St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-02
GOSSIP OF THE BIG FIGHT.
knowing Ones Predict That "Brfght
Eyes1 VIII Surprise WaIcott.

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. There is a very
decided GOODNESS between John ]. Quinn and
Nj; Martin Julian and Maher and Fitzsimmons
They pass each other without speaking now.
The trouble started over the local Bill Smith
match, which Quinn secured for Makers
man, Burns, while Julian was after the
match Tor Jack Steiner, Fitzsimmons' train
Ing partner. All the fighters except Leeds
will be here Monday morning, the two ban
tams In charge of Vendig arriving tomor-
row. On the recommendation of Richard K
Fox Barry Will train with Dixon and Walcott,
whose camp will be located at Ysleta, twelve
miles below this city, and Murphy will go
into training with Maher and Marshall at
Las Cruces. New Mexico. 1t is understood
camp in Juarez. Dan Stuart has appointed
Lou Houseman, of Chicago, official time
keeper for all the contests. Glori wires from
Newark, N. ~, that he will leave for Ell
Paso with his man Leeds next Tuesday, while
Tom O'Rourke wires from New York that
he will leave for Ell Paso with Dixon and
Walcott tomorrow morning.
Newspaper men here condemn the action
OF Julian and Fitzsimmons for Directing to
Harry Weldon matching Denver Ed Smith
against the winner of the big battle. Many
Of the sports here who have seen Bright
Eyes work predict that he will prove a
surprise to. Walcott when they meet in the
ring. bright Eyes % upper cut with both
hands is wicked thing in force and swift
The Western Union people are in a dilem-
ma. They want to be able to send out bull
letins from the ringgide, but Dan Stuart de-
clines to tell them where the ring will be
located John Quinn came down from Las
Cruces tonight and announced that he was
here to accent Denver Ed Smiths challenge
and to say that. win or lose Maher would
the day after the battle with Fitzsimmons,
fight Smith for $1,000 a side. Quinn says
Julian talked very s,foolishly about Harry
Weldon, who was square sporting man.
Buck Connolly, Smith g, hacker. will be here
tomorrow.
The Iron Mountain & Texas Pacific officials
confident the fights are coming off. They
have made Investigations on their own ac-
count, which have resulted in their making
arrangements to run special to Ell Paso from
Chicago, This train will come through with
out change leaving Chicago at II o'clock a. N.
on Feb. IL and reaching here at o'clock p. m.
on Feb. 13. The big fight comes off the after
noon of Feb. IA. Dan Stuart has made ar
rangements with the Iron Mountain by which
the rate of fare by that route will be one fare
for the round trip.
Buck Connolly. Makers hacker: James Hall,
the pugiist, and Jimmy Murphy. who is to
fight Barry, passed through the city today 60
ing to Makers quarters at Les Cruces. Man
ager Steele, Of the Western Union, Is arrang-
ing nice quarters for the ,symfort and con-
venience of newspaper corresS ,ndents who at
tend the carnival.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. PEARSON Davis and
several members of his aggregation passed
through st. Louis tonight en- route to FL Paso
Tex, to witness the pugilistic tournaments.
He stated, In an Interview, that Choynski is in
no condition to make any more matches for
the present, for he is suffering from an alb
scess in the ear, and from entertaining
Choynski. who expected to challenge the win
ner Of the Maher- Fitzsimmons fight, will not
months, SO the "Parson" declares.