Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-10-02
NO MONEY, NO FIGHT.
Fitx Says He Has Been Shut Out by Cor
 bett's Combination.
Here is the story Pugilist Fitzsim-

betts Combination.
 Here is the story Pugilist Fitzsim- mons told reporter the other day:
 Well, don't care about saying too much i'll the newspapers about my griev- ance. have one, though, and have had it for long time. had fully made up my mind to keep quiet on this subject In the hope that the people who have been arranging this eidoloscope affair would see the error of their way and make fair arrangement with me. But they have not, and now that the fight is only six weeks off and they have shown no disposition to consult me in the matter can see no good reason why the public should not be made familiar with the facts.
 About four months ago, when was showing with my speciality company in Cincinnati, a gentleman named Latham called on me and unfolded a scheme for the reproduction of the coming fight. We talked the matter over thoroughly, and to say that was much pleased at the idea is putting it mildly. We part ed with the understanding that we were to meet the next day and agree as to what should receive for the permission of being eidoloscoped the world over.
 Well, to make long story short, MT. Latham never came back the next day, nor did any one connected with him or his invention. Now, this of it. self does not constitute much of griev ance, but you will see the point before finish
 "Now, this concern proposes to take pictures of the championship fight, of each round, and to exhibit them in all the big cities of this country and abroad. Their scheme is to hire the ater or large hall in each place and give reproduction of the fight.
 No man can fail to see the big mon ey that is in this thing for the people controlling it. I don't, at all events, and now those who control this thing must step up and pay right handsomely too. J
 "What de you expect?" asked ths re- porter.
 Twenty thousand dollars, and not 8 cent less,'' said Fitz firmly.
 ''There was no figure mentioned at that time, but name mine now-$20,- : 900 or 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 the drift of this thing. We'll, I'll tell you. Do you know who owns the Florida Ath- letic club? Joe Vendig. Alb, yes, in my eye. You know who made Vendig, don't you? We'll, what is the use of saying more? Now, further, don't you know that Vendig & Go. are going to share the receipts of the fight and that Corbett and Brady have 10 per cent of the club? {? Doesn't that tell good deal? Further than that, when this Mir. Latham saw me in Cincinnati he told me that he came to town to see Cerbett and Brady, who showed in Cincinnati the week pre- vious to me, and that he was about to leave the city when he learned that would be in town the following Mon day, and he therefore decided to wait over to see me on this subject.
 tThere must be $20, ,000 for me if they want to bring their apparatus ill the building at Dallas. will see Dan Stuart personally, just as soon as I get to Texas, and unless I am paid this money won't go in the ring to fight. Mir. Stuart must give me every assur- ance that these people will not be per mitted to make the pictures without my sanction. will trust Dan Stuart if he gives me his word, for I believe he is an honorable man.
 "Some people may think that my fig ure is high, but don't. Stop for mo- ment and think that when this fight was being arranged the Edison Kinetoscope company bid $50, ,000 for the contest to be fought for them in private, and their kinestoscope will only permit of one person viewing the fight at one time, while this eidoloScope can portray the battle to 10000 people if they can get into the building where it is exhibited.
 "These people, Vendig, Brady and Corbett," concluded Fitzsimmons, "know good thing of course, but they can bet their lives that if these folks persist in making the pictures they won t need any proclamation from Gov ernor Culberson or any one else to pre- vent our battle. for simply won't fight. "-New York Journal
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