The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29
IN The FIELD OF SPORT.
fitz Has left Matters to Julian to
Arrange,
MARTIN SAYS THERE WILL De FIGHTS
IL Corbett aud Mccoy WIN First DO
Certain Things in the Way Of
Beating other Men.

Chicago December rs Martin Julian to-
day, on behalf of Robert Fttzslmmons,
nude the following signed statement:
''t'itssimnoais Will defend his right 10
the championship. Mrs. Fit zslmmons has
released him rrom hts promise OF retire
mont"
Referring to tho conditions under which
FAtyslnmons Will meet corbett and Me-
Coy, lulMns statement says: These con.
dittonS are as follows, Let Corhett beat
man IKE Msiler or Ohpynski aud estab-
lish his right aSs a momber or Bob's class.
Let Mccoy beat his way up TO a COM
mandine position and come along with his
challenge afterward fiut first McCoy
must hght n nj opponent at tho middle
weight limit and not at catch weights
Tho statement concludes as follows, II
am not going 40 allow Mr. Iitzs.mmonE
to accept offers from inferior men. When
the proper time comes rhtzsimmonss Will
meet them one after tho other In tho
same ring, If needs he.
Manager of Robert Fltzsimmons worlds
champion m ddie and heavyweight.
New York, December 2S.--"kldn Mccoy
announced bcmight t0lat he had 0rratged
tp meet Al smith IN this city tomorrow
and that he viii thcn post $1,000 as a
guarantee that he Will meet any man
named by f'itzasnmons " s TO moet Mar
tin Juram's condition announced In Chi
cago today that Mccoy has arranged a
visit to Chicago.
Chicago, December g7.--Robett Fitzssm-
| mons is nearer the pueilistlc arena to-
| night than he bias been NJ any timc since
| his famous battle with CorbeLt, tie has
at last Weakened tt h,a oft.rcpoated pur-
poso 10 retire from the ring. lie has
turned overylthius over TO Martin Julian,
| "a. NV Nt4d thnf hp will abide
wholly by his managers Judgment MS to
hGs future course His change or attl'
tude has sent tho hopes of pugilis,ic devo-
tees up to 100 in the shade II all comes
about through "ISM" McCoy's challenge
| TO the champion. FNitz says he has seen
| nothing OF McCovs den. but questions plii
| TO him th.s eyunng concerning II brought
| out a reply which is By far the mort
significant he has yet made ttlz was
| tist loavlng ifle Auditorium hotel 10 go Ia
| liaviin's thts,tcr, whore hc IS appearing
with his specially company when ne was
| met by a Journal correspondent ara bSkcd
! "iiaw about that challenge from 'k'd
| Mccoy
What challenger" tho champion re
| piled. a bit tcStNy,
| Have you not been advised that Mccoy
today sent you the challenger
| lGyaD1ing The maln question, flt1 took o.
u Iooit OF supreme d.sgu8t aud almos
BNgriiy said.
| II am sick and tired OF answering pues
tipgs about challenges. Tho pubic doh'
| seem 10 believe me when say that hav'
| qtiIt the ring NO | won't talk nbout !
| amy more ( Will say 10 you, however,. tha
| have received no challenge from Mccoy
Will talk mo more about lighting ! nav
turned tho whole matter oyer To MhTtbl
Iui.an."
II is the last sentence II, tho interview
that has raised the homes OF the sport
Interested In seeing another championship,
battle ~ have turned the whUtc matte
over 10 Martin Julian" they 1flsist. cal
mean but one thfng--that ~. he VIII hgh
again II Julian says No, and II Is taken
| n matter of course that Julian VIII 1er
taInIy say 80, II ~ also taken IN mea
that Fitzsimmons ~ AT last rcadyto NEE
rot only KID" Mccoy, but even Corbet
IN julian says the word. Juiian mas bse
sought IN every quarter OF the town 20
| night. but 30 far he has not been found
| What he has 10 say at the present tim
| Is oil more Importance than all the thlttin
he has done s.nce the Carson night pu
| tDuethsr