The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-22

ring. Now that he is compelled to
einer night or crawl, he chooses 10 crawl
eaer7ies that he is on the level and sincere
IN his actions. he trumps up that he can
now go through this country on the stand
and they would not give me fair play or
rone other wild-goose story. III he fails
IN this he will 90 back to Australia or TO
eager he Is to battle with Corbett. Con-
tfest his present actions with those OF Cor
when you could pot ind one man in a thou
sand who would say that the Californian
bad chance. Did Corbett dictate? Never.
to set Chance to ht sea ana e was
Great record. Great record. rs a fictitious
one. He never fought a first-class heavy
low dog. a cur OF the worst description.
he ~ afraid TO come TO this city,. IL he Is
anxious & to fight. let him come here and
jim will give him all the fight he wants
The Hot Springs hotel owners. the hold
ers Of street railway stock, the merchants
street are excoriating Robert Fftzsimnons
for his refusal to comply with Corbett's
night Of riding Martin Julian. Fitzsimmonss
manager. out Of town on a rail- The popu-
lace lace, Y up IN arms and ;. Julian IS clinging
The impression prevails in some quarters
tonight that Fitzsirmons may per-
sona1ly repudiate Julians actions and
Maher take f'itzsin,mons's corner
against Corbett and to replace Aaher with
be losing weight. Aside from this the club
declares its hands washed OF the whole
matter. There Is some talk OF saving
getting Dan Mcleod and Ernest Roeber
together IN a mixed style wrestling
the the Msher-o.DonneII s Z s 'I and j R%yan-smith %
There was a meeting OF citizens tonight.
said about Governor Clarke and pugilist
Fitzsimmons- No resolutions were passed
President stunrt's Statement.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark Oct. 2l.-President
Stuart tonight gave out the following
statement:
.Ar the outset IL must be conceded that
was right 1 90 not think there II any
question as to tnat proposition wnen IL Is
taken into consideration tnat 1 have maiI-
lainsd from the start tnat 4 was right
Inc ract that 4 was right Is demonstrated
when II Is recalled that 1t took an extraoi-
o4aary session or the Legislature OF the
state OF texas 70 make me wrong. This,
after the hignest criminal tribunal of the
state had aajudged me right / am then
confronted with special legislation which
outlaws and makes null and void that
which 1 had engaged IN under the strict
letter or the law. 1 seek other points. one
II Afforded me here in the State of Ar
kansas. Every inducement is made me 10
bring or the contest here. / did not know
where the 81 coo were coming from, but
did know that, as in Texas. there was no
law prohibiting the contemplated battle
Assn M nalns 10 an
man. told that there Is nothing l.
legal In what is projected. Were / other
than sound In my belief that the Chancellor
would be sustained by the supreme Court
I would never have made the offer 10 de-
fer the contest and personally obligate my
self 10 see that the full $1,000 would be
paid over TO the winner of the contest I
did know, however, that there great
deal of doubt as 10 my ability to reinstill
confidence into the hght-soing public by
the time originally agreed upon 1 asked
Tor postponement OF eleven days. Mr..
corbett was willing. Mr.: Fitzsimmons was
on the heels or FIfzsmmons's proposition
70 meet corbett In private on Oct. 81 Mr..
He would have the contest take place on
Oct. 81 or not at all. | am not a self
opinfonated man. bud contended that If IL
we're worth Mr.. Fitzsimmons's while to
night on Oct. 81 for the possible chance OF
winning $1,000. ii were infinitely better that
he wait eleven days and swell his possible
winnings 10 $1,000. In all equity and fair
ness and in view OF the fact that I was
entitled to some concessions, even though
At q personal loss. / thought that Messrs
defer the meeting for the period stated.
To-day / stand ready to make good any
proposition | have ever made. Originally
Florida Athletic Club named after the first
day or July. With this latitude, which
compass. Why. then submit pS,st DO they e not not
agree on postponement of eleven short
*Yes. my offer is now permanentlv with
drawn. am unwilling to believe that any
1aIr proposition viii meet the approval of
fitzsimmons. ! have no particular liking
Tor the present CHAMPION ret i must accord
fiir that which Is his due He saw the
plight In which the Florida Athletic Club
was placed, and appeared willing TO accom-
simmons may or may not be able to com
prehend the situation. and his personal ac-
s ror wonla s n1s @ h.tempt 70 Srticlze Gas AS
aud Corbett were In collusion In tangling I'D
the contest, that Is sens eless as It is un-
know saw Corbett to-day I have not
neen watching the training Of the califor-
WORK to-day. This is verified by uncOntrO-
xertet fact that Corbett looks better to-day
than he ever looked in his life: that he has
worked himself down to a state of physical
Illness ne never before enjo--ed In any con-
test. know that he Is ready to carry out
the terms of his contra I with me. That is
al tnat !. or. for that. matter, the world can
expect. Sever~was there a more vacuous
md insane story started afioat from any
cuarter coilusion' Taere Is oulv one way
the level. Would the Florida Athletic Club
have gone 20 the expense IL has in order
- the eleventh hour. 10 enter compact
f.
I dismiss the whole subject with the we'll
E1own and nEch-used American vulgarisIn
Rats"
Martin Julfnn'x s.Sny.-
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Oct IL
Martin Julian Fitzs:mmons's manager.
says: The Florida Athletic Club
declares the iigh, of because re-
f'tsel 70 agree 10 postponement in
sisted on the fight taking place On the orisi-
nd date set because Fiszsimmons has been
raining for thai. Accordingly. I offered to-
day TO let Fifzsmmous fight Corbett In pri-
<1te. on the original date. for the side bet
Of 10000. which Brady refusei TO agree to-
There = no doubt III my mind that Corbett
does not want TO arht AMI especially does
net want to meet F'.fzsimnons in a ring
(or9esf and Brady have been attempting to
ticker with the details every time chance
has presented itself The.attempt to name
rcferee months In advance was In line with
al the other .Inonkeying' that has been car
red O. by The alleged champion AID his as
tnte ma naxer- intend to make Corbett
f8hf Fttzsimmors. He cannot keep his
cheapIy won glory bs four-hushing around
the country. IL Bfady.s man does not meet