Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-03

GREAT is CORBE7T.
He Registers His Ultima
tum to All Pugs.
HE WILL FIGHT Them ALL
irst He viii See Mr. Robert
Fitzsimmons,
THEN ANY FIVE OTHERS,
one ut Time, Fighting six straight
NIGHTS with New Man Every
Nixht-nis Money is Read,--A
Grand pen-RacinE Events on All
the Tracks.

Boston, Oct. 2.-The following uiti-
matum IL given out tonight by william
A. Brady, manager for Champion Jas,
j. corbett:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Tho olympic club OF New Orleans
claims the right to declare Robert l'it9-
simmons champion OF the world II
do not meet him. They have no right to
90 this, but rather than give the queer
lot OF sports who are praying for my
defeat the satisfaction OF seeing me
declared ex-chan,pion by default,
want to put myself on record as fol-
lows; l have fooled this crowd twice
before, and am going to take pleas
ute in doing II again. / do not no.
pose that foreigner shall iai<e my
title by default, a title which | hon
Since l started ON my career as boxer
1 have never refused 10 meet a buavy-
weight and | have tried 10 sollow
straight course. The eagernesa Of Mr..
Fltzslmmons to fight me becomes mp
parent to all who study thu facts, The
olympic club needs an attraction for
Mardi Gras week next February. end
they figure that If they can arrange
the contract between Mr.. bitsslmomns
and myself II would draw 4 great deal
OF money. They are using sIr. f1tzsim-
mons as n catspaw to force ne into a
contest in which have no right TO en-
gage. What right has Fitzsmmons
to sign Il contract with the olympic
club for "A contest with me for sum of
money before the details OF the fight
were Arranged. How did lie knew but
some other club might nffer more
money? What right had Fitzslmmons
or the Olympic club to name next
February as the dare for the light. /
have Immense interests at stake and
have plans with which j Will allow no
one to interfere, ! hope TO nave con
siderable to say about the purse, the
place ana the club where the contest
between Mr., Fitzsimomns ana myself
shall take place. would rather nght
I'm New Orleans than IN any other
place ON earth. but l question the right
of the olympic club to take the preJu-
diced stand which they have assumed
In favor OF Fitzsimmons. The nfMs=
papers are aiding these people In pldc-
ing me In a false position, ana tney
did the same thing when Peter jack
son, champion Of Australia, drew down
his money and sneaked out Of the coun-
try like a cur. am anxious 10 retire
from pugilism, but the gang OF queer
sports who are hoping may be beaten
ahall never have the satisfaction OF
saying that showed tie white teath-
err"
'They say that Fltzsimmons' money
talks and that 1 am not the right klhu
OF a champion because refuse TO break
and tight every
TON, Dick and Harry at the drop OF
the hat. Now. let these men who are
seeking notoriety at my expense set
together all the fighters in the world
who have $4,000 to wager that cannot
defeat them, 10 weight OF color barred
l will deposit $4,000 with David jlan,
chGrd of Boston as an evidence OF g9od
faith, and / will devote any one week
after July next to fight them each
night during that week. | mean this,
and this win be the last time | VIII
ever train for pugllistc contest. Nvw,
You 'wouli-be champions, robert rue
simmons, Peter Jackson, id smith or
Peter Maher, here Is your clance' !
will take FitzsImmons Monday, ana
after him first come first served, l VIII
fight for the club offering the largest
purse. bar no one; this goes for all.
The soreheads will say that this Is 2
blum. but my money tnlks, and let some
OF them cover 1t II they dare. Now, "
New Orleans wants lighting carnival
and desires TO settle who Is the heavy
weight champion OF the world. this is
the opportunity. / hope 10 conNnR
the public during the week arransen
by the club that am what ] claim TO
be. the hampton heavyweight Of the
world AMES ]. cORBETT'
This communication was received by
Mr.. Brady this afternoon The cham
pion's manager declares that II should
convince the public that Corbett is not
frightened at the challenges that he
has received OF late and that only BUSH
ness engagements prevented him from
accepting the defy thrown by Fitzsim-
mons. Mr.. Brady says he only wants
n fair show for his man and he Will be
perfectly satisfied with the results next
July.