The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-02
The DAY HAS PASSED
That Was to Have Witnessed the
Championship Battle
AND jim coRHETT REMAINS CHAMPION,
Fiizsimmens Seeming to Have Pre-.
teEred Being Gov. clarke's Prisoner
to Keeping His Appointment
at Hot Springs.

H0r SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. sl.-The
day that for months has been awaited
by admirers OF the pugilistic sport
throughout the world, and when they
were to have witnessed what promised
to be the greatest heavyweight con-
test of recent years, is here, aud only
the presence of Bob Fitzsimmons is
necessary to enable the original con-
tract, subject to some modif-
cations, and under new au-
spices, TO be carried out. Cor.
bett is here free aud unrestraiued,
with not even the shadow Of deputy
sheriff in his wake. The ring can be
completed in an hour. and there are a
sufficient number OF visiting and resi-
dent sports In town or within few
milesof 1t to enable a $40, 900 purse to
behung up and leave balance large
enough to recoup the Hot Springs club
for its advances to the men and other
expenses. But it takes two to make
u bargain, and Robert 'Fitzsimmons
who has been ding-donging for weeks
into the ears OF the American public,
~ will be in Hot Springs on October
81" is not here at all. Instead, he Is at
the capital, whittier hs went willing
captive, spurning the offer Of special
train, and all the protection that wa'
necessary to bring him from the Texa'
border, and land him in Hot Spring.
In absolute safety.
Just what will happen to him IL
court in Little Rock Is problem
atical. Just what happened her
was that ut 1880 a. m. Cham
pion James j. Corbett en-
tered closed carriage in from
OF private residence where h
had passed the night, was driven t
Wilmington park, stepped for me
ment upon temporary stage, al
nounced to the birds in the trees tina
he had fulfilled his share Of the article
of agreement to the letter, and elaine
tho forfeit from the Florida AthletI
club; re entered the carriage and wer
back to town still the heavyweight
. champion of the world.
! The friends OF Fitzsimmons place a
, the blame for the existing tiasco 0
, the shoulders Of Joe Vendig. The la
. ter, whom Fitz detests most cordial
, went down all alone to the state lii
Wednesday to witness whatever migl
happen when the two sets OF office
Q contended for the possession OF FIT
: simmons and Julian. The former,
Q 1t is claimed, spied vendig and assur
= ing from his presence that sou
l. kind of trap was conceal'
s behind Sheriff Houpt's offer of 81
3 cial train, preferred to take his chanc
d with the governors officers. There
:. no question but that If Fitz had taxi
v the special n fight would have be
}. brought off here, II not to-day, at lea
before Saturday night. 1t was the
tention of the governor to ha
$, had the special intercepted
y a company Of militia at Melvel
% the junction of the Iron Mountu
80 and Hot Springs roads, but ev
c. this contingency had been provid
,e AGAINST, for 10 miles south OF here
As buggy was in waiting to drive
ID fighter over the mountains and II
10 the Hot Springs valley. Col. Murpl
Of the Little Rock lawyer, received
es cnll over the lopg.distance 'pht
IL Mt 10 a. IN. to leave ior u
eity on the first train, to
near for the fighter and his manag
Of The local citizens committee
,s undertaken to see them throu
ed although they were anything but
m. isfed with Fitzsimmons' actions
All the predicament in which he has pla
ms himself
10 No advices have been received II
~ Little Rock regarding his propo
cd movements, but from the fact I
ok Mesdames Fitzsilnmons and Julian
m. rived here Wednesday night
is- registered at the Arlington
ID ;s assumed that after giving
lice bonds he will come at
M to the city. But the orig
H lis. articles of agreement have alre
In been violated by his failure to snow
i've on time, and while there are some
~. be,ieve what is fact, that the me
az botb are willing. could be brought
~ gather under favorable hnanciai
md dltiors in forty-eight hours ye'
IA overwhelming majority holds 10
mn theory that fight there viii not
=. - s;mnlv because one of the two pr
as. pals does not want to fight