The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-03
CORBETT'S DANDER UP
HE Is NOW WILLING TO FIGHT
EVERY wOULD-BE CHAMPION.
Offers to Put In n Full Week Punch
ing the Heads of Fftzsimmons,
jackson and Others.

BOSTON, Oct. 2.-The following ulti-
matum. headed ITO whom it may con-
cern," was given out tonight by William A.
Brady, manager of champion James ]. Cor
bett:
1.-The Olympic Club, of New Orleans,
claims the right TO declare Robert Fftz-
simmons champion of the world If do
but, rather than give the queer lot OF
sports who are praying for my defeat the
satisfaction of seeing me declared ex-cham-
pion by default, 1 want to put myself on
record as follows: / have fooled this crowd
twice before, and am going to take pleas
ure in doing 1t again do not propose that
a foreigner shall take my title from me by
default-a title which / honestly won by
fighting men in my class. Since / started
on my career as boxer 1 have never re-
fused TO meet a heavy weight, and / have
always tried to follow a straight course.
THE eagerness of Mr.. Fitzsimmons to
fight me becomes apparent to all who study
the facts. The Olympic Club needs an at
traction for Mardi Gras week, next Febru-
ary, and it figures that If it arranges the
contest between Mr.. FitZsimmons and my
self 1t would draw great deal of money
1t is using Mr.. Fitzsimmons as a catspaw
to force me into contest in which / have
no right to engage. What right had Fitz-
simmons to sign contract with the Olym-
pic Club for contest with me for a sum
of money before the details of the fight
were arranged? How did he know but
some other club might offer more money?
What right had FitZsimmons or the Olym-
pic Club to name next February as the
date Of the fight. have immense interests
at stake, and / have plans with which /
viii allow no one to interfere. / hope to
have considerable to say about the purse,
the place and the club where the contest
between Mr.. FitZ .in.mons and myself shall
take place. l would rather fight in New
Orleans than in any other place on earth,
but / question the right of the Olympic
Club to take the prejudiced stand which Ii
has assumed in favor of Fitzsimmons. The
newsp lpers are aiding these people in plac-
ing me in false position. and they did
the same thing when Peter Jackson, cham
pion of Australia, drew down his money
and sneaked out of the country like cur
81 anxious to retire from pugilism,
but the gang of queer sports who are hop
ing that l may be beaten shall never have
the satisfaction of saying that 1 showed
simmonss money talks and that am not
the right kind of champion because / re-
fsue to break legitimate contracts and fight
of the hat. Now, let these men who arr
seeking notoriety at my expense get to-
gether all the fighters in the world who
have $4,000 to wager that / cannot defeat
them. weight or color barred. 1 will de-
posit $4,000 with David Blanchard, of Bos-
ton. as an evidence of good faith, and
will devote any one week after July / next
to fighting one of them each, night during
that week. 1 mean this. and this will be
the last time l will ever train for puglist-
ic contest.
"Now, you would-be champions Robert
Fitzsimmons, Peter Jackson, Ed Smith or
Peter Maher, here is your chance. L will
take FitZsimmons Monday, and after him.
first come first served. i will fight for the
club offering the largest purse. I bar no
one: this goes for all. The sore-heads will
say that this is bluff, but my money talks
and let some of them cover Ii If they dare
Now, If New Orleans wants fighting car
nival and desires to settle who is the heavy
weight champion Of the world, this is its
opportunity. / hope to convince the public
during the week arranged by the club that
/ am what / claim TO be-the champion
heavyweight of the world.
JAMES j. CORBETT'
This communication was received by Mr.
Brady this afternoon. The champions man.
ager declares that it should convince the
public that Corbett is not frightened at the
challenges that he has received of late and
that only business engagements prevent
him from accepting the def thrown down
by Fitzsimmons. Mr.. Brady states that he
only wants fair show for his man. and
he will be perfectly satisfied with the re-
suits next July.
Notes from the Club"
BOSTON, Oct. 2.-"Mysterious' Billy
Smith was in Boston to-day. He expressed
himself as being willing to meet Tom w.
Williams in England for 5000 purse Of
fered
lanes c. Kennedy. OF the Seaside Ath-