Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-12
THERE WILL BE- NO FIGHT.
jackson Po,itiveIv Refuses to Fight Cor
bctt Unless IL Comes on Within Three
NIonths


CHICAGO, September 1.-The efforts
of the Sioux City Athletic CLUB 10 bring
off fight between COrb3tt and Jackson
resulted to-day In a complete failure,
Jackson absolutely refusing to put his
name to the articles OF agreement as
slgnod by C5r5e,t.
Edward Lloyd, representing the Sioux
City cluC, met jackson and his manager,
"ParSon" Davies, at the Briggs House
at noon to-day, in the presence OF a
good sized crowd OF sporting men and
newspaper reporters. Little time was
spent In prelimlnaries and Mr.. Lloyd
produced the papers which Coroett nad
signed in New York. Jackson glanced
over them and at once said that they
would not DO.
II will fight for your purse and side
bet Of $40, ,OOO," he said, but the rght
will have to come of within three
months.
That's the idea exactly" said Davies.
Mr. COrbe,t is on the stage now aud
we don't intend TO advertise him until
next May or June. This agreement
calls for the eight 10 take place between
May Is and June -. Now you people
name your place and make the time
within the next three months and Jack
son will sign"
This LLOYD said he could not do and
Davies proceeded to pick flaws with the
papers. he declared that the deal did
not look honest. That no place was
named, that there was no specification
as TO whether the men would fight ten
rounds or ten years or to a finish and
that the whole matter had ''peculiar"
look. Jackson chimed in with an OBJ
lection to fighting "auy place"
~ want to fight before a club and in
a house." be said. II don't want the
affair to take place In field or tent.
Lloyd became considerably excited
over the fun that Davies poked at the
papers, but kept his temper and tried
hard 10 OBTAIN the necessary signature.
he declared positively, however, that
he could not bring off the fight in the
time specified by Jackson.
I'VE have got TO have good weather
to get good crowd" be said. Il want
to see this thing go through, but thsr
is no use talking of bringing IL OIL in
three months"
ats three months or nothing" de.
clared Davies, and jackson added,
That's right"
well, it's of" said Davies, as he
picked uD his hat. ~ didn't like the
, look Of this thing, anyway" Jackson
followed and the pair left the hotel. II
was announced later that jackson
would leave for New York tonight and
Immediately sail for the West Indies,
whence he will go to London.
at is apparently useless 10 try to get
a fight with Corbett," the pugilist said.
u couldn't afford TO lay around doing
nothing all winter while Corbett was on
the stage Masking money out OF the ad-
vertisement this fight would give him.
The thing is clear off now. I'll try
London a while"
WASHINGTON. D. c., September IL
Champion COrbett talked freely with an
| Associated Press correspondent tonight
concerning Jackson's refusal 10 sign the
articles for a fight under the auspices oil
the Sioux City Athletic Club next year.
| He expressed his hearty disgust al
! JacksOn's actions aud reiterated his OIL
repeated views Of the coiored mans
! fear TO fight him.
jackson" :" he said, ''is big bluffer
and a coward at heart and does not
really want to fight me. The condl'
tions OF the articles by me in New York
were certainly very fair. Jackson,
however, knows that can whip him
and does not want to meet me in the
ring. In fact, you could not pull hin
into the ring with a four horse team.
All Jackson was after now was to secure
his $4,000 deposited In Chicago and
then get ont of the country"