The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-23

the issue. | told you would fight Fitz-
simmons for nothing, and l want to do 1t
right now before the law prove hts us"
''Will you fight him in Corpus Christi
on October 81 ?"
No. You know there is law in Texas
making prlze-fighting a felony. 1 don't
want to go States prison.
well, we will allow a gentlemen pres
ent to select place for private fight on
October 81"
The person in question evidently did not
care to assume the responsibility of select
ing place, as he allowed the suggestion
to pass without any comment.
Don't you imagine that you or Brady
or any of the members of the Florida Ath-
letic Club are going to force FitzSimmons
to change his position in this matter.
SIN the first place, / don't want to fight
for nothing; but 1 just want to call this
fellow down. He is the biggest coward
ever put on record. He isa cur, and never
intended to fight. Now, I'll tell you what
I'll do. If you bring Fitzsimmons here 1
will fight him for nothing.
There is no law now in the State of
Arkansas against prize-fghting at the
present time. The case now before the
Supreme Court will not be decided till
Saturday, and the Governor will have no
time to take steps TO stop it. Now l want
to show up your man in his true colors.
He is yellow dog, and while I know it is
poor business policy for me to offer
to fight him for nothing, he is such
coward want to show him up, and l will
sacrifice everything to do SO in the State of
Arkansas, and this is the only place in
America at the present time where there
is no law against prize-fghting. In the
opinion OF fair-minded public Fitzsim-
mons position in this matter is perfectly
tenable one. So Fitzsimmons wont come
here and fight me, will he?
"Well, l am disguised. Fitzsimmons
can come here and claim the champions
belt. I am through with fighting forever
and day. My purpose was to show this
fellow is cur. Having accomplished my
mission, l will quit the game forever and
never fight again. I will have no more of
the business"
So saying, Corbett turned on his heels
and left the office.
Joe Vendig suggested to Julian that he
was making great mistake and sacrificing
Fitzsimmons' reputation, to which Julian
responded with string of explosives. 1t
looked for a while as if the two men would
come TO blows, especially when, retorting
to particularly strong expression, Vendig
told Julian that he would not stand a
repetition of the expression, no matter
what he had up his sleeve or under his
shirt.
While laboring under excitement Cor.
bett said to the United Press reporter
"WiN you say for me that | close my
training quarters tomorrow; that I 60 to
st. Louis tomorrow, and that there being
no one willing to contest the champion
ship with me, now retire from the ring
with my laurels."
Surprise follows surprise in quick success
sion. At 10 o'clock tonight the situation
took a decidedly new turn. After the
meeting with Corbett, Julian was in con.
sultation for considerable time with g
mysterious individual who has been around
! the Arlington Hotel for several days, and
| who is now understood to be a representa-
tive of Eckhardt 81 Co., the New Orleans
people whose dispatches to Julian have
conveyed the impression that they repre-
sent the parties who were TO put up Fitz-
simmons side stake of $4,000. At 10
O'Clock Julian and the individual in uues-
ton entered the hotel Office and called for
carriage instanter to take them to Spring
! Lake.
| Julian was non-communicative concern
ing his mission, but from side remarks the
impression was conveyed that purse oil
! $4,000 would be hung up in the name OF
the citizens committee of Hot Springs
for the men to meet on the 31st. Not
a member OF the citizens committee
! to be found tonight knew ANYTHING
about the proposed purse, and it is
therefore assumed that those behind Fitz-
simmons have decided that, inasmuch as
| the Florida Club has called off the m i'll
for Friday of next week, they are them
selves ready to take the matter absolutely
out of the hands of the CLUB and put up an
independent purse. These new develop.
nents are regarded here as in the light of q
complete backdown on the part of Fitz
simmons manager.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX, Oct 90
Fitzsimmons said to-day: "At the con
ference at Hot Springs Julian claimed the
forfeit money as the fight could not be
pulled off on October 81. Then we offered
to fight Corbett for a $4,000 side purse
Brady positively refused to let Corbett
fight.
you may say I now challenge the
world for $4,000 side and the worlds
championship, in this or any other coun.
try. Furthermore, l will meet Corbett fol
the $4,000 side purse and let the gate
receipts be given to some charitable insti
tuition OF New York. l am now confident
that Corbett does not want to meet me
and is looking for easier game"
STANFORD BERKEE CAME.