The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-03
mar coxssrr SAYS.
lie Declares that jackson shall Fight or
Ou,t Talking.

New York Wednesday from a long triE
to Europe. lie was met at the "hai'
~ a crowd OF five thousand or more
To a reporter Of New York paper
Cofbett said:
II have come back TO America 70 ngnt
Peter jackson, and won isNc 49,
stone untuined to accomplish ~, ~ N
An the time 1 have been away TINS nan
Jackson has been bOasting ana pIusttS' lie 70
20 the American people now muon ie
SSsres to aS so me- mule II be means D what
he saws they would not tolerate nun oi
his talk much longer. TAKE ~ from ny
he doesn't want 70 meet me, nc rim
Ain his master and that can deiSal MN;
Vsn,5n'I he nave followed me TO England
aed ohailemccd me direct II he had been
az sincere as he wants tne pun .o,1Id
country 10 believe him TO De ! , "Vutu
have returned 10 New YORK long Dsloic
This. bat most every day WORD came hdeh-
ing over the cable tnat JachNon va" a. IL
ine 10 England, that he would 90 thls
aud mat ne would do the other thing.
II kept me guessing. .,,.o h,,,
Jackson, In his endeaNor 10 i mari mn,
self solid with the BRUSH puDilc, useu
ev.rv means 10 lower me IN the estlmt@
ton OF the people In England. lie wro,e
long letters 10 Australian ana EnSi,sh
ne,yspapers telling how / took on Charley
Mitchell in order to avoid meeting him
Then he said ran away from him; dbint
want 10 fight, and never mad any lnteh-
tions OF making a match. that my TRIP
10 England was mainly TO advertise my
self and my show. But fortunately the
English public did not take him seriously
and sided with me unanimously
Give your reason for not agreeing 10 |
fight Jackson before the National Sporting |
Club" the sun reporter said
ITS simply this said CorDetl' III
dentIy. Il didn't wish TO take the chance
Of losing my reputation 10 simply sd'!slS
few alleged sporting men ana ih1 "a
tional Sporting Club. DO YOU thlhK ,,o MdS
going TO agree 10 fight jackson tWeneS
rounds for "A nominal purse. when IL wa
a moral certainty that ! wouid ISSV,SSnn,t
The worst OF It ~ s sae ene met him.
and at the expiration of the twenty
rounds he was still on his feet, undouDt,
eddy they would call IL draw, II ne nag nay
"A shade the best Of il would be caHsd
the loser. To be sure. What couid 90
then? | would be ruined. for II ne fousht
me draw he would be looked upon a.
the real champion. while would nave 10
console myself by being simply Jim Cor,
bett, who whipped John l.. sullivan ana
Charley Mitchell.
"Jackson's object Is palpable TO the ma
jorfty OF those who have studied closely
our actions. | bear no malice toward
jackson. In fact. / regard him as great
pugilist and man worthy TO cope WIN
me But / make the prediction that IL
won't be long before jackson VIII come
,ut boldly and announce TO the pubic
Shat he will retire and then go back 70 :
Australia and open pubic house. lie
VIII say: 81
" I'm awfuly sorry, Americans. that
have been compelled to Leave you. but
must since Mr.. COrbett doesn't wish 10
Fight me. My only alternative now, Amer
cans, is to leave you and go home.
Then he will bow himself out. ana
erward. That's what / think Jackson
VII 90. Now. l have q scheme whereby | r.
jackson Will be compelled to fight me or +
luit l have been told that there Is
iub north Of the Mason and Dixon line
which Will be able TO pull off the mill -
Without Interference. 1t Is a solid and in
uential club. but l am not prepared TO
ay Just yet any more about 1t. Time
vii tell. OF course, this upsets the many |
tatements which have been attributed to
ne That / would not fight at any other
lace except Jacksonville. That is perfect
= ridiculous. To induce Jackson to fight =
he would 20 anywhere. AS Is tie usual i
ustom, champion is supposed 10 die
ate his own terms. But i will waive
his prerOgative and give Peter a chance.
ct him 30 ahead and declare himself and
II viii end Serenely. -
Il will wait for Jackson until August
tn. on which date will go on the road
18th my company. | will make a prOpO- =.
tion then TO him which will make him 4
'ok like pigmy If he doesn't accept. ]
'ould like to tell you what it is, but / am
fraid II | divulge it 1t will spoil all my
Iell-lad plans"
What do you intend to do about Bob
persistent challenging?" !
'orbett was asked.
The champion burst into a laugh. and
ulChlN 1epUed. TO he candid, L Will |
ay that / won't notice him. He must -
meet and whip Jackson. and after that
e Will receive my attention. Peter Ma ~
er and Ed Smith. and all the other al
'ged heavyweight champions must do the
anne / have fought and whipped the
hampions Of American and England. and
ow | would like to crown my career by
letting Jackson and whipping him FitZ- | nj
mmons had better make up his mind III
lat mean everything say right away"
Corbett denied most emphatically that
Is European trip was a failure fnan-
any. Il did not make a barrel Of
oney.' he said, but I made enough 10
eep me for a long while. / had an i'm
ehse time In Ireland. l kissed the Blar-
~ stone and visited the house where
y father was born They treated me
'yaliy in Ireland, and 1 hated TO 20
Nay. gave benefit performance
ere Tor my uncle. the Rev. Thomas
'ipe'l' ana IL was big success. The
~ place 1 lost money was at Birming- -
III. III was intensely hot there Say. |
Is dumDiounded when | appeared there ~
me Fourth Of July. There was not 4
soul IN the house TO speak Of | felt
MAD 10 think that Americans should
treated so cOldly on such a patrfotic
lday. Some OF the natives don't know So
ny what holiday the Fourth of Julv
some or them, too. don't know they
re born. When they saw me coming
the depot they showed out their heads T.
SIMPLY remarked: God bime me I'M
er bleeding toff,' which means that I'LL
vas too swell. They expected to find
very tough mug r
In Paris i made money. There thev
reciate Americans. I'm going there
In next summer" Jim didn't think
IN, however, Of English fighters I'm
eral. He was OF the impression that
orleans could beat them right and -
Il only saw Mitchell once while h =
Dad" remarked the Californian "and
N ~ Englieb s.'e; 1 uont think | loca
all right. but don't burn your fingers an:
them l met some good fellows. -
York are perfect gentlemen. djned l.
them, and they treated me ont Of tn
u. did not meet the Prince OF STO
les. east