The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-23
THE FIGHT Is NOW OFF.
CORBETT AND JULIAN NAVE A
WORDY WAR At hot SPRINGS.
Their Conversation as Recorded by STEM
ographer Two or Three Fights
May Yet Take Place.

corbett came TO town from MS traih-
inc quarters this evening, lot the "a
press purpose of meeting Martlh 'uii""
the representative of fltzsiininons' anu
as the result of a stormy interview, III
which .tulian rejected every proposition
made bv the champion. the latter WASH
cd his hands of the whole buslhesS, "
use his final expression, ana lett the CON
ference-room with the announcement
MA ~ - stewart of the
Florida Athletic club, who goes 10 Dai-
las I'm TIE morning. TO return on Satur-
dav saws that the club stll has under
consideration the matching of CorDett
with another man, and OF pulllnR on
the TWO remaining fights. Julian aiso
leaves In the morning for Corpus Chfiso
His final announcement in the emprosno
is this:
JuLIAN's ANNOUNCEMENT.
81 will have Fitzsimmons on the Slst'
and ready to fight as provided by the
articles of agreement. II the FLORIDA
Athletic Club is no longer connected
with the affair, and there is no purse
I'm sight. then we will be willing TO hght
i'm private, in place 10 be selected py
a Chicago man now here the side pet
of $1,000 each. If Corbett VIII not con-
sent TO this, then We VIII demand INT
forfeit of s.. so, and as the people ideh'i-
fed with the Florida Athletic CLUB are
supposed 10 be all honorable men, we
assume they will pay over promptly
Corbett's hurried visit TO town was pre-
cipitated by the iniormallon coi'Nese1 Nc ~
his training quarters at spring LAKE ,ilis
afternoon by Manager Bracy thdt Juildh
proposed to go away in the morning, leaN-
ing Corbett without any idEi where ne
was. ,ox,,,
bout with Professor John Donaldson, nav
inc earlier I'm the day badly natteheu
Steve O'DOnnels nose by cnance DiV",
putting that worthy hors de COMBAT ior
ON arriving at the Arlington, Corbett
sent word TO Julian that he desired 10
see him at once, and in about ten minutes
Tulian appeared in the managers ONCE,
which was placed at the disposal OF the
party. which comprised CorDett, Julian
Brady. Dan Stuart Nendig. and repre-
sentatives of the press. Corbett insisting
that the latter be admitted.
coRBETI AND JULIAN MEET
Corbett and Julian faced, each other
about three feet apart and for seVerdi
moments neither said a word
Corbett was the first TO break tne 81
lencc The following is a stenOgraphlc re-
port of the war OF words:
Did you send word to me mat II 81 !
WAS not III IlOl ~ 49, 49,
October Fitzsimmons Would come out to
Spring Lake and fight me?'
mo. l did not send out word to that
effect. Fitzsimmons would be glad to get
such an opportunity
''ln the first place, is Fitzsimmons as
anxious to fight me now as ne Claimed
to ba when he made this match with me
in the New York Herald office more than
a year ago.
Eyes. / think his actions indicate that
he is willing and anxious TO do so.
well. If he wants to fight me, why
does he not agree to fight ME on Novem-
Der 18th, instead OF October Slsty'
Because he made up his mind to fight
October 3lst"
HAS FItzsimmons got his $1,000 stake
money up in New York;
Now that has been attached, but we
have $1,000 more TO put up.
'Where is that money?
MUST De The 3lsT.
II don't care TO state, but l can get
it If necessary. within two hours and
post it with any responsible person you
many name in Hot Springs or any other
place. barring New York city"
do you expect me TO believe, Mr.
Julian. that Fitzsimmons insists on fight
ing for $1,000 on October 3lst. when he
gets $4,000 for waiting two weeks latery'
Il don't care what you believe, you can
do as you please / am speaking for
Fitzsimmons. In order to have the fight,
we would rather fight for $4,000 on the
3lst."
"That is absolutely impossible and you
know the reason as well as J do
81 don't see any reason fer postponing
the fight Fifzsimmons Is I'm proper
condition. and do not know what he Will
be bv the nth of November"
Then he is in good condition now"
Never better"
Odd you make statement to the Of
feet that the club had postponed this
tttetrf 4 rat In ( A
fight on October 3lstW
Il don't know what | said. | may
have said il. | do not know the clubs
secrets. and I might do some thinking.
but | don't think it best to cimmit my
"Win ycu kindly tell if you think yet
that | am not in condition.
Yes, l think so yet"
well now. to relieve your mind. I'll
tel you what I'll do. You know if We
fight on the 31st Of October We don't get
a cen>. we fight for nothing Now, If
your club postponed the fight 70 allow
20 and get Fitzsimmons as quick as you
can. and | will fight him FOR nothing.
Can you set HIM before the Governor
car do anything TO prevent the fight:'
Il have heard nothing about the Gov
ernor going TO stop It,"
TITz. DENOUNCED.
Corbctt wound up by denS1ncing Fitz-
"a
on record.
At 10 O'Clock tonight the Situation took
decidedly new turn. After the meeting
with Corbett. Julian was I'm consultation
for a considerable time with mysterious
individual who has been around the Ar
lirgton Hotel for several days, and who
is now understood TO be a representative
of Eckhard q Co, the New Orleans peO-
pie, whose dispatches TO Julian have con-
Veyed the impression that they represent
ed the parties who were to put up Fitz-
simmons side stake of $1,000 At 10
o'clock Julian and this individual who is
understood to be rich Chicago saloon
keeper. named Jack Dalton entered the
hotel office and called for carriage to
take them 10 Spring Lake.
Julian was communicative concern
ing his mission, but from side remarks
the impression was conveyed that a purse
OF $1,000 would be hung up in the name of
the Citizens Committee of Hot Springs
Tor the men TO meet on the 3ist. Not "A
member of the Citizens Committee could
be found tonight who knew anvthjnc
about the proposed purse, and il is there
fore assumed that those behind Eitzsim-
mons have decided that inasmuch as the
florida Athletic Club has called of the
mil Tor Friday OF next week they are
ready 70 take the matter entirely on, ~
the clubs hands and put up an independ-
ent purse.
THIS mornings DEVELOPMENTS are 70
garded mere as complete back-down on
the part of Julian. W" vi
GOVERNOR CLARK on THE Iooyorr
Notwithstanding the favorable nous 90
the anti-prize-fighting element Of ~
state. Governor Clarke is ready for on
other movement, in case the SUPREME
Vourt to-morrow renders decision
averse to his side OF the prize-hsh. ares