Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-04


verbal bombardment and q; OF II ne.
IT looked as though each man was
ready to Jump at the other. a by
stander again made something like
peace between them and then Corbett
/ asked Jackson IL the National Sporting
club would agree privately In black
and white to have them eight To a
| finish and would let an American ref
cree the fight and II he (Jackson) would
agree to give him (CorbetD the purse
| and stakes IL he was prevented from
defeating jackson by the fight b;ing
stopped by. the authorities, do YOU.
] mean?r asked Jackson. by any
/ body" was Corbetts reply. "No. I
won't" was JacSson's rejol der you
talk about an American referee. Don't
/ you think Their are honorable referees
in England?"
There may be-" was Jlms reply,
to double bank me-" Again there was
a war Of words, Jackson maintaining
| that the London Sporting club was the
| place for the fight, and Corbett and
Brady sneerlng at Lord Lonsdale and
other aristocratic members OF the club
as Jaukson's especial friends.
Again there was something like n
! lull in the storm, when jackson again
raised Cain by sneering at Corbetts
! Victories over John l., Sullivan and
Charley Mitchell. who was Mitchell
that champion should consider hlm2"
He intimated that Corbett had taken
| Mitchell on to avoid meeting him.
That's not so," was Corbett's answer.
81 wanted you first and wanted TO fight
| I'm November, but Parson Davies went
TO Brady and said that he was going
| to take you ON the road in Uncle Toms
| Cabin and asked to have the affair
| postponed until next July. 1 wouldn't
IA nm
June"
III Parson Davies did this" said Pc
ter, II knew nothing about It,"
Now, Jackson" said Corbett, you
say that you won't fight In the south
because you think you wont get fair
play, Is that your reasonY'
yes, that's partly my reason
don't think It would be safe for me to
fight you there on account Of race
prejudice"
81 think You are wrong" was the
champions reply, Then. emphasizing
his words with his finger. after the
manner OF a stern father laying down
the law Of the house to a bad boy Jim
continued: 81 tell you what I'll do. IL
you'll meet me In the south, the only
place we can have a finish fight, I'll
let you choose the referee, and IL you
are prvented in any way from winning
I'll agree that you shall have all the
stakes and the purse"
Yes, give me the stakes and the
purse after I'm shot, perhaps was Pc
ter's reply. He was told that President
Scholl Of the Olympic club and the en-
tire membership Of the club, would pro-
vide for his Srfety and again reminded
that George Dixon had had fair play.
but he would not listen to any PROPOSE
ton to fight In the South. Then he
said; well. I won't fight In the
South and you won't fight in England.
That settles IT, Perhaps after n while
there may be club In the South that
will be able to pull off the contest
between us. Suppose We let 1t 20 I'M
I'll then" a spectator said: That's q
fair and manly proposition, Jim; why
not accept it?" Corbett still held out
for meeting and then Tom O'Rourlte
called Jackson out of the room for II
little talk. When they came back 1t
was evident that the shrewd O'Rourke
had trap for Corbett, who, mean
while, had been comforting with Brady
and Bill Delaney. They advised him
under no conditions to agree to fight
In England. When ORourke said:
Suppose the London Sporting club Will
agree TO have an American referee and
fight TO a" whats the use OF
talking about what can never be2" in
terrupted Corbett
Then he added 81 have Just as good
reasons for supposing that won't get
lhi pay III EnBlnnu as jackson has |
for thinking that he won't in the South.
l won't have anything 10 do with n
proposition to fight in England" Then
turning to Jackson. he said: IF l ac-
cept your proposition to wait and see
II any club will be started in the North
that can pull the match off, will you
consent to let a thousand dollars of |
the stakes now up stand as q .arfelt
that you viii fight me2"
mo. l won't let a cent stand" wns |
Jaekson's reply. BY this time tho men /
had Gained down materially, and when |
some one said; "Wel, it's no use stav
ing here longer. The only thing for
you men to do Is to shake hands and
part" Corbett and Jackson shook
hands, and the champion and his party
left the hotel. Corbett Will play to-
night in Asbury Park and will have
Tor his sparring partner Steve O'Don-
neil. Corbett and he spared together
last Saturday and Jim. believes that
steve is one of the cleverest men he
ever met. He says that he knows a
man who wi bet $4,000 that O'Don-
nell can defeat Bob l'ltzsimmons.
Jackson said yesterday that he might
60 to England. He and Davies had a
little difference, he admitted. hut he
declared that they are now rrienda
People who think they know believe
after "' mere