Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-04
CORBETT AND JACKSON JAW
CHAMPION Boards THE BLACK
HERCULES IN HIS ROOM.
Each Calls the Other "DIun'-Neither
WIN Agree to the Others PROPOSE
tion, and So There is No Prospect
of Another Flight between Them.

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Peter Jackson, the black heavyweight
pugilist. arrived at the Grand Central
depot at l45 yesterday afternoon by
the limited train from Chicago He was
met there by Tom oRourke, the man
ager OF George Dixon. who escorted him
across the street to .he Grand Central
hotel. where he registered Peter Jack
son. N. 5. w. (New South Wales). and
was assigned room. 1t had been
understood that Jim Corbett, champion
OF the world. and Jackson would meet
in the afternoon at the office OF a
downtown publication, but Corbett'
who. with several newspaper men,
was in waiting In Manager Brady's Of
flee. Broadway and Thirty-hrst street,
sent Jackson word that he would meet
him at $3.50 at Broadway hotel. jack
sons answer to this message was that
| he would meet the champion this morn
Ing at the place originally named. be-
/ tween 10 and IL.
The respo lse was anything but pleas
I Ing to Corbett. Said he, Now, what
I do you think OF that? He knows that
l am going out OF town at the time
= ne llltHAlpUFs 1hAllG bAl4 wv 10 - heAAfN
/ ceremony and III call ON him right at
I his hotel. He hasn't the slightest Idea
| OF fighting. He wants to 30 to Eng
I land or Australia and open public
1 house and to say that he couldn't get
IA fight out OF me. I'll make him
proposition and II he doesn't accept II
I he doesn't mean business" In few
minutes the party was on board an
uptown Broadway car. A transfer was
made at Forty-srcOnd street and In
few moments the hotel was reached
and Corbetts card was sent to jack
sons room. The bell boy was swift
messenger. No doubt he was anxious
to see the big fellows meet, and In a
jiny he came back. saying, Come up"
AS Corbett started after him he repeat
ed the bell boys invitation Come up"
and the party accepted 1t.
Corbett was the first to enter jack
sons room. Mr.. Brady was next and
/ was the third. Jackson bowed stifiy
as Corbett brushed past O'Rourke and
extended his hand rather coldly, Corr
bett ignored the proffered courtesy In
repayment Of similar dlscourtesy on
Jucksons part In California some years
ago. Jnckson's room is the ordinary
hotel bed room and Is probably IL by Q.
When all the party had entered It 1t
was rather crowded and there was a
scarcity OF chairs. While a volunteer
was out after additional chairs Jackson
took Il seat on small settee and
asked Tom ORourke to sit by his side.
He motoned Corbett TO a chair, and
Jim pulled 1t up until his knees almost
toucfed Jackson's when he seated him
self. Big as Corbett ia Jackson ap-
peared still bigger. you look as big
as IA slIiuned horse" 1 said. Peter
smiled as he replied: I'm pretty well,
thank you" Then addressing himself
to Corbett he said. In Il tone and man
ner that had suspicion OF haunting in
It: II have come here to meet you.
1 cav by the papers that you were sur
prised that was not here in New York
to meet you. Wen, | am here now.
What do you propose"
Il rpopose TO fight" was Corbetts
answer. as he looked his man straight
In the eyes, 81 ONE here to arrange
for a fight" jackson did not like the
idea of being thus bearded in his own
den, as 1t We're. and before witnesses,
too He glanced around the room
quickly and then said in a most ag-
graYating manner "oh. you're still
bluiflng are your"
II think you're me bluffer" was Cor
belts reply. 'I think you've been
bluhlng all along. and that you never
meant 10 fight" His choler was rising
and his words came as sharp and as
keen cut from his lips as new coins
from the mint In the next 1--WE min
utes there was Il sharp exchange OF
left-handed compliments ON both sides.
Finally Corbett said! Il may call you
n buffer and you may call me a blufrer
and yet Wen get no nearer making a
match l understand that you won't
fight in the South"
mo, 1 won't" was the answer.
Then, do you know any place in the
4, v,si,. At. ri
belts next query.
mo, l don't, replied jackson. Corbett
leaned back In his chair with an eX-
preston of disgust on his face This |
angered Jackson, who had taken sip |
OF Bass ale. and he tauntlngly eN- |
claimed: You know you're big |
bluff" Corbetts face grew paler than
usual as he fairly Missed back: You're |
the big blum, You don't want to fight, |
and you know It," Then one OF the |
bystanders spoke up and said: Gentle /
men, there Ia no necessity for losing |
your temper and impugning each 9TH |
er's prowess, We all here know that
you are the best men in your class |
You are lighters for business, and why |
not make your match in business |
mannerg" This recalled the disputants |
10 their senses, but only for a moment. |
for Jackson went back 10 the fight he .
had with Corbett before the California
club. lie claimed that he had been
willing to meet Corbett the next day, 4
or, In fact, any day since Corbett ais
puted Jaokson's statement, and In a
minute they were, flguratively in each
others hair again. II don't care 10
call you a liar" said Corbett, but let
me ask you u question, Who quit the
ring first in Californian" "Who was the
first to drop his money!" was Jackson's
Nankee-like reply. By and by the
wordy war Gained down a bit ana
then they got to dlsputing over Jack
sons proposition TO fight in E9giand
before the London Sporting club,
That's nice Offer" said Brady, who
was seated near the window.
who Is this mani" queried jackson
with look OF scorn. corbett, in kind
aneersd: He Is Mr.. Jones. DO you
he0r2 Mr.. Jones"
Somebody told jackson who Mr.
Brady was, whereupon Peter looked
him over kind OF superolliously and
then said; "Oh, that's Mr.. Brady Ia
itT' Tom o'Rourke put in his oar and
declared that the men could fight more
imam twenty rounds In London. that
the referee could order Ave more ami
al their end flve more ad inanit,m
untl there was decisive result This
was disputed by both Corbett ana
Brady. who declared that Georre Piase
and Johnny o'Nell OF the elub bsd 49,
sured them that only twenty rn,,rSs
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