The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-18
NO MONEY, NO FIGHT.
Fitz Says Ho Has Been Shut Out by Cor
bott's Combination.

Here is the story Pugilist Fitzsim-
mons told II reporter the other day:
well, don't care about Swing too
much i'll tho newspapers about my griev-
anco. have ono, though, and have had
it for long time. had fully made up
my mind to keep quiet on this subject
in tho hope that the people who have
been arranging this kaleidoscope affair
would see tho error of their way and
mako fair arrangement with mo. But
they have not, and now that tho fight is
only six weeks off and they have shown
no disposition to consult mo in tho
matter l can SEQ no good reason why
the public should not be made familiar
with tho facts.
About four months ago, when l was
showing with my specially company in
Cincinnati, q gentleman named Latham
called on me and unfoldcd ~ scheme for
the reproduction Of the coming tight.
Wo talked the matter over thoroughly,
and to shy that was much pleased at
The idea is putting it mildly. We part
ed with the understanding that wo were
to meet the next day and agrco as to
what | should receive for tho permission
of being cidoloscoped the world over.
well, to mako long story short.
MIR. Latham mover came back the next
day, nor did any one connected with
him or his invention Now, this of il.
self does not constitute much of Il griev.
ancc, but you will SEQ tho point before
iiuish
Now, this concern proposes to take
pictures of the championship fight, of
each round and to exhibit them in all
tho big cities Of this country and
abroad. Their scheme is to hire the.
alter or large hall in each place and give
reproduction of the fight
No man can fail TO SEQ the big mon.
ey that is i'll this thing Tor the peoplo
controlling it. l don't, ut all events,
and now those who control this thing
must step up and pay right handsomely
too.
"What do you expect?" asked tho re-
porter.
Twenty thousand dollars, and not
cent less, - said Fitz firmly.
There was no figure mentioned at
that timo, but l name mino now-$20,.
Geo on no pictures and no fight"
No fight: Why, what has this ma
chine got to do with the fight" queried
the reporter.
"Oh, see you don't catch tho drift
Of this thing. Well. III toll YOU. Do
you know who OWNS the Florida Ath.
letic club! joe Vendig. All, yes IN nv
eye. You know who made Vcndie, don't
you! We'll, what is the use Of saying
more: Now further don't you know
that Ncndig & Co. are going to share
the receipts OF the fight and that Corbctt
and Brady have / o per cent Of the club:
Docsn t that tell good deal: Further
than that, when this Mr. Latham saw
mo III Cincinnati he told me that he
came to town to SEQ Corbott and Brady,
who showed i'll Cincinnati the week pre-.
vious 10 me, and that he was about ia
leave the city when he learned that
would be III town tho following Mon
day, and he therefore decided to wait
over 10 SEQ me on this subject
There must bo 100000 for me it
they want to bring their apparatus in
the building ut Dallas. will see Dan
Stuart personally, Just us soon rs | get
to Texas, and unless | am paid this
money won't so i'll tho ring to fight.
Mr.. Stuart must give me every assur-
ance that these people will not be DER
united to make the pictures without my
sanction. 1 will trust Dan Stuart if he
gives me his word, for l believe he is
al honorable man.
Some people may think that nv fig
IRE Is high, but ! don't. Stop for mo
mcnt and think that when this fight was
being arranged the Edison Kinetoscone
company bid $50, 600 for the contest 10
he fought for them III private, and their
kinestoscope Will only permit of one
person viewing the fight at one time.
while this kaleidoscope can portray the
battle to 10000 people if they can get
into the building where it is exhibited.
These people, Veudig, Brady and
Corbett, concluded Fitzsimmous
know good thing Of course, but they
can bet their lives that if these folks
persist III making tho pictures they
won't need any proclamation from Coy.
crnor Culbcrson OF any one else to pre-
vent our battle, for l simply won't
tight. New York Journal.
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