Evening journal., 1919-03-11
NARTINJULIAN, WHO
MANAGED FITZ,EADD
Was Only Man to Keep
Freckle Fisted Fighter
Under Control
COT THE MATCH
AT CARSON CITY

Martin Julian. whose perseverance,
md diplomatic skill enabled Bob Filz-
simmons 20 win the heavyweight cham
pionship from Jim Corbeit. died one
say last week az his home in BROOKLYN.
The result OF an attsck or pneumonia.
During The timo that Fizsimmons
was in his prime as fighter Julian
vas IN the public eye ss manager and
counsellor. FiZsimmons pridcd him
self on bis ability 20 control Young
lions and other vicious animals but
history records the fact that Julian was
ne only manager who ever had con
irol of the COrnishman This WAS due
q large measure to ihe fact that Rose
Julian had great influence over the
'rockle-fsted fighter, and being WON
fn of common sense she cXeried her
power 90 the best interests ~ her hus-
Sand. As Rose an1 Martin Julian were
isvoied 90 each other they naturally
'o-operated IN curbng the peculiarilies
'f tho fighter
The julians were d0ing am arrobatfc
ict ia vaudeville when they FIRST saw
lanky Bob, and Bob joined the same
ompany
Fitzsimmons and his first wife. whom
ie married I'm Australia. separated soon
after reaching America and FitI married
Rose Julian. Martin Julian then welded
ne FIRST Mrs. Fitzsimm0ns and they
sved together mp 90 The time Of his
leath
Julian became the manager of Fitz
1892 and the bout with Jim Hall was
'he first big match arranged by the new
manager This was the bout for which
New Orleans promoters offered $4,000
and were said 20 have given but 5000
10 Fitz. Julian denied this statement
and declared that in addition 10 q $500
bonus for signing The articles Fiiz re-
,eiyed $4,000 more after the battle.
Julian next arranged The Peter Maher
nght which took place az Langtry. Tex.
and resulted boo q 0ne-r0und knockout
" Maher. This match was made be
'ause C0rbetl in reply 10 persistent
challenges directed at him by Julian.
,dyised the Cornishman 10 get a repu-
'ati0n."
Julian while waiting for Corbett 20
accept Titz's challenge accepted a propo-
,.ti0n for a bout with Sharkcy on the
roast. This was the match In which
wyatt carp, the referee, declared Fiiz
oser on an alleged foul In the eighth
~0und. Previous 90 tho 1rst round
liilian called the attention Of the Com
missioner of Police 20 q suspicious
bulge in Earp's hip pocket. and on being
searched The referee was found 70 have
cannon in his trousers pocket and
two guns suspended inside his vest. II
said that carp was inclined 20 let
daylight through FitZ's manager but
Nss restrained by the authorities.
Julian achieved his long cherished
purpose in the summer of 1896, when he
finally got Corbett's signature 20 a set
- articles calling for a match with
itz FOR the title. How the C0rnishman
iropped C0rbett with a solar pleXus
punch I'm the fourteenth round is a mat
ter OF history. The winning 81 this I
contest was in the nature Of boom I.
-or Julian a. Q manager and he and his I
bugiiistic br0ther-in-law We're on the F.
op wave OF popular favor
After two years % theatrical work, .
n which Fitz played in "Ihe Honest !
Blacksmith" and other ihrillers, Julian (
made a match with Jeffries. The battle .
took place az Coney Island. Fitz ap- /
oarently was Knocked out IN the eley- /
pnth round and losing the title. Julian !
declared after the nght that Fitz had ]
been upset hy The prediction Of for
tune teller that he would lose 10 the /
eleventh. but that did not tally with .
Fits explanation that somebody .
smuggled an opiate into his drinking
water
The fact that Fltz received nearly all
fhe gate money may have accounted
for the apathy he showed in that con
test. as be apparently was unable TO hit
Ien with any effect, although the, latter
was 20 an practical purposes q novice.
Two years later when JEFF was an eX-
ringster Fitz beat The boiler
makers face to a pulp and lost only
because his hands gave out.
shortly after this defeat Mrs. F1tz-
simmons died in their home Of Benson
hurst. and Fitz and Julian later parted
company.
since that time Julian had dsbbled
iu theatricals and also managed fighters
Of little renown
after the death Of Rose Fitzsimmons
The fighter married julia Clifford, an
operate singer. but they did not live
together long
Julian was about 20 years Of age.
CHASED eBELGIAN" HARE.
Sergeant Hubert Thuet. Of New Cas-
tie avenue. this city. and Private Th0m
Al