The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-22
bob FITZGMNONS' FLUNE.
The PugiliStS Backer Refuses to Sign
the Altered Agreement.
CONTEST FORMALLY DECLARED OFF
An Arrangement May be Made for Bout
Between Maher and Corbett-The Cham
pion Declares That he will Assault
Fitzsimmons on Sight.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 22.-Unless
Robert Fitzsimmons recants and, through
his manager, Martin Julian, accepts the
extraordinary condition which confronts
the fight situation here, there will be no
contest between Corbett and Fitzsimmons
unless it be an impromptu one, shorn of
purse offerings, ring rules, referee and
seconds, for Corbett says that unless Fitz-
simmons acts the man and accommodates
himself to circumstances che will send
him to a hospital" the first time he meets
him, and that he will go quite way out of
his scheduled theatrical route to meet the
Cornish man.
Yesterday there was a conference be
tween Dan Stuart, Joe Vendig and the
fighters the latter by proxies, Brady rep
resenting Corbett, and Fitzsimmons' rep
resentative being his brother-n-law, Mar
tin Julian. Mr. Stuart wanted a post
ponement until Nov. 10. He argued that
even if the court of final resort sustained
the decision of the chancellor it would
take that long to restore confidence and
get the crowd to Hot Springs Brady, for
Corbett, was willing, but Julian was not.
The proposition was then made to have
the men fight in private for the main
stake, $4,000 a side. Here Stuart inter
jected an offer of an added $4,000 Brady
was again willing, but Julian demurred.
He opined that the club if it pulled the
fight off on Oct 81, would have to make
good its full promise of 81, 900.
In all equity, in the face of the entan-
clements which have beset the path of
Dan Stuart and Joe Vendig, this cannot
be done. Where, month ago, hundreds
of excursion parties were being organized
for the trip to the fight, there are none to-
day. Stuart asked for time and Corbett
granted it, but Fitzsimmons has exacted
his full pound of flesh As matters stand
at this moment, to use the words of How
ard B. Hackett, the highest pugilistic au-
thority in America, Corbett wants to
fight, but FitzSimmons does not.
Finally, in "A moment of disgust the
Florida Athletic club declared the contest
between James J. Corbett and Robert
Fitzsimmons off, The programme now is
to substitute Peter Maher for Fitzsim-
mons in "A contest with Corbett, and an
other man to be found will be depended
on to entertain Steve O'Donnell
President Dan A Stuart last night gave
the following statement to representa-
tive of the Associated Press: "At the out
Set began Mr.. Stuart cit must be CON
ceded that l was right. The fact that l
was right is demonstrated when it is
recollected that it took an extraordinary
session of the legislature of the state of
Texas to make me wrong. This, after the
highest criminal tribunal of the state had
adjudged me right.
81 seek other coigns One is afforded
me here in the state of Arkansas Every
inducement is made me to bring off the
contest here. l am told that there is moth
ing illegal in what is projected. Were l
other than sound in my belief that Chan
cellor Leatherman would be sustained by
the supreme court l would never have
made the offer to defer the contest and per-
sonally obligate myself to see that the full
81 600 would be paid over to the winner of
the contest.
81 did know, however, that there was a
great deal of doubt as to my ability to re-
instill confidence into the fight going pub
lie by the time originally agreed upon. 1
asked for a postponement of eleven days.
Mr.. Corbett was willing. Mr. Fitzsim-
mons was not. To my offer to add purse
of $4,000 on the heels of Fitzsimmons'
proposition to meet Corbett in private
on Oct. 81 Mr.. Julian, acting for Fitz-
simmons, demurred. He would have the
contest take place on Oct. 81 or not at all.
1 contended that if it was worth Fitzsim-
mons while to fight on Oct. 81 it were
better to wait eleven days and win $4,000
more.
my offer is now permanently with
drawn. l am unwilling to believe that
any fair proposition will meet the ap-
proval of Fitzsimmons. have no partic-
ular liking for the present champion, yet
/ must accord him that which is his due
He saw the plight in which the Florida
Athletic club was placed and appeared
willing to accommodate himself to cir
cumstances. Mr.. Fitzsimmons may or
may not be able to comprehend the situa-
tion, and his personal actions l would not
attempt to criticize"
In the supreme court at Little Rock,
yesterday Attorney General Trustworthy
presented a petition for an order re-
straining the proposed fight from taking
place pending a hearing of the case on its
merits Attorney Martin asked for further
time, and the hearing of this motion was
thereupOn adjourned until today Should
the restraining order be granted the case
will probably not come up for a hearing
on its merits until some time next spring,
relieving the governor of further RESPONSE
billty. In the event that the order be re-
fused Governor Clarke intimates that he
might convene the legislature to pass a
felony act.
1t is given out that Julian win have
FitzsimmOns in Dallas on the 31st, where
the contract stipulates the fight shall oc-
cur, and claim the forfeit of 81 800.
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