San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-21
TALKS ABOUT CORBETT.
FITZs MANAGER RESPONDS TO THE
WORLDS ARTICLE.
He Calls Corbett a Bum Champion
and Brady FakIr and Says
That Corbett is in no
Condition TO Fight.

SAID 10 LIGHT reporter yester-
day:
'sHe commences and says that
looking back over the line he finds
that he is the youngest champion
that ever retired. But he fails to
say why he retired, giving only as
his reason that there is no more
money in the business for him. He
fails to say that he is quitting the
business because he finds it impos-
sible to train again for a fight, ow-
ing to the condition of his mind and
physical constitution.
"He also says that there is no
more money in pugilism. OF course
there amt for him, because he
we'll knows that there are at. least
three men in the field today, prom
'inently among whom is Fitzsim-'
mons, who can lick him to a stand
still in fair and square fight.
"He goes on to say that Fitzsim-
mons never intended to fight, and
in giving as his reasons, he claims
that our last $1,000 which is part
OF our stake of $4,000, was put up
with proviso that we would re-
fund 1t one month after the fight.
This statement, 1 say, is falsehood.
That money was put up by John
keenan,, of New York, and was
put up with a positive understand
ing that it would stay up. But
we have since learned that Kee-
nan, although be protested friend
illness for our side, was in reality
our enemy. He was working right
into the hands of the Corbett-
Brady Vendig-Dwyer combination,
who were the instigators of having
our side bet attached in New York.
"In the same article Corbett re-
fers to Fitzsimmons as shallow
Drained. While 1 don't like to dis
cues the mental capacity Of the two
men, must say that it Is also a
we'll known fact that Corbett's
memory has failed him on several
occasions, which proves that his
brain has become weak within the
past five or six months, the cause
of which / don't know, but leave
to the public to judge for itself.
she refers to me as former va
riety performer. I'll admit that /
was a performer and was a first
class acrobat and tumbler, and
while / followed that business 1
made many an honest dollar,
which is something L doubt
very much that Corbett can boast
Of. Before he became bum cham
pion, / understand that his previ-
Gus occupation was sweeping out
offices. L will also say that will
not admit that there is anybody
belonging to me locked up in the
Saint Quentin jail for doing crooked
work in San Francisco; neither
will / admit that L was ever prop
erty man or a acknowledgements
call boy at the Bush Street theatre
in San Francisco. III these fakirs
want to compare past histories,
I'll accommodate them at any
stage Of the game.
"The gall that fakir Corbett dis
played by turning the champion
ship belt. which he was too much of
coward to defend, over to Maher,
whom Fitzsimmons beat so badly
that he was glad to quit to save
himself from being knocked out,
why, it's too ridiculous to be con-
sidered seriously.
"As regards Fitzsimmons cross
ing the line going to Hot Springs,
I'll say that it was utterly inn
possible to safely cross any where.
The entire line was guarded and
we could not have crossed without
being killed, as such threats were
made to us.
sin conclusion, / will say that
as L have already claimed both the
middleweight and heavyweight
championship Of the world for
FItzsimmons, who is the only real
champion, by the way, that Fitz-
simmons stands ready to defend
both titles against the world and
all corners, providing they be
white men, for from 5000 to
$4,000 a side, first come. first
served. Should Mr.. Stuart
fail to drag that bum cham
pion out of the hole, which
he has so cowardly crawled into,
then Fitzsimmons will be only too
pleased to fight Msher or any
other man living. We are down
in this part of the country express
ly for the purpose of giving Mr..
Stuart all the chance in the world
to arrange a match between Fitz
simmons and either Corbett or
Maher, Corbett preferred always.