The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-05
MIGHT MAKE A MILLION
By Bringing the Big Fight to
California
IT WON'T BE DONE, HOWEVER
The Fight Managers to Consult With
President Diaz
The Eplscopalians in Trlennial Convention
Commend the Action of the Governor
and Legislature of Texas


Associated rress Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-W. r. Vio.,
ex-president of the old California club,
believes that if the Corpett- -Fitzsim m ons
fight were brought off here in California
it would mean over $1,000, 900 profit to
the state.
Dug" White, one of San Francisco S
prominent sporting men, had quite a
talk with Mr.. Vice to-day about raising
a purse for the fight to come to Califor-
mia. The sporting men interested in
it are very secret a bout their plans just
at present, and it will be some days be-
fore anything definite is known.
The talk has reached the Olympic club.
Manager W. J. Kennedy said today that
he would give James ]. Corbett and
Robert Fitzsimmons chance to box q
limited engagement before the Olympic
clue. The Australian. however, would
object to this. as Corbett is too popular
at the Post-street institution.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 4.-The
gentlemen who secured the concession
from the state of Tauapas, to have prize
fight and bull fighting tournament in
Nueva Laredo, have sent Mexican gen
tleman, who is related to President Diaz.
to the capital to secure immunity from
interference. Dan Stuart has agreed to
wait three days lntil this gentleman can
secure an audience with the president.
NEW ORLEANS. Ocr. 4.-The opinion
was expressed tonight by certain sport
ing men that Corbett is building up a
foundation to get out of mis- fight it pos
sibie. 1t was noticed that every news
paper man who has interviewed Corbet.
talked only on one subject, and that was
on the many strings that we're attached
to the Fitzsimmons stake. In every con-
versaton the pugilist INDUCED this SUBJ
ject would he mnentIy brought for
ward by him. When it is taken into con-
sideration that the attachments against
Fitzsimmons' money in Dwyer's hands
were issued more than month ago AID
Corbett refrained from saying anything
about it at that time, the fact gives rise
to the suspicion that the conqueror of
John l.. Sullivan has kept this as his
last card.
Corpett said today that Fitzsimmons
would have to put up $40, 900 in the stake
holders hands without an attachment
tied to it, or he would not fight. He
claims that Fitzsimmons ohly has $4,000
of the side df1s bet the rest being attached
| Fitzsimmons goes right along with
| training notwithstanding the legislature s
| action at Austin. He says he has an
offer from responsible parties to pull off
the fight should the Florida Athletic club
fail to do so. He says be is determined
to give Corbett no possible opportunity
to escape him and that the big dude will
either have to fight or leave thecountry,
branded as a coward who is afraid to
meet man who is much smaller than
himself.
Today Dan Stuart wired Martin Julian
to come to Dallas at once. 1t is I'M Jos.
sible to learn whether Julian will 60 or
what is the n ature of the business.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4.-The house of
bishops of the Episcopal triennial con-
venton has adopted a resolution COM
mending the governor and legislature of
Co-bett Fitzsimmons ms prize fight from TAX
ing place within the borders of the Lone
Star state.