The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-12
CORBETT TO MEET FlTZ.
ARTICLES FOR A FIGHT AFIER Jun
FIRST PREPARED.
Tho Florida Athlstie Club OF Jaekson'nio'
Fla, gets the Coveted Miii-ihe
Champion snsers mt FiiL

NEW YORK, oct. 11.-Corbett and
itzsimnons met in the Herald ofllce
this morning, for the purpose OF arrdn $1,000
ing a match. Captain SIorl, Who app 60
ed for Fitzsimmons when asked by III III
bett 10 show the color Of his money, h H
nIayed sl.Ooy TO bind the match SoI -.
then showed $4,000, and told uiot here
cover it when he pleased, put lrai tst
would be no fight until aiter Cugt,hIe
as he would not cancel his pTol5tdDre
theatrical engagements. This was u EiarrI
pointment, but FitZsimmons ana p, ~
agreed. and the work of drawing up '''
articles began. 40 willing
to fight after July ISL flt|S''''
flight him any time"
TO MELT II FLORIDA.
II vas finally agreed that the patue
should occur some time atter Juiy -
next. at the Florida Athletic EIup, 20 Of
sonvlle, Fla. the club 10 Tx the uA'0
Having Welded on the question OF DATE
then the club was the next progigiiinniit of
THE first offer was $4,000 by Scholi, Ji
the Olympic Club, New OriS1aahhiHi, NO ~
was increased to 500" ~ same city.
TiG VS. US raised to 81 900 by "Crcular
Joe" Vendig, for the tlorlu"
club. of Jacksonville, Fla .,. ,,,,i,
Williams said 5000 was liza Tlsd forth
Sfh0ii mentioned FousVVft
Corbett said the bid was wild ana cnd
money must be shown. Scholl ioor,o,,,,h
5000 which Corbett said was not e"o"e'
TO I oSt $4,000. . 6gbt
Fjtzslmmons evidently wanted to ng .a
bafnro the olympic, while Corbett pre-
ferrcd Florida
corpErI's sSEERING REMARK.
ritzsinmons finally said: "Well, ! will
,.irid evcrv noint in order 10 make
match. / Will sign with the tlorld@ An"
go Gorbctt sneered at Fitzsimmons "a az
Tered complaisance. II am chamPlGn,r
he said. and | will say when and WIFI VIII,
I will fight. | have been roaslea tisn ~
al isft On the charge OF being aifau ~
YOU. Now. am here TO make lne Iii
/ have my money 10 put up, d anu
not leave the room until an
10 ThS snoring editor Of the Herald s sac
articles could not be signed III tle oa,''
ing. and the men agreed 10 re, r,stcS
o'clock tonight to compete ZIG
rms prrrsT ARRANGED.
Captafn Giori produced no money VIA al
ever in addition TO tne sn $50 SORTING editor
~ Tie Herald. although he agreed 10 pu ~.
m e. 600 tomorrow morning, but 49, .tu
warIs got Corbetts consent TO Wdli NJ -
Monday. when when ne ,,, WGueu il oT M a''
Stiil later on mis- burden was MADE
uChtar by William A. Brady arrdhBlhS
the deposits as follows: 90, .,.,.o. tho
Monday October 18th. $l5p, making ~
first dep0sit of $500; December Isl, S-sgp
Fsnritary lst. s. 500. and May LIST, the hhdl
q 100 II met with the appreciation Oh
ne CaDtain and FitZsimmons, ana was
ordered 10 be embodied In the arucIeS u
a. GSptain Glori suggested that the 1shtt
be held AT an earlier date, but .orHsIt,
u,as very firm In his refusal not To ISnt
until alter July ist but said he would ue
ready To battle at any day after tHdt
time that the club saw mt to select
PHIL. DwYER. THE sTAKF-H"I DsR'
The next question Of Importance thdt
arose was the selection OF stakeh9Htr'
as the sporting editor Of the Herald an,
nouucet that the New York Herald Wodtd
not hold the money. Dave Blanchard anu
Phil. DWyer were both mentioned, anu
CAPTAIN Glori selected Mr.. DWyer' as ne
did not have any Acquaintance WIN
Blanchard. The $1,000 deposited by COT
bett was then handed 10 Al. smith, 10 pe
turned over 10 DWyer.
The articles will be precisely the same
as those signed by Coroett and SuHlVau.
with the exception Of the ddte upon
which the deposits are 10 be made
Articles NOT YET fI4NGp.
The articles were not signed by either
Corbett or FitZsmmons, hut they were
each furnished with a copy, as was me
FIorid9 Athletic club. The articles VIII
he signed outside of this State. and viii
be mailed to the sporting editor OF the
II is misdemeanor to sign articles of
agreement for Il prize fiSht IN tnls state