The evening times., 1895-10-22
Expert Opinions Of the Late Mr..
Corhett and Mr. Fitzsinlmons.
sULLIvAN's PATHETIC Wall
General Drift of Funereal Thought
Is That Fitzsim mons Was Scared to
Death and Never Wanted to Fight.
The Two Pugilists Engage in Their
Last and Only Set-tO IN the Press.

the prcliminaries to the Corbctt-Fitzsim-
mons match have been conducted and
its subsequent failure is being much dis
cussed by sporting men and for the most
part in a manner derogat ory to the tac-
tics OF the two fighters.
1t seems TO be generally conceded by
them that too much notoricty has been
given the proposed light and that the
result OF il will be either the death-blow
to prize fighting or that IL will be given
a setback from which ii will not recover
in many years.
John L. Sullivan said: "Corbctt and
Fitzsinmons have dealt pugilism a blow
from which il will never recover. Maher
will give the Californian Il hard battle,
but / would much sooner have seen the
other two meet.
'.if two men really want to fight, they
will agree to anything. Fitzsimrnons did
not have up his 10000, and would not
agree To a postponcmcnt, while Corbett
had his $4,000 In Stakeholder Dryers
hands and was willing to agree to post
poncmept. This proves ,couclusivcly tn
me that Corbett was ON the level
SHOULD PACK UP.
'.If they want to fight II should be the
easiest thing in the world for them to get
tDEctUtT. WHY hpu lbEHi WI u sut
bet? Corbett has his up. Now, why doesn't
FitZsimmon sput his up? The action of
Fitzsimnons in refusing to agree To
postponement will injurc him whole lot
In this country. To my mind, he might just
as well pack up and go to Australia"
Patrick T. Powers said: II knew on
Sunday that the fight would not come Off.
On that day / received "A letter from
friend who Is in FitZsimmons' camp. 1t
was confidential, bat will say this much
that FitzsinmOns lost six pounds last week
and was in bad shape, as his stomach was
away off,"
AL Smith, who is one OF Corbetl's back
ers, said: "FitZsimnfSns never intended to
fight. Up to three weeks before he went
South l thought he meant business His
actions then were such that i could not
help believing that he intended to crawl
out
He thought that he would be bigger
man unwhipped, especially as he endea-
vored to convince people that he was not to
blame. His methods have been so bungling
that almost everybody can see now just who
is to blame. FitZsimmons should get out of
the country at once"
Stakeholder Philip Dwycr said: Il am
glad this match has been declared off.
have been hauled to court several times be-
cause of the complications over FitZsim-
mons money. | am heartily tired of such
methods Although Fitzsimmons said he
could replace the money. Ihavc never heard
IA thing from either him or Julian"
FITZ A FAKE.
Jimmy Wakely said: Il do not think
that FitZsinimons ever wanted to meet
Corbett. Just why Fitzsimmons refused to
meet Corbett for % rounds 1 cannot see.
He has nothing to lose and everything to
gain. If FitzsiniIDons was cn the level he
would have agreed upon postponeneIt.
Tom 0'Rourke said: Il consider Fitz-
simmons justified iii demanding his for
felt money. The public generally doesn't
understand that Corbett and Brady are in
with the Florida A AthleticClub, and they have
an idea that Fitzsmnions is trying TO throw
obstacles in the way of the fight, when he
is only trying to get what is coming TO him.
| think that FitZsimmons is willing enough
to fight"
In speaking of the Fitzsinmons Corbctt
match last night. Capt. Glori, Fitzsimmons'
former manager. said:
IN GOOD FAITH.
$50 far as / was concerned in arranging
the match between FitzsmmOns and Cor
bett, 1t was made in good faith.
After the match was made and we had
posted our first 50 500, it was distinctly
understood between FitZsimmons and my
sell tIdt VI tut stdhe NdS
To be taken from the receipts OF our show.
which was then on the road making big
money. Notwithstanding this, however,
FitZsimmons showed no disposition to
make any other part OF the stake money
good.
.up to this time thought Fitzsimmons
Wa, sincere in his desire to meet Corbett
but when he refused to do his part toward
raising the stake money began to doubt
him. and it was then that, in an interview
at ST. Louis, I said did not think FitZ-
simmons ever intended to meet Corbett."
CORBETT ON FITZ.
Corbett tends the following letter to
newspaper editors:
Sir: Mr.. FitztimmOns has made an alb
solute crawl, as i have all along pre-
dicted he would. He was never sincere
in his desire TO meet me, and as the time
thrown nothing but obstacles in the way
of all parties concerned.
The withdrawal of his side stake, his
refus al TO come TO Arkansas to aid in testing
the law, his dictatorial methods all through
are thems elves conclusive evidence that he
was never sincere I'm his wish to meet me
j have tried TO chow for him my utter
contempt, for a. sure you have always
held him for just what he has proven him
self 10 be-a coward, who has crawled
in the mott contemptible manenr ever
known In prize-ring annals.
He has proven his aptitude in turning
down and deserting every one who ever
aided him, and his present action is in
strict accordance with everything he has
done since his arrival In this country 1
will pay no further attention to him, or his
windy bluff.
JAMES J. COIBETT
q A-l, 49,