The morning call., 1894-10-03
jim AND HIS JAW.
Working Now to Square
Themselves.
ONE TREMENDOUS BLUFF.
Wants to Fight All the Pugs i'm
a Week.
FITZ TO HAVE FIRST CHANCE.
After That Corbett Will Knock Them
Down as Fast as They
Come On.
ONE TREMENDOUS BLUFF.
FITZ TO HAVE FIRST CHANCE.

BosToN, Mass. Oct. 1.-The following
ultim alum was given out tonight by VII
liam A. Brady, manager for Champion
James Corbett:
TO aCLon5 it mag concern: The Olympic Club
of New Orleans claims the right TO declare
Robert FilZsimm0ns champion OF the world II
: / do not meet him. They have DO right TO do
:; this, but rather than give the queer lot OF
officials who are praying for my defeat the
satisfaction Of seeing me declared the eX-
&c champion by default l want to put myself on
record as follows:
have fooled his crowd twice before, and l
am going to lake pleasure in doing IL again. L
. do not propose that foreigner shall take my
title from ME by default, title which nave
honestly won by fighting men In my class.
Since started on my career as a boxer, have
never refused TO meet a heavyweight, and L
have always tried to follow straight course.
The eagerness OF Mr.. FitZsimmons TO fight
me becomes apparent to all who study the
facts The Olympic Club needs an attraction
for Mardi Gras week. next February, and they
figure that II they arrange the contest between
g FitZsimmOnS and myself II will draw great
deal of money. TIL y are using Fitzslmmons
as a caIspaw TO draw me into contest in
which have no right TO engage.
What right had FllZsimmons TO sign con-
tract with the Olympic Club for contest with
luc lOI d sum VI IuOHOS bSiciC INC 0Ctailo vi
tile fight were arranged? What right had
Fitzsmmons or the Olympic Club to name next
February as The dale of the fight? How did be
know but that some other club might offer
more money?
have immense interests at stake, and Ihave
plans with which l Will allow no one 20 inter-
fere. 1 hope TO have considerable 10 say about
the purse, the place and the club where he
contest between FItzsimmons and myself shall
I Wnuli fipDt i'm Nav Or
leans than in any other place on earth, but
question The right of the Olympic Club to take
the prejudcial stand they have taken in favor
of FuZslmmons.
The newspapers are aiding these people In
placing me in a false position, and they did the
same thing when Peter Jackson, champion of
Australia, drew out his money and sneaked out
OF the country like cur. an anxious to re-
tire from pugilism, but tue gang of queer sports
who are hoping l may be beaten will never
have the satisfaction of saying showed the
"white feather"
They say FitZsimmons' money talks and I
am not the right kind of champion because l
refuse TO break the contracts and fight every
Tom, Dick and Harry at the drop of the hat.
Now lei these men who are seeking notoriety
at my expense get together all the fighters IN
the world who have $4,000 to wager that l
cannot defeat them, no weight or color barred.
l viii deposi. $4,000 with David Blanchard
of Boston as an evidence OF good faith, and ]
will devote any one week after July next to
fighting one OF them each night during that
week. l mean this. aud this will be the last
time L will ever train for a pugilistie contest.
Now, you would-be champions, Robert FitZ-
simmons, Peter Jackson, Ed Smith or Peter
Maber, here is your chance. / will take FitZ-
simmons Monday. and after him first come
first served. 1 Will fight for the club Offering
the largest purse. L bar no one; this goes fol-
all. The sore heads will say this is bluff, but
my money talks, and let some of them cover il
If they dare.
Now, if New Orleans wants a fighting carni
val and desires 10 settle the question as to who
Is the champion of the world this Is their op
porlunlty. / hope TO convince the public dur
ing the week arranged by the club that / an
what l claim to be-the champion heavy
weight of the world. JAMES j. CoRBETT.
HAvERHILL, Mass, Oct. flames j.
Corbett cannot be induced to waive hi:
position regarding the pugilistic cham
pionship. He said to-day: II am dis
gusted with this whole business, but
propose to hold to my decision not to NEE
Fitzsimmons until after he has Tough
9 O'DonEell and demonstrated his ability u
spar in my class"
When asked what he thought of thu
ultimatum issued by the Olympic Club b,
said: THAT concern is trying to worI
me, but cannot do it. l will not be bull
doZed. O'Donnell is good enough for Fitz
=: simmons"