Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-30
Spelling FOR A FIGHT
Fitssimmons Declares He Will Meet Cor
bett Anywhere on Earth,
PREPARED TO CLAIM HIS FORFEIT
Brady for His Alleged
Crookedness In Connection
with Selecting and ok
Ing" the Referee.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Sept. 29.-Bob Fitz-
m and party arrived in San Antonio
today. fftZsimmons was In n mood for
talking, and in response to a question as to
whether or not he would be willing to meet
Corbett outside of Dallas in case the fight
cannot be pulled off in Dallas. Fitzsimmons
replied.
The articles of agreement call for my
fight with Corbett to take place a, Dallas,
and II the fight cannot be held l will GER
tainly claim my $500 forfeit from the
Florida Athletic club. If l get the forfeit
1t can take place in Mexico. Indian terri
tory or Coney Island. any place possible, so
l can get a chance at Corbett.
~ must say right here / do not like the
way Brady is figuring in the affairs of the
Florida Athletic club. In regard to pick
ing a referee, he wishes me to name my
referee before October 81, so he can fix
VIII VIII not 5Pi pick K the Ssrf referee p bsfo @e't the day PS' of
referee very quick he will substitute Peter
Maher for Corbett. I know from an Inside
Florida Athletic, club. If any one says he
has not l viii bet them $500 that he has
II think Stuart is an upright man. but I
don't like Vendig' and you can put that
Ms;BURY PARK, N. J.. Sept. 2s.-This
was Champion J. j. Corbettt's last train
ing day here. prior to his fight at Dallas,
Tex. He started in on his work Immediately
after breakfast and continued until 1;3O, put
ting In some heavy work. His exercise con-
sisted of bag punching, hand ball, in which
to one. wrestling and soaring Csorbett
says he Is fit to fight any day now, and
declares that he is confident Of victory.
Corbett and Brady, with McVey, Donaldson.
O'Donnell and Joe Corbett, leave here to-
morrow morning, for New York, where
tons. Thence they will so to the Atlanta
exposition, and from there to San Antonio,
Tex With a brief stop at New Orleans.
Roberts has written Governor Culberson
GI siIra Hs his action in ealing aahilhing the legis-
about the legislature passing a law with
the requisite two-thirds vote to give it
immediate effect. Inquiries sent to mem
immediate, effect making prize fighting a
felony es y, vii go through by an Overwhelm,
those favoring the fight, that Governor
Culberson should have called the Legislature
Immediately after Judge Hurts opinion, and
sands of dollars on the building. He waited,
however, nearly three weeks, during which
time It is asserted many thousands of dol
lars have been paid out making prepare
t ton for the fight, and to prevent 1t now
and and i be an act of in iHSs CO '" several p mems
bers of the legislature are known to enter
tain this. view, and, 1t may be they can
thirds majority. Eleven senators can de-
feat the emergency clause. and it Is well
hlOWn lHdl tne Stldle anu the governor
were not on good terms at the adjournment
of the legislature last winter.
Sept. 29.-In reply to a query
as to the truth of the report that II has been
decided to change the date of the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight to October z or 10 Dan
Stuart wires the Associated press from
Dallas that the report Is news to him and
that no change in the date has been pro-
posed.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. Ex-Governor
Clark has received the following telegram
from Governor Culberson of Texas: rs
prize fighting a misdemeanor or a felony in
Arkansas" The governor replied: 1T is
a misdemeanor." citing the statutes which
impose a fine of not less. than 81, 900, nor
more than $500. Under the law it would be
cheaper to have the fight in Arkansas, as
the maximum fines could not exceed a few
thousand dollars. Governor Clark, how
ever, has heretofore expressed him
self in no uncertain terms on the
question. and If 1t comes to a test he
will be found as firm as the man who pre-
sides over the neighboring commonwealth.
CHICAGO, Sept 29.-The Tribune will
tomorrow publish interviews with a num-
Der of Texas senators and representatives,
giving their positions regarding the passage
of a law with an emergency clause to pre-
vent the Corbett-F ftzsimmons fight. They
are without exception favorable to the law
and the senator's and representatives de-
clare in no uncertain terms that they will
stand by the governor. 1t is said the list
includes several who have all along been
counted as among the friends of the pro-
moters of the mill.