The Washington times., 1894-10-02
WILL BAR PETER JACKSON
Fitzsimmons Ready to Meet All Com
ers Except the Black Pugilist.
IF C0RBETT LOSES BY DEFAULT
Plenty of Wind Wasted at a Meeting Be-
tween the Lanky Australian and Mana
ger Brady Without ANY Definite Results
Olympic Club Issues an Ultlmatum.

Nrw YORK. Oct. Capt. Glory, with Bob
Fitzsimmons. Arthur Lumley, and Charlie
White. met William Brady. james J. Corbed's
manager. today. Capt. Glory posted $1,000
forfeit for Fitzsimmons TO fight Corbett TO
finish for the worlds championship. Brady
posted another 81. 600 and entered a counter
challenge to Fitzsimmons on behalf Of Steve
ODonneH. the Australian fighter travelling
with Corbett.
.WiI YOU cover Fitzsimmons' money!
Brady was asked after long and heated
argument
"No. he shouted
.Wil YOU cover O'DonneI's money!" Fitz-
simmons was asked. and he shouted NOT so
loud that every one in the bUllling heard
him
I'll you. Fitzsimmons. get the Champion
ship bv default viii you stand ready 10 Geiend
il against al comers?
II VIII. = he replied "mect any man in the
world bar Peter Jackson, ana he Is objection
able to me on the ground OF color
Brady wanted TO know what right tltzslm-
mons had 10 sign with the Olympic Club, OF
New Orleans, to fight for a S25.OO0 purse. and
the reply lie got was: Il am an American cil-
zen and / have q right 10 sign anywhere
n
country saying thar you planted Your glove on
Corbett's face demanded the angry Brady.
~ never said such an ungentiemanly thlng.
I DENY it, explained iitzslmmonS.
Brady, who was getting more and more eN-
cited shouted 10 Arthur Lumiey: "Corbett
the greatest fighter in the world and no man
can say he is a cur.
YES he is. ." said LumIey. cool as an icicle
''Lou can't prove it. yelled Brady at the
top OF MS slrllI soprano.
''Yes / can 4" and Lumley arose 10 his feet
and moved in Bradys direction and every
one looked for @ row.
You re cur rOare4 Brady.
..Eou re another. said Lumey, and then
Charlie White stepped in between them, and
the wurly warfare was at an end.
OLYMPIC CLUBS ULImATU5I.
Nuw ORLEANS. Oct. IA telegram was sent
to-day 10 James J. Corbet by President Will
lam A. schou. of the Olympic Club OF New
Orleans. il defines the attitude Of the club
regarding Bob Fitzsimmons right TO chal-
leuse the champion. The full text OF the tel
e-raa follows:
"The sublerlucc YOU are resorting TO in
causing O'D5unell TO challenge TitZsimmOus
is not worthy of consideration. II was in the
Ovmpic Club that the heavyweight cham
pioushiu was lost and won. Ii was in the
Olympic Clab that both YOU and FitzsimmOIs
won your greatest h0nOrs. and ii is now
within the province and the duty of the Olym-
pie cub 10 declare Robert EltZslmmons the
champion heavyweight OF the world. should
Won persist in refusing TO accept his chal-
lc4ge which Is backed up with side bet Of
$4,000.
''As far as the Olympic Club is concerned.
it is Iuuaterial TO Us with whom the side bet
is placed We don't want to hold IT, We Of
ler "a 600 purse. The winner 10 take all.
FI-z-imu0Ls has complied with every re-
aHremeut II YOU viii not defend the title
l.r=lmm0us will and VIII meet the best man
t.at can 5- found in the world in February
l Ia the event that you do not answer
ANA accept the challenge Of Robert EiUsim-
maus Uy Thursday. October 4, We will de-
clare Robert Fitzsimmous the champion
LaaFy-weight Of the world.