The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-23
Probability That New Articles
May Soon Be Filed.
IMPERATIVE
Legal Status Still Being Argued
in the Supreme Court.
BOtt of the Principals Prefer
Fight to Fi"sco-New Proposi-
dfn Includes Purse of $4,000
No Indictments Found by the
Te Nus Grand Jury.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Oct. 22-While
the big fight has been formally de-
cared of, there is still a deal of hone
IN thel native breast that Corbett and
tltzsiInmons will come together here
IN thel foot hills of the Ozark mounts
ans. The situation is, of course. com
pllcdteF. So far as its relations with
the Florida Athletic club is concerned
the heavy weight battle, under the
original contract. which was SUISSE
quentlyl amended at Dallas, is a thing
OF the past. In its stead has cropped
up proposition to sign new articles
to fight for a purse not exceeding S25.-
600 and; have the battle here three
weeks later than the date originally
agreed upon. Corhett. it is known,
favors this plan. October 81. tae day
the battle was set for at Dallas was
fixed upon because that is the big day
at the state fair. There are fourteen
states in the Union where an election
is to be held on the fourth of NOVem-
ber and while this would have made
but little material difference at Dallas.
the election would keep many away
from Hot Springs on that date. This
fact, added to the legal complications
which have confronted the fighters
here. made a pOStpOnement most i'm
perative, argued Stuart and Vendig.
While Julian insists on the full text
and letter. of the article. both as to
the date AND purse. it is known here
that Fitzsi mmons will come about and
agree to a ldefermeut of the hnstilities.
1t is also Thought that he would sub
nit to reduction OF the purse orig
inally hung up by the club and sign
f-ff -
that on the face of recent develop
msnts Corbett has shrewdly ensconced
himself into the best of It To over
come this
He Must and VIII Fight.
Martin Julian this morning handed
q statement to the representative OF
the Associated Press and then supple
mented it by making public the six
names he had selected. from whom the
referee was to be chosen by Brady
The men named are John L. Sullivan
of Boston. Jake Kilrain of Baltimore.
Mike Donovan of New York John Duff
fie of New Orleans. Yank Sullivan Of
Syracuse and Lou VI. HOuseman.
sporting editor of the Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The names submitted permit of the
selection of but one man on the list
HOuseman. Brady would hardly select
Sullivan or Kilrain on the ground that
Corbett had whipped both, and that
this might prejudice them. Mike Don
ovan and COrbett have not spoken since
the Sullivan fight. Yank Sullivan and
Dufie have been rejected by Corbett
already Julian's proposition now is to
bring his MN on to Hot Springs on
October 80. put his side bet of $4,000
up in the hands of HOpseman, ask
Corbett to do the same and then al
low HOuseman to appoint an hour and
place for the men TO meet in private
If this plan fails, as is likely, for
Corbett insists on fighting in public.
unless Fitzsimmons increases his side
wager 10 $4,000 Vendig and Stuart
think a new deal is sure to ensUe They
say that the men must meet and that
they viii come together here Just or
what lines the conclusion is reached is
not apparent, but the friends Of the
club and of the fighters here are
sanguine of a favorable decision on
the appeal to the supreme court on
Chancellor Leatherman's findings In
the habeas corpus case.
One thing is settled; unless the men
fight in private on October 81, the
fight will he postponed and a SUISSE
ouent meeting arranged under the new
offer Of the club Of $4,000.