The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-22
Possibly COrbett and Fitzsim-
mons Will~Yet Fight.
Florida Athletic Club Offers to
Make a New Contract.
AT A LATER DATE.
Purse to be Modified to $4,000
at Most.
FitZSimmOns is Willing to Fight
at Ell PaSO.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 22.-The fight
situation here has assumed a somewhat
brighter phase, and il may yet develop
that Corbett and Fitzsimmons will meet.
Stuart and Vendig now state that in view
of Fitzsimmons' arbitrary stand, the con-
tract between the club and the fighters,
in so far as it relates to Fitzsimmons. is
abEogated.
l he club stands now ready to offer a
new contract which comprehends a mod
itication of the purse offered, say $25.O00
at the most, and the fixing of the date of
battle TWO CT possibly three weeks later
than the original date. Vendig and Stu
art are d unit on this point
Fendig this morning got telegram
from J. j. Quinn, Mahan's backer, offer
ing to bet 50, 600 on the Irishman, if the
match between Corbett ard Maher can
| be made. Julian is still here and has
till noon to make another application for
a purse.
Martin Julian, manager and backer of
Robert Fitzsimmons, has made a state
ment to the public, of which the follow
| ing is the most important part:
| "Fiizslmnons today stands ready to
! carry ont to the letter every word con-
tanned in the articles to which he signed
| his name. He wants to fight james
J. Corbatt; he wants to fight for
the purse offered by the Florida Athletic
| club and the stake of $4,000 side
"If the Florida Athletic club is unwill-
ing, or unable to carry out its part of the
compact, in 50 far as the purse is con-
| cerned, then Robert Fi.zsirnmons will. on
October 81, take James ]. Corbett to any
| part of the globe within reach of boil
! men, and there and then fight him to a
! finish for the $4,000 side stake, each
man to select six men, and these only to
! be present at the fight.
81 do not care to mince matters. I
simply want to state and state it strongly
that if James J. Corbett md Robert
| Fitzsimmons do not meet on October 81,
| it will be by reason of no fault of Fltz
/ simmons"
Ell PAso, Texas, Oct. ga telegram
was received here last night from Fitz-
simmons people at Corpus Christi, stat
ing that Corbett will ne invited to meet
| Fitzsimmons for a fight TO flush at
FL Paso.
Frzsmmons refused to enter into
"pillow throwing contest with Cor
bett at Hot Springs because he had as
surances that fight to a finish could
be brought off at Ell Paso.
WILL CALL y SPECIAL SESSION.
Ii Supren enle Court Decides Tor CorDett
Gnv. Clarke VIII Convene L sSisla; ure.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. 22-Argu-
ments were made by Attorney General
Trustworthy, County Attorney Murphy
and Judge hemingway for the state and
by w. Ii. Martin for the Florida club
before the supreme court today
The question whether prize
fight is an assault and the sem
timental sides of the case were
argued. Judge Hemingway asked that
Corbett be held in arrest until the matter
be decided. Court adjourned until to-
morrow.
1t is now certain that should the su-
preme court decide in favor of tue fight
ers, that Governor Clarke will cali IA
special session of the legislature regard
less of his previous assertions.
1t is known positively that the Cover
nor has a batch of kilograms already
written out to the Legislators notifying
them of a special session slowed away in
a pigeon hole in the executive office
ready to put on the wires at moments
notice. These kilograms were prepared
! last night, to be held in readiness for an
adverse decision by the supreme court.