The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-28
SPORTING NEWS.


III Paso. Texas, January H.--Dan Stuart
added another event to his flstic carnival
today 10y Offering Il purse OF $1,000 for tho
smith-Burns fight, Billy Smith Is a pro-
tcge Of Jimmy Carroll and Peter Burns is
Peter Makers trainer. The match be-
tween the two men was made In Juarez,
Moxico.
W. Is. Wheelock speaking tonight about
thc carnival, said 1.-THE Smith Burns
iieh WI be doubled up with the bantam
hght The last day Of the carnival. Al the
no arrangements have been made for night
lights General admission to all of the
lights VIII cos s2o. Those who expect to
attend the big battle must meet In I'll
Paso at O'Clock on the morning OF Feb
rnary u. Dixon and Leeds arc expected
matched against bright Eyes" will ar
rive some time this week Eyerhardt can
he put down as n sure winner. as Leeds
limo he VIII have. Dixon Will he defeated
on the same ground. He has not yet
shown IN"
E'itzsinmons says there is no possible
chance FOR Niaher to win.
Bob Fitzsimmons' lien, Nero, has thrown
the primitive denizens of Juarez into a
stage approxindting frenzy, and If some
| Mexican does not feed the brute haiinch
" doctored beef or lead II will be because
the ptaysrs OF the Mexicans avail them
nausht. Fltz insists on the presence Of
| Nero. The. man who .s to fight Peter
/ Mahor would as soon lose the contest as
TO ratt with the now grown cub. Last
| saturday F1tz turned Nero loose In tho
| yard hack Of the house. Perched VI on
! the aneX OF an adobe wall at the time.
| goat. PRINCESS, just rid of a generous guam
| tity of milk for the infantile Fitzsimmons.
| Nero gave one look and one leap. The
aoat stood her ground and met the lion
| advances with lowered head and stoutly
! Traced horns. With the latter Miss Goat
met Mr.. Lion, and then there was a fail.
The wall was narrow and the fall pre-
cipitatc. Gathering himself together ard
with a low gutteral grunt, Nero made an
other dash at tho goat. This time the
goat broke ground and made for the street,
! Nero giving chase. FitS. Julian and stem
| Ter hearing the cries OF fleeing Mexicans
on The streets followed in the wake OF
| goat and lion. Hooded women. blanketed
| men and barefooted children fled in terror
hoforo the brute. by turning sharply
| across a vacant lot. Fitz finally iht1r1ept'
ed Nero and dragged him back to his cor
| raj In the yard
1ho weather here is balmy and warn
aud delegations are getting in on every
train Mir stuart today perfected ar
uuusemonts for a CORPS of detectives from
a W'll ku9wn Northern agency TO TAKE
tend the fights Already dozen light
tlgered men ana grafters have been turn
cd back by the local constahulary and ad,
vsed TO keep out OF Texas In general and
~ Tuso In particular. With the assistance
| of tho detectives from the North the 70
Ice department Of Eel Paso will have little
|
Eratlor.
The condition of the men in training
here now is good Maher. up at Las
Cruces. has settled down to hard work
and IS clipping OFF weight and building VI
strength and wind In splendid fashion
Marshall. who ls to meet Dixon. boxes
Wrastles and runs with the Iriahman, Ma
her taking on Burns alternately with th'
dusky Australian Fitz contents himsel
WITH long mountain climbing and dow,
Shooting bright Eyes" the Dallas boy
Nho - to meet Walcott. is down to ~
pounds. He is training al the rink witt
kelly and a colored boy from Minera
Springs. II know what | have got to g
up against" said bright Eyes" to Mr.
Stuart on his arrival, and II | get licked
IN warrant you won't he ashamed OF me
1 hear tell of Walcout's killing punche
lose that purse for me Can't whip a MAJ
by telling him you're going to hit him
/ Everhardt trimming at the Gem. is ST.
rounds over weight--lil. He VIII keel
about at that notch for another ten day
and will then come down to the limi
I "a frregl