The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-22
SIOUX CRY GETS the MILL.


SIOUX CITY. IOWA. Aug. 2l.-Cor-
belts manager. William a. Brady, has
telegraphed his acceptance OF the Sioux
City Athletic Clubs $1,000 offer for
! the COrbett-JacksOu uRut
jackson telegrapbed yesterday that he
! would accept II training expenses were
| guaranteed him, provided the Tight ola
! not take place. The guarantee was
made. The club * composed OF forty
! of the leading business and professional
| men. who have jointly signed a note for
the s25.ppO 10 be taken up and the cash
deposited when the articles are signed.
The club manager does not tell now
| they expect to pull the fight off. He
I'VE can reach any one Of four States
within one hours ride OF sioux city.
and we have also the two Missouri river
islands, over which neither Iowa. Ne
bratka. nor south Dakota claim wris-
diction, within fifteen minutes of the
heart Of the city,
81 viii not permit this hgnt 10 occur
within the corporate limits OF sioux
city" said Mayor Fletcher I'm speaking
Of the effort being mad" 70 get the match.
what IS more, | doubt II IL will Dee
allowed TO be fought on Iowa soil. So
far as my jurisdiction a. concerned. /
shall unalteraby oppose the movement
to have the battle fought here"
Sioux City's offer for the Jackson-Cor-
bett nght Is stilI somewhat OF ms terry
10 verybody in the city, who is not ON
the inside Of the scheme to bring the
fight here.
Tn thing was worked up very quickly
anl quietly. and sprung after all the de-
tails We're arranged. The men who nave
appeared ON the surface say they are
backed by the best people In the town.
and hint at who some Of them are ana
when the best people are asked about
~ they all refuse TO give any intorm1t ton
and deny interest I'm il. They an believe
a prize fight If In is a big enough fight is
a good thing for town 10 have. ar1
frs o. 81
hght that was eyer held.
There is a great division OF opinion I'm
the matter in the city. some declare IL is
all a fake The MAYOR and sheriff say
they will have no fights but the pro-
motors OF the scheme only smile and say
nothing when those statements are zee
ported 90 them. They declare they have
every corner guarded. that there can boz
40 Interference 10y local or State au-
thoritles and that they VIII have the fight
right in the city. y favorite theory ia
that the scheme Is based on the fact that
South Dakota, which Hes across the big
Sioux river from the city. has q weak law
against prize fighting. and 1T ls believed
the authorities I'm the counties adjoining
the city. have been induced to take the
same liberal and thoroughly modern
views Of the subject as are entertained
by Sioux city. ana that they have the
assurance that the hght can be pulled
Of within a range Of suburban quarters.
JACKSON NOT ANXIOUS To FIoHr.
The kilograms that have been received
this afternoon by the Sioux city Athletic
Association indicate that Peter Jackson
Is not anxious 10 fight C0rbett. and IS
willing 10 get Out Of ST. II he can when
the clubs offer came out he was inter
viewed in Sew York and said he would
make a statement a. soon as he heard
from the club personally ffc has not
wired the club since the offer Of a guar
antee Of training expenses. but Richard
*. Fox has wired. asking IL the club
win deposit the full amount of the purse
with him. This the club win not do.
COrDett has sent word that he would
require no further guarantee from the
club than a deposit OF $500 for his
expenses