The record-union., 1897-03-13
Julian Dissatisfied With the Rules as Set
Down by Referee SiIer.
Finally Gives In, When He Finds He
Cannot Have His Own Way.
A Stormy Conference Between FitZ-
simmons Brother in-Law, rian-
ager Brady, Referee Siier and Dan
Stuart Over the Decision Relating
to Hitting in Clinches and Break
Always.
awayS.


CARSON, March PA long confer
ence, which at times, nearly resulted
in the spelling of all chances of the
big fight being pulled off, was held
this afternoon between Martin Julian
representing FitZSimmons, and William
A. Brady for Corbett, over the con-
structiOn put upon the Marquis OF
Queensberry rules. The ending was
that Julian, after Directing strenuous
~ against the right of the referee to
make any ruling whatever before the
men stepped into the right, and against
the hitting with one arm free and in
breakaWays, gave way entirely, and
consented that the men should hit with
the one free arm and in breakaways
The fight will therefore be fought in
accordance with the Interpretation OF
the Marquis of Queensberry rules made
by referee Siler.
1t was at times a stormy conference,
and time and again the smash up was
perilously near, and time and again it
was only averted by the most narrow
margins. Brady at the outset took
the stand that Corbett was willing to
abide by the decision of the referee, no
matter what that decision might be
The champ io1 de said, was willing to
fight just as SIZE said Julian, on the
other hand, maintained that there was
no right vested in the referee to make
any ruling whatver until the men
We're ready to fight. He claimed that
Fitzsimmons had always fought "a
good, fair, square fight" and in all his
fights the hitting had been with both
arms free, and that all the breakaways
had been clean. Corbett, he said, had
won the championship of the world in
fight conducted under such conditions
and methods, which, if they were good
enough to win the championship We're
sufficiently good to defend it.
"Fitzsimmons, l say frankly" said
Julian, lis not experienced in hitting
with one arm free. He has always
fought his battles fairly, and he wants
to fight this one fairly. We cannot
give in on this proposition, and if CSi.-
bett will not agree to fight with clean
hreakaways, we are willing to fight
under the rules of the London prize
ring
That is good thing" broke in Bra
0y. You say F'itZ is not accustomed
to fighting in anything but the most
open fashion, and yet he is willing to
fight under the London prize ring
rules, which allows wrestling. hitting
with one arm free, biting, gouging and
heavy knows what. If he is not will
ing to fight with one arm free, it is
queer that he should be willing to fight
lac rr-l,i oh, oil
good deal of the same kind that is
worse"
I'VE want 1t one thing or the other"
said Julian, not a mix up of Queens
berry and London prize ring rules
The argument went on and on, each
man firmly intrenched in his position,
while Dan Stuart sat listening his hair
turning gray as he saw all the chances
CT the great fight ending in a miserable
row over a technical point in the rules.
Siler took part in the argument, and he
and Julian went over the same ground
that Brady and Julian had travelled be-
fore. over and over it they went, go
ing always in a circle, and winding up
at exactly the same point every time
Julian insisting that hitting with the
one free arm and on the breakaways
was not strictly Marquis of Queens
berry rules, and Siler insisting that it
was the very essence of the aforesaid
rules
Finally Julian said: "WelI. I will
make proposition. I am willing to
leave it to Mr.. Stuart, and abide by his
decision
Il don't think 1 am capable of decid-
ing technical point in prize ring
rules" said Stuart. and / hardly care
to undertake to make the decision"
Then l am willing to agree to leave
the matter with you and Siler," said
Julian. although Siler has already de-
clared himself on the proposition"
This suited Brady, and the jury re-
tired. returning in a few minutes with
the announcement that they had de-
cided to uphold the Interpretation of
the rules made by Siler.
Julian hesitated for some minutes.
and then gave way. Il want to say,
gentlemen" he said, that in all his
fights Mr.. Fitzsimmons has always
given up everything, and he will do it
now We will fight under the rules
as Mr. Siler CONSTITUTES them, even if we
don't like it,
1t was after 3 o'clock when the con-
ference opened. Three was the hour
set, but Julian was somewhat late in
arriving Stuart's office was found
too small to accommodate the mem
bers of the conference and the cores
pondents and an adjournment was
taken to the Odd Fellows Hall.
Julian opened the talk by addressing
Brady. Il wanted to see YOU" he
said. about one or two things in these
rules that do not seem to be right
Rule one says that it is to be a fair
stand-up boxing match in twenty
four foot ring, and rule two that no
hugging or wrestling is to be allowed;
but Mr. Sler says. quoting rule twelve
Of the Marquis of Queensberry rules,
which is the contest in all respects
to be governed by the revised rules of
the London prize ring. / consider that
one of the most important of the twelve
rules and appears to have been the
bone of contention in almost every con-
test 1t has been the custom of ref
erees, myself among them, to inquire
os the principals whether they choose
tic hit in clinches with one arm free
and also in the breakaways. Invaria-
bly, the principals agree not to hit in