Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-12
Ta4E FEumE sTGHrED.
How Heiw,en ali, Camps OF Coraett
aud Fitz,immOns.

now heiw 'en tI's Camps OF Corsett
aud Fiizsimmons.
CARSON CITY, New, March IL
For a time today 1t looked as though
There would bo a regular row batweeu
the camps OF the lighters regarding
the interpretation of the rules Ut tue
ring made yesterday by Referee Siler.
Dan Stuart, however, took matters
lnIo his own hands, and In % short
lime ne had managed to patch up
peace and avert the threatened storm.
Ihe main obstacle in the way VI
pulling off the fight without
"a tbbie was Fnzsimmons, wno de.
ciatot tABt he Jiu not like the reading
OF the rules made by Bller, and that
lac DID not propose 6, agree upon
anything until COrbett were In the
ring. stuart ut once ordered Car.
rlage anu drove cut to FiizsimmOns's
ranch and had talk with the lsnky
fighter.
"fne only thing for you to do,
Fhziimm0nE" ssiu Stuart, "i, TO come
to some agreement on TINS thing, anu
the sooner you do 1t the better 1t Will
be for all oonGerneu. All that We
want, and all that Siler wants, IL for
you anu Corbstt to agree on some
thing that viii suit you both, and
something t AT Will bs fair to you
bolh. Now | suggest that one OF your
men anu oDs OF Corbetps men meet
mo at my office tomorrow afternoon
and We can TAX the matter over anu
see II some agreement cannot be
Reached"
"rhst suits me-" replied Fllziu.
mons. 81 want nothing but what Is |
fair to both, anu II have man pres.
cot when tue agreement is made that
10 all that can ask."
He wanted to know how Corbett
viewed The proposition for confer.
ence, and when told that it was agree
able to the champion he again ex.
pressed his satisfaction.
VI DON'T Know though, Dan," he
said, "Rs Will he reRuy 10 enter the
ring on tue day agreed upon"
Stuart 10 pale from his recent illness,
but he turned about three shades paler
when he heard Fitz declare himself TO
this effect. "Wby can't you? What
on earth lie the matter with your"
Stuart asked anxiOusly.
swell, you see" SAID Bob. 81 have
hurt one OF my handt, anu L do not
think That L can possibIy get into
shape 10 fight on the l7th."
Stuarps lace fell several degrees, and
BSb, seeiug his distr1ss, danced around
the room like sChooiboy.
"OHe must have some Jun oven out
in this country" he said. al was only |
foOling, Dan, and my hanus anu ali |
the rest OF me are in the best sort of |
condition, and nobody Will find that
cut better than one Corbett whom | |
see him on the l7th of March,"
COrbett had intended to eend letter |
today TO SIier, the referee OF the lat. |
tsT's construction OF the Marquis Of |
Queensbetry rules, but tue plan for a
Conference changed matters.
81 am not going to say anything at |
present." said CUrbatt, "but the con.
ferepcs win settle things. unuer.
stand TINT FiIgsimmoDs Is kickiap on |
the rules, Just as 1 said he would. | |
don't want TO say anything until / |
know inst what he objects to In par. |
tlcular. He may object to some things |
that L consider very essen tIsl, anu |
again things with which he fiuds
iault may be- trifiing,aud ia that event |
DO not wish to oppUse any objection, |
no matter II they are more favorable |
TO FnZ than TO me. All care about |
10 to keep FIlz from getting any uudus |
advantage. want nothing myself |
that am not willing to concede 10
him, and there Is no use OF my telling
8 lef that sgreo to this thing or OBJ. |
jeol to that thing until l know what