The evening times., 1896-11-18
FlTz FOR A FINISH FIGHT
Will Not Agree to Twenty Rounds
With C0rbett.
Stuart Should Have a Chance to
Match Them at His New Place.

San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-Whcn advised
yesterday OF the purse offered by the Bo-
hemiar Athletic Club OF New York for a
wenty-round contest between Fitzsimmons
anu Corhett, Martin Julian, the Cornish
mans mi anager, said that the offer was not
acceptable.
Filzsimmons desires finish fight, and
will not consent to the selection of Honest
John" Kelly as referee. Now that Dan
Stuart has obtained concession from the
Mexican government for athletic exhibi-
tions, Julian believes he should be given an
opportunity to match the heayyweIShts. .
FL raso, Tex, Nov. S.-Dan Stuart AFTER
a fantastic chase over the country has at
last succeeded in securing a spot where he
may pull off any prize fight without fear of
police Interference. That place is On the
Mexican side OF the river, near Paso del
Norte.
backed by a rich syndicate of American
capitalists, he recently made q trip to the
City of Mexico, and there obtained "a con.
cession that places him in indisputable pos
session OF a tract OF land oil which he may
erect an arena, clubhouse, etc, ard make
such improvements as he may decide upon,
and pull off his fights without interruption
of any kin,i.
Stuart will now make bid for the
Corbett- FitZsimmons affair. 1t is further
stated that the syndicate will guarantee
money for purses, and that some of the
biggest mills In the history OF the prize
riLg will shortly be sch heduled.
Boston, Nov. 1S.-ReGarding the offer
Of President Genslinger, of the Bohemian
Athletic Club OF New York, of a S25, 900
purse for a fight between Corbett and
FitZsimmons, Corbett said last night that
he had replied TO the following effect:
The club that offers the largest purse
by next Friday l will sign with. Your
club is satisfactory to me If it offers the
best terms"
lie had received kilograms, he said, from
Dan Stuart, at Dallas, Tex, and from War
rem Lewis, of the Greater New York 4. c.,
stating that they wanted chance to
confer with him before he signed with any
one. Corbett said he was surprised at the
offer, but, said he:
1T goes If no one beats it. How can
FitZsimmons refuse that or anything bet
ter? He can't crawl away now, SO far
as l can see, although he is pretty slick
at the game.
There will be no hitch on my part. I'll
fight on two weeks notice, as l have said,
for anything and anywhere I'm not tied
To stuart, Lewis OF anyone else. All |
want is to fight Fitzsimmons.
IN fight Fitzsimmons and retire If
he wont fight IN retire after I've shown
him up to the public and satisfied every
body that he is the cur l have claimed he
IL. Honest John Kelly suits me for referee
If it doesn't suit FitZsimmons III take
George Siier Of Chicago
Assuming that FitZsmmons does not
accept Genslinger's offer, then WHAT
Let him accept any other. l don't care
what ii is or where II he prefers Dan
Stuart's somewhere else, Ill go there,
for the same money that he does. It's just
about Fitzsimmons says don't care
what he accepts. No matter what 1t is III
agree to it. As | said before, any time
within two weeks and anywhere. What
money satisfies him satisfies me. All /
want is to clinch a match. will divide the
S25, 900 any way that suits Fitzsimmons. ns.'