The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-09
NOT SATISFIED WITH PURSE
Robert Fitfsimmons Declines to Meet
Maher for $4,000.
HE ALSO OBJECTS TO DATE OF FIGHT,
w. X. wheslock, the Confidential Repre-
sentative Of ID. A. Stuart, Copfers with
Julian and tho Australian.

class Peter jackson Is In England ana
M longer aspires to tho championship.
He Is growing old and a fondness Tor
the cup that intoxicates has settled ms
care. John l.. sullivan is on the retired
list. John Barleycoon chained sullivan at
his chariot wheels and made him
wreck when the Boston boy was In the
second flush of vigorous manhood. james
j. Corhett, after defeating broken
down and winded idol Of the ring ana
fighting many battles on paper and be-
fore select audiences In tho opera houses
of the country. sneaked away from dan
ger and conferred upon Peter Maher
belt that did not belong to the stNer
The Californian fluked IN the race or
danger and saws he IL out OF inc RING
forever and Hduy unless FiHsimmons
should happen TO meet Peter Maher IN
fight 10 finish and v1nddish me irish
champion. In New dreams the Australian
whipped the irish lad. Incre is no dpuut
of 1t and today If rules count nc holds
the middlc-w eight championship OF tne
world by right Of conquest anu the
heavyweight championship by virtue OF
the white feather having been run Up by
James j. Curbctt The defeat OF steve
. DOnnell did not crown Peter Mahcr with
the laurels OF champion of the world IN
the heavyweight class, for the good and
sufficient reason that Maher had preyi-
ously been whipped hy d middie.wcight.
antipodes
d. a. stuart. ten days ago. left Texas
for New York. He had in his posse ssi1n
articles Of agreement signed by manager
Martin ulian and PRINCIPAL Robert E.tz-
simmons, stlpplaing the terms upon
which the Australian would fight james
j. Corbett. In Mexico. on january TO-
1906, for a purse OF S20 1rc side bet OF
$lern and the championship Of the
world. II was further aurc"t That IN the
event % MANAGER Martin Julian and Man
ager W. II. Brady failing 70 agree urOu
d rereroo y. \. stuart should make The
Colonel Stuart storped long enough In
The Windy City Chlcago Is too stag
name, TO Induce Lolis a. Jous- man 10
puL aside business cares and accompany
him 10 New York clty fpr Tao purpose
of confronting Corhctt IN thc naunts of
MS iri' uds aud forcing him ~ fight or
ornwfish. Louis A. Hous man IS tho
ocean. ito ig ono OF the for.inoso writ
rrs or sporting matters gu tine country
and his personal Integrity is uuassniiahie.
u" Is the champion of leSltWatc sports
and the mercllcss ana tirel.ss ioCEy
iAkirs and hipu0irpmus fir was Stat "a
ior referee of The nlg usht last SUMMER
Brady aud tho intense satisfaction ~ aU
genuino SPORTS 9TH. Big Two" Cut
berson Of Texas and Clark NJ Arkansas.
Iut ne sdihes of ihc Jaw INFO RAE Flori-
da Athlete club arl tile champtt 1su.p
right was DECLARED or STUART ana
liouseman hastened 10 New Yorr Thy
crawfished. said he. peter Alah>r whip-
ned Steve o'I)onneli and retired ftam tTs
llnE ana presented him with the bot OF
goo champion OF The wofld I have r. tir,l
from tiif ring and Peter must defend a.
iHit against an COniuiR My th,atri-h
season viii open in Boston uext week
Neyvrtheless. c3rb- II md BRADY. l,ri-
tlE th' nerve to boldly run up the white
feather and aokucwi -irs tnat tho cali
lntnHit mas been grHud-siand uiuvinl,
lN~i diNIlHs agreed
rfope ion submitted tv stuart aud Civ.
tAtN tuai answer ai ID meeting TO De heId
the FOLLOWING HshJ stuart and House
DIX daiiie' wrro or hand pr9rttlv Gar-
~, dl4 h,t mntcri1llze and his foxy MON
bis absence aH we'll. Instead :hsrr ctr,c
a notr IN the hands ai g.. cars.u u.-.au-
te1 II was the aidie1tiop OF Corb.tt from
- meet litzsimmons in "A finish ri-bf a.
- iaso. The. Whiie feather iloated over
,nn mouse of Corbou and Peter Mailer
was thrust TO the front 20 defend Tho tltl.
ANA hold the bolt against All cop1r. N,'1
thrh TINS Eoft-tnnEutd warrior or tine fist.
io nns; Who has fil0d thr newspapers
, '.p'tns past caught a train tor Bps-
ION ~ order TO escape The iin.s OF tra
hrepresslple Jokers OF the press OF Goth
Failing 10 force Corbott into "A nation
stuart aid the next bcst thing Hc Caln.
on John j; quinn. tine manager of Petcr
Wednesday la2t Tpe upsrut Of IN. rn"ot
lns was me offer OF Stuart to give a
n.Fse o. $1,000 for a nsh, 10 a nuish ne
twrcn Maher and Fit1lmmous. the bat
uegronnd TO be In the vicinity OF :i laso
on torciBn soil and the light 10 take pinc,
on February II. Quinn, Tor Muhef si,su,,t
me articles Of agreement instanter ~
was et!plat cGSi hat In tho event OF tho
failure OF Martin Julian and John j
holder should select one Naher ma
sls.edi would Ftt2siinmons agree 10 the
i nHI;S t and the conditions TINS was the
cles from ocean to OCEAN ana speculation
was rife.
At $40 yesterday morning W. X. wnoe,-
az q Dallas arrived in Houston. Mr.
hseieck = tho secretary or the oii
friend and business representative of T.
A. stuart. lll@ mission In the CIV was
70 'ay me whole matter before Martin
Julian ana Robert fl,zsirrnons and as,
certain Just what the fighter and lis
manager would do
At ! y m. MIR Wheelock and the rem
r,,rhtailve OF The Post called on Mannsi 2
IuNAn ~ the l.awlor. After am inter-
'' .t4g3,, OF eourtesieS, Julian said.
the me-. lielpfI Maher once and whore
should he fight Maher for Il purse Ok
$1,000 wh~o $4,000 was offered ~ Siuart
and FiS2 Ana ihen The V datsi w. CoraT!t
wait here until February Il under heltyy
expenses. why not hFht January iit II
Maul April lt2 We have bean i,rc IA
IeNa5 since september 1t has cost iis itp
money ana we nave none 20 spare From
now on until spring is tho harvest INN
~ thc snow business ana I have many
contracts 10 M 10 Northern ci,lcs II
We M inc contracts and agree TO ht.},t
on February Il. then we'll have To re,nr,
70 TeSas ana train ogain, am $ RI,
pan stuart couldn't induce that f.lloN
Gorbeit 10 light II Is Just rs I'VE sue
from the start The push" behind min
don't want him 10 Alht He Is afraid
~ tn2silnmpus ana wen he may be- foi
litH would make short work or him N
a ring. feel that the purse is too small
Lac GATE incouyonicnt and tho final al
cc'ion % referee Objectionable 'rhs
@taksholder Is ACr the proper person /,
select referee. stuart should select n.
referee IN the event that tho manager
OF the. principals foil to agree.' -
Mr.. Wheelock, who had been AN alton
tiNe listen TO tho remarks OF Julian. sad
Il do not blame yourself or Fitzslminou
Tor holding out. However, MIR. Stuart In
done ali possible for a man to do md.
The circumstances. He journeyed TO Nev
york city determined TO do an In hi
bower 10 force Corbett to sign for n iinls1
light. Corbctt lodged him. lie era "
1shed. just IA | expected, and insteat
Of meeting Stuart like a man ha sneatSe
away and sent n motto by a mcsgeugN
notifying Stuart that lie had retired IRON
the ring and that Peter Alaher had nee
selected by him TO defend the bclt an,
inc championship. Corbett never intenu
ed to hight Fttzsimmons. AS early "a las