The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-22
In THE FIELD OF SPORT.
Corb:tt Says People Are Preiudiced
in Favor Of Siler.
HE MAKES FURTHER lNSlNuATIONS.
says lie Could Tell a whole Lot,
but won't because 1t Would
Hurt Friends.

| IN an Interview at Chicago James j. Cor
bctt said that he had decided not to continue
| the discussion with George Siler,
| ~ see that some Of the Chicago papers
have begun to answer my questions TO Mt
| siler. This shows too much prejudice against
me. and / surely could not make out case
with sroh jury.
ANYWAY. some OF the questions have
brought out several interesting facts, nota-
bly, that Nat Goodwin was acting on siier'
| advice In placing his money. have decided
20 let the Siier matter go. This viii prevent
those newspapers which are SO friendly TO
Fit.simmons from trying to oyershadow my
challenge by minor matters"
Shortly attcrward corbet. gave out the
following signed statement:
Referring to the sixth round of the Carson
Cty fight, about which so much has been
said / want to say something myself which
has rever yet been mentioned. AT that crit
ica stage OF the fight Fitzsimmons seized
mc below the knees. Siler made no attempt
To separate us. Fttz was clinging to my
kreos and sinking TO the floor l spoke to
Si!ei and sail: Take him oil"
Instead Of doing this or going between us,
Sllet pushed me aside instead of Fitzsim-
mons, VINO had almost thrown me off my
feet In that round lost about two seconds.
| do not say that It would have changed the
result, but II ] had been given the beneht Of
those two seconds, which ] was entitled to
under the Marquis of Queonsberry rules, the
result might have been different.
AS matter Of fact, ! know from sources
which i can not name ut this time. for poll
tie reasons. that George Sier was more than
partial to Fit2 when he entered the ring in
the role of referee fully realize that | am
now in big city large portion of the
residents of which Is friendly to George Siler,
but. nevertheless, I will say unequivocally,
Information and observation, that ! know
that George Siler was not friendly to me-on
the contrary, h was inclined toward Fit6-
s!unlOns from the start.
Six weeks ago MIR. l.. VI. Eouseman, sport
ing editor of the Chicago Inter ocean, met
me ~ New York, and; approaching me and
extending his hand said: 'Iim shake hands.
Let's bury the Ratchet. Let bygones be by
cones"
AT that time refused to shake hands with
Mr.. Houseman, knowing full well that he was
Negatively hand aud glove with Fitzsimmons
Julian, Sler and the rest.
could tell good deal Of so-oalled sensa-
Gonai matter In connection with the Carson
CITY fight were Il not for the fact that the
information was impaired to me by sincere
friends who are occupying good positions in
san Francisco, New York and elsewhere Ac-
cordin6 to my notion, TO give this information
ut the present time would be a betrayal of
a confidence that / once imposed in
IrienG was so badly abused that he lost his
-ihe have made up my mind not to do any
lung more than reply straightforwardly 10
fitzsimmons.
! do not desire Mt tho present time to enter
hto any controversy with Mr.. Siler. inasmuch
IS he has promised to meet me before a
Committee OF newspaper men and answer the
we ions that | have already propunded I
lever was in better condition in my life; I
Selsh l9S pounds and am confident of defeat |
hE Fizsimmons II ever we meet again with |
hat the American public is not satisfied M |
o the result of the championship battle M |
'ai son City on March II last