The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-05
TO WAIT ON PETER
C0RBEIT WILLING TO FIGHT JACK.
SON RIGHT AFTER FITZsINN0NS.

SON RIGHT AFTER FIIZSINNONS.
Contract to Meet the Negro the Same Week
He Tackles Bob Stin Holds Good-Cham-
pion Jim VIII Not Stand suer for Ref
cree. Because That Gentleman Once
Did Him Dirt--Brady Thinks Ii VIII BE
ashort Fight But Corbett is Counting
on q Long One--No Danger of slump
Sporting News In General
Chicago. July 4-"You can say for me
that George Siler is personally objec-
tionable to Jim Corbett, and that under
no circumstances will he be accepted as
referee for the fight scheduled for Oct.
81 at Dallas, Texas"
William A. Brady. manager, hacker.
friend, worshiper of Champion James ].
Corbett brought his clinched fist down
on the table before him with emphasis
as he finished
"Corbett is the most generous man on
earth" he continued, "-but when once
played false he never become reconcil-
ed. 1 do not feel called upon to ex-
plain just why Mr.. Siler wont do for the
Corbett end OF the fighting compact,
but Jim has ample cause. In his capa-
city as sporting editor CT now defunct
newspaper, Mr.. Siler went out of his
way to injure the man he now seeks TO
referee fight for. We won't have it."
''Who will act as referee?" was asked.
beyond f1at-footed refusal to con-
slider the name of Mr.. Siler when il was
preached with a lot Of others, the mat
ter has never been discussed officially;
that is, by the principals to the fight.
There will be no trouble on that score,
however. Names have been suggested.
1t is true. but none. as I have said.
have been considered. Among those al
ready thought of are John Duffy. Sam
Austin, Tim Hurst, "Yank" Sullivan OF
Syracuse. Honest" John Kelly, Jere
Dunn, Billy Edwards and John L. Sulli-
van. Here. surely. is enough material
to select from, and, though 1 do not
want to commit myself, ii is more than
likely that one of these will call the men
together for instructions at Dallas on
the day set for the fight. E"
Have you any fears as 10 The ability
Of the Dallas people to bring off the
fight ?''
HAS CONFIDENCE IN STEWART.
None, whatever. This man Dan
Stewart. who is handling the thing for
the Texas syndicate. has satisfied me
that he can do just what he states he
will. He is the most substantial man
who has ever mixed up in a deal such
as this. He IS a practical, methodical
business man, who mapped out and ma
tured his plan before he got to the fight
erS. He made sure that he was right.
and then, like Davy Crockett, went
ahead. He has brains, influence and
money. The action of the Texas author
tiles since the signing Of the principals
demonstrates that Stewart knew what
he was about. Unlike the Bowdens OF
Jacksonville. he did his work before he
signed the men, and he will satisfy
every promise made
How does Oorbett feel about the
fight?"
He thinks that he will win"
And you?"
Think as he does, except that i'm
agine that ii is going to be a short fight.
He argues that he will be in shape 10
put up protracted battle. as he does
not underrate FitzsimmonS.
1T has been said that this would be
the champions effort in the ring
(Which is fact, with one possible
exception. Corbett will fight Fitzsim-
mons and will then retire unless Peter
Jackson wants to fight. No one on
earth can get Jim to train again unless
it be Jackson So anxious Is Jim to get
at Peter that the proposition 70 fight
FitZsimmons and Jackson in the same
week still holds good
con the hypthesis that Corbett beats
Fftzsimmons, what will he do?"
He will make a tour Of the country
first. and later will go to Australia, In
dia, and South Africa. While on the
subject of Africa, let me qualify my re-
marks as to Jackson. Corbett will
fight him anywhere on earth except in
England. Dixon, also a colored man.
and little one at that. Is to fight at
Dallas. If Dixon is accorded fair play
there. what then has Jackson to fear?
But about his plans. There IS now
finished for Corbett a drama by Charles
T. Vincent author of Gentleman jack
named the Naval Cadet" Corbett al
ready has his part. and will begin study
ing it at his training quarters
where will he train?''
TRAINING NORTH AND SOUTH.
He will do nine weeks of hard con-
ditioning work. Five OF these will be
put in at Asbury Park. and then will
finish with a months training al CAL
weston. possibly. Terrell. the place sug-
EeSted by President Green, is too Tar
inland. Jim wants the sea"
"Who will be his trainers?"
HE will have the old retinue-Dela-
ney, McVea and O'Donnell. AS 10 the
latter. I think he is the best man on
earth, barring. of course. the champion.
He is the only man besides Corbett who
has a clean record OF victories. and
think that men like Maher and Choyn-
ski would be children in his hands. As
for Mitchell. / Will bet $4,000 that o.
Donnell can whip him in eight rounds"
What will Corbett weigh when he
meets Fitz?'
THE day before left New York he
weighed 1s5 pounds. and will get AT his
man at about $50 COrbett has never
weighed over 100 in his life. You can
say that. while profess 70 manage
only Corbett pugilisdcally and theatTic-
ally, and while I do not mix up IN his
domestic affairs. the latter have been
grossly exaggerated. COrbett IS lead
ing a correct and conservative life. and
any one who thinks that the champion
has been going the killing pace IS away
off on his reckoning"
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