St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-23
FITz MUST FIGHT.
Nothing Can Appease Hot Springs
Until He Does.

Does.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Oct. 22.-
While the big fight has been for
mally declared off, there is still a
deal of hope in the native breast that
Corbett and Fitzsimmons will come
together here in the foothills of the
Ozark mountains. The situation is,
of course, complicated. So far as
it's relations with the Florida Ath-
letic club are concerned, the heavy
weight battle under the original
Coleman house agreement, which
was subsequently amended at Dali
las,- is a thing of the past. In it's
stead has cropped up a proposition
to sign new articles to fight for: a
purse not exceeding $25, 5,0OO and have
the battle here thre weeks later than
the date originally agreed on. Corr
bett, it is known, favors this plan.
Oct. 81, the day set for the battle
at Dallas, was fixed upon because
lit is big day at the state fair.
There are fourteen states in the
Union where an election is to be
held Nov. 4, and, while this would
have made but little material diff
Guilty at Dallas, the election would
keep many away from Hot Springs
on that date. Stuart and Vendig
argue that this fact, added to the
legal complications which have con-
fronted the fighters, made a post
ponement imperative. While Julian
insists on the full text and letter of
the articles, both as to date and
purse, 1t is known here that Fitzsim-
mons will come about and agree to
a deferment of the contest. It is
also thought that he will submit to a
reduction Of the purse originally
hung up by the club, and sign new
articles. He recognizes the fact
that, in the face of recent develop
ment), Cor'bett has shrewdly en-
sconsed himself in the best of it.
To overcome this he must and will
fight.
JULIAN'S LATEST. q
Martin Julian this morning handed
a statement to a, representative of the
Associated Press and then supplement-
ed it by making public the names OF
six men he had chosen from whom
the referee was to be selected by
Brady. The men named are as fol-
lows: John L. Sullivan, of Boston:
Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore; Mike Dom
oVan, of New York; Prof. John Ne
Duffy, of New Orleans; Yank Sullivan.
of Syracuse, and Lou NJ. Housernan.
sporting editor of the Chicago Inter
ocean. The names submitted permit
or the selection of but one man in the
nst-Houseman. Brady would hardly
select Sullivan or Kilraih, ON the
ground that Corbett had whipped
them, and this might prejudice them.
Mike Donovan and Corbett have not
spoken since the Sullivan fight. Yank
Sullivan and Duffy have been rejected
by Corbett already. Julian's proposi-
ton now Is to bring his man to Hot
Springs Oct. 80, put his side bet: of
$l0,O00 up In the hands of Houseman.
ask Corbett to do the same, and then
allow HouSeman to appoint an. hour
ana place for the men to meet in prf-
vate. If this plan fails, as is likely
Tor Corbett insists on fighting in pub
lie unless Fitzsimmons increases hiy
side wager to $4,000, .-Vendfs and
stuart think a new deal is sure to
ensue. They say that the men must
meet, and that they will come a6gethk
er here. Just on what lines the corr
clusion is reached is not apparent, but
the friends of the club and the fighters
here are sanguine of a favorable de-
cision on the appeal to the Supreme
court ON Chancellor Leathe4man's