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Show 117; MAi-i'V. le llrrelirs 030.111)1) lie ler.li anit llir IUUi.ee lie Notes. Ni:w OiiLCAM), March IS, Hah Fllistmmons is n hippy man at Isit. He received a big check today, but did not get tho eutliu amount uf his winnings lu cash, Hu was paid -!l),-000 tu cash and tho remainder lu notes. This waa accepted glajly by Flttilmmons, nud toJsy he and Hie cluu olllclala went beforu u notary publlo pub-llo where on agre-rmout was drawn up as to the notes and P'ltzilinuiona received re-ceived his check for $20,UJd, It has leaked out thai Illo club tiald more than J4 1,00 ) for the light bo-tweeul'ltzsliumuus bo-tweeul'ltzsliumuus and Hall. When the Cuuey Isliud club ottered 115,000 for thu contest It will be remembered that Frltzslruuioos agreed lo fight here for $5000 less. As u matter of fact, he was u n icr contract to Ilcht here ami the only question wus whether Hull would agrtu tu comn hcru or nut. Hall did not ngreu to e-omo for $.VjOO lets, sud for n tune the local club ran the risk of nut getting the fight. Tho wuy 111 Which the mill wus secured was by thu club giving Fitz-Simmons Fitz-Simmons $1000 tu sign a contract, and when this hud been dune Hull was up-presetted up-presetted and oh". rod foOOO for training expenses nud for his sluuaturu lo the article) ot agreement, Thus it will In Hren that FiU.linmoni received $:tj,SuU instead of J.".7,000 as has been guuerally 'supisieed. Hall drew J 1 000 bsfore going go-ing lutu tralclug nud uiier llio tight wss handed a check not for filioo, as has been auuouueed, but fori)V)0, Thu club has lost un lliu ilht, but the management uro not a whit dl-coucertud, dl-coucertud, Tho board of illrccljra have pledged themselrus us seouriiy lor nuy and all ubllgutluns Incuirul, and thele Is better feeling prevalent In the ululi thauhasesiited for some llttlo time. Cuarhu Mitchell has pledge I hlmielt to light hero uud hero alone, F(oui whaia iniu Intouoh with the club's allairs s-,ld tonight .Mitchell his agreed lollguthoroou the ground that It Is tlio only place whetu n light call ha riughtufl. Tnublgcllsrnt thullitf-ftto thullitf-ftto syndlcalo Is a tempting ouo If sliiotrr, buttha Kngllshman nud his 'itonds regard hall n loal better than nu brand and will light for less money it the fight can bo brought oil on Its mollis. Mitchell has been staying In tho city for thu purpose ot elfectlng ar. rangrniouta for u contract, and nuw that thli has been dunu lie nnd Hall nre piepatlng to leave. It Is hardly likely that local clubs will tiler Inoru than M8.0O0 lor thu light, and even Iheii this amount will bo cut down If p'sillik, us tbu management Irel turn that they havu u cinch uu Iho contest, Sisters CoM, Dhtiiuit, Mich,, Much IS. A rrvete toll! soap that struck the state last night hua etlVctually checked, for tho pie rental least, all further damage from Moods. |