The sun., 1919-03-09
MARTIN JULIAN, WHO
MANAGED FITZ, DEAD
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Was Only Man to Keep Freckle
Fisted Fighter Under
Control.
GOT MATCH AT CARSON
Also Arranged Bout That Re-
suited in Jeffries Winning
Heavyweight Crown.
GOT MATCH AT CARSON

Martin Julian, whose perseverance
and diplomatic skill enabled Bob Fftz-
simmons to win the heavyweight cham
plonship from Jim Corbett. died early
yesterday morning at his home in
Brooklyn. the result OF an attack Of
pneumonia.
Julian lived at 1860 Fifty-seventh
street, and interment will be in Kensico
Cemetery. where lie the remains Of his
sister Rose. who was the second wife OF
F1tzsimmons.
During the time that Fitzsimmons
Vas in his prime as a fighter Julian
WIS in the public eye as manager and
counsellor. Fitzsimmons prided himself
on his ability to control young lions and
other vicious animals, but history re-
cords the fact that Julian was the only
manager who ever had control OF the
Cornishman. This was due in large
measure to the fact that Rose Julian
had great influence over the freckle
listed fighter and being a woman OF
common sense she exerted her power to
the best interests OF her husband. AS
Rose and Martin Julian were devoted to
each other they naturally cooperated in
curbing the peculiarities o. the fighter.
The Julians were doing an acrobatic
act In vaudeville when they first saw
Lanky Bob, and Bob Joined the same
company.
Fitzsimmons and his first wife, whom
he married in Australia. separated soon
after reaching America and Fitz married
Rose Julian. Martin Julian then welded
the first Mrs. Fitzsimmons and they
lived together up " the time OF his
death.
Made Match With Jim Hall.
Julian became the manager Of Fitz
In 1892 and the bout with Jim Hall was
the first big match arranged by the new
manager. This was tie bout for which
New Orleans promoters offered $4,000
and were said to have given but $1,000
to Fitz. Julian denied this statement
and declared that in addition to n $4,000
bonus for signing the articles Fitz re-
ceived $4,000 moro after the battle.
Julian next arranged the Peter Maher
fight which took place at Langtry, Tex.
md resulted in one round knockout
or Maher This match was made be-
cause Corbett in reply to persistent chai-
lenges directed at him by Julian, ad-
vised the Cornishman to get q reputa-
tion."
Julian while waiting for Corbett to
Sitlon for bout with Sharkey on the
Wyatt carp, the referee, declared Fitz
loser on an alleged fouf in the eighth
{ound. Previous to the first round Julian
cslled the attention OF the Commissioner
e Police 20 suspicious bulge in Earp's
his pocket, and on being searched the
icfcTee WAS found to have a Cannon in
us trousers pocket and two guns sus-
ptnded inside his vest. 1t is said that
Earp was inclined TO let daylight through
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The authorities.
TitH Wins Championship.
Julian achieved mis- long cherished pur-
pose in the summer OF 1895, when he
lua,ly got Corbett's signature to a set
u articles calling for n match with Fitz
for the title. How the Cornishman
dropped Corbett with a solar plexus
punch in the fourteenth round is a mat
rs. OF history. The winning OF this con-
test was in the nature Of a boom for
inl'an as a manager and he and his
gue.iistic brother-in-law were on the top
wave OF popular favor.
After two years OF theatrical work, In
which I'itz played. In THE Honest
blacksmith, and other thrillers, Julian
made a match with Jefrr!es. The battle
.oo', place at Coney Island. Ftz ap-
parently was knocked out in The
eleventh round and losing the title
Julian declared after the fght that FitZ
mad been upset by the prediction Of a
fortune teller that he would lose in the
eleventh, but that did not tally with
Fftzs explanation that somebody snug
sled an op!ate into his drinking water
The fact that Fits received nearly all
the gate money may have accounted
for the apathy he showed in that con-
test. as he apparently was unable to nit
Jeff with any effect, although the latter
was to all practical purposes a novice
Two years later when JEFF was an ex-
periencsd ringster F'itz beat the boiler
makers face to pulp and lost only
because his hands gave out
Shortly after this defeat Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons died in their home at Bensonhurst,
and Fitz and Julian later parted COM
pany.
Since that time Julian had dabbled in
theatrioals and also manag ed fighters Of
little renown.
After the death OF Rose Fitzsimmous
the fighter married Julia Clifford. a!
operate singer, but they did not I've
together long.
Julian was about so vars OF age.