The evening world., 1894-09-28
CORBETT HOLDS OUT,
Not Scared by a Threat to Declare
Fitz the Champion.
Pays His Compliments TO Sullivan
and the 0lympics.
He VIII Fight Whom, When and
Where He Pleases.

Dispatches from New Orleans this
morning stated that President Scholl,
of the olympic Club, had determined to
bring the Corbett- Fitzsimmons affair to
an issue at once; that he would wait
three days for Corbett's reply, and then,
II 1t did not materialize, would call a
meeting of the Board and have a mani
festo Issued giving Corbett a reasonable
length of time to reply. Should he fail
to agree to a meeting with Fitzsim-
mons. the club would announce the lat
ter as heavy weight champion of the
world, and ready to hold the title
against any and all Corners. The club
claimed the right to do this, the de-
spatches stated.
In answer to a telegram on the sub
ject, Champion Corbett wired The
Evening World" to-day as follows:
Corbett SIN Defiant.
PORTLAND. Me-. Sept. S.-Fitz will
never be champion until he defeats me,
and that he Is not able to do. / don't
care what the Olympic Club does, and
I don't care what any OF these soreheads
say, l will fight who l please and when
l please.
the wash. Fitz must defeat O'Donnell
first, however. l will come out to-mor-
row with letter to Fitz. Cheer up.
d am o. H. and k ATEs Just cG Ghat am
The Associated Press to-day sent out
the following dispatches;
Corbett on Sullivan.
PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 2s-Champion
James J, Corbett waxed wrathy, this
afternoon, when he saw the despatch
sent out by John l.. Sullivan, last night
In which the ex,champion accuses him Of
beating about the bush. Corbett readily
talked to a reporter OF the Associated
Press on his arrival from Lewiston. He
said in substance:
Sullivan had always more mouth than
courage. He is gutter from the word
20, and do not want to have anything
to do with him. He Is out OF II. but
there is one thing: II ever meet Fitz-
simmons In the ring l will make better
night than Sullivan did with me. OF
course Jake Kilrain, Sullivan and Jack
son are sore. and / know 1t. but that
does not make any difference to me.
The Olympiad Club does not want a
Tight 1t wants to make money out OF
me. Now / am not inclined TO let them
until | have proof that Fitzsimmons is
demonstrate by knocking out O'Donnell.
am making good money now and am
not taking any risks to please any num-
Der OF sorehneads."
and plainly showed that he is deeply
touched by the various stories which
have been circulated recently.
Manager brady Talks.
BOSTON, Sept. 2s.-Middleweight
Champion Fitzsimmons's letter to Cor
beu was shown TO w. A. Brady. Cor
belts manager at the Bowdoin Square
Theatre. this noon. Mr.. Brady said:
"All have TO say in reply to that. Is
that 81 900 is placed for a 5,444 or 5000
bet in the hands Of David W. blanchard
that FitZsimmons cannot beat O'Donnel
ana he can do 1t again II Fitzsimmons
wants to fight Corbett, let him bea
ODlnnell. then Corbett will meet him
but not before. That is Corbetts ulti-
matum."
In regard to the despatch from New
Orleans 10 the effect that the Olympic
Club will declare FitZsimmons champion
unless Corbett fights, Mr.. Brady simply
said: THAT Is all rot. / will not dis.
cuss the matter, for 1t is absurd on thC
face Of it."