The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-02
IN LOUISIANA NOW.
The Big Fight May Take Place
in That State.
Brady Makes an Offer and Julian
Accepts It.
TO BE IN PRIVATE.
Will be to a Finish for $4,000
on Side.
The Other Fights at Hot Springs
Are Off:
TO BE IN PRIVATE.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 2.-Thera
is now a proba bility that the big fight
will come of. The time will be with
in week, and the location somewhere
in the state of Louisiana, the exact
spot to be determined. This much
was decided upon late yesterday after
noon after the trial of Corbett and
Fitzsimmoas had been adjourned.
81 will not go to Ell Paso," ex-
claimed Brady, hotly, ''for $50. GOO or
any other amount. If L go down
there 1 will have the same trouble
with the courts as 1 have been having
here, and I will be bullied and bad
gered in this way no longer.
The governor informs me that he
will drop the proceedings against US
if we will not fight in Arkansas,
and now l will make this proposition,
and it is my ultimatum. If it is not
accepted within twenty-four hours
after dismissal of the warrant by the
Governor, the whole thing is off and
the championship goes North with
Corbett. We will listen to no more
propositions and make no more conces-
sions. II is this or nothing: 1 will ac-
cept one man for referee from the list
prepared by Julian and select the bat
tie ground. If he is not willing that l
should select the fighting ground, I
will let him select one newspaper
man, l will select a second, the two to
choose each a third, and let them pick
out the place for the fight. We will
fight him for s10,0 a side, and for
nothing less than that. Corbett will
not fight him for nothing"
When the proposition to fight at
once was su omitted to Manager Julian
he was not inclined to commit him
self. A committee of newspaper men
who had been authorized by manager
Brady to submit the proposition to
Julian and Fitzsimmons, found the
former in his room alone, the Austria
liam being absent. Julian was in
formed OF Governor Clarke's promise
to release the men from bonds, but
was very suspicious and not inclined
to believe the story.
You don't know that Governor" he
said, "but l do know him, and l don't
want any jail experience-not in
mine"
Brady's proposal to bring off the
fight was then submitted and the
D1anager was asked fatty if he would
fight, all legal Implications being
removed. He attempted to defer his
answer, but, being pressed hard,
finally said he would accept the CON
ditions.
He was asked if he could put up S10,-
900 last night, he replied that he could
not get it before to-day. He was en-
phatic in his statement that he would
have it then and be ready for the bat
tie. A messenger from Governor
Clarke arrived soon afterward, making
the same offer the executive had made
to Brady, and Julian expressed him
self as satisfied with the situation. He
was shown d dispatch telling of the
proposition to bring the fight off at
FL Paso, Texas, but, like Brady, de-
clared that he would not fight IN nor
before any club with which Stuart is
connected unless his forfeit of s., 500
is paid. lie finally admitted that
governors. and sheriffs and the like
were making him nervous, and de-
clared that he did not want to lake
any risks of getting mixed up with
the law"
conference between Dan Stuart,
Joe Vendig and others of the Florida
Athletic club, who hung up purse for
the O'Donnell- Maher fight Monday
afternoon, was held at the Arlington
hotel last night, and resulted in the
withdrawal OF the offer and the an
nouncement that the bout is off. This
sent a-glimmering the last hopes OF a
GUht in Garland county.