The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-12
BOB RAISES A ROW
DOESN'T LIKE sILER'S INTERPRE-
TATI0N OF TIE RULES.

sons Quarters and Gives Him an Ulti-
matum - Conference Between Repre-
sentatives of the Fighters to be Held to
Agree on What They Want-Corbett De-
ivsrs an Grafton on Fits Recalcitrance
-Siler Stands mp for His Way of Look
ing at ThinSs-FIght News.
Carson, New, March 11.-For a time
today it looked as though there would
be a regular row between the camps of
the fighters regarding the Interpretation
Of the rules Of the ring made by Referee
S!!er yesterday. Dan Stuart, however,
took matters in his own hands and in a
short time he had managed to patch up
peace and avert the threatened storm.
The main obstacle in the way of pull
Ing off the fight without a squabble was
FitZsimmons, who declared 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 Cor
bett were in the ring. Stuart at once
ordered a carriage and drove out to
Fitzsimmons' ranch and had a talk with
- the lanky fighter.
LIKE A DUTCH UNCLE.
"The only thing for you to do, Fitz-
simmons" said Stuart, 'is to come to
some agreement on this thing and the
sooner you do il, the better it will be for
all concerned. What we want, and all
that Silcr wants, is for you and Corbett
10 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 afternoon and
We can -alk the matter over and see if
some agreement cannot be reached"
That suits me- replied Fitzsimmons,
81 want nothing but what is fair to both
and if / have man present when the
agreement is made that is all I can
ask
he wanted to know how Coroett view
ed the proposition for conference, and
when told that it was agreeable to the
champion, he again expressed his salts
faction.
BOB JOSHES DAN.
81 don't know, though, DAN he said.
"as 1 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
wlen he heard FitZsimmons declare
himself to this effect. why can't you;
what on earth is the matter with you?"
Stuart asked anXiously.
well, you see," said Bob, ct have
h,.rt &c inl-
that I can possibly get into shape to
fight in the 18th"
Stuart's face fell several degrees and
Bob, seeing his distress, danced around
the room like schoolboy.
Zone must have some fun in this
country" said Bob, at was only fooling.
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 Fitzsimmons camp
with the positive assurance that Fitz-
simmons will be represented at the con-
ference in his office tomorrow and he set
the hour at 8 o'clock.
The consent of the Corbett people was
obtained without any trouble.
FITS DAYS WORK.
Fltzsimmons took it rather easy today,
the principal part OF his work being
ten-mile run on the road in the morn
ing. In the afternoon he spared ten
rounds with Hickey and Steiner and
wrestled little with Roeber and wound
up his work by punching the bag.
II am not making any objections to
the rules as WHOLE said Fitzsimmons.
All l want is to keep the other fellow
from getting any advantage over me. l
want an even show and nothing more
than that. l know that can lick Cor
bett, and will do it, if they do not work
any fine schemes on me. and / do not
intend thar they shall. That is all there
is about it."
CORBETT SOLILOQUIZES
James ]. Corbett had intended to send
letter today to George Siler, the
referee of the fight, regarding his opin-
ion of the latter's construction OF the
Marquis Of Queensbury rules, but the
plan for a conference changed matters.
Il am not going 10 say anything at
present" said Corbett, but the confer
ence will settle things. 1 understand
that Fitssmmons is kicking on the rules.
just as / said he would. 1 don't want 10
say anything until know just what ne
objects TO in particular. He may object
to some Things that I consider very es-
sential and again things with which he
finds fault may be trifing and in that
event. / do not wish 10 oppose and OBJ
jections. no matter If they are more ia
! care about is 10 keep Fitzsimmons
from getting any undue advantage. I
want nothing myself that l am not will
ing 10 concede TO him. and there is no
use of my telling Siler that I agree 10
this thing o. object TO that thing. until
l know what Fitzsimmons IS making q
kick about If Fitzsimmons makes no
complaint Of Siler's construction of The
rules, l will not. But II would be 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 FitZSimmons. l. he is of the
same opinion that am on things there |
VIII be very little troubia, but Fi;zsim- !
hons is a chronic Kicker and he never
was anything else, and in my opinion.
as long as he has a chance to object to
anything he is going % do il. l think
II is a good thing. however. that Siler
tdve out his letter when he did. Il is
better for us TO talk for week IN ad-
vance Of the fight than TO talk for a
week after we get into The ring"
SILER HAS HIS SAY.
Referee Siler was not In the best OF
humor today over OBJ .ections to his con-
struction OF the Marquis of Queensbury
rules that had come firm the Fitzsim- |