Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-13

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DAN STUART
''Thc only thing for you to do, Fitz-
simmons" said Stuart, lis to come to
some agreement on this thing, and the
| sooner you do IL the better 1t will be for
| all concerned. What we want, and all
that Siler wants. is for you and Corbest
to agree ON something that will suit you
both. and something that will be fair to
you both. Now. / suggest that one Of
| your men and one of Corbetts men meet
me at my office tomorrow afternoon, and
we can talk the matter over and see If
| some agreement cannot be reached'
That suits me-" replied Fitzsimmons.
4 want nothing but what is fair to both
and II have a man present when the
agreement is made that is all can ask"
| He wanted to know how Corbett
viewed the proposition for a conference
and when told that it was agreeable to
the champion he again expressed him.
self: II don't know. though. Dam" he
said. las viii be ready to enter the ring
on the day agreed upon"
| Stuart is pale from his recent sick
ness, but he turned about three shades
raler when he heard Fitz declare him
self to this effect.
why can't you? What on earth is
the matter with you?" Stuart asked
anxiously.
We'll. you see" said Bob, II have hurt
/ one of my hands. and do not think that
I can possibly get into shape to fight on
the 1.th."
Stuart's face fell several degrees, and
Bob, seeing his distress. danced around
the room like schoolboy. Zone must
have fun out in this country" said Bob.
II was only fooling. Dan, and my hands
and ell the rest of me are in the best sort
OF condition. and nobody will find that
out better than one Corbett when see
him on the 18th of March,
Stuart left the Fitzsimmons' camp
with the positive assurance that Fitz
viii be represented at the conference
at his Office. The consent of the Cor
oett people was obtained without trouble.
Fitz took it rather easy yesterday, the
principal part of his work being q 10
mile run on the road. In the afternoon
he spared 10 rounds with Hickey and
Stenzler, and wrestled little with
Roeber. and wound up his work by
punching the bag.
Il am not making any objections to
the rules as WHOLE" said Fitz: all
want is to keep the other fellows from
getting any advantage over me. want
, an even show and nothing more than
that. I know that I can lick Corbett,
and I will do it if they do not work any
fine schemes on me, and do not intend
that they shall. That is all there is to
It,"
James j. Corbett intended to send a
letter to Siler. the referee of the fight,
regarding the latter's Interpretation of
Marquis OF Queensberry rules. but the |
plan for a conference changed matters
Il am not going to say anything" said |
Corbett, but the conference will fix !
things. I understand that Fitzsim-
mons is kicking on the rules. Just as I |
said he would l don't care to say any
thing until l know just what he objects |
to in particular. He may object to |
some things that consider very essen |
tial and against things which he finds |
fault with may be trif1ing and in that /
event l do not wish to oppose any OBJ
iections. no matter If they are more |
favorable TO him than to me. All care
about is to keep Fitz from getting any
undue advantage 1 want nothing N.Y.
elf that l am not willing to concede to |
him. and there is no use of my telling |
Filler that l agree to thing or object to /
that thing until l know what Fitz is
making kick about. If he makes no
complaint of Siler's construction of the |
rules l will not. But 1t would be bad |
policy for me, at the present time, to |
agree to anything or object to anything |
until know where the sore spot is with
Fitz. If he is of the same opinion that
am on things there will be very little
trouble. but he is chronic kicker, and |
ne never was anything else. and in my /
opinion. as long as he has q chance to |
object to anything he is going to do it.
Il think it is good thing. however,"
continued Corbett, that Siler gave out |
his letter when he did. 1t is better for
us to talk for a week in advance OF the
fight than to talk for q week after we get |
into the ring
Corbett's work yesterday consisted of
the regular run on the road. the cham
pion covering about 10 miles with JEFF I
fries for companion. IN the afternoon
he punched the bag and SPARED with his
trainers.
WIN Judge Harvard-Yale Debate.
Cambridge. Mass. March 1.-THE
jidges of the Harvard Yale debate. on |
March 26, Will be Judge Edgar A.. Al
drich of the United States district court
Professor J. r. Dewey, Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology. and Professor
+ Il Giddings Of Columbia college.