The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13


cision go against US without murmur.
There will be no fouling on our side. We
only want fair, stand-up fight. don't
see as there is room for any farther argu-
ment."
"Of course there should be no more ar
gument," responded Brady, at last bring
ing his optics down from their heaven
ward focus. 1.-The referee has formulated
the rules and made them public. That
should settle all argument
Julian riled up bit at this. "The
referee has nothing to do with this tight
until the men get into the ring" he said,
pointing his finger in Siler's direction.
"Weli, here are the rules. and We accept
them," said Brady, in his aggravating
and ncuehalant way.
'But they are not good rules" snapped
Julian. "For instance, did you ever see
anything in the Marquis of Queensberry
rules that barred the pivot blow?"
Regarding the pivot blow, the rules
say that all blows must be delivered with
the glove" was Brady's reply.
s'Now, look here, Martin" he went on,
drawing his chair closer to Fitzslmmons'
brother-in-iaw, when George Siler was
selected as referee, Fiizsimmons agre ed
that hitting in the clinches should go and
remarked that it would be as fair to one
now as to the other. Now, what does he
mean by"
"Fitz never said that" broke in Julian,
hotly. @He only said that he wanted
fair, stand up fight"
Sier was called upon to elucidate on
this point, and he said that Fitzsimmons
distinctly told him that clinch-hitting
would be satisfactory.
''Oh, the trouble is that Fitz thought
he had the best of i. then. but thinks
otherwise now," chipped in Brady.
'Well, now we won't go into that mat
ter" said Julian. 1.-THE whole matter will
be over in few days"
"You bet it WILL" chimed in Brady. the
irrepressible.
Then they wrangled all over the rules
again for at least half an hour, nobody
else offering to break in with suggestion.
NOW, look here, Julian" said Brady.
finally, set me ask you something. You
want this fight brought TO definite con-
olusion, don't you, so that the worlds
championship question will be settled tor
good?"
"Yes," replied Julian.
You don't want to win or lose on
foul. do your
Nope"
.You don't want to leave matters so
that either man will have a whip in his
hand, SO that he can lose the fl ght in
foul when he finds that he is getting the
worst of it. do your"
mo, 1 don't," replied Julian. "But,
see here, Corbett has been saying all along
that he wanted only fair. square, stand
up fight. Why does he now want to mix
London prize-ring rules with these?"
"What Corbett wants has not figured In
this case at all, was Brady's reply. 'He
has said ali along that he would be salts
lied With anything the referee ordered.
Mr.. Siler has announced his rules, and
Corbett, true to his word, accepts them.
Fltzsimmons said the same thing in Chi
cago. Besides. in this case, / believe we
should take FtZsimmons word instead of
yours. | don't recognize you at al, as
dictator, any more than you should recog-
nize me in such capacity"
You need not make any cracks like
that now,' said Julian, who was getting
warm in the region of his collar again.
Il am Fitzsimmons' manager, and 1 say
right here that he never told me that he
ever agreed to let hitting n the clinches
CO."
Siler was appealed to again, and he de-
clared emphaticaily that Fitzsimmons did
agree to 1t. HE said he wanted it,"
added the referee, land when found that
Corbett did not care whether the rule
went or not | incorporated it, believing
that was pleasing both Sides"
Then there was a spell OF desultory talk,
in which most of what had already been
said was rehearsed. Julian was pressed
for his reasons-or rather Fitzsimmons'
reasous-!or changing his mind about the
oil ~ q nd na rSt
the session the Cornishmar's manager
divulged what he had all along appar-
emily sought to suppress.
II will be frank with you, gentlemen"
be said. "Fitzsimmons has never prac-
tlced the art of-well, l will call 1t"
"Infghting," interrupted Referee Siler.
No, it is not intighting," retorted
than wrestling and hugging, the very
thing that one OF your rules says Is foul.
We believe that to permit hitting in the
clinches would be uafalr to US. Corbett
won the title OF champion o. the world In
light where the clinen clause was elm
mated, and l think he ought to be man
enough to defend it under the same con-
ditions. We believe that the rules gov
erning the contest should not have been
announced until the day Of the fight"
Then there would have been squa b.
bic at the ringside and the public would
be the sufferer" said Siler.
so far as we are concerned the public
does not figure in this matter at ALL" re-
piled Julian. Il am going to look after
my own interests and FitZ tZsimmons-no-
body elses. l had one dose in San Fran
CISCO in the Sharkey fight, that / will
never get over. IT | hadn't been fool
I would not have been caught that time !;
but am going to look out this time ana
stick to my rights clean through"
There was another wade through the
s'fair, standup fight" talk, aud Siler finally
asked Julian what would happen ii they
postponed announcing the rules until the
day of the fight, and at that time the
principals could not agree.
"The referee wouid have to decide,
wouldn't he?" asked Siler.
well, 1 wouldn't agree to it even then,
If the decision was that clinch- shifting
went" was Julian's stubborn response.
"Then there would be no fight said
Siler. hosting his feet to resting-place
on the ia Bile before him and putting his
cigar vigorously.
This latter remark aroused Dan Stuart
from the reveries he had been enjoying
all through the wrange. No fight meant
that he would be out thousands Of dollars,
and besides he would be kicked and cuffed
from one end of the continent to the
other. Dan Immediately proceeded to
pour oil on the troubled waters. He
patted Julian on the back and rearranged
Billy Brady's uecktie. He hoped they
would straighten things out, he said, II
it was only for mis- sake.
Julian gazed at the carpet for spell and
then gave he first evidence OF approach
ing acquiescence.
There is one thing l do want" he said,
fy-rt in.