The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-15
WILL FIGHT NEXT MONDAY.
At Least SO the Prize Fight Manager
Declares.
MAHER'O EYESIGHT RETURNING
His Backer Declares He Will be Ready for
the contest-while Mexicans are Watch
ing American Pugilists They Will In
dulge in Sunday Bull Fight.

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 15.-Instead of be-
ing in whirl of excitement yesterday
over the great prize fight FL Paso was
quieter than at any time during the last
two days. There was sorely disappointed
crowd of sports hanging around the street
corners, and some of them, not fortified
for the financial strain of long stay in
FL Paso, were forced to take the back
track for home. These, however, were
few in number, and the majority are hang
ing on with implicit faith in Stuart's abil-
ity to pull off the fight as he has agreed to.
There is no question that the fight will
take place. but whether it will be on Mon
day or not is an open question.
If Maher's eyes do not recover with suf-
ficient rapidity to enable him to get into
the ring on next Monday Fitzsimmons
may decline to wait any longer. Fitzsim-
mons is sorely disappointed man over
the turn things are taking aud is Il little
inclined to find fault with Maher for not
taking sufficient precautions during his
training. He is confident of his ability to
beat Maher in two rounds, or four ut the
outside, and the obstacles that have been
placed in his way have tended to discour-
age him somewhat
Fitz rode over into Ell Paso yesterday
afternoon on his wheel, and although
Maher went to Las Cruces in the morning
the Texas rangers at once struck Fitz-
simmons trail to prevent him from en-
gaging in a fist fight with man forty odd
miles away. The constant dogging of his
every movement by the rangers has added
another feature to the disgust which Fitz
entertains of the general situation. There
Is no doubt that he is very anxious to fight
provided he does not run up against jail
and particularly Mexican jail
DIR. White, who has been attending Ma
her, said after his patient had departed
for Las Cruces that he had grave fears as
to Mahers ability to be in the ring on Mon
day HE may be able to do it," the doc
| tor said, but it is doubtful. 1t is likely
/ to be a week, and he maynot come round
by that time. There is no telling with
any certainty when he will be able to see
| clearly"
This morning, however Quinn, the
| hacker of Maher, telephoned from Las
Cruces that Peters eyes were 25 per cent,
better, and that he would surely be able
to be in the ring Monday In the mean
time concessions have been secured for a
| big bull fight in Juarez tomorrow.
Governor Ahumada was on the alert
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wick. He had his men out watching
eagerly for any signs of men crossing the
river in large numbers. Even the Mexican
collector of the port of Juarez, Manuel
! Bauche, one of the most genial and pleas
ant of men, sat at his desk in the custom
house with tremendous big revolver be-
fore him, and in the court of the federal
building stood several horses ready for
him and his employees to mount and ride
to the battle-ground.
In coming over to the theater on this
side Thursday night Fitzsimmons was
stopped by the Mexican officials, and
again in returning. Fitzsimmons ex-
planned he had no intention of fighting in
his full dress garb, and that Maher was
not in condition TO fight He was held un-
til it was found that Maher was blind and
then released, but guard was posted
about his house.
The situation has worked down to a
simple proposition of having the fight be-
fore the kaleidoscope. 1t is practically
Stuarts only chance to win out, and the
only hope that the kinetoscope people have
for the recovery of the Sl7 900 they have
already put into the scheme The kineto.
scope, of course, is the strongest thing in
favor of the fight coming off, and an effort
will certainly be made TO get the men into
the ring as soon as Maher is in condition
to fight. The location of the fight is still
the same deep, impenetrable secret. 1t
may be four miles from FL Paso and it
may be hundred. Nobody save Stuart
knows the direction or the distance
Thomas II. O'Rourke, the backer of Joe
Walcott will have his man weighed in to-
day, and claim the forfeit of Dan Stuart il
the fight between his man and Bright
Eyes is not brought off. The fight is
scheduled for today, and O'Rourkc will
insist upon having his $3.50 if no chance is
given for the men to get into the ring.
There is no likelihood that this fight will
take place. 1t cannot be pulled off with
out giving the authorities tipas TO where
stuart Intends to bring off the big battle
and he will take no chances on having
] that fi1ht gtOnnad