The herald., 1895-10-23
ills Cultivated in Ozark Foot
hill Sections
THE THRIFTY FIGHT PLANT
Which Might Bear Fruit In a Glorious
Battle
= The Champion Had Not Announced tifs
Formal and Permanent Retire.
ment From the Ring

Associated Press Special Wire
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 22.-While
the big fight has been declared off there
is still great deal of hope in the native
breast that Corbett and Fitzsimmons
will come together in the foothills of the
Ozark mountains. The situation is of
course com plcated. So tar as its rela-
tions with the Florida Athletic club are
concerned, the heavy weight battle, under
the original contract, which was subse-
quently amended at Dallas, il thing OF
the past. In its stead has cropped prop
ositlon to sign new articles to fight for
purse not exceeding $25, 200, and have the
battle here three weeks later than the
date originally agreed upon. Corbett, it
is known. favors this plan. While Julian
insists on the full text and letter of the
articles, both as to the date and purse,
it Is known here that Fitzsimmons Will
come about and agree to deferment of
the hostiliities. 1t is also thought he
will submit to a reduction of the purse
originally hung up by the club ana sign
new articles. He recognizes the fact
that in the face of recent developments
Corbett has shrewdly ensconced himself
in the best OF it. To overcome this he
must fight.
Julian 5 proposition nowLis to bring his
man on to Hot Springs on October Both,
put his side bet of $40, 900 up in the
hands cf Housenan, ask Corbett to do
the same, and then allow Houseman to
appoint an hour and place for the men
to meet in private.
If this plan fails, as is likely. for Cor
bett insists on fighting in public unless
FitZsimmOnS increases his side wager to
$40. 900; Vendig and Stuart think a new
deal is sure to ensue. They say that
the men must meet and that they will
come together here. Just on what lines
the conclusion is reached is not apparent.
but the friends of the club and of the
lighters here are sanguine OF q favorable
decision on the appeal to the supreme
court on Chancellor Leatherman's find
lngs in the babeas corpus case.
One thing is settled. Unless the hien
fight in private on October 31st, the fight
will be postponed and a subsequent
meeting arranged under the new offer of
the club Of $25, 600.
Martin Julian. manager and backer OF
Robert Fitzsim mons has made a state
ment to the public, of which the follow
ing is the most mportant part: ''Fitz-
simmons today stands ready to carry out
to the Letter every word contained in the
articles TO which he signed his name.
He wants to fight James j. Corbett, he
wants to fight for the purse offered bv the
Florida Athletic club, and take $40, 00O
side stake, each man to select six men
and these only to be present at the tight.
do not care to mince matters. | SIM
ply want to state, and state it strong, that
if james j. Corbett and Robert Fitz-
simmons do notmeet and fight in Octo-
Der 3lst. 1t will be by reason of no fault
of Fitzsimmons.
LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 22.-The sec ond
round In the great battle of legal heavy
weights began at 10 o'clock today in the
supreme court, ard for two hours legal
leads, counters and cross-counters, feints.
ducks and uppercuts were iudulged in
before large audience of attorneys and
people Interested in the case. At the
conclusion of the arguments the judges
held short consultation and Chief JUS
tice Bum announced that,it being a ree-
able to counsel on both sides, an adjorn-
ment would be taken until IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
1t is certain that in case the supreme
court should decide in favor of the
lighters, Governor Clarke will call a
special session of the legislature, regard
less OF his previous assertions. The gov
ernor has kilograms already written to
the legislators, notifying them of the
special session. These kilograms are hpld
in readiness for the adverse decision by
the supreme court.
Ell PASO Oct. %. A telegram was re-
ceIved here last night from the Fitzsim-
that Corbett would be invited TO meet
Fitzslmmons In fight to a finish at
FL Paso. Fitzsimmons refused to enter
into ''pillow thro wing" contest at Hot
Springs, because of the assurance of a
fight to a finish could be brought off at
El Paso.
CRPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Oct 22.-
fltzsimmons made this statement to an
Associated Press representative today:
You can say for me that 1 now chal-
lenee the world for $4,000 side bet and
the Championship i'll this or any other
country.
"Furtherm IRE, L will meet Corbett for
the $40, coo side be. and will let the gate
receipts be given to charitable insttu-
tions of New York City,"
corbett's Retirement
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The Trbune's Hot
Springs special says
Il have fought my lastEfight. l hereby
announce that l have retired from the
ring and will give the championship belt
to the winner of the Maher-O o. Donnell
fight,
This unexpected announcement was
made this evening IN the rotunda of the
Arlington hotel ny James J. Corhett, a
short time after indulging in a stormy in
ter"Iew with Martin Julian.
Ihe champion had just partaken of
hearty dinner and had cigar in his
hand, and turning to friend at his ell
bow remarked:
II have quit training, and here goes
my first smoke" So saying. he lighted
his cigar and eisurely puffed it.
will leave here tomorrow morning
with my party for st. Louis, L have lost
four months in training and allowing
myself 70 be dragged from point to
point. ] am satisfied now this man
Fitgsim mons does not want to fight, and
will not be here 20 meet me-, II he is
anxious to fight why don't he come on
right now, before there is law passed in
this state TO preyent us from meetinn