The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
FIGHT MANAGERS VERY FOXY.
yO ONE YET ABLE TO DISCOVER
THE SITE FOR THE RING.

rain Fight in 1SS0-The Texas,
Federal and Mexican Authorities
All on the AIert-FitzsimmOns
stoDs Training and is Full of Con-
ddence in Himself.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 12.-The situation
tbirtv-six hours before the time originally
set for the appearance of Fftzsimmons
and Maher in the ring is in nearly every
respect a counterpart of the situation that
proceeded the meeting of Sullivan and
Kilrain at Richburg in July of 1889.
The Texas and federal authorities and
those Of the adjoining Mexican states are
apparently determined to prevent the mill,
as were the executives of Louisiana and
Mississippi seven years ago. BY the same
token the active promoters Of the contest
are lust as cool and collected and going
ahead with their arrangements with as
much energy as did Bud Renaud and his
associates at New Orleans. There is no
question that they have carefully laid
their plans and that they are confident Of
their ability to bring off the big fight, at
The battle-ground has been finally select
ed. The arrangements for the transpor-
tariOn have been Effected and
every detail, including the. hour
al which the zip is to be given to
the ticket holders TO rendezvous, has been
carefully planned TO the end that the pow
ers that be- not knowing of the locality
selected, may be outwitted. AS to the
remaining events of the carnival every
days venture. The fight managers admit
that II will hardly be possible to bring off
TWO contests at the same spot, and their
ability to find safe locations IS seriously
There Is talk tonight that an effort
will be made to pull off the Everhaidt-
Leeds contest and that the others would
lie abandoned, but this the managers
would +, ither deny nor affirm. Their cool
mss ard assurance concerning the Dg
ncht however, has given renewed conf
deuce to local people and visiting sports
ana bets are freely offered tonight, with
no takers, that the Australian ana the
IrisLman will come together on schedule
tine
Meanwhile Gov. Ahumada, with his
h.adquIr'ers at Juare2, is Keeping IN
close touch with the situation. A detach-
ment of the national cavalry, twenty-five
strong, arrived from Chihuahua during the
morning, and is quartered at the Juafez
barracks, where there is also C )rn-
pany of poems infantry. There are no
ruralez on the border or within a distance
of 2c0 miles, and the goVeror IS emphat2
IN his statement that none are needed, and
that none will be brought on. To Judge
Crosbry Of this city, who visited him to-
day to make final effort toward inducing
him to withhold interference, Gov. Ahum-
ada said that he was satisfied that even
with the small force at his command he
could prevent an invasion of Mexican
soil at any point. Later in the day the
governor was even more emphatic. This
fight must not, and shall not take place
in Mexico" he said, land if its promoters
come on our side of the line, our soldiers
will have orders to shoot without dis
elimination between combatants or non
roTbatants. Principals or spectators, eV-
erybOdy has been given fair warning,
ana # they disregard it, then it will be
81 their own peril"
From his headquarters in the federal
building Adjt. Gen. Mabry is also watch
ing the movements OF the manageTs ana %
receiving reports from Capt. McDonald,
whose forty trusty rangers are mixing
with the crowds at the numerous mead
quarters and gathering in for their supe-
riors all the tioating rumors and gossip;
Gen Mabry expresses himself as satisfied
that there is no intention to bring or the
fights in this state, but he does not intend
to relax his vigilance. number OF rang
ers went out to the yards and Slde-tracks
OF the different roads this afternoon, with
a view of spotting the cars in which the
knetoscope platform and other para
phernalia of the ring have been loaded,
and then keeping track of them by num-
bers as they may be shifted about the
yards. Whatever information in this line
may be obtained the adjutant general VIII
communicate as matter of courtesy TO
the New Mexican and Mexican authorl-
Information reached here tonight from
Fort Bliss that orders had been recelVed
from Washington countermandlng, untll
further notice, the fifteen days practice
march, upon which company H, OF the
Fifteenth Infantry, should have started
tomorrow, and also ordering that the
troops be confined to barracks tomorrow
Company b has just returned from ITS
fifteen days march, and the officers and
thing in readiness for the start
tomorrow. The orders came via
the department headquarters at san An
tonic and are interpreted at the Fort as
indicating that the troops Will be ordered
out in the event of indications pointing
to the selection of New Mexican ground
hot nd a
Bliss two companies of the Fifteenth IN
1antry, $50 men, and troop OF the Fifth
Fitzsimmons and Julian were in town
for several hours to-day. Both sat around
the headquarters uncommun1catlVe ana
inclined to be morose. The Australian Ii N.
who, to all appearances, is IN hrst clasS
condition, quit exercise tonight ana VIII
take things easy tomorrow. he mas an
Of Stuarts confidence that the HOT
Springs fiasco will not be repeated ana e&-
pressed himself as satisfied that ne can
make short work of his opponent
Maher Marshall and the rest OF the
crowd are at the Las Cruces and will come
down tomorrow. Ross of Colorado VINO
is looking after Marshall, near Maher s
quarters, said this afternoon that the
lrishman was in prime condition and that
there wcs no basis for the reports OF MS
oVertrahling.
abroad were received at headquarters To-
day, but it was given out that the ma
lority related TO the abandonment OF eX-
west of the Alleghenies, as result OF the
action of congress. One of the managers
frankly confesses that he will be surprised
II there are over 500 spectators at the
rngsle.
Al smith of New York. who arrived to-
day has a good sized roll to post as a
iorfeit when challenging the winner IN De-
half of Corbett.
., Sam Austin received the following from
Eichard K. Fox tO-nighu The Nauohal
Sporting Club of London cables me au-
thorty to match FitZsimmons and Ma
ner, purse Il 500 Win allow each tlOO eX-
penses in case no fight in Texas"
John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan reaen-
ed here at . o'clock this morning SulE,
van went to Stuarts headquarters ana
1luntly asked the question: when ana
Where is this scrap coming off.
Joe Wheelocl6 said: FRIDAY morning, at
~ clock, across the river"
Ihis remark is regarded as final, and,
Notwithstanding the efforts of the minis
1efS union, it is believed that the ruralez
@la custom house guards will be conYen-
;eA'ly absent when the sporting fratern-
ny cross the river next Friday morning.
,Ftzsimmons came to Stuart's headquar-
eIe ms morning and wanted to know If