The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-07
C0RDETTS MONEY Up.
Agreement signed I'm View York
The Destroyed Documents do Not
Affect the Ga~e-suiltvsn says if
test Assured by stuart


VIII Be a Dandy Ffsht-The Con-
test Assured by stuart.
NEW YORK. Feb. s-Intsrest = ne biz
Sshs increases as Tire date % the battle
draws near. William a Brady went %
Jersey City ard afHxs9 his signature as
C0rbets's representative 70 ne coc@EleEa1
prepared by Ft.zs.nroEs ard 9u+tsn Ned
nes6ay. which stipulated that Z ether
Corbett Or F'itzsinmons should fail q
azht on March u ne shah forfeit the $5.sss
stake Money. which vii be in Al Smith :
hands Al Of the financial details for the
nght. a. far as Coroest Is concerned. are
completed as All OF MS money Is posted.
u only remains now for Fitzsinmon= 20
post hss second anG final & 80 toward the
stake money and the additional IS" %
guarantee MS appearance IN the rig ne
has until February = 20 40 this. but MS
manager. Martin Julian. may take u into
his head any moment 70 put up this ssss"in
Smiths hands. as ne IL anxious 20 get on
to Nevada to prepare for Fitzsimmens' ar
rival al the springs. Wnere he VIII DO his
real training for the battle
There II considerable activity about the
FftzSfEnnloas quarters. Yesterday afteT-
DoJa was ssse1g in preparing ard packing
t@rfsi WAS carefsaly packed ready fOr
shipment.
FEszstnnErsoxs deanseS that he signed new
a-fl.les for the proposed fight with Cor
5ett lie attached ms signature 70 articles
IN Jersey city last December, and the
same document was signed by Coroett.
T'tsase articles ara the only ones which
have any direct bearing or the azreemerlt
% nbset March IL. A few days ago httz-
simmons tore up the agreement signed In
this city last September. bur such rrsa
as Al Smith agree with him that the de-
structiOn of that paper in 10 way affects
the existing agreement for the bout with
Ccrbett. on the contrary, Il lessons tns
probability Of any intervention by the
New York authorities based upon the
violation OF the state law which makes II
q naisaerneanor to enter into an agree
nent in this state TO engage In 8 prize
fight
Corbeft Ways His Jaw.
KANSAS CITY. Feb e.-Pugilist Cor
bett finds plenty of cause for complaint In
the report telegraphed from New York
20 the effect that Fitzsimmons has torn
up their articles of agreement and signed
a new set fn which a definite proposition
Is made for a side bet OF $3.50 between
Corbett and FitSsimmons. When asked
concerning the articles that FitZsimmons
this 10 say:
What's FItzsimmons got to DO with
those articles, anyway? Now. I'm not
saying word about any side bet. don't
say there IS one or is not one. Fitzsim-
mons has no articles TO tear up, and don't
you forget it"
The pempadour pugilist would have the
public believe that there is deep-laid
plot in the signing Of new articles by
FitZsimm0ns. II such articles have been
signed.
Look here" said Corbett, 'thls bluff of
Fitzsimmons is just red flag 10 the OFF,
GERS OF the law; that's all. Way, Amt We
both under Indictment here for arranging
"A prizedght In the state OF New York. and
would not this talk OF his be a dead tip 10
the officers that We had arranged a fight?
But It's all right; that's an easy way 70
get out OF this fight ! suppose they can
arrest him and he can't come: OF course
not. But he knows IL he ever gets 10 Ne
vada he viii have 10 fight. This spiel OF his
Is blum. lie don't want 10 night. and he's
just aching 10 give some one an excuse 20
prevent 1t.
1T all comes this way" said Corbett in
conclusion. Just about month before
tne fight that man begins 70 talk and talk
hoping some one viii stop the fight. He'd
better shut up for q while and fix up a
few OF the things he's short on before he
talks any more"
No Prediction From John l..
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. s.-John 7.
Sullivan. bound for Boston. stopped off
here long enough 10 get cup OF coffee
and a sandwich.
sullivan looks little Ike the champion
he was. He looked as Il he must weigh
nearly so pounds. He was kept busy an
SIS ertng questions as 10 the coming F'itz-
slmmOns-Corbett fight in Nevada John
declined TO express himself as 10 the
probable outcome Of the fight. further
than that it would De well worth seeing
lie was mere taikative on the matter OF
the law permitting prizefighung in Ne
vada. he said.
DO you know that was one OF the great
est things ever done in that state? WAY
that's bound TO set an example for these
moral committees that shudder at the idea
OF a contest between nan with gloves on
their fists, and 90 crazy with delight az
the spectacle Of twenty-five husky young
fellows shaking a football and incidentally
breaking each others legs and noses and
sometimes killing each other. The idea OF
saying that boxing Is more brutal than
football" he continued. THAT fight viii
he dandy Il the men ever face each 9th
er In the ring. and II looks As Il they were
going 20 this time. No. I don't make any
predictions. ] want ;he best man 70 get
the money. Now. when ] was cham
pion-.' bait the bell rang and John L.
ran for the train.
Only Death Can stop the Fight.
DALLAS. Tex. Feb. "a representa-
tive OF the Associated Press interviewed
Dan Stuart In regard - the bin introduced
IN the Nevada legislature fixing the price
% admission az 81 NJ. stuart SAID: 1T
has been an uphill hsht for years with the
hot always pointing IN my direction 7
would go ahead with the hght II the sd
mission was placed az - cents. pledged
my word upward OF two years ago 20 bring
these two men together. ard only the
death % one q the principals can stop &
row"
The Railroad Rates.
CHICAGO Feb s-The Western -rs4s
have desctned 10 make any reduced rates
for tAe coming uriTegfghs IN Nevada
Tire char s-e=s. are however. that taw rate
viii - made. as uzle mad has already
given noth,e - - Intention - make a
Aow fare. Independently Or eny action by
thu association. ard e Is likely that othes7s
vii be hsToesi TO take similar action