The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-29
THECRAVEN CORBETT
Fitzsimmons Would Like to Get
Him Into the Ring.
JOHN [. CONDEMNS coaesrr.
sseve o'DonneII, Corbsst's Hired Man.
Challenges Fftzsfmm ons-Daa
creedon . sorehead.


ne world and wax of With il: see 80
This was the response Of Rober, Ft;z-
simmons. champion middlexeszhf. 20
James ]. ccrbeit's statement sent cut By
ths Associated Press last night. .H.
wants me 20 meet Stove o'DonneIl. Ell 2
Let o'DoaBell whip Maher or Hall or
somebody | have done. then will eight
him. / shall put my lss in Corbettss face
Jet
PoRTfAsp, Me-, Sept 2s.--James J. Cor
bets. the pugiiIst. was seen by an Associ-
sted Pres. reporter tonight in his dressing
room. aud in answer 10 . question Corbett
handed the newspaper man a copy of a
letter mailed TO Bob Fitxsmmons this
srenlng
.PoRTLssD. Sept. $50 Robert rstx-
simmops-Dear Sa: have read in the
nesspapers your very amusing challenge
TO me. You say the olympic club offers
purse. Vel. maybe they do. but I
have never heard from them as yet. You
pat $4,000 in the oiympic's hands:
Why don't you put mp in some
newspaper Office. or some place where
. man can see IL, or IL the olympic Club
backing your However, that's neither
hsre nor there. / suppose you are afraid
II yoa put the money up in any other club
beside the olympic Club some one eIse
might cover 10. Ii Is not necessary for ms
10 give reply To your challenge because
ron are well aware that 1 will not accept
unisss you prove yourself q cham
pi0r heavyweight and not a middleweight
must acknowledge that as a middle
weight you have no equal. but al! you ever
DID In the heavyweight class was to defeat
Peter Maher and Choynski. two second
Class heavyweights, since both of. theae
esau ha fea a Sfe I'd hw L.
Of Australia. a seeond-eiass heavyweight.
No one knows this better than ron.
II suppose you think the public will say
ron are brave man 10 challenge me and
hight met Why should not you do sol IL
10 jnss like buying lottery ticket to win
800. Tor ali you have to lose Is 81 and il
Is the same case in fighting me. IL de-
tessed you OF course you would say:
he ought to beat me: l arm . middle
weight. Just as when l beat Sullivan il
Vas said. lie was an old mani and
Mitchell. lie was light fellow; he was
too small. Now, Mr.. Fitzsimmons, If YOU
really In your heart want 20 fight for the
championship of the word you certainly.
u Jon are on the level, want to prove
yourself champion heavyweight and
not middieweight. All you have to
do in the world TO tight me for the
championship is 10 prove to me and
TIE world that you are capable of
defeating any heavyweight outside OF me-
ion say promised to give You a match If
you defeated Choynski or Creedon. When
you say that. you know you lie. l never
noticed you. and don'r intend To. unless
you prove that you are a champion heavy
weight. ion want 10 jump over the
heads of all these other people aud
take the dying chance with me. but
] will fool you Steve o'DonneI.
mr. present sparring partner. an
undefeated man. has 500 that he can
defeat you. He will box from one round
to a finish. for fun or for money. Now
how can Won expect me to recognize you
when this man stands ready with money
behind him to prove TO tho world that he
Il your superior? If you will only meet
BIN ard defeat him will accept an offer
oil SIS coo from the Olympic Club. and !
gill give you ali the fight you want. Ifyou
ssnl 30 fight me this - the only way
ycu cTn get me to make q match with
you, for there is no power on earth that
viii make me notice you until you have
defeated Steve o'Donneii. and any further
talk from YOU | will consider simply 8
bluff put myself on record in black
and white that II you defeat ODonneil
will fight you for the championship of the
vorii and all the money you like. This is
positively my nltimatnm. Yours truly.
JAMES ]. CoRRETT.
NHathl pam W tttc w Vfta
Portland. Me-. Sept. 2s.-Pugllist Cor
sets was indignant today when shown a
Statement by John T.. Sullivan, accusing
him of beating about the bush. Corbett
ssid in substance: These people do not
cut any ice with me. sullivan always had
more mouth than courage. He is quit
ter from the word %. and do not want
anything TO DO with him. He IN out OF 10.
but there is one thing. If ever meet Fitx-
simmons in the ring. he will make better
light than sullivan did with me. OF
course Jake ktirain. sullivan and Jackson
are sore. and know IL; bat that does not
nakrany 4 ference with me. The Olym-
pc club does not want fight They
wsnt 10 MAKE money out of me. Now, !
am not inclined Ia let them until | have
proof that FifKsimmons is somewhere in
my class and this he can demonstrate BY
Knocking Qua U'nonnell. | am making
good money now aud not taking any risks
10 please soreheads." Carbett became ex-
cited and plainly showed that he is deeply
touched Ay the various stories circulated.
Ma YoRS. Sept. 2S-Steve o'Donneil
has published a challenge to fight Bob
fnEslmaons 10 finish under Marquis OF
Queeusberry rules for 81. 600 side and the
largest purse offered by any reputable
eiah. As evidences OF good faith o'Donneu
has deposited 81. TO with David X. Bianeh-
ara. 81 Boston. O'Donnell offers 90 meet
FiEslmucns or his representative IN New
Yo,k aav day next week 10 arrange the
pFeginiiEagies of the match.
sr Louis. Sept 2T.--naa creetoa, .he
saheaisbeJ miidleweight. returned from
Nes Orleans tonight. "EilEssmmons IS
ROT far lighter" said he. "ttve min
etss before I went into the ring ! got q
note from Jimmy Carroll, telling me 10
watch out ina, Fi,Essmmons did not strike
nae VITA ais vast over the head, and that
he depended upon that trick 70 win his
fshts. Carroll brought Esx1mmens ost
here. anG knoss all about his methods.
IL IS an old trick. one frequently
ased In Australia, ard l have been
stationed myself about using H.
Yea can dsse OF sian a msn with blow
sin the w-ist on the SIDE o: the head.
where e Won punched yeur hsts you
soald ucs hert him. Fits worked this
A.ow ea uc ia the last part Of the hrsf
rpana. l. VAS as if had esea biz with
gaah
"last now ail want 70 do Is 10 set
asAt wita a middlessigkt and redeem ray
rsPalAton"
Eaoshnn as. ssff 90 ToWnsenA.