Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04
FITzSIMMONS AND OoRBETT.
Tho Lanlsy PugiIist viii claim the Cham
pionship.-How He viii BE Compelled
TO Meet O'Donneli.


TO Meet O'Donneli.
BosToN MASS, Sept.29.-Steve O'Don-
nell has published q challenge to fight
Bob Fitzsimmons to finish under
Marquis of Queensberry rules for
$4,000 o side and the largest purse
offered by any reputable club. AS an
evidence of good faith, ODonnell has
deposited $1,000 with David Blanchard
of Boston. 0'Donnell offers to meet
Fitzsimmons or his representative In
New York any day next week in order
toarrange the preliminaries OF the match.
HAvERnILL, MASS, Oct. 2.-James J.
Corbett cannot be induced to waive his
position regarding the pugilistic cham
pionship. He said to an Associated
Press reporter here to-day;
II am disguised with the whole bust
ness and tired of all the fuss, but | pro-
pose to hold to my decision not to meet
Fitzsimmons until after he has fought
O'Donnell and demonstrated his ability
to spar in my class"
When asked what he thought Of the
ultimatum issued by the Olympic Club,
he said:
"rhat concern is trying to work me,
but they cannot do 1t. have told them
what l would do and propose sticking
to 1t. | will not be bulldozed and once
for all | say | will not meet Fitzsim-
mons and they or no other concern can
make me alter this decision. O'Donnell
Is good enough for Ftzsimmons."
NEW York, Oct. 1.--Captain GloTi,
with Bob Fitzsimmons, Arthur Lumley
and Charley White, met William Brady,
James j. Corbett's manager, at the
Herald office to-day. Captain Glori
posted 81 900 forfeit for Fitzsimmons
to fight Corbett to finish for the
worlds championship. Brady posted
another $1,000, and entered a counter
challenge to Fitzsimmons, on behalf of
Steve ODonnell. the Australian fighter
travelling with Corbett.
"Will you cover Fitzsimmons
money!" Brady was asked, after a
long and heated argument.
NO. he shouted.
"Will you cover o. Donnell's money!"
| Fitzsimmons was asked, and he shouted
mo" so loud that everyone in the
Herald Building heard him.
IF you, Fitzsimmons, get the cham.
pionship by default, will you stand ready
to defend it against all corners ?"
~ will,n he replied, "meet any man
in the world, bar Peter jackson, and he
is Objectionable to me on the ground of
| color"
This leaves the Corbett men with the
best of the argument, for If Fitzsim-
mons is declared the champion by de-
fault after his money remains up for 30
| days, there is every reason to believe
that he will nave to cover O'Donnell's
money.
WILL DECLARE FITz CHAMPION.
President Scholl of the Olympic Club,
sent the following telegram to Corbett
to-day:
TO James J. Corbctt, Nashua ~ H.: The
subterfuge you are resorting to in causing
ODonnell to challenge Fitzsimmons is
not worthy of consideration. 1t was in
the Olympic Club that the heavy weigh
championship was lost and won. 1t was
in the Olympic Club that both You anc
Fitzsimmons won your greatest honors
and it is now within the province and the
duty OF the Olympic Club to declare
Robert Fitzsimmons the champion heavy
weight Of the world, should you persist II
refusing to accept his challenge, which |!
backed up with a side bet of $4,000.
As far as the Olympic Club is concerned
| ~ 10 w Nto WIN MuOlu lIlt SUI
bet is placed. We don't want to hold it
We offer q $4,000 purse the winner Il
take all. Fitzsimmons has complied witt
every requirement. If you will not de
fend the title, FitzsimmonS will, and will
meet the best man that can be found il
the world i'll February, 1896. In the even
that you do not answer and accept tn
challege of Robert Fitzsinmons by Thurs
day, October 4th, we will declare Rober
Fitzsimmons the champion heavy weigh
of the world. WILLIAM A. SGHoLL,
President of Olympic Club.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-John L. Sulli
van, when shown the interview with Cor
bett at Portland, sharply criticizing hin
for statements in recent interview, said
"Whatever else may be said of me b,
the American people, am sure they viii
give me the credit of being at all time
willing to defend the championship. The
cannot say the same of Corbett. VIVA
right has he to say that he shall be die
tator as to where and when fight mus
take place any more than his opponent
He has some rights, but they are onl,
equal to his opponents.
'Mr. Corbett has no right, because he i
the champion, to say if you don't fight o.
my dunghill won't fight at all. His pre-
text that FitZsimmons is out of his class
nonsense. If he is. SO much the better fo
Corbett, for he can win the money just a
easily as he did from Mitchell. The propt
sition made by Fitzsimmons to Corbett
fair, and should be accepted In good faith
My opinion is that Fitzsimmons can Civ
Corbett the best fight he ever had. NJ
opinion of Corbett is that he is afraid t
, meet Fitzsimmons. If he does not NEE
Fitz he will lose the esteem of the Amer
cen people as their champion pugilist."
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