Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-16
BOTH PUT UP A FORFEIT.
They Will Fight for the Biggest
Purse or Stake Ever Known.
THE SULLIVAN PARTY HAPPY.
Another Patron of the Local Ball Club Says
aPew Words About 25-Cent Seats.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

NEW YoRE, March 15-Articles of agree
ment for finish fight between James j.
Corbett, of California, and John L. Sulli-
van, champion of the world, for a
wager of $4,000 side, purse
Of $4,000 and the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, were drawn up and
signed in room 1856, 81 Park row, this
afternoon. The ceremony was witnessed By
Il large crowd of representative sporting
men. Among those present were Prot.
Mike Donovan, Bob Smith Jim Kennedy,
William A. Brady, "Honest" John Kelly,
Jack McDonough, Phil Lynch, Jim Wake
lev, George Dickinson and Prof Connolly.
The Corbett faction was on hand at the
hour appointed 1t was nearly 1:30 o'clock
when Jim Wakeley, Sullivan's backer, apd
his friends put in an appearance. Corbett
was smiling and confident and shook hands
with Wakelev. who, by the way, was his
Iimekeeper in his recent fight with Peter
jackson before the California Athletic Club
Drawing Up the Articles.
The business of drawing up the articles of
agreement was a matter of small moment.
There were no bitches on either side. Both
the fray The Corbett faction was just as
eager to sign articles as Sullivan's ad-
mirers. That Co-bett was thoroughly in
earnest and had no idea beyond desile to
fight Sullivan was apparent to all He was
the personifcation of grace and ease during
the entire proceedings.
While the articles were drawing up Cor
bett was called up on long distance tele-
phone bv Joe Lannon, who was in Boston.
A very spirited war of words followed. 1t
was evident that Lannon was mad because
Corbett had refused to box at his benefit to-
night.
'If went over to Boston it would only
be to punch your fat head thoroughly"
said Corbett. You have been in training
and l have a sprained thumb. 1 also have
a big match on hand and don't mean to take
any chances. 1 can whip you easily, and
you know it,
At this juncture there was q buzzing
sound and Lannon had rung the connection
of. Corbett turned with smile and said:
81 suppose every paper in Boston will
say am afraid of Lannon, but don't care.
He is no fighter, anyway"
A stenographer appeared on the scene
about this time with the articles of agree
ment, which read as follows:
''These articles of agreement are to gov
ern glove contest to finish between John
L. Sullivan, champion of the world, and
James j. Corbett. of California.
"First-The match is to decide the heavy
weight championship of the world, stake
of twenty thousand dollars ESQ, ,00o) and a
purse OF twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,-
0O0).
The Battle Ground.
'Second-The contest shall take place be-
fore the Olympic Club, of New Orleans,
La, on Wednesday, September Z, 1892 In
case the said Olympic Club refuses to give
a purse of S25,000 the contest shall take
place before club to be mutually agreed
upon by the sigrers of these articles.
'Third-The contest shall be under the
Marquis Of Queensberry rules; the gloves
shall be the smallest the club will allow,
and the details of the contest itself shall be
left to the decision of the Olympic Club or
the club before which the contest shall take
place. The club selected shall name the
referee
The fourth article recites the fact that the
sum of s, 500 has been deposited by each
party. 1t is agreed that the remainder of
the stake of $4,000 a side shall be de-
posted in the hands of the same stake
holder; on June l, s., 500; July, 10, s., 800;
August 25, g, 500. Continuing, the agree
ment reads:
'Fifth-The final stakeholder shall be
agreed upon on the date of the second de-
posit, June l.
"Sixth-Should either party fail to COM
ply with these articles, the money then in
the hands of the temporary stakeholder shall
be forfeited to the party which shall have
fulfilled its obligations according to this
paper.
JAMES WAKELEY, for John L. Sullivan,
JAMES J. CoRBETT,
j. c. KENNEDY, witness for Corbett,
u. MCDoNoUGH, witness for Sullivan"