The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
A ROW AT CARSON
About Siler's Construction of
the RWleS
Is Finally Compromised by Dan
Stuart.
FITZ HAS HIS JOKE.
He EAlmost Frightens Stuart
Into Mysteries
Rv &ouiur Ho Nov Not 20 hIQ
EITZ HAS HIS JOKE.
By Saying He May Not Be Able
to Enter the Ring.


depreciation of the rules of the ring
made by Referee Siler. Dan Stuart,
however, took matters in his own hands
and in short time he had managed to
patch up a peace and avert the threat
ened storm. The main obstacle in the
way of pulling off the fight without
squabble was Fitzsimmons, who de-
clared that he did not like the reading
of the rules made by Siler and that he
did not propose to agree upon anything
until he and Corbett We're in the ring.
Stuart at once ordered a carriage and
drove out to Fits ranch and had
talk with the lanky fighter.
The only thing for you to do FitZ,"
said Stuart is to come to some agree
| ment on this thing and the sooner you
do it the better it will be for all con-
cerned. 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 1 suggest that one of
your men and one of Corbett's men
| meet me at my office tomorrow after
noon and we can talk the matter over
| and see If some agreement can not be
reached
That suits me- replied Fitz, ct want
nothing but what is fair to both and if
nave man present a the meeting
| that agrees that is all I want"
Stuart is pale from his recent illness
but he turned about three shades paler
| when he heard Fitz declare himself to
! the erect that he might not be able to
| enter the ring
What on earth is the matter with
| you? Stuart asked anxiously.
well you see,' said Bob, II have but
one of my hands and I do not think
that L can possibly get into shape to
| fight on the 17th.''
Stuart's face fell several degrees and
| Bob, seeing his distress, danced around
the room like a school boy.
| "One must have some fun out in this
| country" said Bob Il was ONLY fool
| ing, 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 one Corbett when I see him on the
! 18th of March. Stuart left the Fitz
camp with the positive assurance that
| F1tz will be represented at the confer
| ence in his office today, and he set the
hour at o'clock.
The consent of the Corbett people was
| obtained without any trouble. Fftz
! took it rather easy yesterday, the prin-
| cipal part of his work being a ten mile
run on the road in the morning. In the
| aHIteirnoon ne spared ten rounds with
hickey and Steiner and wrestled a
! little with Roeber and wound up his
work by pounding the bag.
| WHAT FITZ WANTS
II am not making any objection to
| the rules as a whole" said Fitz- sAII
I want is to keep the other fellow from
| getting any advantage over me- I
want an even show and nothing more
| than that. L know that I can lick Cor
bett and l will do it, if they do not
| work any fine schemes on me and T 40
is about it. - tAii 'iiere
James J. Corbett had intended to
| send letter to Gorge Siler, the referee
| or the hight, regarding his opinion of
| the Iatters construction of the MARQUIS
| OF Queensberry rules, but a plan for a
| conference changed matters
Il am not going to say ANYTHING at
present" said Corbett, but the confer
| ence will settle things. 1 understand
that Fitz is kicking on the rules just
| as L said he would. I don't want 70
| say anything until know inc
| objects to in particular He NAV OBJ
| 1ect to some things that consider vel-v
| essential, and again, things with which
| ne nndS fault may be trifing and in
| that event 1 do not wish to oppose anv
| objection, no matter if they are more
| favorable to Fitz than to me. All I
| care about is to keep Fitz from getting
| any undue advantage. I want nothing
| myself that am not willing to concede
| to him, and there is no use of my tell
| ing Siler that I agree to a thing or OBJ
| Ject to that until L know what Fitz is
| making a kick about If Fitz makes
! no complaint of Siler'S construction of
| the rules, will not, but it would be a
| bad policy for me at the present time
| to agree to anything or object to any
! thing until know where the sore spot
| is with Fitz. If he is of the same opin-
| ion that I am on things there will be
| very little trouble, but Eitz is a chronic
| kicker, and he never was anything else,
| and in my opinion long as he has a
| chance to object to anything he is go
| ing TO 90 1t.
BETTER TO TALK NOW.
81 think it is a good thing 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 a
| week after we get into the ring"
I Referee Siler was not in the best hu-
NOR over the objections to his construc-
| ton of the Marquis of Queensbury
rules that had come from Fitzsim-
| mons.
when was in Chicago" Siler said,
'Fitz told me that he had no objection
| to the construction of the rules that 1
| have made, and that being the case 1
| cannot see how he can very we'll OBJ
| ject to them at the present time. How
| ever, did not rule as 1 did for the
| purpose of considering what F'itz would
| like or what Corbett would like or
| what anybody else would like. 1 ruled
exactly as L thought was right and 1
| will stick to my ruling At the same
| not in the least trying to dictate to the
| men. All I want is an agreement of
| some sort, and as long the men are
suited do not care what the agree
| nent is.
| Il guess that by the time the fight is
| due both men will reach an agreement
| without trouble"
| Siler was troubled all day by people
| who came to him to tell Indirectly how
| little he knew about the rules, and how
| much they knew. One gentleman came
up with the assertion that the rules for
bade all hugging and clinching.
Now" said this parsonage, It want
to know if you are going to decide the
fight against man if he hugs or
clinches.
1.-The rules do say" replied Siler, that
there shall be no hugging or clinching,
but they say nothing about such actions
being ground for disqualifying a man.
They simply say that he must not do
| it, and 1 take it to be intended by the