Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-17

New York 1ouJnal.
Dob 'itzsmmons returned 10 MS
homo nt C0noy Island from Philadelphia
at noon yesterday, anu givV to th0 Morn
ing Journals representative tho details
Of hts encounter with champion jim
Curbstt at Green's hotel ON Saturday
last Corbctt win fan very low In pub
lie favor " FitzslmmonH story u true.
lie told II In u simple, straightforward
manner. that had the ring Of truth. and
Carried conviction with It, This ia his
version Of the uftair;
~ had finished an engagement AT the
Winter Circus where | spared two man
and punched the bag, and proceeded to
GREEN'S hotel whore I usually stop when
/ am Ia Philadelphia, on reaching tho
hotel I mot one Of the pfoprielorr, MI
Mcpevitt Who invited mn TO drink with
him, which / did. and then went to tho
clerk at the desk and engaged room
while registering. ! heard mn uncom-
pnmentary remark. ana on turning saw
Corhctt with "A party OF. about ten or
twelve friends, among whom 1 noticed
his manager, Brady. his brother, and biz
McNey, his rubber down. I was surprised
at seeing the party and aald: Hello,
Jim, ~ that your How are your llia
answer wasi How tho HI do you think
| amT I paid no attention to the remark
and turned TO the register TO hnlah my
name, when corbett said TO the clerk.
why don't you write his name Tor him,
he can't write on which turned and
Bmllingly replied. on I guess can,
and never claimed to be "a bank clerk,
either
AT this he lat forth volley OF abuSa
and said; Well / see you are np TO your
old tricks again, talking about me be-
hind my back
:" You have You have been talking
about me at this bar. and II has got TO
stop. won't have It. DO you under
| Atand7"
~ replied to this by saying i have not
| been In this house ton minutes. and have
talked 10 and drank with but one man, the
proprietor. who wouldn't be apt TO tel
you II did talk You can't bulldoze me
! In front OF your friends here or anywhere
else. Now. even admitting that did talk,
what about TT
"This riled him and he put his hand up
toward my face ana tried 10 pun my nose
4 knocked his hand down forcibly to bis
side saying: You can't do anything like
| that 10 me This seemed 20 be signal
| for everybody 10 jump IN and make gen-
| efal night OF II. Corbetta brother grabbed
mo around the neck and tried to get n
ntrangle hold on me, while Brady grabbed
my arms. Afr. McDeVitt stepped In be-
tween the two OF us and forced me out
| toward the bar. while corbett was led on
10 tho ladies' parlor.
| ~ was greatly surprised Mt the actions
OF Corbett and his gang, and the more !
| thought OF II the more ] wac CONVINCED
| Tint / was Corbotts master. as readily
| recognize tho fact that the mere mention
OF my name annoys him beyond endur-
ance, This would or should not be the
| case n he felt he had clnch. don't
| think have a cinoh, but know will win
an right, and corbctra name or all the
| talking no does about me-and he does a
hoat,--nevcr would compel me TO anrround
| myself with lot OF heelers and thon att
| tempt an attack
.sWsn. 10 continue I sat down 10 eat a
| brace Of chops. when corhett and his
| marty re-eniercd. corbett In passing me
| stopped and said;
There he Isl Look at the curl He Is
dead afraidr
II Jumped from my chair ard walked
r,sht up 70 him. saying: Afraid afraid
| o. youi No. not on your lifcr was 70
| close to him that our noses almost
touched look AFRAID. don't IT
"Corbett assumed a fighting attitude
and said. Your trying to cop sneak
on me. amt your
| "oh. no." l said. anything do VIII
be done on the level. ! am not barrooni
scrapper, and not hnxi9rs For NarrSam
| nxht. but won't allow YOU 20 insult me Y
| you were champion ifty lines over
"Whfa taiklng. ! no%sed tofoeia