Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
HTz IS EVIDENTLY AFRAID
For He Won't Agree to Any Prop
oSition.
rs DENOUNCED BY CORBETT
Who Says He viii Meet Hin on October and
Fight Him for Nothing in
Private

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 22.-There may
be two or three more fights pulled Off
within the next two or three weeks, pro-
vided the decision of the supreme court
is favora BILE and that as is expected, the
governor will not further interfere, but
there are less propsects of Corbett and
Fitzsimmons meeting than there were
twenty-four hours ago. Corbett came to
town from his training quarters this
evening for the express purpose of meet
ing Martin Julian, the representative of
Fitzsimmons, and as the result of
stormy interview, in which Julian reject
ed every proposition made by the cham
pion. the latter washed his hands of the
whole business, to use his final express
sion, and left the conference room with
the announcement that he would go out
of training at once. President Dan Stu
art of the Florida Athletic club, who
goes to Dallas in the morning to return
on Sunday, said that the club had still
under considerable the idea of matching
Corbett with another man and the pull
ing off of the two remaining fights.
Julian also leaves in the morning Tor
Corpus Christi. His final announcement
in the imbroglio is this: Il will have
Fitzsimmons here on the 31st ready to
fight, as provided by the articles of agree
ment If the Florida club is no longer
connected with the affair and there is no
purse in sight then we will be willing to
fight in private place. to be selected by
a Chicago man now here. for the side bet
of SIC, 1000 If Corbett will not consent to
this, then we will demand the forfeit of
$780, and as the people Identified with
the Florida club are supposed to be all
honorab BILE men we assume they Will pay
over promptly
Corbett's hurried visit to town was
precipitated by the information convey
ed to his training quarters at Sprnglake
this afternoon by Manager Brady that
Julian proposed to go away in the morn
ing, leaving Corbett without any idea
where he was at.
The champion was engaged in boxing
bout with Prof. John Donaldson, having
earlier in the day badly flattened Steve
O'Donnell's nose by chance blow, put
ting that worthy hors de combat for the
time being. On arriving at the Airing
ton Corbett sent word to Julian that he
desired to see him at once. and in about
ten minutes Julian appeared in the man.
ayers office, which was placed at the dis
posal of the party, which comprised
Corbett, Julian Brady, Dan Stuart, Ven
dig and representatives of the press,
Corbett insisting that the latter be ad-
mitted.
Corbett and Julian faced each other
about feet apart, and for several min
utes neither said a word. Corbett was
the first to break the silence. Then fol
lowed a war of words In which Corbett
offered to fight Fitz for nothing October
Corbett wound up by denouncing Fit2
as a cur and the biggest coward on rec
ord.
At 10 o'clock tonight the situation took
a. decidedly new turn. After the meeting
with Corbett Julian was In consultation
for a considerable time with a mystic
rious individual who has been around
the Arlington hotel for several days, and
who is now understood to be represen-
tative of Eek art & Co.. the New Orleans
people, whose dispatch to Julian have
conveyed the impression that they rep
resented the parties who were to put up
Fitzsimmons' Side stake of $4,000, AT
10 o'clock Julian and this individual. who
is understood to be, a. rich Chicago sa-
loon keeper named Jack Dalton. entered
the hotel and called for a carriage to
take them to Spring Lake. Julian was
nom communicative concerning his mis-
sion. but from side remarks the impress
sion was conveyed that a purse of 10000
would be hung up in the name of the
citizens of Hot Springs for the men to
meet on the 31st. Not member of the
citizens committee could be found to-
night who knew anything about the pro-
posed purse, and 1t Is therefore assumed
those behind Fitz have decided that mas
much as the Florida club has called the
mill for Friday Of next week they are
ready to take the matter absolutely out
| of the hands of the club and put up ar
| independent purse.
Julian and Dalton returned at 1880
They reported that Brady had refused tc
recognize Dalton as having authority tC
make any proposition and charged him
| with being an emisaryl from the Fitz
camp, which he denied. Brady Their
stated that if the proposition was made
| through Mayor Waters, or any RESPONSE.
| BILE Hot Springs citizens, it would be
squarely considered. The party Their
| left, with the understanding that Brady
| would come to town in the morning an6
confer with the mayor and citizens com.
| mittee.