The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-07
THE RING

Sam ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. Cor
bett and party arrived here this morn
ing at 1870 from New Orleans. During
the day he met five members of the
legislature, who were returning from
Austin. All of them sought introduce
tions. Corbett greeted them pleasant
ly and twitted them loosely regard
ing the late action of the legislature.
To an Associated Press reporter Cor
bett said he felt exceedingly we'll His
appearance was corHoborative testi-
mony, for he was very cheerful and
his eyes We're bright. His face is full
and there is a glow of health. Cor
bett complains that the papers in New
Orleans do him an injustice regarding
Fitzsimmons' stake money.
ga few days before I left New
York" the champion said, 'fPhiI
Dwyer, the stakeholder. came down to
Ashbury Park and told me that $500
of FitZsimmons' stakemoney had been
attached. He said also that he under
stood the remaining 1500 would also
be attached. He told me that in the
event 1 should win [ would get no
stake money whatever. Now, my
friends have put up $4,000 for me, and
they are betting it against nothing I
submit that it would not be acting
fairly with my friends to permit this
without at least a word of remon-
STRANGE. 1t seems to me that Fitz-
simmons simply wants a loose end of
the belt. He loses no reputation if [
defeat him. and he has a chance. Of
course, to win big money. I hope and
believe that Dan Stuart will be able
to pull the fight off. but it is an as
sured fact that it will not be in Dali
las. Fitzsimmons will appear there
October 81. and he will get his $500
half of the forfeit money that has
been promised. Now, after Fitzsim-
can pocket it and go travelling over
the country gathering in the shekels
on the advertising he has made out of
it. He is a big winner right there
"What [ want is to have the referee
appointed now and have him given
authority in writing to name the bat
tie ground. Stuart being unable to
pull the fight off. Let that referee
have the authority to say to us the
moment Stuart says he has failed:
Meet me at such and such a place
and fight for your stakes and the
championship
eff Fitzsimmons is so very eager to
meet me as he pretends. is not that
an excellent way of assuring a meet
ing? 1t seems to me that it is fair. I
don't want to name the referee l am
perfectly willing that Fitzsimmons
shall name six men. and if these be
men of known ability and honesty. I
will accept the man. George Siler and
'Yank' Sullivan barred. I want to
fight Fitzsimmons and 7 don't want to
get out of the state without meet
ing
Brady will leave tomorrow for Dali
las to confer with Stuart. Vendig and
Julian regarding a place for the meet
ing He says he will agree to any
notifications of the articles of agree
ment that Stuart may suggest.
CORPUS. CHRISTI, Tex. Oct. e.
Bob Fitzsimmons returned late this
evening from a very successful DAYS
hunting He brought back with him
a large number Of ducks and other
game He says he has found this
coast very agreeable, and when be
wins the fight with Corbett he will
probably return to Corpus Christi and
invest in some pretty cottage on the
seashore. Fitzsimmons says that sill
the blow Corbett Is making about his
ottoohad cfako ic another SIRE indi-