The herald., 1897-01-30
GOV. SADLER'S SIGNATURE
Now Ornaments the Nevada
Prize Fight Bill
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MILL
Will Be Fought Either at Reno or at
Carson
Burge and Connolly Put Up Bloody
Battle at Birmingham-No De-
cision Reached.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press special wire
CARSON, New, Jan. 29.-Assembly
bill No. 8, intended to permit Corbett
and Fitzsimmons to fight in this state
is now a law, the governor having signed
it. When asked If he ever had any
thought of vetoing it, he replied: 81
wanted to see what the majority of this
people seemed to want, intending to
be entirely guided by their wishes. This
policy 1 have pursued to the end, anC
because the people were in favor of the
bill, I signed it, OF the merits of the ar.
guments made against the glove contes
in the bill, 1 have nothing to say. A
majority of our citizens seemed to wish
it, and I have signed it. That is all
there Is to it,.
Mr.. Wheelock is in San Francisco
now, but before his departure he re-
fused to say anything concerning the
location of the fight if it came to this
state at all. That it will come to Ne
vada seems almost a sure thing, but
Carson and Reno both claim to be the
favored spot in which it will actually
occur.
CONSIDERED SETTLED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.-Now that
Governor Sadler of Virginia has signed
the prize fight bill, it is accepted as d
settled fact here that the Corbett- Fitz-
simmons fight will be held either in
Reno or Carson. Both places are bid
ding for it, but until Dan Stuart gives
the word, no one will know which of
the towns is to be selected. Reno is on
the main line of the Central Pacific,
and is easier of access than Carson,
which is few miles distant on branch
road
RGE-CONNOLLY.
BIRMINGHAM, Eng, JAM 29-Bet-
ting was heavy on the Burge- Connolly
fight, in several instances the latter be-
ing backed at to 4.
The fighting was vicious throughout
and 1t was apparent that great deal
of personal feeling existed between the
two men. Burge exhibited great clev-
erness, and half way in the second
round Connolly dropped to the floor
from the effects of a right-hand, blow
on the jaw. AT the commencement of
the fifth round Connolly was so strong
that the betting became even at the
close. During the seventh round Con
molly for hundred pounds" was heard.
The fight continued with equal fierce
ness during the eighth round. They
came up ganely, but with a gruesome
aspect depicted on their faces, and con-
tinued boxing with great confidence and
persstency, the eye-witnesses shouting.
stop it, 1t looked like anybody's
fight as the men came up brave as ever
in the ninth round The features of this
round were the hard work on the part
of Burge and the clever sparring on the
part of Connolly, who was weak, but de-
termined and active. AT the beginning
OF the tenth round one of the managers
OF the club told the referee that he must
stop the fight 1t is believed that the
police threatened to interfere unless the
bout was declared at an end 1t is gem
orally believed that Burge had the best
of the points but the gameness of Con-
molly was complete surprise. Burge
has challenged Connolly to another
match, each one to receive half the
stakes. The supporters of Bunge say
he was greatly hampered by reason of
the smallness of tie ring