The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-22
A CAUsTIC REPLY.
MAY FIGHT IN IOWA.
But the Mayor Of Sioux City Vows
They Shall Never Fight There.

Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 21.-Corbett's man
ager, William A. Brady, has telegraphed
his acceptance of the Sioux City Athletic
Clubs S25, 900 offer for the Corbett-Jack-
son fight. jackson telegraphed yester-
day that he would accept if training ex-
penses were guaranteed him provided,
the fight did not take place.
The guarantee was made The
club is composed of forty OF the
leading business and professional men,
who have jointly signed a note for the
S25, 600 to be taken up and cash de-
posted when the articles are signed. The
club manager does not tell how they ex-
pect to pull the fight off. He simply says
1--WE can reach any one of four states
within one hours ride of Sioux City, and
we have also two Missouri river islands
over which neither Iowa, Nebraska nor
South Dakota claim jurisdiction, within
fifteen minutes Of the heart of the city"
81 will not permit this prizefgh to oc-
cur within the corporate limits of Sioux
City" said Mayor Fletcher, in speaking
of the effort being made to get the match
what Is more, ] doubt if it will be al
lowed to be fought on Iowa soil So far
as my jurisdiction is concerned | shall
unalterably oppose the movement to have
the battle fought hero"
NICE, QUIET SCHEME.
Sioux City's offer for the Jackson-Cor-
bett fight is still somewhat of a mystery
to everybody in the city who is not in the
inside of the scheme to bring the fight off
here. The thing was worked up very
quickly and quietly, and sprung after all
the details were arranged. The men who
have appeared on the surface saw they
are backed by the best people in the
town, and hint who some of them are
But when the best people are asked about
II they all refuse 10 give any information
and deny any interest in it. They all be-
lieve prize fight if it is a big enough
fight, is good thing for town to have.
and they say they will make this the big
gest fight that was ever heard Of There
is great division of opinion in the mat
ter in the city. Some declare it is all a
fake The mayor and sheriff say they
will h ave no fights, but the promoters of
the scheme only smile and saw nothing
when these statements are reported to
them. They declare they have every
corner guarded; that there can be no in
terference by local or state authorities
and that they VIII have the fight right in
the city. A favorite theory is that the
scheme is based on the fact that South
Dakota, which lies across the Big Sioux
river from the city, has a weak law against
prize fighting, and it is believed the au
thorities in the counties adjoining the city
have been induced TO take the same libe-
raj and thoroughly modern views Of the
subject as are entertained by Sioux City
ans, and ia this they have the assurance
that the fight can be pulled of within
range Of the suburban service of the city's
street car lines in South Dakota.
JACKSON NOT ANXIOUS.
The kilograms that have been received
this afternoon by the Sioux City Athletic
Association indicate that Peter jackson
is not anxious TO fight Corbett. and is
willing TO get out Of it il possible,
When the clubs offer for the fight
first came out he was interviewed
in New York, and said he would
make a statement as soon as he heard
from the club personally. He has not
wired the club since the offer Of a guar
antee Of training expenses was made. but
Richard X. i OK has wired, asking If the
club will deposit the full amount Of the
purse with him. This the club will not
do.
Corbett has sent word that he would
require no further guarantee from the
club than a deposit Of $3.50 for his ex-
penses.