The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
BEFORE THE END OF OCTOBER THE
PUGILISTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BATTLE.
PREPARATIONS BEING RUSHED.
PLANS TO PULL OFF THE MILL
BEFORE THE MILITIA GAN
INTERFERE.

the original proposition 10 prlng OH the
mill in the Ozarks was made by the local
citizens committee to the representatives
az the two lighters. 1t is true that the
affair Will not, II ii takes place, be under
the auspices of the Florida Athletic Club,
that the purse will have dwindled from
Sal 900 to a fourth of that sum, and that
the mill may be short of a large proper
ton OF the vast crowd of spectators and
spectacular effects that had been calcu-
lated upon. Nevertheless, providing that
the Australian does not add to his already
unenvable record in the matter by falling
to put in an appearance on Thursday next,
a fight there Will be, and not one for points
at that.
For days the dispatches of The United
Press have been absolutely alone in their
insistence upon these points, no matter what
the decision of the Supreme Court or the
plans OF the Governor; no matter how
many ultimatums may be wired to the
public by Corbett and Brady declaring
that unless Fitzsimmons complied with GER
tain necessary condition by noon to-day
they would pull I'D stakes and leave for the
East on the first train; no natter what
other examinations might be discharged at
an already disguised sporting public the
fight would come off on or about schedule
time in ring or woods, street or hotel ro
tunda, providing, of course, that Fitzsim-
mons adhered to his agreement, ratified
score OF times over by Martin Julian to be
in Hot Springs on the last day of the pres
ent month.
II any proof were needed of the correct
ness of this position, it is to be found in
the fact that Corbett is still at Spring Lake
tonight, and that he has been given an
understanding TO remain in training until
November l. AS a clincher it may be
stated that long time after midnight
tonight several wagon-loads of lumber will
be seen moving north on Central avenue,
and that visitors tomorrow in the neigh
borhood of Wilmington Park may watch
at their leisure the operation OF construct
ing 24-foot ring. The odds are heavy
that in this arena Corbett and FiIzsim-
mons will have met and decided the
championship before the first Sabbath of
Novem Der has passed.
Up to noon there was nothing to indicate
that the champion or his manager in
tended 10 recede from their announcement
OF last night. Brady waited until fifteen
minutes past II in expectation of hearing
from FitZsImmons or Julian concerning
his demand for the naming of a referee
and the depositing Of the forfeit money
and had hardly time to catch the train for
the lake.
When he arrived at the training quarters
he found the champion on his wrestle.
The express-wagon drivers had been given
five minutes warning TO start on the re-
turn trip and the trunks were being IN
packed for the second time since Monday.
Brady tumbled to the situation in mo-
ment and was further enlightened when
Corbett declared with an emphasis that he
did not propose TO go; that Fitz and Julian
would insist that he had purposeIy sneaked
away; that hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie believed the same thing; that he did
not propose to rest under any such stigma,
and that he would remain where he was
until Christmas if there was a ghost Of
show of the Kangaroo coming his way.
That settled it. Brady threw up his
hands and agreed to accept the situation.
Then he drove over the mountains into the
city, turned his fourteen Pullman tickets
back into cash and electrified the crowd
that had gathered at the depot for the pur-
pose of giving the cham pion a farewell
cheer with the announcement that the de-
parture was off and that it was fight.
At the hotel Brady said to members of
the citizens committee: "Corbett pro-
poses to remain, and that's all there is to
it. Now you gentlemen can 60 ahead with
your own plans. We will produce our
n an at any time and any place you may
designate and on any notice you NAV
give"
The citizens committee, which was in
session up 10 late hour tonight, was in
clined to act mysteriously. Nobody would
say under whose auspices the work of the
ring would be commenced tomorrow, or
state eventually what new plans were
under consideration.
Under the direction of the Supreme
Court prize-fghting is only misdemeanor,
punishable by fine under a hearing of
Justice OF the Peace. The men, therefore,
are in no danger of imprisonment. Under
the same decision the fight would not be
an emergency warranting the Governor in
calling out the militia, even were there
militia to call out or State funds to pro-
vide for transportation and commissary.
Hence there is only the last resort OF a
special session of the Legislature. 1t
WOulu TAKE dt lcSSI IIA6c " organize
this BODY. Say therefore, that a ses-
sion were called for Tuesday, it would be
Thursday, or the day after the fight, before
the two houses had organized and were
ready for business.
1t is held by the citizens committee that
with a forty-eight hour notice to the
country enough people can reach here
within that limit OF time to insure mag
nificent audience and make the match
extremely profitable from a pecuniary
point of view.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX, Dec. 25.-
Fitzsimmons continues his training here,
but during the past few days he has not
been laboring as hard as he did two weeks
ago. Julian will return tonight, and
Fitzsimmons will probably leave here
Wednesday.