The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-29
FITz IS NOW FULL OF FIGHT.
urIAN BRANDS CORBETT As A CUR
AND A COWARD.

s,,s Hell Be on Hand at Hot Springs
Ready for the Encounter on Thurs
5,v-GOv. Clarke VIII Have Him
.rreesed the Moment He Enters the
state-The Railroad and Telegraph
companies Going Ahead With
their Preparations for the Fight.
rt--Ie Rock, Ark, Oct. 2S.-Attorney
General Trustworthy this morning filed an
s+rlavit in Judge Martins court reciting
--s facts connected with the proposed
iour1ey of FitzsimmOns from Corpus
Christi 10 Hot Springs with the avowed
ir--rtion of lighting COrbett, and pray
ing hat a warrant be issued compelling
Ftrzsimmons and Martin Julian to enter
t1rsry to keep the peace.
Judge Martin issued warrants for the
arrest of FitZsimmOns and Julian and
-iqced them in the hands of Sherih
bro1ker. Attorney General Trustworthy
--+si lInder orders of Gov Clarke when
r. fled the affidavit 1t has come to the
rlrrrnor's ears that arrangements are
being made to have COrbett and Fitzsim-
mons meet in secret in Hot Springs. The
Governor has decided on a plan, and if il
+ carried COrbett and FttzsimmOns Will
NOT even have a chance of seeing each
other in Arkansas. The governor will
eand officers TO TeXarkana tonight with
warrants for Fitzsimmons and Julian,
which viii be served as soon as the mucn
talked Of gentlemen get on Arkansas
Attorney General Trustworthy left at 10
a. M fer Hot Springs, and will report to
she Governor on the situation. Just be-
TORE leaving. Gov. Clarke instructed him
10 tell judge Dufiie not to be alarmed; to
stop the fight under any circumstances,
and that If necessary the entire militia
would be called out to prevent meeting
between the pugilists.
GOV. Clarke is being posted on the move
nents of Fitzsimmons and his manager by
the authorities OF Corpus Christi, Tex,
where FitZsmmons has been training.
The Hot Springs railroad continues to
nut in additional switches and is making
other Improvements for handling the
large crowd which will attend the fight.
Yesterday morning force of twenty-eight
men was sent to Malvern by the Western
Union Telegraph Company and two ad-
there and Hot Springs, for the purpose
Of handling reports of the prize fight.
Among the arrivals last night were a
number of well known sporting men from
Virginia, Alabama and Texas, but the
eastern, middle and western states fra
tcrnty are lighting shy of the trip in the
absence of advices absolutely definite.
Corpus Christi, Tex Oct 2S-Fitzsim-
quarters here tomorrow and start for
Hot Springs. Il expect to leave to-mOr-
row Tor Arkansas, SAID ne; i am now
convinced that Corbett has been compell-
cd by public opinion to remain in Hot
Springs, instead of running away as he
proposed to do last week.
VIII we be allowed to fight in Hot
Springs? Well. l hardly know what to
think. Here is a telegram from Mayor
Waters assuring me that everything has
been arranged for the meeting, and
shall go to Hot Springs and report for ac-
ton Oct. 81, in keeping with
the agreement, and should Corbett
fail to. show up | shall claim the cham
That is ali l can assure you to-day
What the local authorities will do l do
not know. / may be arrested as a peace
disturber. If l am I shall give a bond that
will convince even Gov. Clarke that I
shall not violate Arkansas law when the
Il do not blame Gov. Clarke or Gov.
Culberson for the action they have taken.
IT is in keeping with the popular pulse
Fitzsimmons' manager, Martin Julian,
to-day gave out a statement giving the
Australians side of the present con-
troversy between himself and Champion
Corbett. He says among other things:
up his mind not to fight if he could as
sign any reasonable excuse for having
the fight declared off because he knew
that Fitzsimmons was his master and
could easily whip him.
Many are not aware of the fact, but
Corbett and Brady are part owners of
the Florida Athletic Club. as is also Phil
Dwyer, who was Corbetts hacker and
stakeholder. Joe Nendig has been in the
employ of Phil Dryer for years The rea-
SIGHT were these: Corbett was not in
condition through his fault to train reg
ularly and he wanted a postponement in
order to give him more time to get in
shape Being part owner of the club it
was forced to recognize his demands.
Owing TO the Florida Athletic Clubs dis
graceful action towards number of it's
moneyed members they withdrew their
support and it was unable to raise the
$1,000 on time"
Continuing Mr. Julian said: ITO show
Corbett is really the coward and cur that
huked l will state that before leaving Hot
Springs, l made them every reasonable
proposition imaginable, even agreeing to a
referee they had themselves agreed upon
the night before and offered TO fight in
private for a side bet of $4,000 and q purse
of 5000, that six gentlemen in Hot Springs
had offered l also submitted the names
of six other gentlemen capable to act as
referee, all of whom Brady refused. In
fact he refused every fair proposition,
showing that Corbett was afraid to fight
Fitz and that Brady was afraid he would
lose his theatrical star.
II VIII say that Mr.. Robert Fitzsimmons
stands ready TO fight any man in the world
for the championship, before any club that
Is not composed OF the Brady-Corbett-
Hendig combination. This is my last and
nnal statement"