People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1895 — BIG FIGHT IS DEFERED. [ARTICLE]

BIG FIGHT IS DEFERED.

Clarke's Shari* xxaas at Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 31.—1 t was learned here last evening that Fitzsimmons had surrendered to the officials of the governor at Texarkana and goes to Little Rock, with Sheriff Houpt in the company, and it is understood that Fitzsimmons will then be required to give a peace bond of $5,000, the maximum amount of bond required. Being released, the inference is that he will come to Hot Springs. Corbett is at the Arlington hotel, in readiness for whatever may transpire. Carpenters have been busily engaged in constructing a twenty-four-foot ring at Whittington park, and when the fight takes place it will be beneath the big circus tend ordered a few days ago. Corbett announced his determination to remain here a month if necessary to meet his lanky antagonist. From advices received here it is understood Sheriff Houpt and Fitzsimmons crossed the state line with Fitzsimmons in costody of Houpt, and that when Sheriff Dillard appeared under orders of the governor he ignored the Garland county official’s rights in the premises, and Fitzsimmons offered no resistance. All returned to Texarkana, whence they went to Little Rock.

If the fight takes place it will be at Hot Springs, but not to-day. Matters are in the hands of the Hot Springs Athletic association and its legal counsel. President Babcock of the association informed a newspaper correspondent that the fight would be brought off some time between November 1 and November 7 at Hot Springs. The announcement from Little Rock that Gov. Clarke had placed the state militia under waiting orders produced no perceptible effect upon the leaders of the local sporting fraternity, who, by the way, are identical with the citizens’ committee. Such a step on the part of the executive authorities had been expected and it surprised nobody. It is thought this action was taken to prepare for the emergency of Fitzsimmons' falling into the hands of Sheriff Houpt’s officers at Texarkana and being brought to this city.