The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-12
/ F|1laMMONS SQRt.
xrEa ALLEGED LETI8 RO1E-
CASTING nIs DEFEAT.
-. II never Wrote II, Deut KnDw
- uan whs Clssns 10 1--we Ne
~eave1 II, a.A VIII Pct - ea.soo
- Letter Cansst Ne PssaseeA.

ne-chnmcion heavy weight pu1flt1S, In CONF
ssay With nis wife and his ranassf. Mar
= JutaaB. attended a hall gas - the
- Erd Field Clubs groanda, Jersey
f8v. thsz afternoon Fftxsinn1one acted
- - Of the two smptres. and sSier the
80 . and Jnilan found time 70 eeny the
e1.evfsous made by Leonard ShEseT. who
r cge11eed with nefng an atiacas cf the
ekm1He Office, IN Cincinnati. 8hflley
$780, 70 be a personal friend OF u.xsirn-
.nuna bat Bob says he does not know
- : man. ard Julian In equally pcsisivs
e1nt he never met such person. Tie let
- q Itself purports that Ftssamnoas
f1aan1 defeat. and advised his fFtan1s nos
RI - any money in their belief thnt No
snSiA retain the championship.
~ sever wrote tuca lefter. SAD Fsfx~
nnDonx. 4 Do not know Smiley. Who n
~ nuyhow- You say he IL esnnected with
~ sheriffs Office at Cincinnati. We'll, II
~ never wrote ouch a letter. Fm not
q Ief<Ar writer This letter In queafton -
1afel New York, May 81 Since / went In
q training. some weeks age. I onIy wrote
l1ntH IN Peoria. Ill. bat made no mef-
IN d my chances OF victory or oefsss
sIil ten you what I'll do" consinaed
r1s9. sin order 20 show the public that
ever wrete such letter 20 Leonard 0hL-
~ a. any other person. Iii give &,2 TO
a person who produces Euch a document.
ond furthermore, Il anyone believes that
~ has such a letter. ! Will pay mis- ex-
lenses from wherever Ae resides 70 this
ejly ana make him . present OF 80. pro-
ytdiu9 that such communication can De
ngoduced OF course, the letter mar Be .
rrery. x such letter exista. bat want
q Be satisfied about is existence, and
40 want the public TO be satisfied OF its
14ist4nce. and / also want the puhan 10
- sstssded that I never wrosa H. ne had
II an as q loss 10 understand wh1 any
nurSon could make such statement be-
esnne see no reason why anyone shouid
~ e queer mo In this underhande.d man
Nsrtin Julian. Fitxsimmons' manager.
Qas very emphatic In MS denunciation Of
~ report. and said:
.yitSaimmons and are close friends and
know that he never wrote such a iestef.
IT'S lie On the face Of II. Fits i not
making any idle boast when he says that
~ VII give ESQ for the production OF the
hsieg n II can be PROVED 10 be authentic.
y know II sleh letter EXISTS Il must be
forgery Now. let these people come 70
time. and II there ~ a negro In the wood
slls Ne win seon dig him out II the ieste<
~ 30 to the person presenting IL. a. ven
= other expenses. in addition 10 the 0ba0
Dremis%d by F1tx."
Mrs Fftssimmons who was present. said
lad never written such letter.
hob was more than confident Of sue
go, and III those who saw the dGht must
certainly agree with me In saytnS that -
"a his utmost 90 retain the ehRmptonShip.
He had no doubts az 10 his ability to de-
feat Js6IrleS and although he was beaten.
] am not quite satisfied that he cannot re-
verse the order Of things"
Jeffries has oirerei to spar with FT,xxin-
MONS 1T A benefit fo- the latter. but Man.
aesr Julian said tonight that Jeffrtes and
bis mansg<r. instead OF giving b<nefif.
mona, had made = previso that they should
Fecesve - Per cent Of the receipts. When
sAie peupoudsion was made 10 fatx, he and
kia manager declined 20 have anything 70
DO with II. and stated that wins a Fftz gave
: beneAt for Jack Dempsey after he had
defeated him. Dempsey received all the
cotu. Neither Fiixsimmons nor Julian will
ecrept half favors from the new Champion
o his manager. and e they Wis., 10 give
the ex-chanpion henefit, he must have
The Letter In 0uestton.
Following Is the alleged Flszsimmons let
ter referred 20.
New York. May 81.
AX.. Leonard shllly
Dear Sir-~Knowing you to have been
IN ardent admirer Of mine I'm the past.
thinking that yoa probably Will have con-
Science In my ability ~ puxiilss, write
70 you, az ! am dong 10 al my eicee
6ien0e. In order that thsir faith In me be
not abused. You no douh; are well aware
~ he fact that I am getting along in
yeass ana have for long time been iiv-
ny \ life of ease and quiet and. a. the
saying Is have rot kept up with the times
Mr.. Jsffries. I muss admit. 10 without q
peer In our profession today and I would
consider n no disgyacs 70 meet defeat At
his hands. He has youth science strength
and courage and IN my opinion should have
no trouble TO def sni the title tshauld he
gain IN from any man OF tia present time
Ton must understand that ! say this con-
Essentially and would not. 81 course make
public 4 statement OF this kind and
farther am sisr- that YOU would not mako
ne Of The unless u Re for your individual
ceneat. Ny object In writing this letter
y. fou may be a betting man and like
prcAt many more, nav have a stubborn
idea Thar ] am invinelble IL such be the
eesr You might bet reckiessly would
advise YOU IN be careful ari not bet on
general results. | viii certainly 40 my heat
ana hone 20 gain the victory. feel safe
IN saying thar ! VIII remain Ave or ten
POUNDS ana N my usual good luck foes not
desrss me | viii certainly win ths rxh,
aepins that You will appreciate nv letter
o. caution. remain your sssceFe sr,asi
ROBERT rfTZSfMMpSS"