The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-28

vigorous Expletlves tseu-n rath MISE,
Over the Episode of Maher and the Bell
VIII Sign Articles for a Fight Blind
folded.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. PA letter
from Martin Julian. manager Of Robert
Fftzsimmons, was received in this city
tonight. Il is dated Houston. Tex,
and is IN part as follows
''There recently appeared in the New
York World an interview with James
J. Corbett, In which the champion made
a cowardly attack upon Robert Fitz-
simmons and myself. desire TO answer
this article most fully.
Mr. Corbett says that looking back
over the line he finds that he Is the
youngest champion thai ever retired.
But he fails TO say why he retired. CIV
ing only as his reason that there is no
more monev in the business for him
He fails to say that he is quitting the
business because he finds it impossible
10 train again for a fight, owing to che
condition Of his mind and physical con-
s1iution-
He also says there Is no more money
in pugIlism- OF course there Isn't for
him; because he well knows that there
are at least three men in the field today,
prominent among whom is FitzsiInmons
who can lick him to q sta1dstil IN a
fair and square fight
He goes on TO say that FitZsimmons
never Intended TO fight and in giving
his reasons he claims that our last 3d.
GOO, which is part of our stake Of &c.
600, was put UP with proviso that he
would refund it one month after the
fight. This statement, say, is false
hood. That money was put UP by John
Keenan,, OF New York, and was put up
with the understanding that it would
stay up. But we have since learned
that keenan,, although he professed
friendliness for our side, was in reality
cur enemy. He was working right into
the hands of the COrbett-Brady-Vend
Dwyer combination. vino were the insti-
gators or having our side bet attached
in New York.
an the same manner Corbett refers to
FitzsimmOns as shallow Drained While
j don't like to discuss the mental capaci-
~ of the two men, 1t is also q well
known fact that Corbett's memory has
failed him on several occasions, which
proves that his brain has become weak
within the last five or six months, the
cause of which I do not know, but leave
the public 10 judge for itself.
The gall that 'fakir' Corbett display
ed by turning the championship belt,
which he is too much Of a coward 10 de-
fend, over to Maher, whom Fitzsim-
mons beat so badly that he was glad to
quit to save himself from being knock
ed out, is too ridiculous to be considered
seriously
'As regards Fitzsimmons crossing the
line. I'll say that II was utterly impossi-
BILE 20 cross the line safely anywhere,
The entire town was guarded and we
could not have crossed without being
killed, as such threats were made TO us.
I'm conclusion. 1 will say that have
already claimed both the middleweight
end heavyweight championship of the
world for Fitzsim1nons who is the only
champion; that Fitzsimmons stands
ready to defend both titles against the
world and all corners. providing they
be white men. for from $1,000 to $4,000,
first come first served.
Should Mr.. Stuart fail to drag Cor
bet out OF the hole which he has so
c0wardly crawled into, then Fitzsim-
mons win only be too pleased to fight
Maher or any other man living To
further show how willing we are for
fight, I viii leave the selection of a
referee to Mr.. Stuart and Mr.. Corbett.
I'll sign articles blindfolded. IF Mr..
Corbett wants to prove that he is not a
coward, he will accept Stuart's latest
offer for a fight near FL Paso for a
purse Of $4,000 in which he agree 10
divide the purse between the two men
should he fail 10 bring the fight off. on
the day selected. without Interference
Of any kind. That is the fairest propo-
sition ever made and I do not think
Corbett VIII ever accept, because he is
too fainthearted to go up against a man
Of Fitzsimmons' calibre I'm a fair and
square fight, where crookedness and put
up jobs are not tolerated.
when Billy Madden first brought
Naher to this country Corbett begged
Madden not to challenge him on behalf
of Maher, giving as his reason that
Maher was Irish and he American and
Immediately after Makers last fight
Corbett again begged him not to chal-
lenge him"