The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-10

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legation to meet Corbett. Fitz met
them all but him, and whipped 'em. He
had beaten Maher to a finish, yet af-
ter that Pete braced up, and Corbett
was afraid Pete was going to challenge
him. He went all the way from New
York to Pittsburg to see Maher and
tell him to stand by the Irish. and, if
they did not have to mix it up between
EN-, he would give Pete the champion
ship. And he did try to. He sends
his sparring partner against Maher,
and when O'DCnnell goes out in al
most one punch Corbett is over the
champion of the world And Maher
ropes and says: Peter, you're the
says: No, I'll fight you for it.. Then
Corbett said Fitz would have to fight
Maher first. Well, he did, and then it
bett into the ring. Now FitZ can go
to Corbett and say, Fight Maher be-
fore you come to me- They are after
F'itZ, why? They don't want to fight
him, but they know that, if they get
up a tourney with all the stars in 1t
from George Dixon up to Corbett and
Maher and without F'itZ, it would not
go. The folks would say. Where's
Fitz?' That's all they want.
81 know this Corbett. Goddard went
with some newspaper men to his hotel
once, and sent word up that a gentle
man wanted to see him in the office.
Corbett came down, and Goddard in
trCduced himself, and, with the coin in
his pocket, challenged Corbett person.
ally to meet him for $4,000 a side and
! the championship. COrbett roasted the
| newspaper men for getting him into
such deal, ard, in the hubbub that
was created by the gathering crowd,
! Sneaked back to his room. I had few
with him myself. When L sent out the
report that the reason that he would
not meet Fitz was that he was not in
condition, he got his friends together,
and L was there. too. They were going
to make it good, [ heard, but l got to
Corbett and told him that, while I
might not be very scientific, I could
mix it up rough and tumble, if any
thing came off that was not on the
square, and I had him pat, for L knew
the prescriptions that he was getting
Corbett made this bluff and called it,
and then he says: I retire from the
championship. L am out of the ring
And this little Hunt, of the United
Press, he climbs upon a chair and says:
Oh don't do that, Jim, don't say that
When we were at Hot Springs, the
citizens of that place wanted to get the
fight there, and held a meeting. They
said to US: All there seems to be be-
tween you is the referee Can't you
come to some agreement Corbett aud
F1tZ could not come to terms, When
the meeting broke up, COrbett patted
Housman on the back and says if he
had anything to do with it, Lou would
nave been the referee. Next day he
proposes that we name five men each,
and, if any one is named on both slips,
let him referee the match. | said no,
and offered to name three out of the
five that were on Corbett's slip, which
L did, but, | says, there are not ten men
In this country capable of refereeing
match of this kind to suit me- and, if
Corbett Will accept, / will consent that
the match be refereed by one of his
own friends, L. NJ. Housman, of Chi
cago. Then COrbett turned Housman
down, and would not accept him"
JULIAN WAS LATE.
1t was pretty late when Manager
Julian reached the quarters assigned
for the midnight conference, the au-
dlence which assembled at the Grand
being the largest in its history When
he did finally arrive. however, the
group consisted of Messrs. Stuart.
Housman, FTtZSimmons, Julian and
some local newspaper men.
Mr.. Stuart preached the subject of a
return fight with Corbett, stating that
he had come on from New York to as
certain what the disposition of Mr..
FitZsimn1sns and his manager was as
regards such a fight, and on being as
sured by Mr.. Julian that Fitz had con-
Gltlonally re-entered the ring from
which he had retired, submitted a draft
OF articles that he wished to secure an
opinion on.
These called for a match between
Robert j. FitZSimmonS and COrbett,
and the Fitzsimmons party insisted
that the j. did not belong there and it
was taken out The articles were as
follows:
We. the undersigned. James ]. Corbett of
New York, and Robert Fitzsimmons of New
York. do hereby agree to fight to a finish,
under the Marquis OF Queensbury rules, for
the heavyweight championship of the world
ard for purse of $4,000 offered by Dan A.
Stuart, of Dallas, Tex.
1t is further agreed that the said purse of
SIS, Coo shall go to the winner.
James j. Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons
hereby agree to post So, 600 as a guarantee of
their appearance in the ring the one failing
to live up to this agreement to forfeit to the
other and to Dan A Stuart equally.
The e said Dan A: stuart as a guarantee of
James j. corbett and Rob Robert 'e'T Titz.
sdrnn ou+ if il he stuarp fails to
ment. The said Dan A. Stuart further agrees
to post the balance of the purse money thirty
days prior to the date of the contest
1t is further agreed that the referee shall
be mutually agreed upon sixty days prior to
the date of the contest. The principals fail
ing in this, Dan A Stuart shall have the
power to select him.
1t is further agreed that the Stockholders
shall be mutually agreed upon on the sign
ing of these articles.
The date of holding the contest, it is agreed
shall be Aug. 10, 1898, between sunrise and
sunset, the battle ground to be named by
Dan A. Stuart on or before June TO- 1885,
1t is further expressly agreed between the
parties hereto that no newspaper press asso-
ciation private individuals or corporations
shall be served with the news of the prepara-
tions for the contest to the exclusion of 9TH
erS.
WANTS A FAIR SHOW.
Mr.. Julian then stated Fitzsimmons'
position, as follows: 81 want it under
stood that all we want in this case is
a fair show. Mr.. Fitzsimmons, after
the Carson City fight, retired from the
ring. He did not mean to fight any
have to fight. He has saved enough
to take care of him and he is getting a
good income out of his theatrical COM
pany. He met all the men in the heavy
weight class and in the middle weight
class, and there is no reason why he
should meet any of these men, but we
have secured his consent to enter the
ring again with Mr.. Corbett, provided
Corbett will do as we say, and we do
not want much either.
81 want to ask you, Mr.. Stuart, whose
fault it was that the fight was not pull
ed off at Hot Springs?"
The big Texas promoter heSitated,
and Julian changed his question:
"Was it any fault of Fitzsimmons' or
mine?"