The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-12
A DENIAL FROM FITZSIMMONS
NEVER WROTE A LETTER TO sHtL
LY OR ANYONE ELSE.
The exclamation Went Into the
Ring Confident that He Wouih
Win the Battle.

New York June II. Bob Ftzsimmons, ex-
champion heavyweight pugilist In company
with his wife and his manager, Martin Julian,
attended ball game at West End Field
club, Jersey City. this evening. Fitzsmmons
acted as one OF tho umplres aud after the
game he and Julian found time to deny the
assertions made by Leonard Shilly, who Is |
credited with being an attache OF the she:n's !
office in Cincinnati Shilly claims to be |
personal friend OF Fltzsimmons but Bob says
be does not know the man and Julian is
equally positive that he never met such
person The letter which in its purport is t.
the effect that Fitzsimmons feared defeat and
advised his friends not to risk any money on
/ their belief that he would retain the cham
pionship.
II never wrote such letter." said Fitz-
simmons; II don't know Shilly. Who is he,
anyhow? You say he is connected with the
sherlff's office at Cincinnati? We'll. II h,
Is 1 know nothing about the shorm or hl.n'
never wrote such Il letter. I'm not a
letter writer. This letter in question Is auteu
New York, May 81. Since l went into IRA,
ing some weeks ago ! nave written only one
letter. ard that was to Dr. Kelly, dentist
Of Peoria, ILL.,, but made no mention oil
my chances of victory or defeat III 1t. ,,,.
| II II tell YOU what IN do continued Fita-
simmons. IN order 10 show tn, pubic tnat
never wrote such a letter TO Leonard Shlly.
OF any other person. l ii givo $2SUO to the per
! son who produces such a document ahd' I'VE tt
, such Il letter / will pay his expenses from
wherever lac resides to this city and MAKE
t hin present OF $3.50. providing that sueh q
communication can be produced OF course
the letter may ne a forgery, If such letter
! exists but l want to be satisfied as TO II,
t existence, and also want the pubic 70 %
satisfied that | never wrote IT, nor mao II
d written Tor me.
a II am at loss to understand why an,
5 person could make such statement, beea9s'
n / see no reason why anyone should Try 10 Ia
d lure ME IN this undetermined manner.
a Martin Julian. Fi,zsimmops manager, wa
Is equally emphatic in his denuneiauon Oh Ia
IL report and said HE and are close irlehd
ard know he never wrote such a letter
le 1t is lie on the face of ii. fltzslmmohs
n not making any IDLE boast when he says n
h will give $500 for the production OF the lette
pr If il can be proved to be authentic. TINS W
W can easily do. because we know that II sue
at a letter exists 1t is forgery NOW let tnes
,d neople come to time and If there is a negr
,s In the woodple we Will soon dig him out
I'd II the letter can be placed in evidence W
e, will gladly pay $3.50 to the person presenittiln
ne It, as well as all other EXPENSES IN aaa''io
or no the s250O promised by Fitzsmmons.
y Mrs. Titzsimmons who was present sa
lie that she positive that her husohhu Id
''Bob was more than confident of succe'
and all those who saw the fight must cs
y tainy agree with me in saving mat nc
: his utmost to retain the championship I
/ had no doubts as to his ability to defeat Je
O fries, and although he was beaten am y
o quite satisfied that he can not reverse u
0 order OF things IT.. >,
q Several rumors are In circulation that Je
2 fries has offered to spar with Fitz simmo
d at benefit for the latter, but Maraser j
O liam said tonight that Jehries and MS mn
y nrer instead of giving benefit. the proeee
Of which would 30 to Fitzsimmons want
r. provision that Jeffries should receive
a ner cent Of the receipts. This proposition
made ia Fitzslmmons and he and his M
n seer declined TO have ANYTHING 10 DO with
n and stated that when Fitzsmmons save
n benefit for Jack Dempsey aftsr ne hau
n feated him Dempsey received all the COZ
n Neither Fitzsimmons nor Julian VIII accf
half favors from the new champion or
n managers and II they wish 10 slys the
- champion beneat he must have al