The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-02
ARKANSAS Is CLOSED.
forfeit and Fitz Give Up Hope
0fFighting There.
LOUISIANA TALKED Or NOW.
Corbett Takes the Aggressive Against
FItZ - The Maher-O'Donnell
Fight Declared on.
OUlSiANA TALKED OF NOW.

Little Rock, Nov. There is now a
probability that the big fight Will come
of TIE time viii be within week. and
the location somew here in the state OF
Louisiana. the exact place 70 ~ deter
mined This much was decided late this
afternoon. after the trial OF Corbeit and
Fitzsinmons had been adjourned Brady
was cross and out Of temper with all the
trouble ana delay ne had been through
His interview with the governor upset
him still more. and an announcement that
Dan Stuart had left Hot Springs for Lit
tie Rock with a proposition 10 have the
fight come Oft at FL Paso for a purse Of
80 900 reused his ire TO a greater pitch.
Il will not go to FL Paso." exclaimed
Brady holly. for Sc, a00 or any other
amount. If / go down there l viii have
the same trouble with the courts as /
have been having here. and I viii be bull
lieu and badgered in this way no longer.
The governor informed me that he Will
drop the proceedings If We viii not fight
in Arkansas. and now 1 make this prop
osition. and IL is my ultlmatum. IL il is
not accepted within twenty-four hours
after the dismissal of the warrant by the
governor the whole thing is off and the
championship goes North with Corbett
We will listen TO no more propositions and
make no more concessions. IL is this or
nothing. / Will accept one man for referee
from the list prepared by Julian. and Sc
lect the battle-ground. II he is not willing
that / should select the fighting ground,
will let him select one newspaperman. |
will select second. the two to choose a
third and let them pick out the place for
the fight We will fight him for $1,000 a
side. and for nothing less than that. Cor
bett VIII not fight him for nothing. ] have
my money right here" and he showed Ii
as he spoke, and that is what talks.
Now what more can / do2 We have
agreed TO allow him his own man for
referee: will even fight on his own ground.
ii ne knows OF place, or let a jury OF
newspaper men make il for him. Now let
him keep quiet OF fight. Corbett and
will fool with this thing no longer. I have
the thing in my own hands now. and no
clubs will have anything TO say about it
Brady's proposition 10 fight was sub
mitted 10 Manager Julian by a committee
Of newspaper men who had been author
lied by Manager Brady. The Austria
lian's manager was asked fatty If Fitz-
simmons would fight, all legal complica-
ton being removed. He attempted to
defer his answer, but. being pressed
hard, finally said he would accept the
conditions. He was asked If he could
put up his $4,000 tonight, and replied that
ne could not get it before tomorrow. He
was emphatic in his statement that he
would have it then and be ready for the
battle
A messenger from Gov Clarke arrived
soon afterward, making the same offer
the executive committee had made TO
Brady. and Julian expressed himself as
satisfied with the situation. He was
shown a dispatch telling of the proposi-
ton TO bring the fight off at FL Paso,
Tex. but. like Brady. declared that he
would not fight in Texas. nor before any
club with which Stuart is connected, I'M
loss forfeit of II 80 is paid.
Gov. Clarke. through his attorneys and
the attorney general executed another
flank movement today. An application
was filed in the Pulaski county chancery
court for 4 temporary order restraining
Corbett, Fitzsimmons, the Hot Springs
Athletic Club, Brady, Julian. Vendig ana
others from engaging, aiding or abetting,