The morning call., 1895-01-13
THE RING.
Corbett Is Very Sanguine of Whip
ping FItZsimmonS.


Sporting men who fancy horse-racng and
boxing have about concluded that the COrbett
and FitZsimmons fight will never take place.
The pugilists however, think differently, and
on the strength of their statements they man.
age 10 do a very lucrative business by travelling
from city TO city giving exhibitions OF boxing
before class of people who take special
interest in the sport. C0rbett was recently in
New Orleans, and this is what he has been
credited with saying regarding his proposed
fight with the famous New Zealander:
81 now weigh 1877 pounds in my clothes.
which means 1877 stripped. When 1 fought
Sullivan l weighed 178 pounds and do not
expect to weigh more than IT'S or 176 pounds
when 1 fight FItzsimmons. / expect that he
will be about the same weight that he was
when he fought Maher-170 pounds. l shall
insist upon his being weighed before entering
the ring. because L do not want people to say
after the fight is over that l was fighting a
middle-weignt.".
In answer TO a question regarding the prob.
able date OF the fight CorbetI replied: Some
times II looks as though the fight would not
come off al all, but think IL Will be some time
iu Seutember. If il had been set for only TWO
months hence DO not think 1t could come off,
because public opinion Is just now very strongly
against prlze-fighting on .account OF the Rlor.
dan and Bowen fatalities"
Concerning tie locality where the fight will
probably take place Corbett appeared to be-
somewhat in doubt. Il do not quite under
fighting before The microscope and all that
hut do not think il is fair 10 the Jacksonville
people TO look for change of base until IL has
been proven that they cannot fulfill their con-
tract. They have put up their money and II Is
not our business TO look for another location
until they forfeit their contract. have no In
terest direct or indirect in the Jacksonville
club. and the insinuation that have is as mani.
festlv unfair as IL is ridiculous.
1.-The only men whom ] know personally as
being connected with that club are Joe Vendig
and Mr.. Smith and his partner, whose name l
have forgotten. There are others. but do not
know their names. Neither Phil Dwyer nor
Nike Dwyer have anything TO do with 1t. Mike
Dwyer might help Vendig in any straight bust.
ness transaction, because Vendig acts as his
betting agent. but Phil Dwyer is putting up a
part OF the $4,000 for me in this stake, and
any one that knows him would know that he
would has nothing 10 DO with the management
oil the hight under such circumstances. A great
deal oil nonsense has been talked ABOUT Dwyer's
connection and my connection with the Jack
sonvllle club. but / Tell you frankly there is
nothing In II. If either Phil Dwyer or Nike
Dwyer were backing that club financially it
would De good thing for FitZsimmons and Il
good thing Tor me, for then all possible ques-
tion as o the responsibility OF the club would
be set at rest.
After the articles had been signed by both
OF US rltzsmmons insisted upon the insertion
% clause providing that The referee should be
satisfactory TO both parties"
How would John Duffy do for referee 2"
JOnn Duffy would be all right, but 1t is too
carly 10 Talk about that just now.
am Vety anxious to fight FiiZsimmons, now
lhaI am into II, for think him easy game for
me. j never said hat of Sullivan or kilraiD
put co say it about FitZsimmons for dom
ihink the man has been born that can whip me
az MS weight Maher had him OUT, but just at
lne right moment the gong sounded. did not
see The nght, but that Is what great many