The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-09
HOPEFUL PUGILISTS.
UNCONCERNED ABOUT GOVERN
OR CULBERSON'S ACTION.

willing to Wager That There WIN BE
Contest Before Nov. 15-There Is An
other Standing Offer-OpiniOns OF Cor
bett and FitzsimmOns.
William A. Brady, the nervous little
man who manages Jim Corbett's bust
ness affairs and attends to a great many
other things, may have been severely
shocked by Governor Culberson's de-
cision to call for a special session of the
Texas legislature to frame law which
will put an end to glove fighting IN that
state But if the announcement worried
Brady in the least there is nothing about
his appearance to indicate it. Brady is
calm, which is saying a great deal for
Brady.
THAT fight will take place, he re-
marked The governor of Texas may
be all right He may succeed i'll having
a law passed which will prevent the
contest Then again he may not. He has
been at daggers' points with this legis-
lature, and its members may fool him.
But even if he carries his point, Corbett
and Fitzsimmons Will come together. !"
''In Mexico?" was asked,
"No, sirree, " said Brady emphatical-
". "No Mexico in mine There are 9th
er places, many Of them There is a
standing offer of a $4,000 purse for the
fight. 1t was made by thoroughly re-
sponsible man, who guarantees to pull
the fight off within $50 miles of Dallas
And what is more, he agrees to put up
the money in advance, and is willing to
forfeit the entire amount i'll case his
plans fall through. -
"Will Corbett accept this offer?"
"He will, gladly" was the reply.
"He will fight, moreover, if he has to
put up the purse himself. This man
Fitzsimmons claims to be willing and
eager to try conclusions with Jim. He
will be put to the test. I'm not a mil
lionaire, but I'll bet So, 500 that there is
a fight between this pair before Nov
Is. "
When questioned as to whether he
would fight elsewhere than in Dallas or
the state of Texas, Jim COrbett said:
cit all depends on Dan Stewart and
Joe Vendig l will do anything i'll my
power to pull off the fight. I can't help
believing, however, that Fitzsimmons IS
acting unfairly about that referee After
nv appearance in Madison Square Gar
den next Monday night l am going to
Texas, and l shall certainly not come
back until Fitz and fight it out -
Speaking of Governor Culberson s
call for an extra session of the Texas
legislature, the champion said ne
thought Dan Stewart knew more about
the situation down there than any one
else. IT don't know anything about
the governor or the legislature. If Dan
Stewart says it's all right, it's all right,
and there is the end of it, 50 far as |
am concerned. -
With these words the champion retir-
ed for his evening meal, seemingly con-
WINGED that Joe Vendig and Dan Stew
art could match the entire legislature OF
Texas, and even go it one better II 1t
came to pinch.
Bob Fitzsimmons' party said that,
Notwithstanding the course Of Governor
Culberson in calling special action of
the legislature, they had no doubt about
the fight being brought off. Fitzsim-
mons said:
81 understand that the arrangements
for the fight are in the hands of men
that are perfectly familiar with the sit
uation and know what they are doing,
and do not think that they would have
gone as far as they have if they had not
been certain of their ground. "-Ex-
change