The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-12
FOR ONE HOT ROUND.
CoRBETr AND FITzsIMHoSs MEET
AND MIX IN PHILADELPHIz.
The Champion of the world Tries to Pun
Bob's NO.e-The Fight Assured and
VIII Take Place I'm Texas

Philadelphia. Pa, August l0.-Bob flu
simmons and James J. Corhet cams 10
blows in thIs city tonisht at Green's hotei-
E1tzsimrmcus had just come down from the
Winter circus. where he had been EiNihs
a b.a--punchinF- exhibition lie was go
fne over 80 the eating bar 10 get luncheoo
With his boxing partner. Thomas FORREST
Corfes4. his brucf--r. Joseph w ~
Brady and John AicNsy. member OF Cor
belts company. were standing near me
clerks desk at the end OF the bar, As fltA-
simmons and Forrest passed In me Cor
hett PARTY had hseu drinking ana IN a
spErft ~ br.,-gadccio Corbett attempted 10
null Fsft--immon's nose. The latter back
"a away. hut Corbett followed up and
ETt-sfruusous finally resisted IN
moment there WAS general melee.
Bralv picked UP chair anu
attempted 10 brain Fitzsimmous. ana
the latter threw him 10 che side. Cor
l,.tt.s brother then took q hand IN the
game lie strucS iTt-simmcns In the
mouth r-tt.rE his Dip. Forrest came 10
FEsz isartbns-s assistance AMI he and Joe
CasIr-.t were tusselius about the place.
k1.nchfu- chairs and tables 10 the Iigh1
Gul left
A-.4aeIl.fc CorAett was trying 10 get at
TItEsiulmuns ami then McVey got into tho
strurgI.ng crowd. Seeing Tbs. O,ids against
him. E'Itzs-rlmcus picked zap heavy water
deC4ntr- and hurried b 81 Brady and Joe
Co~bctt- The tying bottle went wide OF
Its mark. and striking heavy iron column
was mashed into thousands Of fragments
As soon as they could recover from their
astouishmeut. the attaches Of the Place
rushed al the struggiing crowd OF excited
.uEsiists and attempted to separate them
But BE- was hard s-b and "a reserve force
" police officers were ralle- i'm and In a
fcv- moments the men were separated.
CJ-bcts and his party left the place.
F4iEsimnous sat down to have his lunch
con bat h. was tcsl- excited - enjoy II.
and after purtaEing 81 n small portion
~ IL he gave Up "a. attempt and went
out Tor "A walk us clothes were some
what dlearranred ana his shirt torn one
OF his hands was bleeding and Il looked
as if II had been cut with a vcn knife.
" srr1. small weapon. although the wound
rnlahs have been made hy piece OF glass
Tr1m The broken decanter. No arrests
were made
SAYS lie Pulled Fitz'S Nose.
Philadelphia. august It---Au the sports
t'-.t the general abolition OF prize fighting
ant hcrr raeins have left ia Philadel-
plil collected az Green's hotel today AND
eagerly sought for details % the little
scrap ASA night between Corbett and
F'irz~imu11s-
IN. whole trouble started about two
weeks ago lu New York W-rr I refused
g. Tiie bicycle race with Fitzsimm'ns
Tor tire ice fund.-" began tHe champion
'-Vfal 1 ann EuluC u sight with Euan
] want % D. lEsrcSslN"- 1 want 10 b. ON
the outs ysi-u him. -see- hal publicly
staEe,l that intended 90 pull fitzslmniofis. IS
nose tre next lime j met him. lut / want
70 say t1at z didn't know that ho WAS IN
Green's hotel when 1 went iu There last
night The urst 1 knew that he was there
was when Z tIGgu around ami saw him
stand -..- 20 tae register Then said u
lfr5. -.11 Fis monkey. what In you want
40 rHIt res ster- hsu know YOU can't
wr5---' Then / said 60 nim- You've been
talslrs about mH again. haven't YOU
z .- a--i1- ESQ. 1 haven't. hur what if f-si-'
Then -.it 90 him. You said snealsed
=. e.. E--a- a ui'4ctr Race N }ou ln
Ne York sli now SON Irs E-iug around
say -as I'm sl.ns o. try - sneak Out OF
H-a--
-'Ag this time I was only IN fun. and
jt.=t~5 singing him. Ia; EItz began 10 get
ulll- El.u i reached ont ami pulled his
noe for H Kind ~ "a joke. Then hr made
o. motion rs if ~ lead Tor mc. 1 did not
tliI'- fa UoGll. blt IT'S always best 10
ana wee rlilvlef. Then my friends grabbed
H. a-- -aE HsutIrr Jo- EEtits-ti flt1-
Ez-rl.Usls. E-r-s.Ea7 mons -Ht GarE when Ne
fpsli g.. c1gll huli him. hut JLe bid was
1trE .l ts Death when Hs fnHul b. rugid
Eui the big efi.ew ami told him he Thought
saHlt -l-s slrl l.sl.st if. 50 i.-ll'-f us er
1851 a- lE and said fv hiu-
.EuH De- 30 guy the 81 H-ls over. ami ] woullu't
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tlar.azel dollars ts. wlp"-t ou tr- spit.
le l.I That's a ui-. thin:
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I--- rrsl-r- sa.I To- tF. reporter. Vow
ta- u#ea lt-U- r.r a5fa 90 ztv
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llH er- al rhl- sgat in your face