis and other points.
who had purchased tickets for the big
fight before coming here, called at head
quarters to-day with the view of getting
a refunding before leaving for home.
None of them received any satisfaction.
Secretary Wheelock explained that the
affair had not been cancelled. but
merely postponed. That the tickets
ware still good and that he bad M ON,