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

Legislature is attempting to rush
through bill authorizing prize fights
in order to rob Nevada of the Corbbet-
| F'itzsimmons set-to, and Mayor Flower,
of New Orleans, according to the Daily
States, has under consideration a
proposition made to him to permit
twenty-round glove contests for points
in athletic clubs. The trouble about
these contests for points, as the States
well says, is that the points aimed
at by the contestants are the point of
the chin, the end of the nose and the
burr of the ear. The main point, how
ever, is to slug the other fellow SO
hard as to knock him as stiff and
senseless as poker, and pocket the
prize money.
| Another conference was held recent
| ly between the Southern Pacific officials
and w. K. Wheelock, representing
Dan Stuart, relative to passenger rates
to the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in
Nevada. While the rate agreed upon
will not be settled upon finally until
| the arrival of Stuart in Frisco, it is
understood that the present fare one
way will be accepted for the round
trip. Stuart says that he is endeavor-
ing to arrange for a thirty-day round
trip rate from eastern points to San
Francisco, which will permit of stop
over at the point in Nevada which shall
be selected for the fight.
1t is understood among sporting men
In San Francisco that the fight will
take place at Reno and that the ring
will be pitched within the walls of the
abandoned penitentiary building,
mile and half from the town. This
place is said to be we'll adapted for
such al event as that aproposed. The
walls were run up thirty feet before
the work was discontinued and can be
easily guarded by special police. With
in the Enclosure, it is said, there are
accommodations for $4,000 specta
tors.
THE WHEEL.
An effort is being made to get up
bicycle races for the 22nd of this month
and everything appears favorable for
the move. Freme Higgins has the
movement in hand and is busily en-
gagged getting riders to sign to race on
the above date. Two professionals
have agreed to race and number of
local crackerjacks will join in. If the |
weather is good on that date there |
ought to be some good races and there |
should be fair attendance.
The weather wise people, who by the
way, have made some remarkable pre-
dictlons this year, say that riders of
the wheel can look forward to an early
breaking up of winter. More crafty
ng'news for wheelmen has not been
issued by the weather sharps for a long
time. The prophets argue that there
has been so much continued cold
weather and snow since early in Deem
Der, that early spring weather is
assured.
Dealers and manufacturers are talk
ng about the coming cycle show to
De held in New York as they have
never talked before. There has been a
show at such a late day and the all
around effect that it will have. While
most of the large a agencies throughout 5
The country have closed their contracts
or the year, it is thought that consid- |
erable business will be done just the {
same. The fact that so many of the {
agents have closed contracts will not
necessarily keep them away from the !
how. The energetic agent of today {
lot only wants to know all about the II
Wheel he handles, but he must keep ii
posted regarding the improvements of '
'ther standard wheels. This fact alone {
will insure large attendance of deal /
RS. s
According to DR.. Abbott. of the Mas.
achusetts board of health, the death a
ate from consumption is decreasing in V
very satisfactory manner, especially q
mong women. He attributes the i'm I
'rovement to out door work among the c
'eople and the healthful exercise gain E
ID by cycling. X