The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21
nousEMAN SAYS coRDETr LIES.

| Corbett's attnck on Silor and Housemar
has brought out further Developments
Iiouseman has few things to say abou,
| Pompadour Jim that are not altogether com
| plimentary.
| The sporting public ~ taking more Interest
| In this word battle. because the cnmity he
! tween the participants Is such that there ~
| no question but that everything that tx said
| on either side Us ION the evoi'
| House man does not mincc words. In reply
| ing, as follows
| Nothing more asDine than Corbcu's In
tcrrolations over escaped the lips of n man.
| By these questions he seeks 20 bosmireh the
| character and reputation of man who to-
dny ranks higher In the esteem OF sport
| loving Americans than be does. lie socks
To lash Sicr over my shoulders, and incl
dcptaiy TO get lot OF free advertisngg.
His hrst question might be- answered either
way without leaving suspicion OF q faint
on Siler.
IN bis second he lies II he says that he did
not object TO Siler as referee OF the hght
that failed nj Hot SPRINGS ON the night
of October "a. In the dining room Of the
Arlington Hotel, With the sy la1e Howard al =.
don nj the Cincinnati Enquirer. w. W.
Naughton of the san francisco Examiner,
VIM. A. Brady. corbett himself, and tho
writer seated around the board, the question
Of referee came up He had already object
cd to siler before this but on the night
m.
remember, corbett asked Brady this question:
when Dan Stuart sent that statement out
fIOm Dallas in which he said that II fit1
and I did not soon agree on referee he
would name Lou lonsomaD. what did | wire
yoh from pitisburg;" You tolcgraphed three
words: Iiousoman suits me. . The writer
asked Corbctt what objection he had 10 Siler,
and Cofbett answered: None, except that
| will take no chances with a man ] do not
kney to be my i.iend L there y 70 be
lies.
Al to his ihrd question: What object did
yon have IN coming 10 my training qnarlcrsY'
etc. cnrhctt knows. as does everybody else.
Tint Silcr was acting as correspondent for
syndicate OF newspapers nnd INA, Ne y'ai,oh
ing. In quest of news
The fourth question. as to sler rooming
will, me at Carson. u another cowardly and
dastsrdly assault on the referee. liz did
room with mo. but only corbett could refer
To II at this Int date. He knew II at Car.
son. yet he never whimpored after his hrst
protest Siier had nothing 10 conceal. and
wcr Tie defeated man asked him how n wa3
that wr were lIsIne together filer promptly
ted Jim that We would continue 10 room to.
in writing history Of the tatlo. ana fnat
for convenience We had hired apartments at
the sweeney homestead together. siier went
further and told him that Other considcra-
tons sside we we're engaged In business to-
gcuer and wore friends.
About those kilograms to MAI Goodwin.
sent them. and sent them as strong as
corid In effect ! wired Goodwin almost !
daily to go out and beg. borrow or steal |
money to bet on "our man" That was the |
tern, uyed 10 indicate FitzsiinToD6. ] felt |
certain that no such cxclsn for fighter as |
C1rpatt sonld win from 4 man like Fiiz-
glannons. 40 one know Coroett more intl-
ma,eiy THAI I. Goodwin, ltnew this. He |
knew OF my Hikes and disknH, and he asked |
rue a. make dle allowance fer This IN TJ |
Information from Carson. On the morning |
Of the ftbt Nat was playing ir PittSburg, and
tile * .clram sent him there read as followsi |
t.Det oil the money you can leg, borrow or
at.ai on cur man" lust before noon. half
hour lffOre the mtn t.0t into the ring, !
wired Goodwin: 'lt IL 100 tc 65 here now
on Ccibfii. Looks liko The toss-up OF a
coin Where yu,nbiiny proposition Gomez
up On tie oss-up ~ coiu. and II n 100
70 c5 or heads as against tails. the aDecula-
tor Will unload heavily on The short end. and
nothing stronger ',lan thia last wire to Good
win could have been son. out coroett lies
when he rays-that sller's Fame appeared Ia
there dispatches.
Yes, Julian gave sler 800. He gave II
10 him on the train between Carson City and
Rene. and did II publicly. getting up on the
eeat and making q speech, In which he
thanked siler for the .iair and impartial man
nd Cooke, Corbett's confidential man. heard
the speech and saw Julian take q $500 bill
out OF his pocket and give II % him.
Yes. You said 10 oStler. Count faster,
Ccorac: count faster n You were already
whipped and you wanted Siier TO count out
a man who was ms strong a. u lion, who
you knew had enough steam left 70 whip
doxeo like you.
siler was IN coodwin's dressing room with
Fred Stanley was Of the party. and there was