The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-11
coRRErr DIssArIsFIED.

Duplicates were made and a copy was
sent to each man.
Corbett was writing a letter to his
wife when the communication from
Sfler was handed TO him and when he
had finished with writing, he read the
letter from the referee through with
great care He then folded it up, say
ing: Il do not care to make any re-
ply on this today. I will talk it over
with my trainers tonight and viii write
formal letter to Mr.. SiIer tomorrow
1T gives you what you desired does
1t nOt?" he was asked.
NO" he answered. "Al1 I want is
that we fight under the Marquis of
Queensberry rules such as L have al
ways fought under. I carry those
rules in my head, and I am very likely
to conform to them unconsciously while
lighting If new construction is put
upon them, I may forget all about it in
the heat of the fight and commit a foul
unintentially. All want is a fair show
and nothing else
1T was reported some time ago that
you desired to hit with arm free and on
breakaWays."
THAT is mistake. I never wanted
anything but the regular Marquis of
Queensbury rules and never said that
l did Now Fitz has said that he did
not want to hit with one arm free but
everybody knows the he wants just
that thing. Everybody considers that
Fitz is a harder hitter than I am and
that L am long range fighter and more
scientific. 1t stands to reason that it is
to Fftz' advantage. You will see that
FftzsimmonS will not agree to this as
he wants to have the appearance of
making some concession to me. How
ever, am not making my objections a
yet. 1 am going to talk it over with my
trainers and will say what 1 think
later"
Siler will not insist upon the men
fighting under his Interpretation of the
clinch and breakaways, but simply
wants the men to agree to something
COED6tt took
day.
A ROW AT COOKS RANCH.
The receipt of Siler's letter raised a
row at Cooks ranch and Martin Julian
declared that in his opinion Corbett had
had a talk with Siler and had induced
him to issue the 1etter-a charge which
to the personal knowledge of the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent is without
the slightest foundation in fact
Fftz insisted that it would not be right
for him to agree to anything until they
had entered the ring, He had always
fought under Queensberry rules and
that was why he wanted to fight under
them this time.
Julian then took the stand that when
a man was knocked down and his sec
ond threw water ON the fallen man with
the intention of reviving him he should
forfeit the fight. Then F'itz declared
that he would fight under the Queens
berry rules and that if they did not suit
Corbett, he should fight under the rules
of the London prize ring.
He has fought all his battles under
the Queensberry rules" said Fitzsim-
mons land they should be good enough
for him now"
Fitz and Julian declared that they
did not want any hitting with one hand
free and on the breakaways. Both in
sisted that breaks should be clean and
no hitting should be allowed until both
hands were free. F'itz above all things
insisted that no agreement should be
made until they entered the ring.
EitZ did very little work In the
morning he ran to town and back COW
ering about ten miles and in the after
noon he boxed with Hickey and Stelz-
ner and punched the bag for a short
time.
Dan Stuart has appointed MaIachy
Hogan of Chicago as referee of the well
ter and feather weight championship
contests.