The morning call., 1894-09-29
A MATTER OF JAW
Big Pugs All Talking at
Once.
CORBETT IN A TEMPER.
Issues His UItimatum to Long
FitzsimmOnS.
WILL NOTICE HIM NO MORE.
In the Meantime the Australian
Claims the Championship of
the World of Fighters.
WILL NOTICE HIM NO MORE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The following
dispatch has been received by the w ORD
from John l.. Sullivan relative to Fitz,im-
mons challenge to Corbett. dated Wash
ihgtoD, September 81:
eff FitzsimmonS and Corbett were
brought together you would see the hot
test fight in years. But 1 do not believe
that COrbett wants 10 fight He Is max
ing money fast and he does not want to
lake any chances. [ do not care to ex-
press any opinion as 70 the resu lts if the
two men were matched. But it would be
fight and no mistake. FitZ5immons is no
quicker than Corbett, but he knows all the
fine points OF the game. The difference in
weight would not make such great diff
ference as many people imagine. / would
like to see Corbett and Fitzsimmons
meet. Corbett would have work to do in
that fight. do not see how he can get
away from Fizsimmons' challenge unless
he wants TO admit thai he does not care to
fight"
Corbett was indignant today when
shown the statement of John L. Sullivan,
accusing him of beating about the bush.
COrbett said in substance: 'These people
do not cut any ice With me. Sullivan had
always more of mouth than courage.
He is GUTTER from the word 60, and /
do not want to have anything to do
with him. He is out of it; but there is
one thing if l ever meet FitZsimmons
in the ring he will make a better Fl ght
than Sullivan did with me. OF course,
Jake kilrain, Sullivan and Jackson
are sore,. and l know il, but that
does not make any difference with
me. The Olympic Club does not
want fights, they want to make money
out of me. Now [ am not inclined to let
them do so until l have proof that Fitz-
simmons is somewhere in my class, and
this he can demonstrate by knocking out
O'DOnnelI. am making good money now
and not taking any risks TO please sore
heads"
Corbett became excited and plainly
showed he was deeply touched by the
various stories circulated
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 2S.-James j.
COrbetf, pugiiist was seen by an Asso-
ciated Press representative tonight in his
dressing-room, and in answer to question
on the subject, Corbett handed the news
paper man copy of letter mailed to Bob
FitZsimm ons this evening:
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. %.
To Robert FitziinnnOnS-DEAR SIR: l have
read IN the morning papers your very amusing
challenge TO me. You say the Olympic Club
offers a purse. Well, maybe they 90, but L
have never beard from them as yet. You put
$4,000 in the Olvmnc's hands-why don't
you put il up IN some newspaper office, or some
place where a man can see ii, or is the Olympic
Club backing you?
However that's neither here nor there. l
suppose you are afraid If you put the money up
in any other place besides the Olympic CLUB
some one else might cover it. IL is not neces-
saTy for me to give reply TO your challenge,
because you are well aware that will not &C.
cept unless you prove yourself a champion
heavy weight and not middle weight" l
must acknowledge that ''middle- weight"
you have no equal, but all you ever did in The
heavy weight class" was TO defeat Peter
Maner and ChOynski, TWO second.cIass heavy
weights, since both Of these men have been de-
feated by Joe Goddard of Australia. second
class heavy weight.
No one knows this better than you. 1 sup
pose you think the public will say you "are A
very brave man TO challenge ne and fight me-"
Why shouldn't you do so? 1t is just like Civ.
ing lottery ticket to win $4,000 for 81 All
you have TO loseis one dollar, and 1t is the same
case in fighting me. II 1 defeated you, OF
course you would say, ''He ought TO beat me; L
am middle-weIght." just as when beat Sui-
van II was said. "he was an old man." and
Mitchell; lie was a light fellow; he was TOO
small"
Now. Mr.. Filzsmmons. II you really in your
heart want to fight for the championship of the
world you certainly, If you are on he level
want TO prove yourself a champion heavy
weight and not a middle weight. ALI you have
to do in the world to fight me for the cham
pionshiD is to prove TO me and the world that
you are capable OF defeating any heavy weight
outside of me.
You say promised to give You match If
you defeated ChOynSki or CreedOn. When you
say that you know you lie. l never even
noticed you, and don't intend 10 unless you
prove you are a champion heavyweight. You
want 10 jump over he heads of all these other
people aud take the dying chance with me, but
/ Will fool you.
steve ODOnnell, my present sDarring part
ner, an undefeated man. has $4,000 that he
can defeat you. He will box you from one
ROUND TO finish for fun or for money. Now,
how can you expect me o recognize you when
thls man stands ready with money behind him
TO prove TO the world that he Is Your superior?
II you will only meet him and defeat him will
accept an offer OF $4,000 from the Olympic
Club, and will give you all the fight you want.
ii you want to fight me this is the only way
you can get me TO make match with you, for
there Is no power on earth that will make me
notice you until you have defeated Steve
O'Donnell, and any further talk from you 1
Will consider Simply a bluff. l put myself on
record IN black and white that il you defeat
Steve O'DonneI will fight you for the cham
pionshlp of the world and all the money you
Ike. This is positively MY ultimatum. Yours
truly, JAMES D. CoRBETT.
Champion of the World.
CLAIMS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.