Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-12
BOB HITzSIMMONS BALKS
On the Rulings of Referee
Siler.
GENTLEMAN jim SATISFIED
Corbett Refused TO Shake Hands With fitz-
Calls Him BIackguard-Fitz Says
He'll Embalm Him.

Carson, New March 11.-Bob FitZsim-
mons has balked on Referee Siler's inter-
probation of the Queensberry rules. His
specific objections are not stated, but
he empha tically declares that he will not
stand for any such conception of the
rules as that outlined by the referee.
Corbett, on the contrary, is perfectly
satisfied with Siler's decision.
'@rhe referee should have the final say
in all contests" was the way jim put 1t
this evening. when two men are spar
ring they invariably forget their promise
not to hit in breakaways, and one or the
other usually gets the worst of it. Sull-
van nearly reached my jaw with right
swing. We parted from the first chnch
in our battle at New Orleans. 1t never
occurred to me at the time that he had
committed a foul, and i smashed rlght
back at him in the next breakaway, re-
gardlesls of my promise to the referee.
when l fought Jackson we both
agreed to hit af.er clinch, and L never
heard an objection from anybody. II
Fitzsimmons is such a marvel at deliv-
ering short-range blows he would be
thankful for a ruling which might give
him an advantage. According to my nos
tions, Silers ultimatum should be accept
ed by both of us, and there is no necessity
for further talk on the subject. How
ever if Fitzsimmons can show any flaw
in the rulings which might hurt his
chances of winning, I will gladly meet
him half way on reasonable com
promise"
The whole matter of rules was laid be-
fore Dan Stuart this afternoon, and he
invited Martin Julian, represe enting Fitz-
simmons, and w. A. Brady, Corbett's
manager, to meet George Siler and him
self in his office tomorrow and talk 1t
over.
ITit1c ~, ,,o,,c, rexyar-ad his methods to-
day, beginning work with the punching
bag after breakfast, afterwards taking
the regulation grind with Roeber on the
wrestling mat, and Stenzler, with the
gloves. He has an idea that as the fight
will take place In the morning 1t would
be the best policy for him to become ac-|
customed to boxing at that hour of the
day. His face wore a serious look all
the while he was sparring and he had
little or nothing to say.
Mrs. F'itZsimmons, with a horse and
buggy, paced her husband into town
after luncheon. Bob swung in after the
rig and never lost step during the
whole journey, winding up fresh at the
end of the three miles, when he took the
same gait home and spent the evening
playing with Bob, Jr.
Corbett logged down the hill to Ems
pire as a starter this morning, turning
the angle there and coming home by
way of Carson, eight miles. He left
his tIdlIeIS btIlHu OH the HOIllea SlielcI
and sprinted for nearly a quarter of
mile into Shaws Springs. The usual af-
ternoon pot pourri of hand ball. bag
punching and sparrlng was disposed of
without change.
When Corbett was asked today why he
refused to take Fitzsimmons extended
hand when they met on the prison road
yesterday he bristled up and said: For
this reason: That man has blackguard-
ed me in public and through the press
time and again. He has called me cur.
a dub, an invalid and buffer. When
he proves a portion of his statements
by putting me out on March H. | will
shake with him, not. till then. What is
the use of appearing friendly to a man
when you are not?"
The Cornishman did not seem 10 heed
the snub he had received. All that
caught him was Corbett's display of ILL
temper.
II always thought he was 'nutty,' " de-
clared Bob. THE first punch l give him
st. Patrick's day will joggle his brain
and he will go to pieces. Did not he lose
his head when Mitchell hit him, and amt
I as clever as Mitchell? This is a coed
thing; I'm glad l did not turn back yes
terday when they told me I was likely
to run into the pompadour. He looks
like mummy and I'll embalm him when
we get together next week"
Tickets sold like hot tamales today
and at 6 p. m. the total sales amounted
to a trifie under 1000
A few boxes were thrown together at
the arena today and force of painters
were put to work numbering the seats
The weather is mild and bracing.