The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-03
CORBETT'S BIG BLUFF
20 olsn 10 Whip Rltl Jlekssl. IlAsP
lld Smith IN Ono veak
ANY WEIGHT OR COLOR
The Most Remarkable Challenge
Ever lssued ~ ANY Pugiliot
In the history Of the
Prize Ring.

Bosrox, Nass., Oet a-Ths following
ultimatum was given out to-day hy Will
lam 4. Brady, manager Tor Coebstt:
10 wAom n Mav coseerw;
Ths Olympic club Of New Orleans claims the
right odeclare Rooen Fltzsimmoas the cham
pion % the world. v do not meet him. They
have no right to do this. but rather than give
the queer lot Of sports who arc praying for my
defeat the satisfaction Of seeing mo declared
sx-ehAmplon BY default want to put myself
on record rs follows;
Ihavs fooled this crowd twice bsfors and
an going TO take pleasure In doing n again.
Do NOT propose that . foreigner shah take my
tttia mon mo By default. . titie which Won by
dsis,tins men In my class. Since started on
my career - boxer have never refused to
mese 0 heavyweight and have always tried 70
fo1lew Q straight course The eagerness OF ~.
Elxuimnous 70 ilght mo becomes apparent 70
~ who study the facts. The Olympic club
nssds n attraction for xsrdi Gras week next
February and they figure II they srranxe
~ contest bsswssa Fitxsimmous and mysslf
V vil draw ssroas deal Of money. Ihey are
using fieEBimnsons - casspaw to draw mo
in1o eonecst In which have no right to en-
engs What right bad Fltxsimnoas 10 sin .
ee0tgASs with the Oiymp,e club fof eoatsse
WIN ns beloee The dssails ef ne asht were ar-
raaesaf What right bad Fitssim m0os orthe
Olympic club 70 name next February - the
daee ee ths aghtf How did he know bus that
soas eshsr club night oase moro money. Ihaye
mnsnse Interests u stake and hAve psAns
with whish VII allow no 90 to isssrisrs !
hope 70 have oonstderaelo 70 cay about the
p0Sse, The place and the club whsre the contest
shall taks p,aes. would rather hsht IN New
Oyiesns than In any oehsf plAce, but qusssioa
~ right Of tho Olyupto club 70 take the peetu-
dielal stAn1 thsy have taken IN favor OF ftex'
simnons rhs nswspapsrs are aiding thess
leepls b placing ne IN false position.
] an anxious TO retire from pusilism. but tho
eAne Of queer sports who ars hoplAG may b
i'm sheWed the white feather.
Nov. lse these nea who ass sseking noeogseey
as ny sxpenas. gee toesshss oil the Ashters 10
the VOID Who have slooeo to wager that can-
not deeeat them, % weight " color barred.
win dsposye eloveoo with David Blanchard Of
Boseo1 - an evidence Of eoo1 faith. and will
dsvote any eos Wesk after July next 70 Aght.
IN oas q thsn eaeh night durins thas vsek.
lnson this I'D ths viii b the lass time
win svss isain for pugillstie ceotess.
Nov. 700 would-be champious. Robert fiss-
Mahsg, hsge 10 your chance. win take Fitx-
simpeos Monday. and aftss him Arst come arss
u9t41G ] Nin Aoht for tho Cub oagyi1g the
hfeoue pusoa II New 0rieans wants aghting
0rnival and dssires to usttle who h the cham.
pioa Of the world this b their opportunity.
JAMES ]. CoRnHfr.
WON'T m suLLDozEp.
HAvERHnL, Nass., Oot. a-Jamss J.
Corbstt cannot b Induced 10 waive his
position rsGarding the pugilistie cham
pleuship. He said to-days ~ sm dis
eustsd With this whols business, but I
propose 10 hold 10 my position mot to meet
fitsslmmous until after hs has fought
O'Donnell and dsmonstratsd his ability
10 spaP % my GLASS;"
when asked what hs thought % the
ultimatum Issued By the Olympic club. hs
saids "That eoaessn y trying 10 woek me
bus osnnet do n. viii not b bulldessd.
0'Dounsll b sood enough for Bitasim-