The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-04
HOPEFUL PUGILISTS
they Are UnconCeIned About Governor CuI-
beTtSen'S Action
OPINION OF CORE. IT AND flTzSIMhONS.
,itilius To Ta@crThcrc VIII BE II Cote.
il n Standing Hucr at s.O.opu
Purse From ~ Reliable GcntIcHunn
Coibctf viii accent The offer.

William =. Brady, the nervous littlc
man WHO manages Jim Corbctts bust
hess affairs and attends 10 Il great many
other thugs. may nave been severely
shocked by Governor CulberSon's de-
cision TO call for a special session Of the
Texas legislature to frame law whch
will put an end TO glove fighting i'll that
state. But ii the announcement worried
Brady in the least there is nothing about
ais appearance TO Indicate il, Brady is
calm, which Is saying Il great deal for
Grady
THAT fight will take place, he re-
marked che governor Of Texas may
be al right. He may succeed i'll having
contest Then again he may not He has
been at dasgeys' points with this lcgis-
lature, and its members may fool him.
But even if he carries his point, Corbett
and Fizsimmons will come together"
In Me1ico:' was asked.
"No, Stree" said Brady cmphatical.
u. "No Mexico III mine. There are 9th
CT places many of them. There is II
standing offer of 500, 600 purse for the
fight. 1t was made by thoroughly re-
sponsble man, who guarantees TO pail
the fight of within $50 miles of Dallas.
And what IS more, he agrees to put up
the money in advance, and is willing to
forfeit the entire amount i'll case his
plans fall through"
"Will Corbett accept this ofter?''
He will gladly" was tho reply
"He will fight, moreover, if he las to
put up the purse himself. This man
Fi'zsimmons claims TO be willing and
eager to try conclusions with Jim He
Will be put to the test. I'm not IL mil
lionaire, hut III bet So 900 that there is
u fight between this pair before Nov.
L."
When questioned as 10 whether he
would fight elsewhere than III Dallas or
the state of Texas, Jim Corbott said ::
1t all depends ca Dan Stewart and
Joe Vendig l will do anything in my
power to pull of the fight. cant help
believing, however, that Fitzsimmons is
actingunfairly about that referee After
my appearance i'll Madison Square Gar
den mex, Monday night l am going to
Texas, and | shall certainly not come
back until FitZ and fight il ont. "
Speaking Of Governor Culbcrson s
call for an extra session Of the Texas
legislature, the champion said he
thought Dan Stewart knew more about
the situation down there than any one
else, II don't know anything about
the governor or the Legislature. If Dan
Stewart says it's all right, it's all right,
and there is the end Of it, so far us
am concerned
With these words the champion retir-
cd for his evening meal, seemingly con-
WINGED that Joe Veudig and Dan Stew
art could match the entire legislature of
Texas, and even go it one better if it
came 10 pinch.
Bob Fitzsilnmons' party said that,
notwithstanding the course of Governor
CulbTson III calling special action of
the legislature. they had no doubt about
the fight being brought of Fi,zsim-
mons said
II understand that the arrangements
for the fight are in the hands of men
that arc perfectly familiar with the sit
uation and know what they are doing,
and do not think that they would have
gone as far as they have if they had not
been certain of their ground. FIX
change.
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