Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-22
WANT NO SOFT GLOVES.
TITz WILL APPEAR AT DALLAS
L OCTOBER 81 AND CLAIM THE
o FORFEIT MONEY.
Pros ~ for Pulling on the Fight
at Any Place Are Growing
Very Dim.

Hot Springs, Oct. 2l.-Unless Robert
Fitzsimmons recants and through his
manager. Martin Julian, accepts the
extraordinary condition which con-
fronts the fight situation here there
will be no fight between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons unless II be an imprOmptu
shorn of purse offerings. OF ring rules.
of referee and seconds, for Corbett
vows that unless Fitzslmmons acts the
man and accommodates himself to cir
cumstances he will send him to hos
pital" the first time he meets him and
that he will go quite a way out Of his
scheduled theatrical route to meet the
attenuated Cornishman.
Today there was a conference be-
tween Dan Stuart, Joe Vendls and the
fighters, the latter by proxies, Brady
representing Corbett, Fitzsimmons,
alter ego being his brother-in-law.
Julian.
The ruling of Chancellor Leatherman
Is taken before the supreme court by
the attorney general, and the tribunal
OF last appeal may consume several
days in handing down final hearing
In view of this fact and anticipating II
favorable decision. Dan Stuart called
the parties in interest together and
stated the conditions.
Mr.. Stuart wanted postponement
until November IL. lIa argued that
even though the court of final resort
sustains the decision OF the chancellor
II would take that long to restore con-
fidence and get the crowd to Hot
Springs.
Brady, for Corbett. was willing.
Julian was not Despite the fact that
Corbett went into training a week be-
fore his prospective opponent, Julian
contended that his man was too fine"
and that to train for several days after
the original time set would initiate
against the physical condition OF Fitz-
simmons. The proposition was then
made to have the men fight in private
for the main stake Of $4,000 side.
Here Stuart interiected an offer OF an
added 10000. Brady was again willing
but Julian demurred. He opined that
the club, If It pulled the fight OFF on
the 3lst OF October would have to make
good its full promise OF si1 900. In all
equality In the face of the entangle-
ments which have beset the path of
Stuart and Vendig this cannot be done.
Where a month ago hundreds of ex-
cursion parties were being organized
for the trip to the fight there are none
today. Stuart asked for time, Cor
bett has granted 1t. Fitzsimmons has
exacted his full pound of flesh. As
matters Stunl at tllS nOGnenu 10 use
| the words OF Howard Il. Hacket, the
highest pugilistlc authority in America.
Corbett wants to fight; Fitzsimmons
| does not
The fight is divided between Little
Rock. Hot Springs and Corpus Christi.
| The local part of It is before the SUI
preme court at Little Rock, while the
pugilistic is on long range between
| Corbett in Hot Springs and Flt2slm-
| mons in Corpus Christi. represented
| respectively by their managers. There
| Is even more doubt from indications at
this writing about an agreement be-
tween the fighters than there Is be-
tween the courts. What Lankey Bob
| is yearnlng for Is chance to lick Jim
| Corbett, and he is not inclined to think
| that the new arrangements will afford
that beyond peradventure. He does
not care so much about scientific
points" as he does about jabblng Cor
| lions which will absolutely determine
/ the superiority of the two in fighting
| parlance, which is the best man,
Governor Clarke was expected TO
throw a bomb today with sensational
effect. II has been broadly intlmated
that he has one loaded and primed
ready to hurl and the general opinion
| was that 1t would be military
missile He has not yet thrown It.
however. and the indications now are
| that he has concluded to be little
more careful about handling 1t than
was supposed two days ago. He has
concluded,to await a delivery from the
supreme court upon the review OF
| Chancellor Leatherman's decision.
With that end In view he dispatched
the attorney general to this city yes
terday morning to get up the transcript
in the case and endeavor to get Il
before the supreme court today. The
attorneys In the case with official
etenographers were engaged on the
transcript until late hour last night
and Attorney Trustworthy and the
other attorneys went to Little Rock
this morning.
is that the supreme court win be
Obliged 10 confirm Chancellor Leather
man as to prize fight law upon the re-
cord and facts. In that event the only
course left TO the governor TO prevent
the mill will be to call the Legislature
together and ask that body to enact
n law against Nuch affairs Whether
he will do this, having declared that
he would not, Is a matter OF specula-
tion. The prevailing opinion Is that II
that be the only remedy he VIII adopt
M Few people can believe that he
would adopt so dangerous and revolu.
tlonary measure as calling out the
militia in the face OF the highest Ju-
dicial tribunal Of the state, In case
thnt body should affirm Judge Leather
mans decision. Should he go to such
extremes, II Is not believed that the
citizens Of the state would respond tc
MS call and override the constitution
| md the supreme court. upon which
their most scared liberties depend.
N ia no 20. Corbett and Fitzsim'