The evening world., 1894-10-11
jim and BOB
Are MATCHED.
COrbett and FitZSimmOnS
Quickly Come to Terms
and Agree to Fight.
THE CHAMPIONS MONEY UP.
Lively Bidding for the Fight Be-
tween Three Clubs, with an
Offer of $4,000.
SETTLED AT LAST FOR $4,000.
Pres. ScholI Showed No Money, So
1t Will Probably Go 10 Florida,
for December, 1895.

Another. and the most important
scene in the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons pugil-
istic pow-wow, was enacted this morn
Ing, and when II was all over the men
were practically matched for q night
They are to meet before the Florida
Athletic Club, of Jacksonville. some
time after July next The Club, through
It's representative, Circular Joe"
Vendig has agreed to hang up a purse
of SAL 900. and reserves the right to name
the date when the fight shall take place
According to Vendig the Club will
name December, 1895 The stakeholder
is to be selected this evening, and
money binding the match is to be posted
within twenty-four hours. Philip J.
Dwyer, the turfman, will in all proba-
bility be chosen, and he has already
signifed his willingness to act.
The men met at The Herald Office this
morning.
Capt. williams OF the Auditorium
Athletic Club. and William A. Scholl,
of the olympic Athletic Club, both Of
New Orleans. were among the earliest
arrivals.
Fitzsmmons and Capt. Glori, his man
ager. and coterie of friends. came
in shortly before 10 o'clock. They were
followed by Corbett and Manager WILL
lam Brady.
When Fitz entered the room he took
a seat near table Corbett came In a
few minutes later and lost no time in
getting down to business. He i'm
mediately walked over to where the
lanky middle weight was seated. and
pulled up chair close to his rival. He
was dressed in a gray suit and wore a
white sweater. Fitz wore a blue Prince
Albert suit and high hat.
well, Fitz, / hear you want a fight"
were the champions first words II am
here to accommodate you. Let's get
right down to business"
r,t YES, want to aght yHu:," replied
as my spokesman"
We'll" said Corbett. II have $4,000
here here and am ready to put II up. Money
With this Corbett pulled out roll OF
bills and carefully counted out $4,000
from it, handing 1t over to Al Smith.
not prepared to put up the whole
amount. but that there Was 81 900 on
deposit to bind the match.
oh! ! thought you had s6o. Ooo," re-
piled Jim; Il don't see your money
II you want fight put up the money.
Mine is here. and also $4,000 more.
Il said i would fight every night for
one week. and have the money here to
back me up. Is there any other heavy
weight present who desires to take any
part OF It."
I'VE never said we had s6O,OOO," said
Capt. Glori. You are a rich man and
We are poor. We will put up the 81, 900
now. and $500 more in twenty-four
hours"
After some squabbling. In which Cor
bett said he didn't, want any of the
old sympathy gags worked, he finally
hqng his money money on the table and said:
when you can. l am here to make a
fight, and will do so II 1t is only for S
a side. My hackers have confidence in
me- and there's my stuff.
when do ! want to fight? Well, that is
a queer question. You know | WONT
fight until after July /. / have ,ntii
Sept. ! If / like. | have fought three
fights in three years, and that is mors
than the former champion did. ] have
making money, up to next May and I'm
not going TO cancel them to fight Fitz
! am not going to give everything away'"
CorDett exclaimed.
The old articles governing the match