The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
THE DRuIsERs' DRUNKEN BRAwL.
Corbett says He Was Only JoIIying
FitzsimmOns-His Account OF It.

AOEDeNN says was NMAg 10AA AME
FitEaimmOns-HisA Account OF II.
Philadelphia, Aug. n.-An the sports
that the general abolition Of prize fight
ing 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. Fitz
left Philadelphia early this morning for
New York. but the Californian spent the
day here and left for Scranton, Pa, this
evening. Corbett was scent to-day
ana asked for his version Of last nights
row. His account Of the affair would
make IT seem that he intended merely to
be playful and that Fitzsimmons resented
this playfulness, when II took the form Of
being called a cur and having his nose
pulled. The account OF the affair can be
best given in Corbett's own words.
THE whole trouble started about two
weeks ago in New York when l refused 60
ride bicycle race with FiJzsimmons for
the benefit of the ice fund.- began the
champion. when am going to Tight with
a man 1 want to be aggressive. want to
be on the outs with him. See? had public
ly stated that l intended TO pull Fnzsim-
AlADu > AQSt the next AAAAAG A4ltL AAtAAAf WaN
l want to say that did not know that he
was in Green's hotel when l went in there
last night The first 1 knew that he was
there was when 1 turned around and saw
him standing at the register. Then l says
to him: You big monkey what do you
want at that register? You know you can't
write. Then I said TO him: You've been
talking about me again, haven't your
He said No; l haven't but what If
hadg
Then said to him: You said sneak
ed out of riding a bicycle race with you in
New York, and you are going around say
ing I'm going to try TO sneak out of a
fight
'All this time was only sort of in fun
and just stringing him. but FitzsimmOns
began to get mad. Then / reached out
and pulled his nose for a kind Of q joke.
Then he made motion as If to lead for
me. did not think he would but it's al
ways best to be on the safe side, so ]
closed in on him and We clinched. Thea
my friends grabbed me and my brother
Joe grabbed h1tzsimmons. Fitzsimmone
got jaffy when he found Joe could hola
him, but the kid was tickled to death
when he found he could hold the big fel-
low, and told him he thought he could
lick him himself, and punched him in the
mouth. l could not get at him, so I leaned
over and spat in his face and said to him
GU re cur the world over, and
would not have that scared look on your
face for a thousand dollars He wiped
off the spit. saying as he did so. That's
nice thing for a man to do; you're g
| gentleman, you are I"
Here Corbett said to the reporter: Now
that was a nice thing for him to say
wasn't tt2 II he'd have been man ht
would have punched me. You woult
have punched any man that spat in youi
| face, wouldn't you?"
Then continuing. Corbett said: "Fiti
broke away and picked up a bottle anC
| threw it at Joe. but missed him and hi
| Brady. Joe picked up a decanter. bu
they would not let him throw it, and theI
were separated. Fitz went out and / stay
| ed around the hotel 1 want It distinctly
understood that / was not drunk las
| night