Show FITZ FEELS FUNNY he tears up the stake agreements for the ble theat simply an ex wants to give corbett a chance to increase the side bet new york feb 4 sporting men from all parts of greater new york crowded into the apartments of al smith anal stakeholder for the corbett fight at the gilbey house this morning to learn what would be the effect of fitzsimmons Fitze immons action last night at the bartholdi hotel when he tore ap the stake agreements after abe papers bad been sent to him for his signature all sorts of rumors had been circulated among abe sporting fraternity last and this morning most of which were to abe effect that the had been declared off mr smith said fitzsimmons Fitza immons merely destroyed an old agreement aa to stakes which has no bearing on the fight whatever what his reasons were for tearing up the paper I 1 cannot say it was probably another exhibition of his extremely eccentric nature the paper which fitzsimmons destroyed was an agreement which be and corbett signed some time ago to fight tor a side bet of before the club offering the most flattering inducements before march manager brady who looks after corbetts interests decided to renew the agreement for the fight on march if fitzsimmons agreed it was the extension of this agreement which awaited signature when he tore up the papera fitzsimmons a did not give any particular reason for wanting abo agreement destroyed but it is said by persons who know him that he wanted to give corbett an opportunity to raise the side bet if he wished it maher challenges sharkey pittsburg Pit feb 4 As both maher and sharkey intend to challenge the winner of the borbett fitzsimmons fight next moriis john J quinn man ager and michael backer for maher tonight made the following proposition to sharkey peter maber will fight sharkey in for any purse dan stuart will offer and a aide bet of from to II 11 maher dont win the match be will not ch allenee the winner of the borbett ficht if is defeated then maber 19 to challenge the winner of the bie battle maher baij his manager ie satisfied he can defeat sharkey and has no doubt about being able to defeat either corbett or we de eire the public to kaow that maher s milling to meet sharkey and show that he can defeat him and ba fully entitled to challenge the champion no matter whether it be corbett or fitzsimmons |