The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-25
CORBETT TO RETIRE.
He Will Today Formally Give
Up the Championship.
FITZSlMMONS HOT AFTER HIM.
Calls Him a Coward and a Sneak, and
Says lie VIII Tell Him 80 TO
His Face.

Hot Springs Ark. Oct. 1G-Jirn Corbe.t
today gave the following letter 10 The
press:
Il gave TO every newspaper reporter last
night my final proposition IN order 10
make a fight. nancng ten reputable, I'm
biased men for referee, and giving Julian
until noon today 10 agree TO one of them
or suggest others. Julian left here this
morning unceTemoniously. without ar
ranging anything. / further said / would
wait until noon tomorrow, Friday. for him
TO deposit $1,000 with any reputable man,
in order to make his boast good. / claim
ing that nothing further could be done
without his side stake or a referee. / viii
wait until noon tomorrow. and, Fitzsisn-
mons not accepting my fair proposition.
/ shall leave for New York AT p. m.
and / shall pay no further attention 10
Fitzsimmons. JAMES J. CORBETT.'
Hot Springs, Ark. Oct. A.-William A
Brady announces today that Coroett and
party viii depart for New York tomorrow
al O'Clock. and Corbett viii announce to
the world his retirement from pugilism
forever. This decision was arrived al to-
day, inssmuch as Julian left the city this
morning without making any agreement
as 10 who shall referee the contest and
gave no assurance that his $1,000 side
stakes would be posted in the hands OF a
responsible party by noon tomorrow. Ju-
liam said Fitzsimmons would be in this
city October 81, ready and willing 10 fight
Corbett and that the $4,000 would be
posted in due time, so opinions as 10 Cor
belts departure vary. Julian says that
upon his arrival here with Fitzsimnons II
Corbett is not in the city they will follow
will go there. and wherever they ind him
they viii either make him fight Or crawl
out of il I'm more definite way.
New York. oct. 24.-The following tele-
gram was received by the editor of
sporting paper here today:
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. al claim the
championship belt by forfeiture. Fitz-
simmons mas failed 10 live up 10 a single
agreement, and the Florida Athletic Club
has declared the match off. I want you TO
acknowledge this claim and announce
publicly today. and l will offer The belt
TO De fought for by Maher and O'Donnen.
Answer quick. James J. Corbett."
To this dispatch the following reply was
made: James j. Corhett. Hot Springs:
According 10 the conditions governing the
belt, its disposition goes with the deci-
sion of the referee. In the absence of
referee IL depends upon the final DISPOSE
ton Of the stake money. IT, after Octo-
her 81. Stakeholder Dvyer acknowledges
your claim 10 Fitzsimmons' stake money,
the belt will he awarded 10 you. The
declaration by the club that the match is
of is not factor 10 the agreement be-
tween YOU aud Fitzsimmons. IL there ia
no fight on October 81. the agreement a.
ticles are nullified. If you announce your
retirement as champion We will offer the
belt for competition by Maher and O'Don-
nell or any other challengers."
Corpus Christi. Tex, Oct. 2+.-Said Fitz-
simmons today: "Corbett has acted
coward and a sneak in the whole business.
and II 1 ever meet him I'll tell him so to
his face I intend 10 complete my four
weeks training at this place, fight or no
fight"