Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-23
STILL GUESSING.
Latest Developments in the
Great Fight FizzIe.
Corbett and Fitz Make No Terms
Jim Says It's All Over.
Not Springs Citizens May Put Up $4,000
Purse for a Go.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 22.-Corbet.
came to town from his training quarters,
this evening, for the express purpose Of
meeting Julian. They had q stormy in
teryiew. In the course Of 1t Julian said
he saw no reason for postpon!ng the fight
and would rather fight for $40, coo. Oct. 81
than TO walt two weeks later and fight fol
$4,000 Julian stated that Fitzsinmoni
IL now IN proper condition ard he did not
know how Fitzsimmons would be by Nov
IL. After considerable talk, Corbett said
II Just want to call this fellow down
He Is the biggest coward ever put or
record He Is cur and never intended &c
fight. II you will bring Fitzsimmons here
will fight him for nothing There Is DC
law in Arkansas now against prize fight
ing. The case before the supreme court
will not be decided until saturday and the
Governor will have no time to take steps
TO stop IL
$50 Fltzsimmons won't como here and
fight me. will he Well, am Disguised
FItzsImmons can come here and claim the
championsbip belt. / am through with
fighting forever and day. My purpose
was 20 show this fellow a cur. Having ac-
c,nplished my mission I will quit the
game and never fight again.
So saving, Corbett left. Vcndlg sng-
oested 10 Julian that he was making q
great mistake and sacrificing Fitzslm-
mons reputation to which Julian re-
sponded with II string OF cxpletives Julian
afterward said:
~ will have Fltzsimmons here on the
8lst, ready to fight as provided by the
articles Of agreement. If the Florida Club
IL no longer connected with the affair and
there In no purse in sight, 9e wall be will
ing to fight In private In place to he
selected by q Chicago man now here, Tor IA
side bet OF SO, 600 each. IL CCrhett will
not consent to this we will demand the
forfeit OF $500, and as the people identified
with the Florida Club are supposed to be
all honorable men, we assume that they
will pay over promptly.
To largo crowd In the lobby of the
Arlington tonight, Corbott spoke with
considerable heat concerning the situa-
ton In which he had been placed. He
emphasized the fact that he had been
training off and on since June last and
had already expended more than five tImf S
the allowance for training expenses. He
said:
SDall CloSb my LEuthluS IuhIbttSi w
morrow, and go to St. Louis. There be-
ing no one willing to contest the cham
pionship with me, | now retire from the
ring with my laures.
Later Manager Brady said that Corbett
would rcmain in the neighburhood of Hot
Springs until the end of the month
At 10, the situation took a new turn.
Julian YVES in consultation with n man
supposed to be Jack Dalton,a rich Chicago
saloon keeper, understood TO be repre-
sentative OF Eckhardt & Co, who il
thought to represent the parties who
were to put up Fitzsimmons' side stake OF
$40, 900
Dalton afterward called for Il carriage to
take him and Julian to Spring Lake, where
Corbett is staying.
Julian was non communicative, but
from side remarks the impression WAS
conveyed that II purse of Sl0,0 would be
hung up in the name of the citizens com
mittee of Hot Springs for the men to
meet, Oct 81.