The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-02
pUGS AND THEIR AGENTS.
Clash Their Jaws and Gnash
Their Teeth
N A MOST DISGUSTING WAY.
Corbett Is Afraid to Face Fitzsim-
mons and Bob Will Not Meet
O'DonneIl.


Bob Fitz'immons, Arthur Lumley and
Charlie White, met William Brady. Cor
belts manager. to-day. Captain Glori
posted $1,000 forfeit for Fitzsimmons to
| fight Corbttt to a finish Tor the worlds
cham pionsbip. Brady posted another
| $1,000 and entered a counter challenge to
Fitzsimmons on behalf OF Steve O'Donnell,
the Australian fighter, travelling with Cor
bett.
Twill you cover Fizsimmons' money!"
| Brady was asked, after long and heated
| argument.
mo" he shouted.
"Will you cover O'Donnel's money 2"
Fi,Zsimmons was asked. He shouted
| No
"If you, Fitzsimmons, get the champion
ship BY default. will you stand ready to
defend 1t against all comers?" asked some
! ore.
81 WILL" he replied, meet any man in
! the world. barring Peter Jackson, and he
is Objectionable TO me on the ground of
! colnr"
Brady wanted TO know what right Fjtz-
simmons had to sign with the Olympic
Club of New Orleans to fight for q 500, 900
purse, and the reply was: ''Pm an
American citizen and have the right to
sign anywhere"
what nice man you are to go around
the country saying You will plant your
glove in Corbett's face" said angry Brady.
II never said such an ungentlemanly
! thing. l deny it," exclaimed Fitzsim-
mons.
Brady, getting more and more excl ed.
shouted to Arthur Lumley: "Corbett's
the greatest fighter in the world, and no
man can say he is cur"
| Eyes. be is" said Lumlev very coolly.
you can't prove it. yelled Brady.
Yes. l can"
Lumley rose to his feet and moved in
! Brady's direction, and every one looked for
| row.
You're a cur" roared Brady.
You're aDother," said Lumley, and
then Charley White stepped between
them, ana Captain Glori apologized for
the un pleasant scene
The Evening World saws this telegram
was sent to-day to James j. Corbett by
/ President William A. Scholl, of the
Olympic Club of New Orleans:
j. J. Cor6ett, Nashua. n. H.: The subter-
| fuge you resorted 10 In causing O'DonneH 10
| challenge FitZsimmons is not worthy OF cousid.
Grafton. Ii was in the Olympic Club the heavy
weight championship was lost and won. 1t was
| in the Olympic Club that both you and Fitz-
simmons won your greatest bonors. and it Is
| now within The province and IL is the
| duty Of the Olympic Club to declare Bob
| FitZsimmons tie champion heavy-weigh OF
the world. should you persist in refus-
| ing 10 accept his challenge, which is backed
I'D with side bet OF $4,000. AS far as the
! Olympic Club is concerned, 1t is immaterial 10
1 viii vxhn tho Gid
don't want 10 hold it. We offer $4,000
| purse, the winner to take all. FitZsimmohs has
complied with every requirement. IL you VIII
! not defend the title FitZsimmons Will challenge
| and meet the best man thai can be found i'm The
world In February, 1895. In the event that
you do not accept the challenge OF Fiizsimmons
| by Thursday. October T. We will declare Robert
| Fitzsimmons the champion heavy weight OF
/ the world. w. A. SCHoLL, President,
| Robert Fitzsimmons, the fighter, has
written letter. to Champion Corbett
calling the latter's attention to the rules
laid down by sporting authorities which.
! FitzsimmOnS claims. compel .Corbett 10
! fight him or surrender the champions hin.
He said Sullivan threw up bis theatrical
engagements like a man to fight Corbett.
and asks Corbett to do the same 10 meet
| him. 800.
p ScI Icpiy WINS Ill SUBSTANCE rs J0I-
lows: II propose to enter the ring once
more and then retire. win or lose. l want
that contest to be with the best man in
the world, and do not consider you that
man. / care nothing for The past history
OF the ring or Its rules. will post $50.
600 with any reputable man or new spaper
In this country, to be paid to you in case |
refuse 10 fight after YOU have defeated
/ 'O'Donnell, whom consider better man
than you. You say you will wait thirty
| days for my answer. You need not wait
that long. as do not intend to pay any
attention to you"
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Oct. 1T has
| just been ascerGained that the executive
committee of the Albuquerque Athletic
Association held private meeting yester.
day afternoon. and authorized the presi-
/ dent of the association to offer purse OF
$4,000 for the Corbett- Filzsimmons prize
fight under certain conditions, which will
be mailed to the managers of the two pu-
gllists. Prize-fghting with gloves Is toler-
ated 10 this Territory.
:; HALL. BOBS up.