The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-22
BLAME FITzSIMMONS
Failure of the Fight Was All
His Fault.
Details Of Yesterdays Confer
ence OF Prize Fighters.
CORBETT is ANGRY
Declares He "Will Send Fitz to
the Hospital"
Will Go Out of His Way to
Punish Him.

nSOOPhS Vic COA0AS1OAo
which confront the situation, there
will be no contest between Corbett and
Fitzslmmons, unless it be an i'm
promptu one, shorn of purse offerings,
OF ring rules, of referee and seconds,
for Corbett avows that unless Fitz-
simmons acts the man and accommo-
dates himself to circumstances, he
will ''send him to hospital the first
time he meets him, and that he will
go quite way out of his scheduled
theatrical route to meet the attenu-
ated New Zealaneer.
Yesterday there was a conference
between Dan A. Stuart, Joe Vendig
and the fighters, the latter by proX-
les, Brady representing Corbett, Fitz-
simmons alter ego being his brother
in-law, Julian. To-day the ruling of
Chancellor Leatherman is to be taken
before the su rene court by the at
torney general, and the tribunal of
last appeal may consume several days
in handing down d final hearing. In
view of this fact and anticipating a
favorable decision, Dan Stuart called
the parties in interest together and
tied the conditions Mr.. Stuart
wanted a postpOnement until Novem-
Der II. He argued that 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.
Julian was not. Despite the fact that
Corbett went into training a week be-
fore his prospective opponent, Julian
contended that his man was too"fne,
and that to train for several days
after the original time would initiate
iTc "a condition IF
The proposition was then made to
have the men fight in private for the
main stake, $4,000 a, side. Here Stu
art interjected an offer OF an added
$40, 900. Brady was again wiling, but
Julian demurred. He opined that the
club, if it pulled the fight off on the
3Ist of October, would have to make
good its full promise of Sill, 900.
In all equity, in the face of the en-
tanglements which have beset the
path of Dan Stuart and Nendig. this
cannot be done. Where a month ago
hundreds of excursion parties were
being organized for the trip to the
fight, there is none to-day. Stuart
asked for time. Corbett granted it.
Fitzsimmons has exacled his full
pound of flesh. AS matters stand at
this moment. to use the words of
Howard B. Haclzett, the highest pugil-
wants to fight; Fitzsimmcns does not.
The fight is divided between Little
Rock, Hot Springs and Corpus Christi.
The legal part is before the supreme
court at Little Rock, while the pugll-
istic part is represented by Corbett in
Hot Springs and Eitzsimmons in Cor
pus Christi.
The Florida Athletic Club at -
o'clock, declared the contest between
off.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' mana
ger, refused to agree to the postpone
ment of the date, as desired by the
club. He said Fitzsimmons had
trained to fight October 81, and was
unwilling to train two weeks longer.
Moreover, Fitzsinmons hal contract
ed to fight Corbett to finish, and he
was unwilling to change the program
to boxing match for points. Il is
given Out that Julian will have Fitz-
simmons in Dallas on the 5lst, where
his contract STIMULATES the fight shall
occur and claim the forfeit of 81, 500
| This is the latest status of the ca Sc.
Any amount of disgust and disappoint-
ment is visible on all sides over the
turn affairs have taken. The program
now is to su bstitute Peter Maher for
Fitzsimmons in contest with Corbett
: announcer TO D0 1OuuQ, Will D0
depended on to entertain Steve O'Don-
nell.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' man
ager, says: 1.-The Florida Athletic
club declares the fight off because
refused to agree to a postponement. l
insisted upon the fight taking place on
the original date set, because Fitzslm-
mons has been training for that. Ac-
cordingly, offered to let Fitzsimmons
fight Corbett in private on the original
date for the side bet of $40, 800. which
| Brady refused to agree to- There is
no doubt in my mind Corbett does not
want to fight, and especially does not
want to meet Fitzsimmons in a ring.
/ Corbett and Brady have been attempt
/ ing to tinker with the details every
time a chance has presented itself.
The attempt to name a referee in ad-
vance was of piece with all the other
monkeying that has been carried on
by the alleged champion and his
asture manager.
/ 4 intend TO make Corbett fight Fitz-
simmons. He cannot keep his cheaply
won glory by fouraushing around the
country. If Brady's man does not
meet my man. FitzsimmOns will claim
the heavyweight championship Of
/ America as well as the middleweight
championship of the world.