The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
FIGHT DECLARED OFF.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons Will Not Pound
Each Other-Peopie May Now Return
to Work.

Hot Springs, Ark. October s1.-The
Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight has been
doc,arad off by the Florida Athletic
Club Corbett and Brady were willing to
nostnone the mill to November II, but
Tuilan was not. The negotiations were
brief and not in the best of temper.
Each side charged the other with attempt
either to get the better end of the bar
cain or kill the fight altogether. In con-
clusion of the talk Martin Julian, Fitz-
simmons's manager, said: 81 did all
could to make satisfactory arrangements,
but the Corbett people would not listen
or reason. I offered to let Fitzsimmons
fight Corbett for the side bet, YET they
would NOT agree. They wanted the post
nonement TO November II, which was
mersly another way Of saying they did
not want to fight at all. !. Of course de-
clined to listen to their proposition.
Vendio and his crowd tried their best to
lob us. but we would not have it. -
Brady charges that Julian funked
and would not have agreed to anything
Except title to the whole state OF Ar
kansas, with Gov. CLARK s ONCE to sleep
in,' as be expressed 1t.
During a conference OF the interested
parties today, Julian displayed telegram
from a gentleman in New Orleans stating
that the party who was to put up the
stake money refused to do so il the con-
test was to be postponed. Jullan SAID
after the conference: - would not agree
to postponement for several reasons. one
being because it results in injury to keep
a man i'm training longer than originally
intended. We don't propose to be made
the convenience for anybody. Through
this whole matter I think Fltzsimmons
has shown the public his willingness to
fight. as he produced two side stakes on
$40, 900 and we agreed, contrary to our
own wishes, to name men whom we
thought most fit to referee; now instead
of waiuing for the day of the fight we
don't propose to be led into any trap. L
will have Fitzsimmons here on Octber 81.
will positively not listen to any limited
n,1mher of rounds Fitzsimmons will
get knocked out or somebody else will. ("
After the conferees had separated
there was a meeting between Florida
men and Brady at which it was decided
that Corbett, being willing, Peter Maher
should be put up against him in place OF
Fitzsimmons. 1t was argued that al
though Maher once having been defeated
by the Australian, yet he in fact is more
in Corbett's class than the latter, and
that the meeting would draw a big
crowd. Brady hurried to Spring Lake
and advised Corbett of the situation.
When he returned he said: "Corbett is
naturally disappointed, but he is willing
may be put against him whenever and
wherever represen tatives of the Florida
club and myself may agree. On The
heels of the suggestion that Maher should
be taken out of the match with O'Don-
nell, Vendig wired 'Parson" Davies IN
New York asking if Joe Choinsky would
be willing to take Makers place and &C
against o. Donnell; Within an hour ne
received from Davies this reply
"Choinsky will meet O'Donnell in
limited number of rounds or to finish
contest.
The Florida Athletic club is determined
toebring off these rmacthes in one place Oh
another. said Vendig tonight. II Gov.
Clarke makes it impossible for us to get
through here we have propositions from
three other places at each of which non
interference is guaranteed. Vendig would
not name these places. Brady said
"Unless Fitzsimmons has his SlO,OOl
stake money up by noon tomorrow, ane
the Florida club is still willing to hans
up it's S41 ZOO purse, we will regard tht
contest, as far as that club is concerned
as irrevocably off. Ii Fitzsimmons i
anxious to fight before the 18th we vii
by fighting him Thursday or any day
thereafter inside of week for the gats
receipts"
After the fight was declared off, Brady
announced that Corbett was prepared tt
fight any man in the world Novembel
ii, Fitzsimmons preferred, the man to b
named e.within 24g hours. Vendig an
nounced that he would match Pete
Maher against Corbett for $1,000. Tit
outcome of the muddle cannot be fore
told, but it looks as though there would
be fight of some kind on November IL