Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-06

corbett wan ISight Anything walk
ing on Two Lces.

Champion james j, Corhett spoke
emphatically and decisively Tuesday
night at Cincinnati In regard TO his
proposed fight with Peter Jackson. He
ii see that jackson recently said
that I was afraid 10 fght him, and
that he would follow me 10 England,
and other force me 10 fight or ruin my
English ENGAGEMENTS financially by
bounding and harvesting me. This
shows the calihcr Of the man. and hia
decidedly cheap and hlunlng manager
Parson Davies, / have repeatedly
stnted that I would not nght outside OF
this country until Il was proved com
cusivcly that II was impossible to get
the fight on IN Amerien.
"1'he articles Signed by Jackson and
myself call for the iight TO take place
la America The fact that l have said
that would not eight In England while
there was ehnnco TO light In America
has given parson pavica an opportu-
nifty 10 make one Of his characteristic
bluffs. lie is now brigtlng over with
dRht. because he knows there W. no
chnnce for fight Aa champion, Il
IL my right to name the BATTLE-GROUND.
1 have named America. jackson has
signed FOR America. aud that ought to
settle t. The man from whom ] won
the title OF championship would not
tight Jackson on amy other colored man.
he drew the color line.
Against the best wishes of my friends
agree Ia fight Jackson. believe
that "a champion to he a champion
must fight amy and an corners for that
rnmr. i signed to tight jackson.
have everything 10 lose and nothing to
| gain. but SIS champion / must Insist
ON tho rights of "a champion. | have
q right 20 name the battle ground and
| the time, and am not forced TO so out
| Of my own country TO hght Amerl-
cans believe IN America, !, hrst last
and all the time am an American.
when it Is shown beyond q shadow
| Of doubt that I cannot nHht In
| America then | will ngrce to 81 to
| some other country. Until thut time
| America must stand M the huttlo
| ground In view OF what has passed
| In pugillsm Peter Jackson, ON account
| OF his color. ought to feel highly fat
tered that I have even recognized him
| na n nghtlng quantity"
| Champion Corbetts declaration TINT
| he would defend hia title only on
| American soil was rather surprise
| To New Workers. who follow pugliistlc
| affairs but great majority Of them
take the Californinn's view of It, says
/ a New York special
! Corbett has evidently changed his
| mind. for up To- the time OF hin mnnag-
/ er's departure for England he cid not
have any objections 10 meeting lack
| son at the National sporting club OF
| London. which was until today looked
| upon as having the host chance OF
| any organization IN either country TO
secure the hip battle Brady nnuounc-
ed that Corbott would fight IN London
| W suitable purse wnH offered, but de-
ciared That the cO-round limit usually
| imposed In London would have 10 be
removed IA this ease. IN q day or two
| Brady win have reached his deatlna-
| ton, and if he follows out his pro-
| gram aR arranged here he VIII confer
| with Mr. Fleming OF the National
| club just na soon ns he can arrange
. meeting with that sporting celebrity
HnlCaa the EFFORTS OF the 81, Louis
| syndicate which has made "A bid for
| the fight 60 convince the authorities
| IN missouri that some contests ARE not
| Violations OF the law prove successful
| It VIII be difficult 10 pick out place
in the North where tho bis fellows can
| Tight Scarcely Al day passes without
an offer from some alleged club or
other TO the nghtera, but not one In
twenty Of these amounts 20 moro Than
/ some free advertising 10 a sport IN
some well-lgnown town.
/ Jackson doesn't appear TO care much
| whether the battle tnlsca place here or
| IN England, but there can be no ques-
| ton uH to his sincerity In the match
| Perhaps Corbett's idea In declining TO
! entertain any proposition from London
WAS to stir up the HportHmcn over
/ there, who have not mp 20 TINS Tine
| given the match much attention. Per-
hapa. again. an OFFER OF S2p,poo purse
would he quickly accepted by the
champion. Every American sporting
man wants the battle here. Very few
could sec IL abroad for. aside from the
| oNnenses OF an ocean voyage, u re-
quircs "puli' and a generous con
| tributlon OF money To get into the Ma
| tionai club should the iight take
nIaco anywhere IN the North 81 " con-
servaiively estimated thut gate re
ceipte would exceed 100000. torpet
| may anil next week for London.
This ls what Jackson's manager had
TO say about the match In Chicago
II don't intcnd 70 leave any opstaaie
IN the way that can posFibly be re-
moved and 81 tile match FANS through
Corhett Will not have any excuse 70 Jay
no blnme OF our door MY plans are
mi laid. and will be carried out 20 the
letter. Corbett is going TO EpslAhu
soon. We VIII follow them on me next
boat. over there we VIII make MN
Manager WIN J. Davis OF the colum,
biau Theater. Chicago, has received
81 900 from 'pnrson" Davies, JACKSON
manager. and Ike amount from VII
liam A. Brady the mhnaEer or 'ornett-
7 $50 lAN inc IlnIHEfAH W t''lIf +tfHHff
mi IN $4,000 There Is $1,000 due April
Il ana ike amount May IL from each
manager, the remaining amount "a
compiete the $4,000 each manager must
NH m being payable ct the ring side.
AZ 10 whether the men viii hght In
June. according 20 contract. Manager
| Davies could not say.
aparaon" Davies said that n they
didnu FIGHT Il would not be lnelApn's
fault. az the latter was ready to nshi
al the time specified,
Ton,--when j WAS in hard lines last
winter / hooked everything except my
d,.as suit. 1t nearly Killed me,
neqn--It must have been embarruss-
Ing hut / don't zee how II could have
nearly killed YOU
aWhy. YOU see. ] had 20 stay up
have an excuse Tor wearing the suit
mornings Kate Fields Washington
Fred Morris rays he lie sure he can
! ,..i.f,. ffrattr nf no uouuga and RlllN