The morning times., 1895-10-23

Hot Springs Ark. Oct. 22.-There may
be two OF three more fights pulled Off In
this resort within the next two or three
| weeks, provided that the decision of the
supreme court is favorable, and that, as Is
expected, the governor VIII not further in
terIere, but there are less prospects of
Corbett and FitZsimmons meeting in the
ring than there were twenty yfour hours
ago.
Corbett came TO town from his training
quarters this evening for the purpose or
meeting Martin Julian. the representative
of FitZsinnnons, and the result of a
stormy interview, in which Julian rejected
every proposition made by the Champion,
the latter washed his hands of the whole
business, to use his final expression and
left the conference room with the announce
ment that he would go out of tr;riuing at
once.
President Dan Stuart, OF the Florida
Club. who goes to Dallas in the morning
to return on Sunday, said tonight that
the club still has under consideration tie
matching or Corbett with another man nd
the pulling Off of the two remaining fights.
WILL CLAIM FORFEIT MONEY.
Julian also leaves in the morning for
Corpus Christi. His final announcement In
the embroglio is this:
u will have Fitzsimmons here on the
olSl. anu Ttdu1 tO IlEIll- ds pEpNfeitu DN
the articles of agreement. If the Florida
Club is no longer connected with the
affair, and there is no purse in sight,
then we will he willing 10 fight in private
in place to be selected by a Chicago man
now here for the side bel of $4,000 each.
II Corbett will not consent To this. then we
will demand the forfeit OF $500. and
as the people identified with the Florida
Club are supposed to be all honorable
promptly"
Corbett's hurried visit to town was pre-
cipitated by the information conveyed to
his training quarters at Spring Lake this
afternoon by Manager Brady that Julian
proposed to go away in the morning, leav-
ing Corbett without any idea where he was
The champion was engaged in a boxing
bout with Prof. John Donaldson. having
earlier in the day badly flattened Steve
O'Donnel's nose by chance blow. putting
that worthy hors de combat for the time
being.
WAR OF WORDS
On arriving at the Arlington Corbett
sent word to Julian that he desired to see
him at once, and in about ten minutes
Julian appeared in the managers office,
which was placed at the disposal of the
party, which comprised Corbett. Julian,
Brady. Dan Stuart, Vendig and representa-
tiyeS OF tue press OoTDett illslsSiDS tDdt
the latter be admitted.
Corbett and Julian faced each other about
three feet apart and for several moments
neither said a word. Curbett WAS the first
to break the silence. Then followed war
of words.
.sThere is no law now in the State of
Arkansas against prize fighting Corbett
continued 1.-The case now before the
supreme court will not be decided until
Saturday and the governor will not have
time to take steps to stop it, Now. l want
TO show up your man in his true colers.
Heis a yellow dog. and while I know 1t is
poor business policy for ME to offer to
fight him for nothing. he is such an arrant
coward want to show him up and | will
sacrifice everything to do so.
$50 FitZsimmons won't come here and
fight me, will he? Well I am disgusted.
Ftzsimmons can come here and claim the
cha nrlion's belt / am through with
fighting forever and a day. My purpose
was to show this fellow a cur. Having
accomplished my mission I will quit the
game and never fight again"
SO saving. Corbett left the office.
Wanted for Larceny.
Washington Gordon, q negro, was ar
rested about 2:30 O'Clock yesterday after
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