The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-03
POUSED BY TAUNTS.
fsrbett Compelled to Agree to
Fight Fitzsimmons.
M NOT BEFORE NEXT JULY.
:. uakss . Statement In Order 90 Pre-
.~.s Loss Of the Championshsp by
Cowsrdics and Defanis-

,csros. Oct. 2-Ths following ultima
- vss gwen out tonight by William A.
e,.dr. manager for Champion James
cxbett:
~. Whom Il Eag Concern: The Olympic
rrs OF New Orleans. claims the right 30
s.ssare Robert Fitzsimrnons champion of
- vorId If / do not meet him They
-. no right 20 DO this. bat rather than
- the queer lot Of officials who are
kts.ving for my defeat the satisfaction Of
ss.slar ms declared ex-chanpion by default.
fssst to put m yseif on record a. follows.
= hare fooled this crowd twice before.
- am going 10 take pleasure in doing
Z sxain. DO not propose that foreign
= snsll take my title from me by default,
= Ode which have honestly won By fight
= uen In my class. Since l started on
- career as boxer have never refused
: meet heavy weight. aud have always
rxd TO follow straight course. The
s.xsrress OF Mr.. Fifxsimmons to fight me
keomcs apparent 20 all who study the
go. The Olympic club needs an attrsc-
,.en for Mardi Gfas week next Febru-
- arrange the contest between
T.lns;samons and myself IL will
srsx great deal of money. They ara
xssng Filzsimmons as catspaw TO draw
- INTO a contest IN which / have no right
4 engage. What right had FitzammoDs
q sgn contract with the Olympic Club
a. contest with me for sum Of money,
l<fors the details of the fight were ar
rsagedf What right had FItzsimmons or
fas olympic Club To name next February
= The date of the fightf How did he
new bat that some other club might offer
rors money! | have immense interests
I - Z.
ss,eh | will allow no interference
hope TO have considerable to say about
tts purse. the place and the club where
tbe contest between Fitzsimmons and N.Y.
MI shall take place. j would rather tight
Il New Orleans than in any other place on
ssr.h, but | question the right of the
olympic Cluo 10 take the prejudiciai stand
tbsy have taken in favor of Fitxsimmons.
The newspapers are aiding these people
ii placing me in a false position. and
s.e doing the same thing with Peter
Jackson. champion Of Australia. who
tws out his money and sneaked ont of
TIE country like cur. l attn anxious tn
spslre from pugilism, but the gang of queer
soorts who are hoping I may be beaten
vii never have the satisfaction of saying
showed the white feather. They say
Firslmmons' money talks; that / am not
ne right kind of a champion because re-
fzsed 10 take contracts and tight every
Ton, Dick and Harry at the drop Of the
taf
snow let these men who are seeking no.
!asiety at my expense get together all the
1ghters In the world who have $1,000 to
wager that l cannot defeat them. no
Weight or color barred. will deposit si0.-
% wiih David blanchard. of Boston, as
% evidence of my good faith. and l will
1svose any one week after July next, to
Hitting one of them each night
bring that week. | mean this, and
ais will be the last time that
Twill ever train for pugilistic contest
kow you wouid-be champions. Robert Fitz-
nmmons. Peter Jackson, I'D Smith or
Peter Maher. here is your chance. / will
iaks fitxsimmons Monday, and FIRST come
Ers served. / will fight for the club
sfsring tho largest purse; l bar no one;
this goes for all. The soreheads will say
tAls IL bluff. but my money talks. and
III some of them cover 10 II they
dare Now If New Orleans wants a fight.
ng carnival and desires TO settle who Is
Champion OF the world this is their oppor-
ianity. | hope to convince she public
asrsng the week arranged by the club that
lam shat claim TO be, the champion
heavyweight of the world.
JAMES j. CoRsxrr.