The morning times., 1895-08-12

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 11-An the sports
that the general abolition of prize fighting
and horse racing have left in Philadelphia
collected at Green's Hotel to-day and
eagerl. sought Tor details Of the little scrap
last night between Cerbett and Fitz-
simmons
Fitzsimmons left Philadelphia early this
morning for New York. but the big Cal
ifornian spent the day here aud left for
Scranton, Pa, tfris evening
When Corbett was seen to-day and asked
for his version of last nights row, his
account of the affair would make it seem
that ne intended merely to be playful, and
that Fitzsimmons resented this playful
ness, when it took the form Of being called
cur and having his nose pulled. The
account Of the affair can be best given
in COrbetts own words
The whole trouble started about two
weeks ago in New York when 1 refused
to ride in a bicycle race with FitzsEmmons
for the benefit of the ice fund" began
the champion.
DIDN'T KNO w FITZ WAS THERE.
When am going TO fight with ma q
l wants TO be aggressive. i wants to be
on the outs with him, see? 1 had publicly
stated that l Intended to pun FitZsimmons'
nose, the next time met him, but wants
TO say that / didn't know that he was q
Green's Hotel when 1 Went IN there last
night.
The first ! knew that he was there
was when 1 turned around and saw him
standing at the register Then / SAYS
to him: You big monkey, what do you
want at that register? You know you
eau write
Then I said to him: You've been
talking about me again, haven't your
He said: No, 1 haven't; but what if I
had?'
Then I said to him: You said / sneaked
| out of riding a bicycle race with you IN
New York and now you are going around
saying I'm going to try TO sneak out of a
| fight
JUST STRINGING HIM.
IAN this time 1 was only sort of in
and just stringiag him, but Fitz be-
gan 10 get med. Then 1 reached out aud
pulled his noS- for kind OF joke Then
he made motion as II to lead for ne
/ did not think he would, but its always
best to be on the safe side, so closed in
best to be no the safe side, SO closed in
| on him aud we cltnched- Then my friends
grabbed NE and my brother Joe grabbed
FitZ
.'FitZ got jaffy when he found Joe could
hold him, but the kid was tickled to death
| when he found he could hold the big feI-
| low and told him he thought be could lick
| him himself, and punched him in the mouth.
II couldn't get at him SO ! leaned over
! and spat IN his face aud said to him:
! You're cur the world over and wouldn't
! have that scared look on your face for a
| thou usand dollars
He wiped off the spit, saying as be
| did so: That's nice thing for man
! TO do: you're q gentleman, you are
HE WASN'T DRUNK ~.
| Here Corbett said to the reporter. Vow
| that was a nice thing for him to say, " asn't
| 1t? II he'd have been a man ne would
| have punchedme You would have punched
| any uan that spat in your face, woaldn I
| yoa?"
| Then, continuing, corbett said. "Fitz
\ broke away ard picked up a bottle and
| threw ii at Joe, but II missed him aud hit
Brady Joe picked up a decanter, but
| they wouldn't let him throw il and then we
| were separated. Fitz went out and I
| stayed around the hotel. 1 want it dis
tinctly understood that I was not drunk
| last night"