The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-13
PRIZE FIGHTERS AGREE
Conference Between Brady and
81 Julian at Carson City.
HILER's WISHES TO BE OBEYED.
Julian Makes o Protest Against the Ref
sres's Interpretation OF the Rules, hut
Finally Yields-Nothing Now to Hinder
tho Big Fight.

Finally Yields-NothinGN Now to Hinder
tho Big Fight.
81 Carson, New. March 13.-The long
conference, which at times nearly re-
suited In the spelling of the chances
Of the big fight being pulled off. was
held yesterday between Martin Julian.
representing FitzsimmoHs and Will
lam A. Brady. for Corbett, over the
construction put upon the Marquis OF
Queensberry rules, and the end was
that Julian. after obJecting strenuously
to the right of the referee making any
ruling whatever before the men enter
ed the ring and against the hitting
with one arm free, and in the break
aways. gave way entirely and consent
ed that the men should hit with the
one arm free and on the breakaways.
The fight will. therefore, be fought in
accordance with the Interpretation OF
Marquis of Queensberry rules made
by Referee Siler.
1t was at times a stormy conference.
and time and time again a smash up
was perilously near 1t was only
averted by the most narrow margins.
Brady at the outset took the stand
that Corbett was willing to abide by
the decision of the referee, no matter
what the decision might be. The cham
y pton, he said, was willing to fight just
rs Siler said.
Julian, on the other hand, maintain
ed that there was no right vested in
the referee to make any ruling what
ever until the men were ready to fight.
He claimed Fitzsimmons had fought
always a good, fair, square fight and
in all his fights the hitting has been
both arms free, and that all the break
aways should be clean. Corbett, he
said had won the championship Of the
world In fight conducted under such
conditions and methods, which were
good enough to win the championship
and were good enough to defend it.
"Fitzsmmons, I say frankly" said
Julian, ''is not experienced in hitting
with one arm free. He has always
met his battles fairly. and he wants to
fight this fairly. We can not give in
on this proposition. and IL Corbett will
not agree to fight with clean break
aways we are willing to fight him un-
der the rules of the London prize
ring
"That is a good thing" broke in
Brady. "You say FitZsimmons is not
accustomed to fighting in anything but
the most open fashion, and yet he Is
willing to fight under the London prize
ring rules, which allows wrestling, hit
Ting with one arm free, biting, gouging
and Heaven knows what. n he Is not
willing to fight with one arm free It Is
queer that he would be willing to fight
under rules which allow that and
great deal of the same kind that Is
worse"
1--WE want 1t the one thing or the
other" said Julian: mot a mix up OF
Queensberry and London prize ring
rules"
The argument went on and on, each
firmly intrenched in his position, while
Dan Stuart sat feverish with anxiety
as he saw all the chances Of the great
fight ending in miserable row over
q technicality in the rules
Sller took part In the argument, and
he and Julian went over the same
ground that Brady and Julian had
Travelled before. Oyer and over it they
went, going always In a circle and
winding up at practically the same
point every time. Finally Julian said:
swell, I will make this proposition:
am willing to leave 1t to Mr.. Stuart,
and abide by his decision"
81 don't think l am capable OF de-
Gliding technical point in prize ring
rules" said stuart, land hardly care
to undertake to make the decision"
"Then am willing to agree to leave
the matter with you and Siler," said
Julian, although Siler has already de-
clared himself on the question"
This suited Brady, and the jury re-
tired, returning in few minutes with
the announcement that they had de-
cided to uphold the Interpretation Of
rules made by Siler. Julian hesitated
for some minutes, and then gave way.
"I want to say, gentlemen" he said,
''that in all his fighting Fltzsimmons
has always given up everything, and
he will do 1t now. We will fight under
the rules as Siler construes them, even
n we don't like it,"