The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-25
Fitzsimmons Will Not Fight
Him in London.
THE STAKE is TOO SMALL
He Wants Him to Whip Every
body Else First.
OFFER OF BoLINBRoKE CLUB
Corbett Says He is Anxious to Meet
the Champion, and He Will
Accept the Offer from
London.

London.
London, Feb. 24.-The Bolinbroke
Club will offer a purse Of $4,000 for
fight between Fitzsimmons and
Corbett
Manager Fleming of the National
Sporting Club was surprised when in
formed this evening that the Bolin-
broke Club had offered a purse Of S.
900 for a contest between Fitzsimmons
and Corbett. lie said that since he had
announced the determination Of his
club not to put up cent for a contest
in which Corbet was one of the prin-
cipals, the matter had been reconsider
ed and the decision reached that if Cor
bett will apologize to the National
Sporting Club for the utteranees which
gave 50 much offense to its members
after the pugilist returned to the Uni
ted States the club would offer a purse
for match between him and Fitzsim-
mons.
1t looks as though there would not
be much difficulty for Corbett and
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fight Id England under good auspices
if both Of them really want to fight.
The National Sporting Club last night
showed a decided disposition to
patch up its differences with Corbett
for the sake of securing the big fight.
How much they were influenced in
this by the fact that the Bolinbroke
Club had already offered a purse of
$4,000 for the fight must be left to sur
mise.
Manager Fleming appeared before
the club last evening at the conclusion
of the glove contests and announced
that he had received information that
Corbett had made an offer of an apollo
oy to the club. He asked the opinion
of the members present on the subject.
There was much evident conflict Of
sentiment shown on the whole matter,
and some excitement, especially when
tine question OF a referee was mooted.
Tt was finally agreed to accept the
ex-champion's apology, providing q
match was ratified. But the club dis
tinctly rejected Corbett's suggestion
of an American referee.
C0RBETT WILL ACCEPT.
Cleveland Ohio, Feb. 24-James J.
Corbett was shown the Associated
Press despatch from London this morn
ing stating that the Bolinbrolse club OF
that CITY would give a purse of 5000
and $500 each expenses for a match be-
tween himself and Fitzsimmons
Corbett said: II will accept the pro-
position. The Associated Press may
say if the Bolinbroke club will forward
the articles of agreement / will sign
them without delay"
Corbett added: Mark what ! say,
that Fitzsimmons will never meet me.
He is simply bluffing for the sake of the
little advertising he expects out of it.
BUT FITzsIMIONS WILL NOT.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 24.-Bob Fitz-
simmons and party reached this city
this evening over the Southern Pacific
road from Ell Paso and were to leave
Immediately for New York, but owing
to the failure to secure sleeping berths
in advance, stop-over for the night
was necessary.
An Associated Press reporter refer
red to the offer of the Bolinbroke Club,
of London, to both Julian and Fitz-
simmons. and both said that they
would not think of the offer as it was
too small and besides Corbett must
first get some sort of a reputation be-
fore daring to issue challenge, or
eyn think of being taken on by the |
Fitzsimmons suggested that |
he beat Choynski, Maher and Slaviu |
first and if Corbett does well with these |
men he will give him chance.
MAY MEET IN MEXICO.
El Paso, Tex, Feb. 24.-The citizens
committee paid over to w. P.Wheelocl1
for Dan Stuart the balance OF the /
money FL Paso offered for the fight |
who is still here settling up |
Dan Stuart's affairs, believes that next
winter Fitzsimmons and Corbett will
be brought together at this place, or
rather across the river in Juarez, Mex,
as the Maher-Fitzsimmon fight de-
to prominent Mexicans
who witnessed it that pugilism was
not near so brutal as bull-fghting.
AND NO SENATOR IN SIGHT.