Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-29
PRIZE FIGHT BILL PASSES
Nevada Senate Declares in Favor Of TIC
Glove Contest.
AWAITS THE GOVERNORS SIGNATURE
II liz believed that the Executive Will
Approve the Mcasurc--Mill
Likely to lie Pulled
on at Reno.

CARSON, New, Jan. 2S.--The bill TO per-
init glove contests passed the senate this
morning by vote of 8 to G. and the town
is all excitement in consequence The bill
was not enrolled. 1t will be presented TO
the governo. in the morning. OF the bill
Dan Stuart's partner, who has been here
some time, said in response to a question
whether or not the fight would positively
take place in Nevada Ii the governor signs
the bill: 81 can't say anything definite.
The bill il signed. is satisfactory to me,
and | presume 1t will be to Mr.. Stuart"
The fight will probably take place in
Reno.
Following are the provisions in full OF the
p;dze fight bill as it passed the senate:
An act to restrict and license glove con-
tests, or exhibitions between man ana
man and to repeal all otncr acts in con-
dict herewith The RGoRhS 9fas 9 tnS s1Si' apd as
scmbly. do enact as follows: .,
Section l. Any person over the age OF Il
years may secure a license for an eXhi-
bition in u public place for any contest or
exhibition With gloves between man ana
man for wager or reward, and the weight
of gloves shall not be less than four ounces,
used in said contest or exhibition.
Sec. 3. The sheriff of any county in which
exhibition named in section of this act
is to be held shall issue license for such
exhibition or contest upon payment to him
of the sum of $1,000
Sec. 3. Blank licenses shall be prepared
by the county auditor of the county In
which the exhibition or contest named In
section ! of this act is to be held which
license, shan be issued and accounted for
county licenses. Each license delivered by
the sheriff under the provisions of this
act shall contain the name of the licensees
and name of the contestants for the re-
ward or wager offered for such an cNhibi-
tion or contest
gf.,-a. ~. 70,
any proposed contest OF exhibition, under
provision of this act, file with the county
clerk where such contest or exhibition Is
to be held, a certificate in writing executed
by two regular practicing physicians of this
state, showing that the contestants named
| in the license are sound i'll physical health
and condition.
Sec. .. Such exhibition or contest shall
be within an enclosure sufficient to exclude
the men of the public not in attendance
thereat and no intoxicating liquors of any
kind shall be sold or given away at or
during the contest or exhibition as afore-
said upon the grounds or within the en-
closure where said exhibition or contest is
held.
Sec. G. No town, city or municipal corpo-
ration in this state shall have power to
prohibit, suppress or regulate any such
glove exhibition or contest or license there
for It's provided by this act, and no such
exhibition or contest shall take place on
Sunday.
Sec. l. All money received for licenses
| under provisions of this act shall be paid
into the state treasury, for general county
and state purposes
Sec. s. Any person procuring said license
Is hereby authorized to charge an admis.
sion fee for such exhibition contest
Sec. 3. Any person or persons who shall
participate in conducting or managing any
glove contest or exhibition contrary to the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor,. and on conviction
thereof be punished by fine of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not to ex-
ceed six months.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect at once
after Its passage. All acts and parts OF
| acts In conflict herewith are hereby re.
pealed.
CHICAGO, jan 2S-A private dispatch re-
| ceived from Dan Stuart by l.. M. Houseman
| tonight says, that he will tomorrow notify
the principals in the -Fitzsimmons
fight that he is to be prepared to pull of
I the fight in the state of Nevada en- the 18th
OF March. Stuart says that he is not pre-
pared at the present time to name the exact
locality of the site, but in the course of the
next ten fifteen days he will announce
the town where it is to be pulled off. A
meeting of railroad men will be held in San
Francisco for the purpose of considering
rates and arranging for people desiring tc
! go to the fight. Stuart says that in the
| course of the next ten. days he will leave
| Dallas for Nevada, in Sorder to give the ar
rangements for the fight his personal at
| tenton
| NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Bob Fits immons
| received the news that boxing may be legal.
lied in the state OF Nevada rather indiffer-
emily. 81 am perfectly willing to box Corbet
| in the state of Nevada, but fear that some
obstacles may be placed in our way. AS
said some time ago. / am ready to go thou
| sands of miles to meet him and If the con
test can be pulled off in this country / shall
readily accept any proposition Stuart may
make. Nevada is all right II the governor
| does not take notion to interfere in the
bout. There will be nothing brutal about
1t. We will both know how to box and the
better boxer will win. But there will be
| talk by reformers and all that sort Of thing
and our meeting may be prevented. Still
| am quite as ready to take chances as
| Corbett is and that should satisfy him.
want about four weeks training near the
battle ground and | promise to give good
account of myself"
FAULT LIES IN THE TRAINING
| President Eliot Criticises Conduct Oi
| Iaf ffns pt IIn II