Evening star., 1896-02-22
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Fitzsimmons Says He Will Ignore
Corbett.
BE MUST FIRST DEFEAT MAHER
Reception of the PugiIists at Ell
Paso.
PAYING OVER THE MONEY

Ell. PASO. Texas, February 22.-An Asso-
ciated Press representative had talk with
Fitzsimmons about the Corbett challenge
on the way IN from the battle ground this
morning. and this is what ne had TO say
about 1t:
Il shall completely ignore that fellow
Corbett- 1t was a thousand dollars Amer
lean money to one cent Mexican coin that
.Po1ap Jim would get in his oar Just as he
has. 1 shall use about the same argument
once employed by Charlie Mitchell-tell him
to go get reputation. Let him go and
whip Peter Maher and Joe Choynski be-
lore he opens his head to me. Both men
want to fight him. and, 1 think. either one
CT them can lick him. This much 1 shall
insist upcn- He must first win from Maher
and Choynski before he gets into a ring
with me-"
II whipped with ease the man Corbett
presented the championship belt to in order
to escape match with him. To show
Corbett how little weight his championship
presented carried. l now formally, through
the Associated Press, reRounce all claim 10
ths belt and refuse TO accept it. l am go
Ing to Madison Square Garden for the
night of February -. with half dozen
contracts 1 made contiitionally winning
from Maher. and then, with Julian. Stenz-
Ter, Roeber and my family, sail for Eng
land"
Fitzsimmons was met by a monster
crowd here and drove directly to the hotel,
where he was met by his wife and baby.
Poor defeated and cast down, Maher got
Off the same train and walked to his room
in the house OF DIR. Al5ers.
Return of the Pugilists.
The train hearing the pugllists and their
admirers. returning from the battle ground.
arrived here at o'clock. Fitzsimmons and
Martin Julian took a carriage and drove to
the State National Bank. but found it
closed. The bank officers were found and
they turned over to Fitzsimmons $10000,
5000 in currency and s1,D0 in gold.
The money was counted by F.tZsimmons
and Julian.
Assistant Cashier Russell asked If the
mon-y was all there. ard receiving an affir-
native reply. took it back and handed it
to NJ. F. Mclean, with the remark: my
part In this Is to turn this money over to
Mr.. Mclean"
Mr. Mclean. in turn. handed the money
to Julian Then Dan Stuart, who was pres
ent, aShed: Gentlemen. have 1 conducted
this affair to please your
Julian and Fitzsimmons both responded
that they were entirely satisfied and shook
hands all around. Fitzsirmons then went
70 his Hon and TO the brute explained Just
how he knocked out Maher
Julian handed the Associated Press the
following:
ITO the public: We desire to thank the
kind people of JUarez Mexico, for their
kind and courteous treatment of US during
the time consumed in training for the fight
remembrance of the place anu their charm
ing people from the governor down. We
shall Try to square ourselves honorably
with the Mexican government il they think
We have committed any wrong.
(Signed) bob FITZSIMMONS.
MARTIN JULIAN
The Maher party is here, but will prob
ably go to Las Cruces today.
PITTSBURG. Pa, February 22.-The
sports of this city are feeling sore over
MaherS defeat, and he will not be welcomed
with the hurrah which greeted him on his
return home from the O'Donnell mill. Only
about $4,000 was lost on the FitZSimmons-
Maher fight here and most of 1T was posted
In December at even money. Maher was
then. in the eyes of Pittsburgers, a sure
winner: but as the time of meeting ap-
preached. FitzsimmonS money went beg
sinG- Most Of the interested people believed
that Iaher would be worsted but thought
the fight would last at least ten rounds.
The announcement of the shortness OF the
contest was great disappointment to Pc
ter's many friends, and his hold on them has
dwindied to very small proportions.