Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
THE BIG FIGHT is OFF.

fizSiinmOns REFUSED to agree TO Bost-
poneIuent, and So the Florida Athletic
Club Formally Declared the Affair at an
End.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 21.-Unless
Robert Fitzsimmous recants, and
through his manager, Martin Julian,
accepts the extraordinary condition
which confronts the fight situation
here there will be no contest between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons, unless it be
an impromptu one shorn of purse offer
ings. ring rules, referee and seconds,
for Corbett says that unless Fitzsim-
mons acts the man, and accommodates
himself to circumstances, "he will send
him to a hospital" the first time he
meets him, and that he will go quite
way out of his scheduled theatrical
route to meet the attenuated Cornish
man.
To-day there was a conference be-
tween Dan Stuart, Joe Vendig and the
lighters, the latter by proxies; Brady
representing Corbett; Fitzsimmmons'
representative being his brother in
law, Martin Julian. Tomorrow the
ruling of Chancellor Leatherman is to
be taken before the supreme court by
the attorney general, and the tribunal
OF last appeal may consume several
days in handing down final hearing
In view of this fact, and anticipating
a favorable decision, Dan Stuart called
the parties in interest together and
stated the conditions.
Mr.. Stuart wanted a postponement
until November 18th. He argued that
even il the court OF final resort sus-
tanned tho decision of the chancellor,
II would take that long to restore CON
fidenre aud get the crowd to Hot
Springs. Brady, for Corbett was will
ing Julian was not. Despite the fact
that Corhett went into training week
before his prospective opponent, Julian
contended tnat his man was "too fine"
and that 10 train Tor several days after
the original time would initiate
against the physical condition Of Fitz-
simmons.
The proposition was then made to
have the men fight in private for the
main stake, $4,000 a side. Here
Stuart ipterjected an offer of an added
$40. 900. Brady was again willing, but
Julian demurred. He opined that the
club, if it pulled the fight off on the
3lst of October, would have to make
good its full promise of Sil, 900
In all equity, in the face of the en-
tanglements which have beset the path
of Dan Stuart and Joe Vendig, this
cannot be dobe, Where, a month ago,
hundreds of excursion parties were
being organized for the trip to the
fight, there are none to-day. Stuart
asked for time; Corbett granted it;
Fitzsimmons has exacted his full
pound of flesh,
AS matters stand at this moment, to
use the words of Howard B. Hackett,
the highest pugilistic authority in
America, Corbett wants to fight; Fitz-
simmons does not. The fight is divided
between Little Rock, Hot Springs and
Corpus Christi. The local part of it is
before the supreme court at Little
Rock, while the pugilistic is at large
range, between Corbett in Hot Springs
and Fitzsimmons in Corpus Christi,
represented respectively by their man
ayers.
The Florida Athletic Club at 10. 30
O'Clock to-day declared the contest be-
tween James j.. Corbett and Robert
Fitzsimmons off.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' mana
ger, refused to agree to the postpone
ment of the date, as desired by the
club. He said FitZsimmons had trained
to fight October 3lst, and was unwill-
ing to train two weeks longer; more
over, Fitzsimmons had contracted to
fight Corbett to finish, and he was
unwilling to change the programme to
boxing match for points.
1t is given out that Julian will have
Fitzsimmons in Dallas on the 31st,
where the contract stipulates the fight
shall occur, and claim the forfeit of
50, 500.