The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-07
THE PUGlLiSTS AS INDIANS.
Corbett Wants the Referee TO Name
the Battle Ground.
He Says. Fltzsimmons' Stake Money
BEING Attached. the $4,000 of His
Friends Would BE Up Against Moth
ing. But He Wants a Meeting just
the same-Fitz Talks, Too.

MS party arrived mere TINS morning AT asaH
from New Orleans. During the day he
met five members OF the legislature who
were returning from Austin. All az them
sought introductions Corbett greeted
them pleasantly and twitted them regard
ing the late action OF the legislature To
an Associated Press reporter Corbett said
he felt exceedingly well. tits appearance
was corroborative testimony. for he was
very cheerful and his eyes were bright.
Corbett claims that the papers IN New or
leans do him an injustice regarding the
Fitzsimmons stake money.
A few days .before / left New York.
the champion said, Phil Dwyer. the
stakeholder. came down 20 Asbury Park
and told me that $500 of Fitzsimmons
stake money had been attached lie said
also that he understood the remaining
$3.50 would also be attached. He told me
that in the event / should win would get
no stake money whatever. Now, my
friends have put up $4,000 for me- and
they are betting il against nothing. i sub
nit that it would not be acting fairly with
my friends To permit this without at least
word Of remonstrance. II seems TO me
that Fitzsimmons surely wants the loose
end of the bet. and he has a chance. OF
course. TO win big money.
Il hope and believe that Dan Stuart VIII
be able 10 pull the fight off. but II is an
assured fact that il will not be in Dallas.
Fitzsimmons will appear there October 81.
and he will get his s., ,500-half of the for
felt money that has been promised. Now.
after Fitzsimmons gets that $500. what
then? He can pocket it and go travelling
over the country. gathering in the shekels
on the advertising he has made out of il.
He is a big winner right there.
What / want is 20 nave the referee APP
pointed now and have him given authority
in writing 10 name the battle ground. Stu
1-fh h.-fre IL Ill h. ff>Ns , -
that referee have authority ID say to US
the moment Stuart says he has failed:
Meet me at such and such A plaza and
fight for your stakes and the champion
ship If Fitzsimmons is so very eager TO
meet me as he pretends, is not that ex-
cellent way OF assuring a meeting, II
seems TO me that il is fair. | don't want
TO name the referee I am perfectly Will
ing that Fitzsimmons shall name six men,
and il these be men of known ability and
honesty | viii accept the man, George
Siler and Yankee Sullivan barred. l want
TO fight Fitzsimmons. and I don't want
him TO get out Of the state without
meeting"
Brady will leave tomorrow for Dallas to
confer with Stuart. Vendig and Julian re-
garding place for the meeting. He saws
he viii agree to any modification Of the
articles OF agreement that Stuart may sug-
gest.
Corpus Christi. Tex, Oct. Bob Fitz-
simmons returned late this evening from
a very successful days hunting. He
brought back with him a large number of
ducks and other game. He says he has
found this coast very agreeable. and when
he wins the fight with Corbett he VIII
probably return to Corpus Christi and IN
vest In some pretty cottage on the sea-
shore Ftzsimmons says that the blow
Corbett is making about his attached stake
fe 'P0rnna0O
Jim does not want 10 meet him, but he
insists that he VIII have to. as Stuart and
Julian VIII see that place is provided
Ardm0re. l. T. Oct 6-The Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight IS coming 10 the Indian ter
ritory. OF this there is not any doubt.
Dan Stuart has stated as much 70 parties
here who are interested in the project. At
what point the mill viii take place has
not Yet been fully determined. The two
places most favorab,y mentioned by tre
MANAGEMENT of the fistic contest are Col
bert station. on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad. just across the Texas line.
and Ardmore the largest town in Indian
territory, on the Santa Fe road. II Is
more OF a contest between the railroads -
determine which line shall have the heavy
traffic incident to the fight. than between
the towns
II the Mill takes place on Indian terri
tory soil. it must come under the patron
age Of the Ch ckasaw government. The
judicial power Of the United States courts
in The Indian territory viii he exercised
n nrevent II. but the lawyers concur in
the opinion that there Is no law 70 pre-
vent II The United States court has All
the Jurisdiction that congress has YES "a
in any tribunal over such matters. hut 10
onIv has such jurisdiction as Is expressly
conferred on IL The Chickasaw legis.a-
tu~c which is now in session. will not ad-
;,ur, for about two weeks The Ch.Cka-
saw treasury is empty. and Lo' is natur-
allv p lover of snort and gaming devices
Five thousand dollars deposited in fhe
fhfekasaw treasury BY the F.orlla Atm
letic club viii make Corbeit and Fttzsifn-
mons their seconds. referee and hackers,
members OF the Chickasaw tribe ~ II
diane. and thereby ont - the 1urisdictloh
~ the United States court.
Tho pugl!sts Will not sacrifice any Of
the privileges Of United States citizsnsh p
bv foiuing the tribe
81 Joseph. Mo oct. "a movement Is
on foot among the sporting men OF this
city looking toward the bringing OF 81
tho Corhett- F.tzsimmous fight ~ this
r,laca 81, the middle of the Missouri river.
onnosite tho city is an island which COW
erS three acres. which has been formed
nv the river I'm the past two years On
this several fights have been brought OFT,
tho authorities of Missouri and Kansas
heinr unsuccessful each time In trying 20
Y.ravent tho meetings Al ASSOCIATION ~
vveafrbv SPORTS ia now arrang ng an on"r
N the managers Of the two pngilists ~
ring tbe Gght Off on this island. and II
ia claimed that there wifi be no interier'
euCe-
TuF CsNRRIDGF DEFEAT.