The evening times., 1899-06-12
FITZSIMMoNS Is ANGRY.
Indignant Over What He Claims Is a
Forged Letter.

New York, June 12-There were three
angry persons in New Jersey yesterday.
They were ex-Champion Bob Fitzsim-
mons, his wife, and his manager, Martin
Julian. The cause of their anger was a
letter said to have been written by Fitz-
simmons to one Leonard Shilly, of Gin
cinnati, in which the defeated champion
warned the recipient not to bet on him.
When asked about the letter yesterday
afternoon Fitzsimmons angrly answered:
Il never wrote such a letter. l don't
know Shilly. Who is he, anyhow? You
say he is an attache of the sherif's Office
at Cincinnati? Well. if he is I know moth
ing about the sheriff nor of him. I'm not
letter writer. This letter is dated New
York, May 81 Since / went into training
| wrote but one letter, and that was to Dr.
Kelly, dentist, of Peoria, H., but made
no mention of my chances of victory or
defeat in it.
'I'll tell you what I'll do continued
FitZsimmons. In order to prove that /
never wrote such letter to Shilly or to
any person I'll give s., 500 to the person
who produces such document, and if any,
one believes that he has such a letter l
Will pay his expenses from wherever he
lives to this city and make him a present
of $500.
''of course the letter may be a forgery,
but l want to be satisfied as to its exist
ence, and l also want the public to be
satisfied that l never wrote it"
Martin Julian, Fits manager, was equal
ly emphatic in his denunciation of the re-
port, and said:
Il know that Fitz never wrote such a
letter. 1t is a lie on the face of it. Fitz
is not making any idle boast when he says
that We will give $500 for the pro-
duction of the letter, If ii can be proved to
be authentic. This we can easily afford
to do seeing that We know II such letter
exists it must be a forgery. During his
training Fitz wrote only one letter. and
that was sent to medical friend of his in
Peoria.
If the letter can be placed in evidence
We will gladly pay $3.50 to the person Ere
senting it, as well as all other expenses,
in addition to the $500 promised by Fitz-
simmons.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who was present,
said:
Bob was overconfident of success, and
all those who saw the fight must certainly
agree with me in saying that he did his
utmost to retain the championship. He
had no doubt as to his ability to defeat
Jeffries, and although he was beaten / am
not quite SdtlSEeu tudl ue Sduuot ieNeiSe
the order of things"
Several rumors are in circulation that
Jeffries has offered to spar with Fitzsim-
mons at benefit for the latter, but Man.
ager Julian said that Jeffries and his man
ager, instead of giving a benefit the pro-
ceeds of which would go to Fitz, had made
a proviso that they should receive so per
cent of the receipts.
When this proposition was made to Fitz-
simmons he and his manager declined to
have anything to do with it, and stated
that when Fitz gave a benefit for Jack
Dempsey, Dempsey received all the coin
Neither Fitz nor Julian will accept half
tavors from the new champion of his man.
ager, and they wish to give the former
champion a benefit he must have all or
nothing.
Fitzsimmons umpired a baseball game
afternoon at the West End Field
Club, in Jersey City.
Jeffries oficiated in the same capacity
It q game In Paterson. N. J. There was q
big crowd at each game.
william A. Brady announced last night
hat Jeffries would spar at the Coney ISL
md Sporting Club on Monday evening The
belt will then be presented
o him. Also, that Jeffries would spar at |
/ benefit for Fitzsimmons at the same
place on Saturday night.