The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25

for match between himself and Fitz-
simmons. Corbett said:
THE Associated Press may state
that if the Bolingbroke club viii for
ward the articles of agreement to me,
[ will sign without delay. AS to the
bluff made by that 'second-rater
Slavin, who has been defeated about
fifty times, more or less, l shall pay
no attention to him. In fact, / will
listen to no proposition from no one
except one that will result in fight
between Fitzsimrnons and myself. He
is the man the people want me to meet
and the only man I am after. l will
deposit as much money as the BOILING
broke club desires to guarantee my
sincerity, and anxiously await some
word from the officers of that organ
ization.
Mark what I say, Fitzsimmons
blufing for the sake of a little adver-
Using he expects to get out of it,
CLEVELAND, Feb. 24.-In reference
to the London cablegram in which 1t
was stated that the London National
Sporting club would offer purse for a
match between Corbett and Fitzslm-
mons, providing the former would
apologize for his utterances concerning
the club. Corbett, said this evening;
eff F'itzsimmons will agree to meet
me before the National Sporting cluD L
will make ample apology to that Or
ganization, although l do not think
that [ have ever done or said anything
for which 1 should apologize. How
ever, am determined to leave no stone
rmturned in the endeavor to bring
about a contest between Fitzsirn-
mons and myself There is one proVis-
ion, however, that [ shall insist upon,
and that is that the referee shall be
an American.
II stand ready to close up any show
on two weeks notice and will go into
active training just as soon as articles
are signed for the fight"
There are some people,, continued
Corbett, who right from the start of
my career in the ring, have abused me
and doubted that I was honest in
everything that L ever said or did.
These same people are the ones who
are sneering at my present standing
challenge to Fitzsimmons and say 1
will never fight. will fight If Fitz-
simmons gives me the chance. He will
not accept my challenge because he
wants to but because the public will
force him into it eventually.
QOI h1iOW WuctL Il lLlSSlIlllIIOIIo
plans for the future are, but wherever
he goes 1 will go and he will finally
have to meet me. There will be no
flukes then. You can bet on that. [
am not particular about money for
match, I want to beat this imitation
whether there is a cent i'm 1t or not
My forfeit now of 81, 900 is up in Chi
cago and 1t will stay up until Fitz-
simmons covers it.
There is a whole lot of gossip in
circulation" continued Corbett "about
my condition. am as good as ever [
was and could get into as good condi-
ton as I was in any fight [ was ever
in. The yarns about my dissipation
and the marks OF it being left on me
are all buncombe. You can see for
yourself that am looking pretty good
for man that will never fight again.
Corbett certainly does look to be in
good condition. His color is good. his
eyes are bright and he seems to be as
active as ever
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24-Denver Ed.
Smith cabled London from here since
midnight accepting the National
Sporting clubs offer for a fight with
either Slavin, sFitzsimmons or Corbett
for a purse and a side bef