The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-12
4 REGULAR ROW ON
STUART COMPELLED TO TAKE
MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS
AT CARSON.
PATCHED UP A PEACE.
CONFERENCE CALLED TO TALK
OVER THE QUESTION OF THE
FIGHT RULES.
REFERRED sILER SOMEWHAT SORE.
Fitz 0nre Agreed TO the Construc-
ton OF the Code to which He
Now Makes Objection.

kSEISON, New, March lO.--EOr a,
time today it looked as if there would
be a regular row between the camps Of
the lighters, regarding the interpreta-
ton of the rules of the ring made by
Mr.. Siler yesterday Dan Stuart, how
ever, took matters in his own hands.
and in a short time he had managed to
patch up a peace and avoid the threat
eIied storm. The main obstacle in the
way of pulling off the fight without a
squabble was Fitzsimmons, who de-
clared that he did not like the reading
OF the rules made by Siler, and that he
oid not propose to agree upon any
thing until he and Corbett were in the
1lng. Stuart at once ordered a car
rage and drove out to Fitzsimmons'
ranch and had a talk with the lanky
fighter
THE only thing for you to do, l7itz-
simmons" said Stuart, lis to come to
some agreement on this thing, and the
sooner you do it the better it will be
for all concerned. What we want and
all that Siler wants, is for you and
Corbett to agree on something that
will suit you both, and something that
will be fair to you both Now, [ sug-
gest that one Of your men and one of
Corbett's men meet me at my office
tomorrow afternoon and we can talk
the matter over and see if some agree
ment cannot be reached"
That suits me-" replied ITitZsim-
mons, Il want nothing but what is fair
to both, and if 1 have a man present
when the agreement is made that is
MI I can ask"
He wanted to know how Corbett
viewed the proposition for a confer
ence, and when told that it was agree
able to the champion, he again express
ed himself: 81 don't know, though, Dam"
he said, ''as I will be ready to enter the
ring on the day agreed upon"
Stuart is pale from his recent illness,
but he turned about three shades paler
when he heard FitzsimmOns declare
himself to this effect.
why can't you? What on earth is
the matter with you?" Stuart asked
RnXiously.
well, you see" said Bob, 81 have
hurt one Of my hands and I do not
think that I can possibly get into shape
to fight on the 17th.''
Stuart's face fell several degrees, and
the room like a school boy. Zone must
have fun out in this country" said
Bob. 81 was only fooIing, Dan, and
my hands and all the rest of me are in
the best sort of condition and nobody
will find that out better than Corbett
when l see him on the 18th of March y
Stuart left the FitzsimmOns camp
with the positive assurance that Fitz-
Ei ha tod Of fI,O
ference in his office tomorrow, and he
set the hour at o'clock. The con-
sent of the COrbett people was obtain
ed without any trouble
Fitzsdmmons took it rather easy to-
day, the principal part of his work
being a ten-mile run on the road ir
the morning. In the afternoon he spar
red ten rounds With Hickey and SteIz-
ner, and wrestled a little with Roebel
and wound up his work by punching
the bag.
Il am not making any objections t
the rules as a whole" said FitZSim-
mons. "All I want is to keep the Other
fellows from getting any advantage
over me. I want an even show anC
nothing more than that. | know thai
I can lick COrbett, and 1 VIII do it il
they do not work any fine schemes or
me, and 1 do not intend that they
Shall That is all there is about it,
COrbett had intended to send a letter
today to George Siler, the referee OF
the fight, regarding his opinion of the
latter's construction of the Marquis OF
QueenSberry rules, but a plan for a
conference changed matters. Il am moi
going to say anything at the present.
said COrbett, but the conference viii
settle things. | understand that Fitz-
simmons is kicking ON the rules, just
as l said he would. / don't want Il
say anything until I know just wha
he objects to in particular. He may
object to some things that I consider
very essential and again things which
he finds fault With may be trifling, anC
In that event / do not wish to Oppose
any objectiGns, no matter if they ar,
more favorable to FitZSimmons thar
to me. All l care about it is to keeI
FitzsimmOns from getting any undue
advantage. 1 want nothing myself tina
] am not willing to cOncede to him
and there is no use of my telling Silel
that l agree to a thing or object Il
that thing, until l know what Fitz
simmons is making a kick about
FitZSimmOnS makes no complaint O
Siier's construction of the rules, [ vii
not. But it would be bad policy 70,
me, at the present time, to agree t
anything or object to anything, unit
I know where the sore spot is will
FitZsimmons If he is of the same
opinion that l am on things, there viii
be very little trouble, but Fitzsim
mons is a chronic kicker. and he nevel
was anything else, and in my opinion
as long as he has a chance to object t
anything, he is going to do it,
Il think it is good thing, however