Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The Champion Tells How He Hn
Tried Do Make a Match.

The Champion Tells How He Has
Tried 70 Make a Match.
What about that long -distance fight be-
| tween you and Peter Jackson" asked a
Star reporter of Mr.. James J. Corbett last
night, as he walked into the dressing room
| OF the pugilist between the third and fourth
act Of "Gentleman Jack" at Albaugh's.
jackson doesn't want to tight me-" said
Mr. Corbett. II have tried every way in
the world to bring on a match with him.
When I was over in England the newspa-
pers here abused me because didn't at once
come over and make match with him, but
l had engagements that I could not pos
sibly breah and. was obliged to walt until
they were filled. AS soon as I returned to
TINS country ! made every effort to see Mr..
jackson or his representative and arrange
for our coming together. When I was in
New York l chased him all over the city
ana finally went up to his room and told
him that there need be no trouble through
third parties, but that he and could set
tie the matter in ten minutes and arrange
Tor time and place Of meeting.
t He said that was simply blufing, and
ietorted that 1t looked to me that he was
Dlu1i1ng. but that that did not cut any fig
ure at all. He could call me a buffer or 1
could call him one, and that was a matter
simply between u.s. what / wanted was that
We should come to an agreement to fight.
He had said that he could best me and
didn't believe 1t. 1 don't believe 1t now. 1
taikea with him for quite a while. but he
said that he wouldn't fight In the south, and
then / wanted to know what his objections
were to fighting at Sioux Falls. He said
that he thought and my friends were in
terested in that club That didn't make any
difference. 1 told him that both he and
had the opportunity Of deciding who the
referee should be. He said that he was out
OF 1t and threw up his hands, and / shook
hands with him and left. / have certainly
done everything n
match with him. l am ready to fight
him anywhere and at any time providing,
of course, that it doesn't interfere with
contracts that l have already made, and
can certainly do nothing more. don't be-
lieve that he wants to fight me at ALL.
Mr.. Corbett was entertained at the CO.
lumbia Athletic Club last night by the ON
GERS and members of the club. and there
were present to meet him. besides the large
number of the club members, quite gath
ering of invited guests prominent in local
athletic circles.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. September 1.-THE efforts
Of the Sioux City Athletic Club to bring
of a fight between Corbett and Jackson
resulted today in a complete failure, Jack
son refusing absolutely to put his name to
the articles Of agreement as signed by Cor
bett.
Edward Lloyd. representing the Sioux
City Club. met jackson and his manager,
Parson Davies. at the Briggs House at
noon today in the presence of good-sized
crowd of sporting men and newspaper re-
porters. Little time was spent in prelimin-
aries and MIR. Lloyd produced the papers
which Corbett had signed In New York.
jackson glanced over them and at once
said they would not do.
Il will fight for your purse and a side bet
OF $4,000" he said. but the fight will
have to come off within three months"
That's the idea, exactly" said Davies.
''Mr. Corbett Is on the stage now, and We
don't intend to advertise him until next
May or June. This agreement calls for the
night to take place between May Is and
June Is. Now, you people name your place
and make the time within the next three
months and jackson will sign"
This. Lloyd said. he could not do. and
Davies Proceeded to pick flaws with the
papers, He declared that the deal did not
look honest: that no place was named:
that there was no specification as to
whether the men would fight ten rounds Or
ten years or to a finish. and that the whole
matter mad aio''peculiar" look.
jackson chimed In with an objection to
fighting ANY place"
Il want to fight before q club and In a
house." he said. -r-