The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-11

any objections as yet I am going to
talk it over with my trainers and will
say what l think tomorrow. l am
glad, however, that Mr. Siler has made
it clear that the pivot blow and all that
sort of thing is barred. That is as
it should be. We don't want ANYTHING
OF that sort"
Siler said, when giving out his con-
structiOn Of the rules: 81 have made
my decision solely on the ground that
1t is declared in the Marquis of Queens
Derry rules that when not ordered
otherwise, the rules of the London
prize ring shall govern. Now, the
Marquis of Queensberry rules are silent
on the subject of hitting in the break
Always and with one arm free, but both
are allowed by the rules of the Lon
don prize ring. and, therefore, it seems
to me that it plainly is the intention of
the QueenSberry rules that both hit
ting with one arm free and in the break
Always should be allowed. / suppose
that some will differ from that but it
really looks to me as though the thing
Is too plain to admit of any other con-
struction than that I have put upon it.
However, if COr-bett and FItzsimmons
declare they prefer to fight the other
way, it is all right. All 1 want is for
them to agree to something"
COrbett took the road this morning
in company with Jeffries and covered
ten miles at a lively pace. The roads
are rapidly drying up, and it is pos
sible with care to get along on them
without sinking into the soil up to the
knees. In the afternoon he took the
same course Of work that he has gone
through during the last ten days.
Yesterday, in his boxing bouts, Cor
bett made 1t unpleasant for both
Woods and Jefferies. The former he
knocked fiat with a left swing on the
jaw, and the latter he knocked out
with hot punch in the kidneys. Both
were at work today and none the worse
for their battering.
The receipt of Siler's letter raised a
storm at Cooks ranch and sdartin
Julian declared that, in his opinion,
Corbett had a talk with Siler and in
duced him to issue the letter Fitz-
simmons asserted that it would not ba
right for him to agree on anything
until both he and Corbett had enter
ed the ring; he had always fought
under the Marquis of Queensberry
rules. he declared, and that was what
he wanted to fight under this time.
Julian then took the stand that when
a man is knocked down and his seconds
throw water upon the fallen man with
the intention of reviving him, it should
be a ground for FORGETTING the fight,
going
insist that this be agreed upon. Then
FitzsimmOns declared that he would
fight under the Marquis of Queensberry
rules. and that if they did not suit Cor
bett, he would fight under the rules Of
the London prize ring. He has fought
all his battles under the Queensberry
rules" said Fitzsimmons, land they
should be good enough for him now"
Both FitZSimmonS and Julian de-
clared that they did not want any
hitting with one hand free. and on the
breakaways. Both insisted that breaks
should be clean and no hitting should
be allowed until both hands were
free. Fitzsimmons. above all things,
insisted that no agreement should be
made before the men entered the ring.
This was his strong point and he stuck
to 1t with all the obstinacy with which
he was capable, and that is saying
great deal.
day, In the morning he ran to town
and back, covering about ten miles
and in the afternoon he boxed with
Hickey and Steiner and punched the
bag for a short time.
Dan Stuart, this morning appointed
Malachy Hogan. of Chicago. referee Of
the welterweight and featl1erweight
championship fights between "Mysteri-
ons" Billy Smith and George Green
(YOung CorhetD and Martin Flaherty
and Dial Hawkins respectively. This
was done by Stuart after conference
wish George Siler.
There was a decisive increase this
morning in the number of sporting men
who arrived to witness the fight More
Of them came this morning than any