The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-04
WORDS BUT NOBLOWS
Pugilist COrbett Still Talks
About FitZsimmOnS.
He Wishes He Could Fight Him
Right Now.
SAYS He Is AFRAID.
The Champions Flow of Words
Uninterrupted.
Brady Says the Fight Will
Surely Take Place.

NEW ORLEANS Oct 4-Jame5 J. Cor
bett and party reached the city this morn
ing over the Louisville s. Nashville road.
They came from Montgomery, where
they gave show last night. The train
was an hour or so late, and in consequence
there were but few people on hand when
the train came in.
In the party were William Brady,
Steve O'Donnell, Duncan O'Donnell,
John McVey, Billy Delaney, Young Don
aldson and Jim Daily.
Mrs. CorbeLt was also along, and she
stuck close to her husband, and heard
every question that was propounded to
him by newspaper men. as well as his an
swerS Ct .,--.-.c --.-
81 see Fitzsimmons has been doing
some more talking in his trip through
the South" said the champion, after his
party had arranged their traps.
"DO you know what l think of Fitz-
simmons. He is faker of the worst
kind. lie is trying his mightiest to get
out of this fight, but l will light him ii |
have to chase him in corner 80 that
there could be no escape. L wish the
fight was tonight. l am anxious to get
him for he has been making some state
ments that are absolutely false.
II am willing TO fig hit within an hour"
said Corbett. II wish the battle was to
take place today in the Olympic club:
nothing would please me better. In my
fight with Sullivan there was none of
the worry that | have encountered in this
match, and which arose with my fight
with Mitchell. When the profession lost
New Orleans, they lost the best city in
the country for champion contest
Now, don't you think man in Fitz-
simmons position should be a little more
circumspect in his talk? Every dollar,
with the exception of $4,000 of Fiz5im-
mons stake, has been seized. Now, sup
posing l do win the fight, 1 may get the
short end of it after all Fiizsimmons
had better be making arrangements to
carry out his end of the contract instead
of roasting me. Now, if Ftzsimmons
would only put up his stake without any
strin gs attached tc it and agree upon i
referee there is no governor on earth
who could stop the fight We could go
into some deep forest where men very
seldom are seen and settle our differ
ences | would be willing to fight him
for the stake alone
"Filzsimmons is sly one," continued
the pugili6t, who by this time was worked
up. ''He worked things very smooth.
after that little affair in Green's hotel in
Philadelphia. Why, do you know, Fitz-
simmons was beastly drunk that day?
He had been making the crack that he
was going TO pull my nose the very first
time that l saw him.
Il saw him in the hotel that day and
noticed he was jagged. I went up to
him and asked him if he had made
such statement and his reply was that
if he did that he was willing to stand
up to it. 1 simply caught his nose and
gave it a tweak. Immediately afterShe
Jumped into a cab and drove around to
all OF the newspaper Offices and gave
them the highly colored tale that was
Dublished.'
Where would you prefer to fight, in
Mexico or the Indian Territory?" Cor
bett was asked.
"If have any choice in the matter
would much prefer to fight in the Indian
| TERRITORY. l would then be in my own
country and not run any chances of get
ting tie worst of it,
''Do you thing the fight will take
place?"
We'll you can bet all your money that
it will'' replied Bill Brady.
"Anything that Dan Stuart has any
thing to do with is bound to be success
Stuart has given his word to the sporting
world that the fight will take place and
he will carry out every promise he has
made"
Corbett and party we're driven to the
hotel. He will give performance at
the St. Charles theatre tonight and leave
for Texas tomorrow morning 1t is the
general opinion among local sports who
know Corbett well, that he is not the
same Corbett of old. His face is very
much pinched and there a is dull look
about his eyes. During the day. the
champion visited the Southern Athletic
club, and did some little work.