El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-09
PugiliStic.

Matters are looking up in sporting
circles as the time draws near for the
fight. Already all sorts of reports are
set atlOat, some to the effect that Fitz
simmons will never get into the ring
with COrbett. However, most of this
talk comes from Corbett men and they
are prejudiced. For over two years
now the sporting world has admitted
that Corbett and FitZsimmons were the
two best pugilists in the world and it
has been a question of which was the
best. 1t has never been settled and
wont be until the 18th day of March,
when the two meet in the ring in Ne
vada. AS to Fitzsimmons' cowardice
it is only prejudice that makes sports
say he has DO sand. He has proven
different in every fight he ever had
and if he is able he will go into the
ring with Corbett on the 18th of
March.
! Many of the noted pugilists are tip
ping Corbett to win, and the odds in
the betting are in Corbett's favor, but
| that is no criterion to go by. because
| the same thing occurred one year ago
| when Fitz was matched against Maher.
| Tips were in Makers favor, even Cor
bett tipping him to win, and the bulk
of the money for betting was behind
him.
Fitzsimmons is dangerous customer
and will not listen to the public clamor
to ''wade in and wipe Fitz up" Cor
bett is going to make cautious fight
and keep as far out of reach Of Fitz's
long arms as possible.
a small party went down the river
last evening at o'clock to Witness the
prohibited and postponed prize fight
that was to have taken place last Sat
urday night. Down below Ranu's grove
they crossed the river and in quick or
der everything was arranged for the
fight. No newspaper reporter was al
lowed to be present, but from the re-
ports brought back by several who were
present. the affair seems to have been
of the hammer and tongs order. The
first round was on the wind mill order,
but no serious damage was done until
the second round when an upper cut
from Jones broke Allison's jaw on the
right side and shortly afterwards a
straigh right again fractured Allison's
jaw just to the left of the chin. ALI
son fought the round through with his
jaw broken in two places, but said he
could not make the third round. When |
Allison returned to town a doctor set |
his broken jaw bone and binding it in |
plaster of paris. sent him to bed and
told him to stay there for five weeks
Jones he pocketed the purse and went
On his way seeking other heroes to con-
luer. Thus ended the second chapter
IF Ell Paso's last prize fight. |
The railroad rat es is the question
over which there is going TO be con-
siderable haggling and it looks very
doubtful about getting anything less
han half fare to Nevada. This rate,
however, will not prevent good crowd
rom attending, but it will be COM
posed OF people who have long pocket
books.
Application was made to U. 5. Judge
Ickenua last week to see il there was
my way to stop the contest, but the
Judge replied that it was beyond his
that the federal govern
nent had no right to act in state af-
airs.
Reno, Carson and Virginia City are
making string bids for the fight, but
t will not be settled until Dan Stuarts
.rrives in Nevada and feels the pulse
md purses of the people of the diff :
erent towns.
Since Nevada has thrown down the
'ars other states and some cities are
working to enter the lists and COM
'ete for prize fighting. The Wyoming