Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-07
CORBETT Is WILLING.
lie VIII Grant Tifxstmmons'S "c-
aucst for Time.
Baltimore Herald

baltimore BerdiuJ
w. A. Brady, Corbett's manager. was
In Baltimore yesterday. and was seen
by a Herald reporter. With reference
10 Fuzsimmons's request for an extern
sion of time In which to post his money
Rradv said that Corbe;t would grant IT,
and handed the reporter the ioio".ns s
copy OF the letter which Corpe'' ia"
mailed TO Fitzsimmons;
Robert Fitzsimmons. Esq:
Sir-In reply to your COMMUNICATION
~ recent date In reference 10 our COM
ing contest. in which you ask me TO al
low Won more time TO meet the TWO re-
naming deposits Of your ten thousano
dollar $50 Oo0) side-stake, and TO rehh-
ouish nv right to claim the money you
have already deposited as forIeit'
take pleasure in granting your request
as I have no desire 10 obtain possession
of any portion OF your stake In that niau
ner: and | also deeply regret your recent
unfortune mishap in Syracuse, and can
annreciate what your feelings must be
I'm standing trial for the accideh'ai
death Of Con RiOrdan.
In complying with your request-one
that is unprecedented In the annals OF
pugllism-I take this opportunity TO can
your attention to few facts. l never
sought this match, as l shall always
contend that you are not In my Class
and / will receive no credit for defeating
Won. ms there are at least "a half-dozen
second-class heavy-weights ready ana
willing TO meet you at any moment; anu
II YOU are so deeply In need OF money
at the present time. Steve oDonnell VIII
box you ten or fifteen rounds at Coney
Island in four or six weeks, and II he Is
as easy as you say. you could replenish
YOUR purse considerably. as he IS will
ing that the winner take the gross re-
cepts.
In forcing me into this match you used
every contemplate method available,
even going so far as trying TO take my
title from me by default. and ii was to
nreyent a foreigner Ike yourself from
having the faintest claim TO the cham
pionship that | consented to meet YOU
You represented at tie time that you had
unlimited backing. 1t appears now that
was all a sham and n bluff. ] CLEAN
from Captain Gloris interviews that the
match was made with me simply 10 try
and boom your theatrical engagements
and II further strikes me that since |
came forward and deposited my money
YOU Go not appear so anxious Tor the
contest as you did 10 rob me of my title
by default.
IN conclusion. desire to state that l
Will give you until May LIST to deposit
the balance of your side-stake. as l wish
TO start training. and cannot tell when
your trial in Syracuse will take place. II
on that date you fail TO meet your obi
cations. | shall claim forfeit. so that
II may 70 on record: declare the match
of. and return 10 you your 5000. ] shall
then be ready to meet any other man in
the world on the same conditions as gov
ern your match.
| shall retire from the ring after my
next contest, no matter what the result
may be. and think. under the circum-
stances. ] would rather have you for my
opponent than any man on earth, for a
1000 side-bet. the contest to take place
AZ Jacksonville or before any other re-
putable club in America Offering a suit
able purse.
Yours truly. JAMES J. CORBETT.
When asked what he thought about the
matter himself Brady said: MY views
Are incorporated In the letter have just
handed you. and anything / could say
would not add anything to It,"