Evening star., 1895-11-01
CORBETT AT LITTLE ROCK.
Says He Doesn't Want Any of Fftz-
simmons ssFunny Work."


simmons "Funny Work"
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. LIN COM
pany with his manager, Brady. and his
trainers, Mcvey, Delaney and Donaldson,
Corbett arrived at Little Rock at 10 o'clock
this morning The champion left his room
in the hotel at Hot Springs, and after
breakfasting with Brady, started for the
train. At the station he was followed by
crowd of men anxious to see him. While
waiting for the train Corbett talked freely
about the fight.
"Of course he said. II don't know what
the outcome of these legal proceedings
will be. but want the thing settled one
way the other pretty soon."
When asked to the possibility or any
trouble between Fitzsimmons and himself
at Little Rock, Corbett said:
well, something of that kind may hap
pen, but If It does, Fitzsimmons will have
to say right now, that if that fellow does
begin any funny work he is going to get
licked, and get licked good and hard"
At the depot here crowd Of l ,UD per-
as he stepped from the train in a long
overcoat, with his crimson sweater show
ing up, the pallor of his cheeks, induced
by his training, he could scarcely move Tor
the crowds. He finally managed to plough
his way through to a carriage, which was
il waiting, and was whirled away to the
Capitol Hotel, where he retired at once to
his room to await the proceedings in the
afternoon.
No matter what the result of the legal
proceedings may be this afternoon, the
chances are now 100 to that there will be
no fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons
today to the correspondent of the Associated
Press which virtually disposes of the mat
ter. He said positively and in good, terse
English, which admitted of no misunder-
standing or msconstruction:
There will be no fight in Arkansas. l am
done with the Florida Athletic Club, and
have no Use for the citizens of Hot Springs.
l tell you that there will be no fight in Ar
kansas"
He said. regarding the possibility of
trouble between himself and Corbett, If they
met: 4 won't start any trouble, but there
will be no Philadelphia business over again.
Wales Will Not Challenge.
LONDON, November lit is learned by
the Associated Press that there is no truth
in the report that the Prince of Wales Was
contemplating building a challenger for
the Americas cup.
Jack Dempsey Dead.
PORTLAND, Greg, November Jack
Dempsey, the well-known pugilist, died at
his residence in this city this morning of
consumption.
Sporting Mentfon.
The duck shooting season begins in Mary
land today.
The members of Carroll Institute cele-
brated All Halloween by giving a smoker
last night. il
At New York base ball headquarters it
is rumored that thai club wants Dele
hanty in exchange for Doyle, but as yet
the deal hangs fire. There are one two
| other Philadelphia players who are wanted
Ivy the New York club. 80
Foot RAIL followers aye greatly interested
| in the game between the Orange and Chi
cago A. c. teams to be played on election
day. The Chicago team is one of the
strongest that ever represented an athletic
club and the Orange eleven is champion
of the American Foot Ball Union.
The visit Of the Yale elevsnsro West
Point will be mada an elaborate occasion
hy Uncle Sans cadets. The Yale team
will leave New Haven this evening, and
| will spend the night at the Murray Hill
Hotel, New York. Tomorrow noon the
team will go to West Point.
The western turf congress has elected
Milton Young of Kentucky its president
by a unanimous vote. He is one of the
largest breeders of thoroughbred horses in
the world owning two large blue grass
farms and leasing several others.
A. ]. Gacb Joyner has signed to train
| for David Gideon for the coming year.