The evening times., 1895-09-17
is jim TRYING TO FLUNK?
Suspicion That he Is Not Spelling
for a Go With Fitz
kaleidoscope Matter Looked Upon as
SubterfuRe 10 Get Bob to Buck
Out of the Fight.
Especial to The Times)

CnlCagO, sept. ll.-Iue Iepoit SPcoo
around this city yesterday that Don Stuart
had Informed friends here that it was true
that the kiDetoscope privilege for the
Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight had been
sold to w. A. Brady, has created no end OF
surprise among the better Judges of sport
ing affairs
All OF the leading sporting men here
say that il Stuart had given this matter
the proper thought he certainly would not
have made any such bargain with Brady, for
he could not but have foreseen that it was
bound TO make trouble that would in all
probability end in breaking up the fight.
While it is conceded that Stuart had a
perfect right to dispose of this privilege. 1t
is held that he has shown extremely bad
Judgment In turning 1t over to the Corbett
party. 1t is pretty generally agreed that
Brady and Corbett are about the most
graspiDg team that the prize ring has had
to deal with in many a year.
But in Fitzsimmons. 1t is believed, they
have picked up a pretty shrewd one. Fitz
is something Of a lover of money himself,
but lie likes to have it to spend. He is
not a good saver. FitzsimmOns in this con-
troyersy has the best end of it. for, II he
says II won't fight what are Stuart,
Brady, Corbett, et-al, goiBg to do about 1t.
In fact, it is the general opinion that Fitz-
simmons is entitled to a share in the
kinetoscope deal. He could go before
this machine with any good boxer for
limited number OF rounds and get $1,000
or $4,000 for his performance. At least,
no conlh hnra dOpa en- awhile hacE for In
is said the kinetoscope company made him
such an offer.
1t is not, therefore. any wonder that
he is kicking about Corbett and Brady
taking the proceeds of this deal, when he
is to be as much part of the performance
as Corbett, and he has been advised by
friends here to hold fast to the position
he has taken, and II Corbett and Brady
refuse to share reasonably with him, to
refuse to enter the ring.
This would certainly put Stuart and
the Florida Athletic Club into hole
that they would find it hard to get out OF.
for they have already spent thousands
and thousands OF dollars getting ready
for the fight, and every dollar OF this money
would be Il dead loss.
There Is also another interesting featEsS
to this squabble. 1t can be heard on all
sides that this is q scheme OF Brady and
Corbett to have the fight called off.
Brady's recent admission that Corbett's
knee was in bad shape. and Corbetts ap-
parent Indifference to training, and his
movements generally. have led close OBJ
servers OF fighting men and matters to the
conclusion that he is not spelling for this
fight.
Jack Bolan is matched to fight Kid
McGraw TO finish at Cincinnati.
Billy Woods has begun training for his
meeting with George Godfrey.
Frank P. Slavin is out with challenge
to fight Peter Maher. Peter says he viii
give him n 20 after he has settled with
Steve O'Donnell at Texas.
The breaking up of the Barry Madden
mill by the Jersey City police last night
was very likely a lucky thing for Madden.
Jack DAILY has been waiting around town
for several days to hear from Jack Han
ley but as the latter does not seem to be
kankering after go with him, DAILY Will
probably turn his attention to some other
Jimmie Dime, the New York light
weight has written friend of his here
that he would like very much to get on a
match with some of the men of his class
hereabouts. Dime is recognized as a
very clever man.
Kid Mccoy is in Baltimore looking after
a go with Abe Ulman, it is said. II this
is true is seems that the Kid isn't look
ing for very hard gaae, after all.