The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-13
The Big Fight Will Come Off
March IL.
According to Siler's Interpreta-
tion of the Rules.
BOTH PARTIES AGREE
After an All Day Wrangle
Which Kept Stuart Scared.
COrbett Men Give Odds in San
Francisco.

conference winch at times nearly re-
sulting in the spelling of all chances of
the big fight being pulled off was held
yesterday between Martin Julian, rep
resenting Fitz and William A. Brady,
for Corbett over the construction put
upon the Marquis of Queensberry rules
and the end was that Julian after OBJ
jecting strenuously upon the right of
the referee making any ruling what
ever before the men entered the ring
and against the hitting with one arm
free and in break Always gave way en-
tirely and consented that the men
should hit with one free arm and on
break Always. The fight therefore will
be fought in accordance with the inter
probation of the Queensberry rules
made by Referee Si1er. 1t was at times
again the situation was near disrup
ton of the whole plan. Brady at the
willing to abide by the decision of the
referee, no matter what that decision
might be. The champion. he said, was
willing to fight just as Siler said.
Julian, on the other hand maintained
that there was no right vested in the
referee to make any ruling whatever
between both Corbett and Fitz until
the men were ready to fight. He
claimed F'itz had always fought "a
good, fair, square fight" and in all his
fights the hitting has been with both
should be clean. Corbett, he said, had
won the championship Of the world in
a fight conducted under such cOndi-
lions and methods, which if good
enough to win the championship, were
sufficiently good to defend it.
'tFitzsimmOns, I say, frankly" said
Julian, lis 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 if Corbett will not
we are willing to fight him under the
rules of the London prize ring"
That is a good thing" broke in
Brady. You say Fitz is not accustom-
ed to fighting in anything but the most
open fashion, and yet he is willing to
fight under the London rules which al
/ lows wrestling, hitting with one arm
free, biting, gouging and heaven knows
what. If he is not willing to fight with
one arm free, it is queer that he should
be willing to fight under rules which
allow that and a great deal of the same
kind that is worse
We want it one thing or the other,'
said Julian, mot mix up of Queens
berry and London prize rules
DAN STUART SCARED.
The argument went on and on, each
man firmly intrenched in his position,
while Dan Stuart sat listening, his hair
turning gray as he saw all the chances
of the great fight ending in a miserable
row; over a technically in the rules.
Siler took part in the argument and
he and Julian went over the same
ground that Brady and Julian had
Travelled before. over and over it thew
went, going always in a circle and
winding up at exactly the same point
they started at, Julian insisting that
hitting with one free arm and on the
preak Always was not strictly Marquis
OF Queensberry rules, and Siler insist
! ing that it was the very essence of the
aforesaid rules Finally Julian said.
| well, l will make this proposition /
am willing to leave it to Mr.. Stuart
and abide by his decision"
Il don't think L am capable of de-
| Gliding a technical point in prize ring
rules" said Stuart, land hardly care
to undertake to make the decision"
Then 1 am willing to agree to leave
| Julian, although Siler has already de-
clared himself on the question This
suited Brady and the jury retired, re-
/ turning in a few minutes with the an
! nouncement that they had decided to
/ uphold the interpreta ton of the rules
made by SiIer- Julian hesitated for
| some minutes and then gave way
JULIAN GIVES IN
- want to say, gentlemen he said
that in all his fights Mr.. Fitzsimmons
has always given up everything and he
the rules as Mr.. Siler constructs them.
even if we don't like it,
1t was after o'clock when the con-
ference opened. Three was the hour
! set, but Julian was somewhat late in
arriving. Stuart's office was found too
small accommodate the members of the
an adjournment was taken to Odd Eel
Inc red-haired fighter himself did NOT
appear to be over pleased with the re-
suit of the conference, but he did not
lose any of the confidence that has
characterized him since his training be-
gan.
Il have always fought under the rules
as meaning that men shall not hit with
one arm free and with all of the break
Always clean, he said. land it is
rather new thing for me- Corbett
mas won all of his fights under the
rules as L want them, and 1 don't see
why he should make holler for some
thlns different this time. However. I
nave always given in everything to
everybody, and am willing to give in
] on this l want the fight to be on the
square and I know that 1 will win 81
viii be the winner of that fight on
the 18th of March Just as sure as 7 an,
alive today. Corbett cannot lick me
and he will never see the day he can.
no matter whether he fights under
marquis of Queensbury rules or any
other rules
CORBETT DOESN'T CARE.
| Corbett was inclined to view the sur
render of Julian with scorn.
That is what. they have been pray
ing for all along" said Corbett s'Tt is
In every way to the advantage of Fitz-
simmons to hit with one arm free. If
is conceded on all sides that he is a
harder hitter than L am and that he
is better on the jab than I am Now
on the other hand, I am better than
F1tz on long range fighting and am
more scientific. consider it very much
more to his advantage than to mine
that Siler has ruled as he has was
willing today, and always have been
to agree to anything the referee said
l do not think F'itz is giving up any
thing at all, when he agrees to fight as
Siler says. I'll bet that he is laugh
ing in his sleeve right now at the credit
he will get with people who do moi