The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-20
VENDIG Is AFTER STUART
Claims That Dan shared Losses But Re
fused to Share Profits.

VENDIG Is AFTER STUART
Claims That Dan shared Losses But Re-
fused to Share Profits
New York. Feb. 1910 Vendig, a well
known sporting man Of this city today
instructed his attorneys. Howe & Hum
mel, to begin legal proceedings against
Dan A. Stuart of Texas for failing TO
keep a signed agreement whereby Ven
dig and Stuart were TO share the ex-
penses, profits or losses of bringing Cor
bett and Fitzsmmons together for
fight in a prize ring. Vendig claims that
the agreement was signed in June 1885,
and that Stuart has violated the contract.
Reviewing The case. VeEdig said that
Stuart promised that the counsel fees
would be 81, 500 and the rent of the arena
$500 Vendig claims that he told Stuart
to go ahead, but after the latter reached
Texas he wrote a letter saying that the
cost would be very much more. In reply
to this letter, Vendig says that he wrote
Stuart TO go ahead and draw on him
whenever he needed money. 1t is now a
matter Of history that the bout was pro-
hibited in Texas owing to the action Of
the legislature, and after a fruitless at
tempt to bring it off in Arkansas. Stuart
presented an itemized bill to Vendig for
expenses amounting to s20,522.41 and an
additional bill of $1,000.
When Stuart and Vendig parted at Lit
tie Rock, Ark, in the autumn of 1896,
Vendig says that Stuart promised TO fol-
low FitZsimmons to Australia and that
he told Stuart to go ahead and that ne
}, yr-ith y i'm, in hat he
should do. A month later Vendig receiv-
ed wire from Stuart, who was then at
Houston. Tex. saying that he had offered
$50, 900 as purse for Corbett and Fltz-
simmons to fight anywhere. This propo-
sition. Fendig says, he notified Stuart
that he was willing to abide by. Stuart
came on to New York early in Deem
Der Of that year with articles signed by
Fitzsimmons to fight Corbett, as we'll as
verbal contract to fight Maher. When
the articles were presented to Corbett he
refused to sign them. but said in the pres
ence of witnesses at the ST. James hotel
that he would fight the winner of the
F'itzsimmons- Maher battle.
Maher signed the articles for $4,000
purse and Stuart left this city to get
Fitzsimmons' signature. When Fitz-
simmons signed Stuart wired Vendig
that he had to give Fitzsimmons $1,000
for doing so. The arrangements were all
perfected for the bout at Ell Paso. but
when it was found impossible to bring
the bout off at that place Vendig says
that Stuart and he agreed to bring it of
in Langtry. Stuart said that he had a
goose egg before them. But they both
agreed TO bring the fight off so as to
show the public that they meant business
and they would easily recoup their losses
by bringing Corbett and Fitzsimmons to-
gether later on.
One hundred and ten people paid to
see the fight at Langtry and when
Stuart and Vendig compared notes they
found they had lost $4,000 on the specu-
lation This showed a total loss under
the articles Of agreement of nearly $685.
600. half of which Vendg paid. Fitz-
simmons made tour through England
and on his return ne was met in this
city by Stuart and with Vendig's con-
sent Stuart travelled all over Mexico to
secure a battle-ground on which the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons contest could be pull
ed off Fitzsimmons and Corbett signed
the articles for the coming fight and
Stuart went ahead to make arrange
ments. Vendig claims that Stuart fall
ed 10 correspond with him, and later on
the vitascope company was organized.
with Vendig holding Is per cent of its
capital. w. III. Wheelock who was
Stuart's secretary, called on Vendig for
funds and Vendig said ne advanced him
s., 1866. 80 in accordance with an agree
ment which Vendig made with Stuart.
While the Dallas promoter was hunting
for a place where the fight could be
brought TO a successful Issue. Vendig
claims that he received ietters from
Stuart informing him of his progress
and that later. when they met, Stuart
produced papers which showed that il
would take $40, 900 to insure the bringing
of OF the contest
Vendig said that he told Stuart. when
APPRAISED of this enormous expense. that
ne could not stand for more than % per
cent or IL, AID that Stuart said he could
not afford more than that himself From
tina. time on yendig asserts that Stuart
mad severa, engagements to meet him.
but broke them all.
A few days ago Vendig received a tel
egram from Stuart. dated Carson City,
which said that Stuart was willing 20
give Vendig pooling interests or the
event. but nothing more.
Nendig then felt that ne was being
frozen out and Immediately informed his
lawyers. Mr.. Hummei declined 10 dis
cuss the matter this afternoon. further
than 10 say that he was perfectly salts