The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-12
ONLY PULLED HIS NOSE.
Indignant Because the Aus.
traIian Resented the
Insult.
spAT IN F1Tzs1MMoNs' FACE:
The Champion Brags Long and Loud
Over This Disgusting Achieve
ment.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. n.-Al
the sports tA.; the general abolition OF
prize-fghting and horse-racing have left in
Philadelphia collected at Green's Hotel to-
day and eagerly sought for details of the
little "scrap" last night between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons left Phil
adelphia early this morning for New York,
but the big boy spent the day here and lett
for Scranton, Pa, this afternoon.
When Corbett was seen to-day and asked
for his version of last nights row, his &C
count of the affair would make it seem that
he intended merely to be playful, and that
Fitzsimmons resented this playfulnesS
when it took the form of being called cur
and having his nose pulled. The account
of the affair can best be given in Corbett's
own words:
"The whole trouble started about two
weeks ago in New York, when l refused to
ride bike race with Fitz for the benefit OF
the ice fund.-" began the champion.
"When | am going to fight with a man
want to be aggressive. l want to be on the
outs with him, see. 1 had publicly stated
that intended to pull Fitzsimmons' nose
the next time l met him, but want to say
that / did not know he was in Green's no.
tel when went in there last night. The
first knew that he was there was when
turned around and saw him standing at
the register. Then / said to him: You
big monkey, what do you want at that
register? You know you can't write
Then | said: You've been talking about
me again. haven't your He said: No,
haven't. But what if 1 had q Then said
to him: 'Yon said 1 sneaked out of riding
bicycle race with you in New York, and
now you are going around saying I'm 60
ing to try to sneak out of fight
"All this time / was only in sort of fun
and just stringing him, but Fitz began to
get mad. Then | reached out and pulled
his nose for kind OF joke. Then he
made a motion as if to lead for me. did
not think he would, but 1t is always best to
be on the safe side, so 1 closed on him and
we clinched. Then my friends grabbed me
and my brother Joe grabbed F1tz. Fitz got
iaffy when he found Joe could hold him,
but the kid was tickled to death when he
found he could hold the big fellow, and
told him he thought he could lick him
himself. and punched him in the mouth.
l could not get at him, SO / leaned over
and spat in his face and said to him,
You're cur the world over, and /
wouldn't have that scared look on your
face for thousand dollars He wiped off
the spit. saying as he did SO, That's nice
thing for a man to do. You're gentle
man, you are
Here Corbett said to the reporter, "Now
that was nice thing for him to say,
wasn't itP If he'd have been a man he
would have punched me. You would have
punched any man that spit in your face,
wouldn't your" Then, be continued,
"Fitz broke away and picked UP bottle
and threw it at Joe, but it missed him and
hit Brady. Joe picked up decanter, but
they would not let him throw it, and then
we were separated. Fitz went out and
stayed around the hotel. want it dis
tinctly understood that I was not drunk
last night. y