Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-10-20
Corbett and Fitzsimmons Matched to Fight
 Next July.
TO FIGHT IN FLORIDA.
The Florida Athletic Club at Jack sonville Offered $4l ,0OO for the
 Fight and it was Accepted.

NEW YORK. Oct. 15-Caampion Jim Cor bett and Bob Fitzsimmons met ID the office of newspaper Tn this city yesterday.
 Corbeit said: "Well Fitz, I am here to make match"
 "1hat Is what ] am here for" replied Filzsimmons defiaDtly. Then he Intro- duced his man. ger, Captain Olori, to Coro, tt and said: My manager will be my SD kesman on thle occasion" Corbett sad: "Where Is your mon- ey"? ooo bind match"
 Uorbet immediately pulled out roll of ten Sl GOO bills and said: You people have been talking about Sl0.C0O a side. | There Is my mon y. Cover II"
 But, Mr. Corbett, you don't expect us 10 put up sl0000 right away" salG l Cor. You are rich. We are not" Corbett smiled and sad: "Where IS that S60O00 you have been talking so much about? There is no use playing the poverty gag; it Is to stale" Word followed word, but Corbett | finally said: "Well, tere, I'll put up my Sl0 900 now. and you can put yours up when you Ike I will fight Fitzsim- mons any time after July l of next year, ana not before. l am making money on the road and gill not cancel any enga cement on any account"
 We think" said Captain Glori, that you should light within six months and d. fend the championship twice a year.
 'sYou do, do you?" said Corbett with surprise and then shaking his head slowly, be said: "You are very much mistaken and what is more, hold the cham pionsoip and have a right to dic- tate terms. It is only waste of words and time to talk of fight before July aEo as for the side bet, 1t dosent cut any figure es far as l am concerned.
 Fitzsimmons and lis manager finally consented to have the fight come of al ter the fret of Jnly. Both men an nounced their willingness to sign, but as that would be against the laws Of this sta e, the articles will not be signed ed here. The articles will be similar to those signed by Corbett and Sulii- van in 1892.
 As soon as these arrangement was made th- question of purse was con- .idered. There We're three men in the room ready to make offers. Captain Williams of the Auditorium, New Orleans, President Scholl of the Olym- pie, of the same city, and Joe Vendiz of the Florida Athletic club
 Now gentlemen" sad Corbett, i've have agreed to fight and We want to know who will offer the larG, st purse" Scholl said the O ympic will give S25, ,000, Captain Williams claimed that he had already offered S25, ,0OO, Joe Vendz said, as be threw five slWO bills on the table. "The Florida Athletic club will give S30,OOO, and here are 5,000 as guarantee" Schcll raised the bId to S40,000 snd Vendiz went S1,000 better. Scholl offered 1000, out as he was not prepared to make a deposit. Corbett said he would sign for Jacksonville. Fitzsimmons made objections for while, but finally cons. nted. The club will allow S1,000 to each man for training expenses and each will ain for three months prior to the fight.
 Before the negotiations had been con- pleied Corbett turned to Fiizsimmons and said: "riiz. you said that when you met me you would shake your finger in my face,"
 ''No, did mo-" said Fi z. "I never aid any such thing about you, and l don't think that you would say that about me-
 "Oh, no; you're too much of a gentle man." sad Corbett sneerinely, "but if l made any such remark 1 would make it good."
 The nose of both men were not six inches apart during tbis exchange of com plime ents and 1t looked IS it the storm wss about to burst, but nothing came of It.
 The fight is to take place on a date to be named by the Florida Athletic club after July l. 1895. Corbett's Sl0,- GOO was handed to Al Smith as tempo rary etcckholder, and Captain Glori CD behalf of Fitzsimmons will on next Monday deposit S2.500 with the same man; 8, 2,500 more on December l; sim liar sum on February l, and the last in- stallment on July l.
 DENVER, Oct. 12.-"Denver" Ed Smith says he will put up S10.000 for a fight with the winner of the Corbett FItzsimmons fight next July.