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HI UNEASINESS
-SAID UK DID NOT PROPOSE TO
AGREE TO RULES TILL UK
ENTERED TIIK RING.
mii simeiHiou
Ami tli.- (JinMtiun of Rules Will Il' Set
tli'il nt a Conference Today Ilef-
ojoe Siler Not in llii' Rest
of 1 1 Minor.
Carson City Miin-h 11.-For a time it
limki'il ns if there would he n regular
row between the camps tif pugilists Je-
specting the Interpretation if the rnleM
made known hy Siler yesterday. Dan
' Stuart however took mutters in liaml
iiml in a short time had managed to
patch up a pence iiml averted the ilireut-
Incd storm.
The main obstacle in the way of pull-
ing "IT the fight without a squabble huh
Fitzsimmniis who hii id he iliii not pro-
pose to agree upon anything until lie anil
Corbet t were in the ring. Stuart nt once
wdiTPil n carriage and drove out to the
1 Fhzsinimons ranch and hud n talk with
i Hie lanky lighter.
""The only thing for -on to u Fiizsim-
inons" hii ill Stuart "in to come to moiiic
iigrcomoiit on thin ithing u ml the sooner
'jolt do ho the heller il will lie for all
-concerned. AVInil we want and all that
Siler want in- for you and Corbett to
igree on ' something that will suit you
both and' oinelhiiig tlinl will lie fair to
you both. Now I KiiggcHt Hint one of
.vour men .niltl one of Corbet t's men meet
inc at my ollit'c lomorrow and we can
talk mutter over and see if Koine agree
ment can not In- reached.
"That HiiilH me" replied Filzsimnioiis.
1 want nothing lint what ih la ir to liotn
of ns and I will have a man prcHcut
when the agreement is uiade. I lint is
all I can ask."
lie wanted to know how Corbet t
viewed the proHHiil and when told it
wiih agreeable to the cliniiipioii lie -igain
nil id:
"1 don't know Dan as I will he ready
.i enter the ring on the iluy agreed on."
Stiinrt Ik pule from his recent illness.
lint he turned about three shade paler
When lie heard I-ilzsiinuions ili-clnrc him-
nelf in this way.
"Why ciin't youV What on earth is
the matter with yon?' Stuart asked.
"Well you see" said Boh "I have
hurt one of my hands and I don't think
I can possibly get into shape to tight bv
.March 17."
Xtunrt's face fell several degrees and
lloli seeing his distress danced .iroiliul
' the room like a school buy.
"One must have fun out In this coiin-
'iry" imii! Hob. "I was only fooling.
Dun and my hands and all the icst of
jne are in the best sort of condition i lid
Mioliody will find that out Viler than one
t'orbctt when I see him on the 17th of
'March."
Stuart left tlx1 Fitzsiuiiniins camp with
the positive assurance that Pit.simuinns
would bo represented at the conference
in bis otlico tomorrow and lie -et the
hour for U o'clock. The consent uf the
'Corliett people was ohlaiued wit limit
.iiny trouble.
Fitzsiminoiis took it rather easy today
the principal jut i-1 of his work being n
ten-mile run on the road in the muring.
In the nfteruoon he spurred ten rounds
with Uickey and Stolzner and wrcstlcil
a little with KocIst and wound up by
punching the bug.
"'i am not milking any objection to the
rules ns n whole" said Fit.sininions; "all
' I want is to prevent the oilier follow
from getting an advantage of me. All
1-wnnt is an even show. I can lick Cor-
hdt. and I will do it if they don't impose
on me and I don't intend they shall.
' That is all there is about it."
-James . Corhctt lunl intended sending
II letter to George Silcr referee of the
light regarding the killer's construction
of the .Mar(llis of (Jiicolishory rules but
Hie plan for a conference chuugeil mai-
ler.. "I fim not going to say anything at this
time." hii ill Gnrliett: "Hie conference will
settle mutters. 1 see Mr. r'il.siintnoiis
i kicking on the rules just as 1 said
he would. I am not going to say any-
thing until I Iiml out just what he ob-
ject to in isirticular. lie may object to
'.things I consider very essential. and
again hi objections may Is- trivial so
'1 so ti.it want to say anything yet. All
1 vare atsiut i to prevent Fit.sininions
getting any undue advantage. There is
no use of telling Siler that I agree to a
thing or object to that thing until 1 know
what Fitzsiinnions is making a kick
iiliout. If he mnkes no complaint about
Silcr' construction of the rules 1 will
not. but it would be bad lmliey for me
at the present time to agree to anything
or object to anything until I know what
the sore spot is with Fitzsiminoiis. If
lie is of the same opinion as 1 am on
thing there will be very little trouble
but he is a chronic kicker and he never
wax anything else in tny opinion: n long
a be ha a chance to object to anything
Jio is going to do it.
"1 think it is a good thing however.'
-continued t'orbctl. "that Siler gave out
his letter when he did. It is belter for
u to talk for a week in advance of the
tight than talk for a week after we
get into the ring."
ltetcree Silcr was uol in the lu st of
humor today over the objections to his
construction of the Martinis of (Jneeiis-
bcry rules that had conic from the Fitz-
silll'lllOIIS Ctllllll.
"When 1 was in Chicago Fitzsinimons
mid me that he bad no objection to the
-construction of the rules 1 have made
I ran not see how he can object to them
::rt nrosent ." said Silcr. "However. I ilnl
not rule for the sake of finding out what
I'orWtt. r itr.siininons. or anybody else
would like. 1 ruled as 1 thought was
rhiht. and 1 will stick to my ruling. At
the name time I wish it distinctly under
kIihh! that 1 am not trying to dictate to
the men. All 1 want is an agreement of
u.iine Kurt bv the men. and us long a the
men nre satisfied 1 guess every one else
u ill ."
Siler was crowded all day by people
who came to tell him indirectly how lil-
wle be knew about the rule and how
much they knew. One gentleman sug
grutt'd a rilling that would forbid nil hug
- -ring or clinching.
Saw." said this gentleman. "I want
10 "know if you are going to decide the
tiirht against a man if he ling or
. .linche?"
"The rules presorilio." said Siler. "that
Ihere shall lie no hugging or clinching.
'Imt they say nothing about these notions
Is-ing ground for disqualifying a man. If
n man does one of these thing and is
told to stop ho must do so. If n ninn wn
no persistent in hi hugging ns to prevent
till lighting and after being warned kept
n bin liiiL'irinir so that no fighting could
take plnco. I think that man should be
disqualified but where two men are fight
ing and tin occasional uuk vr i-iim-u ioi
place I think "rt the duty of the referee
to see that it is not carried to an unrea--eonahle
extent and that the men break
UCUOUiVl VUH.V BUlUUlufc Iff I "- " JU
promptly when called on to do so by the
rerereo.
"I think too that permitting the men
to strike with one hand free is a tolera
bly sure preventive of all hugging or
clinching in the ring and that is another
reason why I think the Marquis of
OtieenslsTy rules agree in the end that
the men shall In' permitted to strike with
one hand free. If a man is hugging he
must use hi hands and arms and while
lie is hugging lie can do no lighting for
the reason that his hand nre used in
hugging and if lie keeps both hands free
lie can win the tight in slmrt order. Is--cause
be would Is- at liberty to strike
while the other man is defenseless lie-
cause lie is not using hi arms as he
should."
"I in you suppose a man is going to hug
and keep it up when he knows the other
man ha Hie right to hit him when his
own it ruts are unoccupied?"
"Well I think not. That is why I say
that permitting the men to strike with
one hand free is the surest preventive
of all hugging and clinching and that is
one reason why 1 think the Maniiiis of
Oucciishcry rules intended that u mail
should hit with olio arm free."
Siler received a number of telegram
from uiiug men all over the country
commenting upon the construction of the
rules he had made. One of them was
from Hilly .Madden in .New York which
read:
"Vour construction of the rules is the
same a Hint of an Angel. Slick to that."
Angel is the well known referee of Lon-
don j
Corbetls work today consisted of
Hl-iiiih1 run on the road with Jeffrie for
a companion in the morning. In the af
ternoon he punched the bag and spurred
with his t miners.
ItKSn.T OK TIIK YAI.K I.KTTKlt
New Ilnven Conn. March 11. tine of
the first results of the Yale letler nnd
flag incident came today when Koisytlu
Wicke of New York one of the sign-
of the letter mid one of the most
prominent workers in tale l tiling .Mens
Christian association circles resigned
the leadership of the junior Kihlc class.
The resignation was speedily accepted.
The Yale Alumni Weekly which li-
peared today ill a vigorous editorial chur
aclerized the letter episode as an act ol
treason to Yale. It is not Ihniight tin
faculty will take any iii'timi in the mut-
ter. YAI.K STL'UKNTS KKTItACT.
The Keller Sen! to Pugilist Hn
It;iieil
a Terrible Howl.
New York. March 11. A special to the
Ilcrnld from New Haven Conn. says:
There is trouble in Yule Urn use of the
letter which thirteen leck'ess undergrad
uates sent Mr. .Initios J. Corlx tt. wish-
ing him Mieieis in his coining contest
with Kitsiiiimoiis. When the news was
til-t published
Hug hud been
(hut
sell)
the letler and Yule
to the prize tighter
I hen
came many tclc'rains from gradtl-
asking if the particular young
ate
in ii in whom lie was
interested whose
letter. Would deny
mi in t- was siguetl to the
the authenticity uf the signature
Then
letter
Hue the auiioiincemeiit Hint the
was genuine and the lui li tv bus been
holding indignation meetings ami think-
ing things In cxlrifite i:lc from the sit-
uation. The signers of the letter were
tilled before the fucill'v and told that
l hey must not only assume all responsibil-
ity for the letler. but retract over their i
signature that the stinttiMs of Yule hud
anything to do with it l-i ing sent.
Accordingly the student made the fol-
owing statement:
"The member of the junior class who
wrote the letter that appeared in the New
York pupers. wish to stale that thev wil
lingly retract phrases in il which pn tend
to represent the sentiment of the nni-
versity."
I'he original letter v. hit h was insniicil
by a birthday narlv. is as follows:
Yule ('niri-ritv. Maid: S. 1s:i7 - .bis.
I. Corbett. Chuiniii in nf the World:
Ileur Sir We. l!u iiininr rt!i i.f
Yule I niversity desire to express In you
our heartiest wishes tor vour success in
the battle on St. Patrick's day. liver
since your tusl visit to New Haven lust
full and your iinncurutn'c on our football
field III Hit liege. W" have had the ileco-
st interest and hopes for your triumph.
"Here at Yule we realize how much
train ami science fount in all athletic
contests. We regard you as the highest
exponent of the braiuv boxer hence our
implicit lit Mil nml cou.iilcnce in the out-
ciune of the battle. We learn of vour
splendid physical condition anil can see
only one hnish for this tight. Now. Jim.
we hope thut vnil will hung this Yale Hug
in your training quarters and in your cor-
ner at the ringside and leiuember thut il
was a message nt Yale lo your skill nnd
pluck.
'do in and will .Hid i.el.ght the hearts
of till true Yale mea.''
The letter was signed by J. W. Wuds-
worth Jr.. Washington I. C; Itriice
Clark Chicago; . I. II. McLaughlin Cleve-
land. O.; Korsytho Wiekes. New York;
V rcderick Kcriiichan Nt w York: . J.
Tiirubull Jr. Mor-islown. N. J.; Payne
lulncy. New ltirk: John t . Itoger. Now
York: Oallas C. ltyers. Pittsburg. Pa.;
Moron it Delano New ork: tt. Morns
New York: I'. W. Sluvhnii. West Ilu-
vn mi : . . Simmons lirooklyn. N. .
Among the signers arc sons of former
secretary illiam C. hilney ami the
ate tiovernor Morris.
Corliett telegraphed I act; that ho would
put the Hug in his corner on the day of the
fight-
What punishment tile laculty will m-
Hict is unknown but judging from the
serious manner in which the u flair has
liecu taken the penalty will not be light.
The students declare they will call a mass
meeting nnd denounce the moil who sent
the letter nnd this has only been tciniHir-
anlv averted by the prominence nml pop
lilnrity ot those who Mgnctl their names
to the letter.
The ale Hug referred to was a silken
banner of the university colors. it was
'2 inches long IS inches wide ami ltoars
the word "Yale" in letters 4 inches high
The Yale Daily News the ollicial publi
cation of the university in an editorial
says:
"The letter written r.l.ti signed by u few
men ill the junior clas is utterly disowned
anil repudiated by lale uutlorgriuiuatos
lis senders doubtlessly (imposed the doc
ument with the idea that it would 1m a
gootl joke but where this comes in il is
hard to see. even for men ill college while
outsider nnd graduates will certainly
consider it n most serious thing.
"The very fact that it purported to rep
resent the otiinion of the university on
un event that should be nnd is of no in
terest htire absolutely pi events it Is-ing
considered a joke nor is the harm it has
ilnne Yale ami the stif.i.g condemnation
of it bv the many communications sent
to the News verities this opinion.
"The idea that it gives college sentiment
or even that it implies college sentiment
on such a subject is a direct insult to
Yale and every Ynlo man.
"Then. too. the disgr-ice to the universi
ty of having its flag appear in that prize
fighting ring can not Ih measured or prop-
erly appreciated at once. No oue hen?
will lie able to deny thut the bauncr was
sent by Yale men pretending to give
Yale's feelings but the first step toward
creating an understanding has been taken
by tne men who are to blame tor it.
"It seems to be too bad that Yale men
should be the first to throw the mark at
Yale but it U certainly the case in this
.
instance nnd nil the guilty ones can do
is to beg pardon for it.
The champion looks to be in excellent
shape r'roiu the present indication ht;
will enter the ring Heavier tnan in any
fifht he ever fought.
The first isxil room hi town 'fiiieus to-
niilit. I'.ets will lie made on the fiirlit
There is but little doubt that Corbett will
lie a strong favorite about o to i.
The town is tilling up rapidly. The
first special train reached lu re thi morn
iiil' from t ho east. Jt coieisteit of tiv
couches all full. Spisi.il are pxjMM-tci
every day from now tin tin- morning
the 17th.
l'itzsiniiiions will prolwhly enter Hit
ring at ten to twelve pounds under Or
l-tt. He is carefully guarding the
cret that is hi weight. a:id will nut open
Ins month when the sunject Is iiuiler tlis
CUSSIOU.
I'AKIS ItASKKAI.L DIUKCTOKY
Paris Tex. March 11. (SiK-cial.) At
the meeting of the baseball enthusiasts
tonight nt Mayers auditorium the M
lowing directory was elected for 1W
Messrs. K. H. It. lireeii. A. II. O'.Wall
. A. Oreomer A. .V Itoger and J. !
Mohr.
1 lie ilirectors will period organization
tomorrow.
The soliciting committee ha about half
the rctiircd money raised and will In
in first-class shuie at the Is-ginning of tht
season.
TIIK STKTSON WII.I CASK.
Di'IMisitiuu I-'rnin
Adah Iticlimoiid
Bishop Xewninu.
Investigated.
Huston. .March ll. limn trie opening
ot the Met son will case in tlie superior
court today. Lawyer (iaston offered
deposition of Bishop John P. Newuiau
taken at Washington March (i. In ef
feet the bishop states that on February
-'" J!i. while pastor ot the church in
New Orleans known ns the Charles Ab
bey he fierfurmcd a marriage ceremony
Is-tween John Schaeuer and Adah Ainu
rui. the mnrruige wa lierformed m
the presence of Mrs. Newman nml wa
entered in the church record lwok. This
h.Kk was also introduced as evidence.
It is claimed that Adah Itichniom was
the Ailah Amariu of this marriage.
A certified copy from the records of
the surrogate's court of New Y'ork of
the docket in which Adah first renounced
her claim to letters of administration in
the estate of William A. Horst March
is ls7.'! was also admitted as evidence.
in spite ot the objection or the opposing
counsel. It is claimed that Atlah Kich-
inuiid was also married to Horst during
the time she claims to have been the
wife of John Stetson. On this point (ins
Williams the comedian was called ns a
witness. He stated that while traveling
with the Atlah Iticlimoiid Burlesque com
pany of which William Horst was ninn-
iger. Adah Iiichmonil and Kort were
known as man nnd wife. Mr. Williams
also testified that the woman in 1S7U.
laiiiied to be married to a ballad singer
mimed Johnnie Stout.
M K N 1 1 i I IT 1 XI ICTM KXT.
Il C
uitains Ninety-tine Separate
Distinct Counts.
and
Ijjuisville Ky.. March 11. The m-tst
voluminous indictment ever returned in
l.'nited States district court in Ken
tucky was entered nt noon todar bv the
grand jury against J. McKnight lute
president of the defunct Gorman Na-
tional bank. It embraced 240 pages of
losely typewritten matter nnd con
tained ninety-one separate and distinct
omits in which there were- snecificd vio
lations of the banking laws including
embezzlement false entry nml false re-
isirt to the comptroller. I heso nre the
harges on which McKnight was nrrest-
d ststn after the comptroller tisik charge
f the lierman National bank. Mi-Knight
was taken before Judge Hurr this nfter-
uoon nml Ixiinl was fixed nt. .l:!.t.iOll. A
epuly marshal was tit-tailed to accom
pany .McKnight on his search for bonds-
men which up to a Into hour tonight.
is fruitless.
COItSICAXA CKTS O.N'K.
orMcnna. lex.. March 1 1. iSpocinl.i
It is reported this nfteruoon that Cor-
sieunn gets one of tht? new cottonseed
il mills to be erected ut an eurlv date
by the National Cottonseed Oil ci.miiunv.
I'his comes from J. W. Allison of Hons-
on. who inniiiigcs the coiiinunv's busi
ness in Texas.
WKDDINt; I'.KI.LS.
Waller Henriie and Mis Mary I.illard.
loth of Austin were mairii-il vestenluv
ifternoon.
P.KTA TIIKTA PI INITIATION.
The Beta Thetu Pi fraternity on last
veiling initiated into the mysteries of
that order Mr. Knls-it 1-:. Ooree uf Cal-
veston. After the initiaiio.i the uiemlM-rs
repaired to the Avenue hotel u-lu-ro tin
elegant repast was awaiting them. The
following meiiiU-rs were nreseiit- Ocu.
Woodward. Hurry Thornton l'itzliugh
Thornton. Krnest Townes. Frank Oregg.
Leslie Waggoner. It. M. Hubbard. W. 1'
Mitlkiff. II. Lee Borden. K. II. Ball. J.
I'eliet. John Orr. Jr.. an I
Bt-all.
ItATK ON STKKI BAILS.
Chicago. March 11. The hoard of
managers of the Joint Traffic association
has unlet oil that until June :!tl nevt the
rate on sled rails from Bessemer. Pn..
to New Orleans ami points thrniiuhoiit
Mabainn. Mississippi and Arkansas
diotild be -fl.'.HI per ton.
PltollIBITION KLKCTIOX.
Cleburne. Tex.. March 1 L iSncciul.i
I Ins county votctl on prohibition today.
Cleburne vote complete: Anti. ll!)."i; pro.
!mi. i-our imxes outside u r lehurni
milled gives: Pros lSS-J; anlis. 17.17.
MOTIIKIt AND SON DKOWNKD.
Itichmoiitl. Mich. Marcli 11. A vehiclt
coutaining I-red Harrison ami hi aged
loonier was pre cipiintcu into the river
while the two were tlnv.ng along the
shore late tonight. Botn were drowned.
ItKSIDKNCK BCHXKD.
Marshall 'lex.. March 1 l.-(SK'cial.V-The
resitlence owned by J. Jcwett I'arks
ami occupied liy Louis White and fam
ily was destroyed by tire yesterday.
House ami contents total loss; no in
sura nco.
TO JAIL W'lTHOFT BAIL.
Houston. Tex. Marcli 1 L (Special.)
At the conclusion of the preliminary trial
of Fretl Poster charged with the Killing
of (ieorge Patch on the Harrishiirir road
last week the prisoner was remanded to
jail without bail.
MADSTONK APPI IKD.
Kaufman. Tex. March 11. (SpccuiM
i mimy iTcasurer muck tiaston a tow
days ago applied the county madstone to
the arm of a little 4-year old boy that
had boon bitten by a mail dog. The stone
adhered two hour. i he dog that bit
the child died with rabies.
NEGRO LA BO BE It KILLED.
Galveston. Tex.. March 11. (Snocial.)
Jeff Schaeffer a negro man 21 years of
age was assisting in raising a cistern on
Avenue X today when the snpoorts gnve
way and tue cistern tell on Schaeffer.
The body was mashed almost beyond
recognition death resulting instantly.
IVAS fl STORMY C0NFEREN6F
WILLIAM A. BRADY AND MARTIN
Jt'LIAX DISCUSS THE RULES
OF THE FIGHT.
JULIAN FI11Y GIVE WAY 10
Referee Siler's Interpretation of
Rules Assuming to Have Made
Great Sacrifice A Long Wrangle
Preceded the Agreement.
the
Carson Nov. March 1-. A long con-
ference which nt times nearly resulted
m spoiling all chances of the big fight
being pulled off was held this morning
between Martin Julian representing
I'itzsiinuions and William A. Brady for
Corbett over the construct ion put on
the Marquis of (Jueensbery rules and
the end was that Julian after objecting
strongly to the right of the referee to
make any ruling whatever before the
men entered the ring and ngniust hitting.
onenriu free ami on the hreak-nways.
gave wny entirely nml consented that
the men should hit with one arm free
and on the break-nways.
J he tight will therefore lie fought in
accordance with the interpretation of the
Marquis of (Jtioensliei-y rules made by
Referee Siler.
It was at the close of n stormy confer
ence thut the agreement was reached.
Brady nt the outset said that Corbett
was willing to abide by the judgment of
the referee whatever that decision
might be. The champion he said was
willing to fight just as Silcr said. Julian.
on the other hand maintained that there
was no right vested in the referee to
make any ruling whatever before the
men were ready to light. lie claimed
that Pitzsimmous had always fought a
good clean fair fight." nnd in all his
fights the hitting had been with both
arms free and that the break-nways had
been cleun. Corbett. ho said hud won
the championship of the world in a fight
ouduoted under such methods nnd such
methods ns were gootl enough to win the
hanipiolisliip were good enough to de
ft-mi It.
' 'Fitzsinimons. I say. frankly." said
Julian "is not experienced in hitting with
one arm free. He has always lottght
his battles fairly nnd he wants to fight
this one fairly. We can give in on this
proposition and if Corbett is not willing
to light with clean break-aways we nre
willing to fight under the rules uf the
London prize ring.
'That is a good thing" said Brady.
You say that Fitzsimnions is not accus
tomed to anything but the most open
fashion yet he is willing to fight under
the London prize ring rules which allow
of wrestling hitting with one arm free
biting gouging nnd heaven knows what.
It he is not willing to fight with one arm
free it is queer that he should be wil-
ling to fight nmler rules tlint admit that
nutl a great deal of the same kind that
is worse."
"We want it understood." said Julian.
whether it is to be Martinis of Oueens-
Is-ry or London prize ring rules."
The argument went on. each man
firmly intrenched in his position while
Dun Stuart sat listening his hair turu-
grey while he saw nil chances of the
great tight vanishing in a squabble over
mere technicality.
Siler took part in the argument nnd
he and Julian went over the same ground
that Brady and Julian had traveled over
lieforc. Over and over it they went
ting around in a circle ami winding up
it practically the same point every time
Julian insisting that hitting with one arm
free ami on the brenk-awnys was not
trictly Martinis of Oucensbory rules
ml Siler insisting it was the very es
sence of the Mannus of Ouccnslioi-y
ules. Finally Julian said:
Well. I will make this nroiiosition:
I nin willing to leave it to Mr. Stuart
ml abide by his decision."
"I don't think I am capable of deciding
technicality in prize ring rules." said
Dan Stuart "ami I hardly cure to 1111-
lertnke to make this decision."
Then I um willing to agree to leave
the matter with you ami Siler." said
uliaii. "although Siler has ulrenilv tle-
lared himself on the question."
I'his suited Brady and the jury retired.
returning in a few minutes with the an-
nouncement that they had decided to
uphold the interpretation of the rules
mailt- by Mr. Siler. Julian hesitated for
some minutes nml then gave wav.
"I want to say. gentlemen" he said
that in nil his former tights Kitzsim-
inoiis has always given up everything
ii ml he will do it now. He will light tin
ier the rules as Silcr construes them.
ven if we don't like it."
It was lifter 4 o'clock when the con
ference opened. Three o'clock was the
hour set. hut Julian was somewhat Into
arriving. Stuart's office was found
be too small to accommodate the
iiewspnper men and sMirting men. nml un
adjournment was taken to Odd I-VI lows'
II.
Julian opened the talk by suvimr to
l trtn ly:
-1 wanted to sec you about one or two
things in these rules that do not seem
to be right. Rule I says it is to be a
fair stand up battle in a 24-foot ring nml
ruie 1' says that no hugging or wrestling
is to be allowed but Mr. Siler suvs.
Hinting rule 11' of the Manmis of Oiieens-
nery rules -mo contest to lie m all re
sH't-ts to be governed by the I-ondon
prize ring rules. I consider that one of
the most important of the twelve rules.
and it appears to have been the bone of
contention in almost every contest. It
has been the custom of referees myself
included to inquire of nrincipuls whether
tney chose to hit in clinches with one
arm free or in break-nways. Invariably
they agree not to hit but they often
forget all iiliout their ngreement anil fre-
quently violate it. This then causes not
only the seconds but the spectators to
ry foul whenever a blow is delivered in
a clinch or in a break-away and causes
much argument. It nlso makes the du
ties of n referee arduous and disngreen
hie nnd always keeps him in hot water.
1-urtherniore it gives the referee nn on-
portunity to decide the contest on a tech
nical foul which is generally uusatis
factory to every oue concerned.
"Ihis question comes up whenever Cor
bett fights" continued Julian.
'"It is not a question of when Corliett
lights said Hrady; '"he wants an agree
uient.
"It was according to the Quoensberv
rules Sullivan lost the ticht." said Juliuii
"and Corliett should fight now in the same
manner.
"We want to prevent any more of this
kind of business" said Brady. "I am
perfectly satisfied at anr time niv man
is guilty of a foul of any kind to lose the
nent.
Corbett." he went on. "declares he
wants a fair and square stand up fight
That is all we want. W o don t want any
wrestling biting or hugging.
"We want a purely scientific contest
said Jnlian. '"Fitzsimnions has always
fought in a air straightforward muunei.
We understand that there is to be no
slugging or hitting in clinches or on the
break-aways. We have never been ac-
customed to that sort of thing. 1 don t
think there need be any argument nuout
it V"
"Nor do I." said Brady. "The referee
interprets the rules."
"I don't think the referee has anything
to tlo with it until he gets into the ring.
' "It-is settled so far as we are concern-
ed." saitl Brady "being laid dowu by the
-1. Ti. rules siiv anything not gov-
..i-i ir tim roles is to be controlled by
the London prize ring rules nnd they suy
.....i . ; ti ttik-e cure of himself in a
clinch. The articles of agreement sny the
men nre to tight according to the Marquis
of Oueensbery rules.
'But tho rules." said Julian "do not
u.iv tlo.re w t lie Mil IMVOtill lllOWS.
"'Thev sav" saitl Brady "tlint they
shall be delivered with the fist. This mat-
ter has been standing for six or eight
months. George Siler has been agreed
on as referee ami I understand that he
spoke to both Fitzsimnions and Corbett
nnd they agreed that encli man should
take care of himself in n clinch."
"Tlint is not Qiieensbery rules." said
.Tulinn. '"This fight is to be under them
and not under the London prize ring
rules."
"There is no question about that." re-
torted Brady. "The men signed articles
to fight under the Marquis of Queeusbery
rules. It is not in tny province or yours
to judge: the referee is to do tlint."
"Siler." replied Julian "has no more
right to judge the rules than I have. You
will admit that. George."
'"I will not." said Siler. "I have not
changed any of the rules. I have simply
given my interpretation. The reason I
have done it is to let everybody Know ex-
actly how the thing stands anil not to
have any wrangling in the ring."
'"Y'ou snid" said .Tulinn "that you ob
ject to hitting m clinches with one nrm
free.
'"Rule 12 covers that" said Siler.
"What of rule 2. which says no wrest
ling or hugging 'allowed. Thi is hug
ging nnd clinching. Y'ou don't want either
man to win nn n fonlV"
"No. ' replied Brady.
"You don't want." saitl .Tulinn. "to have
one man finish the other when he sees he
is whipped?"
"Are you a Irani ot your man; replied
Brady.
He will be in the ring Wednesday.
replied Julian "and give a good ncocunt
of himself."
I suppose" put in Stuart "if the fight
is to be strictly nmler the Qiieensbery
rules the clinching is to be in?"
'"Only one person can decide that said
Brady "ami that is the referee. Stuart
bus nothing to do with it. The two men
have agreed on a referee ami when he
was appointed Stuart's province ceased."
"Corbett." exclaimed Julian "has re-
peatedly stated that he wanted a fair
light. "You want a wrestling match.
If he wants the London prize rinjr rules
we will give them to him."
'Corbett. saidiBrndy. "wants to fight
under the rules laid down by the referee."
fter some further talk in which the
snine ground was gone over. Julian said
he would be satisfied to have Stuart and
Silcr talk the matter over and would
nbide by what they agreed to. He asked
Brady if that would suit him. i
"Anything will suit me." replied Brady.
Stuart and Silcr retired to another room
nnd for a bout .'ten minutes were in close
conference. Finnlly Stuart entered sit one
end of the hall.
He snid:
"Well. Martin. Siler says he does not
see hnw he can make any change in his
ruling and there the matter stands."
"IMs not right Stuart." said .Tulinn.
"Well I don't know. Julian." ronliod
Sttinrt: "if yon lunl doferrnl this thing
to the day of the fight and Siler had de-
larod himself ns he has done there
would have been nn argdim-nt in the
ring.
There certainly wnnl 1 have boon"
snid Julian.
Well. I tlo not know what to do." said
the fight promoter. "You and the Cor-
bett people have agreed upon this man
ns u referee and unless nn are prepared
o rt) nhentl nnd turn him down nt this
Into stage of the game I think you must
igrco to what he says."
1 here was another lornr iak and Julian
finally said:
Well lot it go. I give in to this. Kilz-
sinunons will fight CorheU as. he wishes.
But I tlo not think it right.'-
Good" said Stuart ins face beaming
ns he saw the last chance of the tiirht
ailing through blow away.
"I tlo not know whv it 'should be m.
looted." said Julian "that l-'itysiioiouiis
should give away in all hii-- lights. I tin
ntd consider Siler's ruling accordim; to
the Martinis of Queenshcrr's rules" and.
turning to Brady he 6:;il; "The rules
were gootl enough to enable Corliett to
win the championship and they ought to
goon enough to enable I m to defend
Wo want only what h fair to both
men. and as we said we are not irood nt
that stylo of lighting nnd we know Corliett
is good at it. We are wiiling to give Cor-
bett nil the chances and then we will lick
him. Fitzsinimons may not be as good as
Corbett in that stylo of lighting but I
guess he is enough better in other ways
to more than offset the advantiiL'o Cor.
bett will have in this re.iprt t.' Fitzsim-
nions will win. sure enough no matter
what the stylo of lighting is."
Hie Australian fighter 1 imself did not
seem to be overjoyed nt the result of the
conference but he did not let nnv of his
confidence escape that l.e I. ad felt all
through his training.
"I have always fought uhder the rule
that men must not hit with one arm free
and the hronk-awavs must be elc-m "
lid Fitzsinimons. "nnd this is a new one
on me. Corbett has won nil his tiidos
under the same rule am' I tlo not see
why he should ohiot-t to it in this
However. I always have to irivo in lo
everybody ami 1 am willing to give in on
tins i want the tight to lie on the square
nnd I will win it. I will be the winner
or the light on tho 17tli of March just
ns sure as I am alive on t:.al dnv iw
bett can not lick me. and he wiil never
see the day when he can. no m..tt...
whether ho will tiirht under tue L. .;u
of tjueonsliory's rules or nnv other
rules."
Corbett was inclined to view the sur-
render of Julian with scorn.
'That is what they have been playing
for all along." snid Corbett; "it is every
wny to the advantage of Fitzsimnions to
hit with one arm free. It. is conceded on
all sitles that he is a harder bitter !
I.
and he is liettor on the im? thnn t
am.
Now- on the other hand. I itm let
ter on long range fighting than he nml
1 tun more scientific. I consider it to his
advantage for him to agree to Siler's
rules as he has. I am wining todav. ns
I huve always been to agree to nnvthinn
the referee says. I'll bet Fitzsimnions is
laughing in his sleeve right now nt the
vi mm no wiii got irom lKoi lc who don't
vim. mm mr agreeing I0 something he
wants more than anything eiso.
n l am I'liiil ot one thing." continued
i orhott. this removes n- Inst obstacle
..; our uguuiig muess fitzsimnions loses
his nerve. The tight is now a certainty
and when I get that fellow in the ring"!
going to make him rtrent. all the
hard things he has boon saying about me
iur un inese years.
j. no gioves tor the contest will be
brought to Stuart's office tomorrow by
both. Brady and Julian and after being
inspected by the referee will lie locked in
-uiv ... tuwauo uuiiv nnin me uav
vt. in usui. auib arrangement wa
agreed to in the conference this afternooa
between Brady and Julian. The latter
made the proposition and the former
readily accepted it. .'
BOSTON SPOUTS EX KO0TB.
Boston March 12.-Bil!y ColvUle who
is to act as time keeper for Jjimes J.
Corbett At Carson on March 1 started
for the west today. He ih occompanieil
bv John L. Sullivan Frank . Donovan
Billv liurd of Manchester and others.
YA LK SPORTS AP0MM !IZE.
New Haven Conn. Much l-i. The
Yule students who recently sent a Yale
ting nnd a letter of good cheer to I ugi-
list Corbett at Carson print an apolo-
getic letter in today's News. Uhey dis-
claim all intentions of pretense to repre-
.. 1.1... I .hninuii UAH
sent nnv other iuiiiviiiu.ini o-n iucuh-i"-"
. t. . i. ... lin until tn I 'nldtott. ami
III I lie ICllCl imj .". -
regret that "unwillingly and unwittingly
thev have cast n siur upon uc uum-isnj.
SECBET BASEBALL COXFEBEXCE '
Brooklyn Has Offered $100000 'for the
Ulo vela nil runucrer.
Xow York March 12. The Herald'
Ihis morning says:
There was a secret conference of base-
ball magnates in this city last night. Just
what they hud under consideration could
not be ascertained in its entirety although
it was learned that the Brooklyn club had
offered $100000 for the transfer of the
Cleveland team to Brooklyn.
Frank Do Haas Bohisou of the Cleve-
land was In conference with O. II. Byrne
at the Hoffman house. They refused to
say whether or not they had had a confer
ence with Mr. Connnt of the lirooklyn
club but President Hobison said that the
Brooklyn club bad ottered nun 5j.uuuuu
for the transfer of the Cleveland team to
Brooklyn. President Byrne confirmed
this statement adding that Brooklyn club
in making the offer . thought it could
make at least 100 per cent ou the invest-
Presideut Byrne refused to admit it that
F. A. Abel and himself had succeeded in
interesting a syndicate of Brooklyn men
in the enterprise and for that reason the
Brooklyn club felt perfectly safe in mak-
ing the offer for the Cleveland team.
"In the future" said Mr. Kobison "the
Clevelands will be known as Tebeau's
Indians. For the life of nie I do not
see how they were ever called tho spid
ers for certain it is that they never
crept."
Win. Barnie manager of the Brooklyn
has just returned from Charlotte N. C.
where ho went to arrange for the coming
of the bridegrooms who are to make that
place their headquarters when they go
south.
"The men will leave New York on eith
er Marcli 18th or 19th for Charlotte
where they will stay for a week or ten
days" said Barnie yesterday. "I ar-
ranged everything while I was there. We
will make a trip through the circuit of
the southeastern league filially working
our way northward.
The Ritchie deal has irone through.
Brooklyn agreeing to let Cincinnati have
the short stop because of trouble being ex-
perienced in signing Corcoran who I.
think will not lie treated with the same
generosity by Cincinnati ns he was by
Brooklyn. Cincinnati doe3 not intend
to run after him.
I have just received the signed con
tracts of Anderson Lachance and Du-
guld" continued Barnie. "The lust nam-
ed is coaching the Amherst college team..
Nearly all the men are in line and there
will be no trouble. The de.ii for O'Con-
nor of Cleveland is still in abeyance. The
Brooklyn t-ltib stands ready to buy his
release and the Cleveland club has tho
matter under consideration."
UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS FALSE.
Carson City. Xev.. March 12. There
nas a report today that Fitzsinimons and
Corbett had met on the u.iid again but
there is not the slightest foundation for
the story. The men were never closer
than live miles apart.
A conference was held tiiis afteruoou
between Julian for c'itzsimiiions ami
Brady fur Corliett. The hitter said that
Fitzsimnions had never and a fight par
ticularly since ho has been tiaining with
Julian; that he did not make some sort
of grandstand play. He had always be-
gun his light with an air of distrust.
I think they would talk until dark
if wo waited till the day of the fight
lief ore settling this thing. II is a great
thing that Siler gave out his instructions
when he .did. I will abide by his deci
sion.
NEWS FUOM UA ANA.
Havana March 12. The insurgents oc
cupying intrenched positions ou the road
between -Wanzamllo nntl llayamo pro-
vince of Santiago do Cuba fired unon the
column of troops commanded by Gen.
liayes. The general thereupon divided
his forces into three columns nnd ordered
two of them to attack the enemy's Hunks
while the third escorted the convoy of
empty wagons.
J lie insurgents were a pulsed with a
loss of several men killed nnd the gov-
ernment forces hud one l. ptain and sev-
enteen soldiers wounded.
Gen. Bnrnal surprised an insurgent
force which was enciiinped near Sancti
fsini'ttiis. province ot Sania Clara. Tho
enemy lost twenty nien and retreated.
The troops had another brush with this
insurgent torce at Santa Terns during
which the insurgent leader Turilo was
wounded.
La Lucha. in a leading editorial says
that President McKinley's inaugural ad-
dress seconded ns it is ny Secretary
Sherman presents the firmness with
which the l.'nited States will follow the
policy of absolute neutrality.
Both governments rays La Lucha
"will aim to make firmer relations be
tween them by aiming to prevent any
violation of neutrality."
DECISION' AFFIRMED.
A N'cgro Gets Damages Against the Pull
man Palace Car Company.
Galveston Tex. March 12. (Special.)
The Court of civil turnouts linnihul dnnn
tin important decision today in the ease
of the Pullman Palace Car eompanv ap-
pellant vs. Thomas W. Cain appellee
iiHirmimr the decision nf tlin Inti'n. itttiit
Cain is a colored man living here in Gal
veston no id-ought suit against the Pull-
man Palace Car company and Interna-
tional and Grent Northern Railway to
recover tlnninirps fur wrnturFnl Ajalnti
from a sleeping ear and received $100
judgment against both nppellants in the
lower court from which they appealed.
M'ho court- did not nnoa unAn n ..
- i " iii i in- iiuesuuu
as to whether appellee had a right to be
there as an interstate passenger.
AGED NEGRO CREMATED.
Texarkana. Tex.. March 12. (Special.)
Robert Martin nn nutvl i:-;.-
. . ------- - UVf.IV living
alone on his farm ton miles from here
cremateti yesterday in his cabin. He
had returned to his shantv at noon to
prepare dinner 'when he discovered the
building to be on fire nn tlm t- i.;..
efforts to extinguish the finnies'he wn
overcome nnu inning upon the floor he
was soon enveloped by the fire.
T THE ROBBERS WEAKENED.
Jackson Mich.. March 12. Two men
began nn attempt to hold up a Cincinnati
laekson and Mnckinnw passenger train
near Snmarin. Monroe county last night
but evidently lost their nerve before com-
pleting the job. The pair boarded the
train here with tickets for Toledo. When
near Samaria they drew revolvers and
commanded the trainmen to stop the
train but after it stopped they jumped
8" and allowed the train to pull out
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