Show DIE FOR REFEREE the man who will in th feht if i OIT Omaha Oct 15 Steve brodie who liae been playing in this city received a dispatch to easing he had been chosen referee in the mons fight which will occur hen place can lie found where the null can be pulled off bradie was one of the eix men who waa under consideration for referee by the florida athletic club he la a warm friend of both of the augi lists and was chosen as th best man to referee alic fight brodie eaid at the authorities at hot springe interfere the battle ground will be relocated on the island tn the missouri river near st joaeph and will tie pulled off to a dead certainty however 1 expect to referee the fight at hot springs hot springe ark oct 15 governor clarke hen questioned by an associated press reporter in reference to ilia consultation with general was not disposed to talk asked if ho had confidence in the ability ot the state auard to airry out his plans be said that the militia v a matter of secondary consideration that he could get all alie force necessary outside of the militia companies he reiterated bis former declaration that alie would not be permitted to take place and in this connection said lie could make no distinction between prize fight and a clove conteas con teat suppose governor clarke sue rested the reporter corbett and fitz jimmona dedire to an exhibition of physical culture in hot springs on october aist in which large soft gloves were to be used would that also be stopped by military force borbett bett and shall not meet in hot springs in any kind of a con teet aid governor clarke cally 1 I chev ever meet they will fieh t and they ahall not tight in hot springs either in or out of a ring they not even shako hands when asked if corbett would be arrested upon hie arrival at bot springs eaid that a good general never his plans to the enemy PLAS information from a private today that the florida athletic club is considering a plan by they hope to overcome the obstacles placed before them by governor clarke the scheme ia to turn the affair over to the hot springe athletic association eliat association was incorporated by the state of arkansas on september by william L babcock john C Long bdale and charlea H weaver all of hot springs according to its chart erthe hot athletic association was organized or the purpose of carrying on alie business of maintaining a park or place of recreation in or near the city of hot springs where races athletic ports and games could be practiced and ex and means of entertainment furnished eitnier to the public or by such persons or associations as from time to time may be admitted thereto under this charter the people interested believe they can conduct a boxing match limited to a specified number of rounds with soft gloves without violating any state law when informed int ormed of tills scheme governor clarke stated that the state chartered corporations and associations fur legal purposes only and that no violation of the law would be tolerated under the guise of amusement ho wae lot prepared ho ever to state last what legal effect the proposed change would ark oct 15 champion J J corbett paced through texarkana Tex arkana this afternoon en route to hot springs about people were at alie depot to get a at the champion they were disappointed however as corbett remained closeted in alie eleeter end did not show himself A reporter w ent in and obtained an audience with the champion corbett looked like a gladi aar and says he feels able to vanquish fitzsimmons Fitza immons without another days training 1 I am disgusted with the business lie eaid 1 am losing valuable time and dont believe we will fight in hot springe I 1 era going there on orders but I 1 dont fancy the moye alie reporter asked him if be would Fitza immone privately and without a purse ill debt him tor fun is doing a lot of blowing and is running a big bluff he can easily afford to make wild statements when be has everything to gain and nothing to lose while I 1 have everything to lose and anything to gain if the fight linn to be pulled in private I 1 will be compelled to fleat for glory and amusement fitzsimmons Fitz simmone ten thousand stake money hae been attached and I 1 have deposited practically against nothing 1 I believe is the beet man eliat I 1 ever ran against but it you will only stop to think a moment I 1 never fought a man who gave me the least trouble mr may lick me but if he does he will have accomplished complis hed a tremendous undertaking how corbett on the dead do you think or a moment that Fitzsi inmon has any chance to win candidly 1 do not I 1 feel fully to beat lanky bob and if you have any money to bet on alie beauli take my advice and place it on jim corbett party consists ot fourteen people including two badiea bs wife and mrs W A brady st joseph afo oct 15 james mc dogald alie denver sporting man and his associates who have been to bring off the fight here leave secured what they de eira and will tonight telegraph julian and crady and airo president stuart ot the florida athletic club a guarantee of for alio fight they also engran lee eliat the fight can be pulled of on the island in thu middle of the missouri river without interference el pazo oct 15 it is reported here that el pazo the b corbett fight it ie to be advertised to lake place on the southern side of the rio grande A electing of the men of the city w being held tonight for the purpose of raising to pull the fahl oft in cnare mexico but it ie distinctly understood that the fight does not take placa n texas boil |