The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-23
SPLIT OF THE SLUGGERS.
THE CHANCES OF MEETING IN
THE RING VERY SLIM.

FifHsimmOns' Manager Suu Refuses
To Consent To Any of the Proposals
Made by the Club or COrbctt-Hc
Asserts, However. That He VIII
Have FItEsimmOns M Hot springs
on Oct. n, Ready 10 Fight-Corbctt
Credited With Rather Contrndic-
tory Announcements.
Hot Springs. Ark. Oct. 22.-There may
be two or three more fights pulled of in
this resort within the next two or three
weeks. provided that the decision OF the
supreme court is favorable. and that, as is
expected. the governor VIII not further
interfere; but there are less prospects OF
Corbett and Fltzsimmons meeting in the
ring than there were twenty-four hours
ago. CcTbett came to town from his
training quarters this evening for the ex-
press purpose OF meeting Martin Julian,
the representative of Fitzsimmons, and as
the result of a stormy interview Julian
rejected all the proposals made. Corbett
left the conference room with the an
ncuncement that he would 20 out of
training. President Dan Stuart of the
Florida club, who goes to Dallas IN the
morning. TO return on Sunday, said to-
night that the club still has under consid-
GRAFTON the matching of Corbett with an
other man and the pulling off of the
two remaining fights.
Julian also leaves in the morning for
Corpus Christi. His final announcement
in the embroglio Is this: Il will have
Fttzsimmons here on the 3lst and ready
to fight as provided by the articles Of
agreement. II the Florida club Is no
longer connected with the affair and
there is no purse in sight, then we win
be willing to fight In private in a place
to be selected by "A Chicago man now
here for the side bet OF $4,000 each. If
Corbett viii not consent to this then we
VIII demand the forfeit of $3.50 and as
the people tdentih>d with the FlOrica
club are supposed to be all honorable
men, we assume they Will pay 1t over
promptly.
Corbett's hurried visit to town was pre-
cipitated by the information conveyed TO
his training quarters at Springlake this
afternoon by Manager Brady that Julian
proposed to go away in the morning,
leaving Corbett without any idea where
ne was at.
The champion was engaged in boxing
bout with Prof. John Donaldson, having
earlier In the day badly hattened Steve
O'Donnells nose by chance blow. putting
that worthy hors du combat for the time
being.
on arriving at the Arlington hotel Cor
bett sent word to Julian that ne desired
to see him at once, and in about ten min
utes Julian appeared in the manager 8
office, which was placed at the disposal
of the party, which comprised Corbett
Julian. Brady Dan Stuart, Vendig and
| representatives of the press, Corbett in
sisting that the latter be admitted.
Corbett and Ju'ian faced each other
about three feet art. and for several mo-
ments neither said a word. Corbett was
the first to break the silence.
Then followed a war Of words in which
Corbett offered to fight Fitzsimmons for
nothing on Oct 81
Hot Springs Ark, oct. %, a. m.-Cor-
bett wound up by denouncing FitzsimmOns
as cur and the biggest coward on rec
ord.
At 10 O'Clock the situation took a de-
cidedly new turn. After the meeting with
Corbett Julian was in consultation for a
considerable time with a mysterious in
dtvidual who has been around the Ar
lington hotel for several days and is now
understood to be a representative of Eek
hart and the New Orleans people, whose
dispatches to Julian have conveyed the inn
preston that they represented the parties
who were to put up Fitzsimmons side
stake of 10000 At 10 o'clock Julian and
this individual, who Is understood 10 be
a rich Chicago saloon keeper named Jack
Dalton, entered the hotel office and called
Tor a carriage to take them to Springlake.
Julian was non-communicative concern
ing his mission, but from side remarks
the impression was conveyed that
purse of $4,000 would be hung up in
the name OF lne GlLlZeuS cOmmitIee.
or Hot Springs for the men to meet on
the 3lst. Not memer of the citizens
committee could be found tonight who
knew anything about the proposed purse
and II is therefore assumed that those be-
hind FitzsimmOns have decided that, in
asmuch as the Florida club has called
the mill off for Thursday Of next week,
they are ready to take the matter abso-
lutey out Of the hands Of the club and
put up an Independent purse.
Julian and Dalton returned at 1850
They a1
refused to recognize Dalton as having
authority to make any proposition ana
charged him with being an enlissary from
the Fitzsimmons camp, which he denied.
Brady then stated that IL the proposition
was made through Mayor Waters, or any
responsible Hot Springs citizen il would
be considered. The party then left with
the understanding that Brady would
come TO town in the morning and confer
with the mayor and citizens committee.
Joe Vendig received this morning
dispatch from j. J. Quinn OF Pittsburg,
Maher's hacker and manager, saying that
he was prepared to bet 5000 that Maher
could whip Corbett with any sized gloves.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct 22.-The SUI
preme court took up the Corbett habeas
corpus case at 10 O'Clock this morning,
and the attorneys for COrbett presented
their side of the case. Judge HOllingWay
is assisting Attorney General Kinsworthy.
The governor prevailed on the supreme
court to change the time for hearing the
case from Wednesday morning TO this
morning. He also objected to mol pros
being entered IN the case, as ne wants the
supreme court to say whether or not
the fight law now on the statute books If
valid and sufficiently strong 10 enable
the governor to prevent prize-hghting IN
this state A decision viii be rendered, II
is thought, by Saturday.
Little Rock, Ark, oct 22.-Notwith-
standing the favorable news to the anti
prize fighting element of the state. Gov
Clarke is ready for another movement
in case the supreme court tomorrow
renders a decision averse to his side of the
prize fight question.
"WiIl you call a special session Of the
legfslature?" he was asked.
II am not quite ready to say. If 1 find
that have not only the prize fighters to
fight but the contingent, including the
courts Of the state, 1 shall certainly con-
vene the legislature as a last resort But
I still believe there is law enough In the
state to take care of the states welfare
and the extraordinary session will be
called only In an extraordinary emergen-
cy."
Every preparation has been made and
the legislature will be convened within
short time II necessary. Queries were
sent to the state senators asking their
position on the prize fight law over a
week ago, and up TO to-day a majority
have responded, thirteen Of whom say