The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-04
CHAMPION JIM REPLIES
HITS THE OLYMPIC PEOPLE
SOME HARD BLOWS.
Declines to Allow Fitzsimmons to Name
Time and Place, But Will Fight
llWould-Be Champions
Next Summer,

timatum was given out tonight by
William A. Brady, manager for
Champion James J. Corbett:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
( The Olympic club of New Orleans
claims the right to declare Robert
Fitzsimmons champion of the world if
do not meet him. They have no
right to do this, but rather than give
the queer lot of sports who are pray
ing for my defeat the satisfaction of
seeing me declared champion
by default, 1 want to put NV
self on record as follows: | have
fooled this crowd twice before
and am going to take pleasure in do
ing it again. | do not propose that a
foreigner shall take my title from me
by default, title which | honestly
won by fighting men in my class.
since L started on my career as a
boxer | have never refused to meet a
heavy weight, and have always tried
to follow u straight course. The eager.
ness of Mr., FitZ3immons to fight ma
becomes apparent to all who will
study the facts.
The Olympic club need an attrac.
tlon for Mardl Gras week next Febru.
airy, and they figure that il they ar
range the contest between Mr.. Fit2-
simmons and myself it would draw a
great deal of money. They are
using Mr.. Ftzsimmons as cats
paw to torce me into contest
in which l have no right to engage.
What right has Fitzsimmons to sign
contract with the Olympic club for
contest with me for sum of money
before the details of the fight were ar.
ranged? How did he know but some
other club ight offer more money?
What right had FitZsimmOns or the
olympic club to name next February
as the date OF the fight? | have i'm
mense interests at stake and / have
considerable to say about the purse,
the place and the club where the con-.
test between Mr.. Fitzsiomms and NV.
self shall take place.
al would rather fight in New Or
leans than in any other place on
earth, but question the right of the
Olympic club to take the prejudiced
stand which they have assumed in
favor of Fitzsim mons. The newspa-
pers are aiding these people in plac.
ing me in false position and they
did the same thing when Peter Jack.
son, champion of Australia, drew
down his money and sneaked out of
the country like cur. / am anxious
to retire from pugilism but the gang
Of queer sports who are hoping that /
may be beaten shall never have the
satisfaction of saying that showed
the white feather They say that
Fitzsimmons' money talks and that l
am not the right kind of champion
because l refuse to break legitimate
contracts 10 fight every Tom, Dick
and Harry at the drop of the hat.
Nov let these men who are seek
ing notoriety at my expense get
together all the fighters in the world
who have $4,000 TO wager that l can.
not defeat them, no weight or color
barred. l will deposit $4,000 with
David Blanchard of Boston as an evi.
dence of good faith and / will devote
any one week after July |, next, to
fighting one of them each night dur
ing that week. | mean this and this
will be the last time l will ever train
for a pugilistic contest.
"Now, you would-be champions,
Robert Fitzsimmons, Peter Jackson,
Ed Smith or Peter Maher, here is your
chance. l will take FitZsimmons and
after him. first come first served. |
will fight for the club Offering the
largest purse. bar no one.
THIS goes for all. The sore
heads will say that this is
u bluff, but my money talks
and let some of them cover it if they
dare. Now, If New Orleans wants
fighting carnival and desires to settle
whOis the heavy weight champion of
the world this is their opportunity. |
hope to convince the public during
the week arranged by the club that |
am what ] claim to be--the champion
heavy weight of the world.
JAMES j. CORBETT
This communication was received
by Mr.. Brady this afternoon. The
champions manager declares that IL
should convince the public that Cor
bett is not frightened at the chal-
lenges that he has received of late
and that only business engagements
prevent him from accepting the defy
thrown down by FitZsimmons. Mr..
Brady states that he only wants fair
show for his man and he will be per.
fectly Satisfied with the results next
July.