The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12
He Says That This State Is but
a Very Small Part of the
Country.
HE WILL NOT COME HERE.
The East Wants Him to Fight Fi'z.
simmons and the Venture Will Be
More Profitable.

Corbett's long-expected letter in regard
to his attitude in the promised fight with
Sharkey was received here yesterday.
'It's all off" dejectedly stated Dan
Lynch when he glanced over the two
pages of typewriter matter. 1.-THE cow
ard has flunked, as thought he would.
He then handed the letter over to Shar-
key, and between the two, with the assist
ance OF Jim Groom, they managed to read
the cham plon's decision.
Following is copy of Pompadour jim s
strange deductions:
New YORK, October 6. 1896.
Mr.. Dan lynch. care GrOoB's Hat Store, Bald
tOin Hotel San Francisco, Cdk-DEAR SIR: l
wired you to Denver calling my match with
Shhrkey off, and received very impertlnent
telegram from you in reply. have been train
ing down at Asbury Park for five weeks. and
Mr.. Fitzsimmons and Mr.. Sharkey are both on
the road making money. Neither one OF them
would make q cent Ii 1t were not Tor the TACT
that they are travelling on my name. How
ever, was perfectly willing to do this at the
time as the clubs in Frisco offered purses that
were satisfactory to me. They agreed 10 put
up the money at a certain time, and Mr. Law
renee of the Examiner knows that l was ready
to start as soon as they put the money up.
However they did not stick to their agree
ment, and gave them until certain time to
put up their guarantee. They failed to do
this, and called the match off, and wen rlgh
GleaQ ana MADE OJner arrangements.
Now, Mr.. Lynch, it is just like this. There
seems to be no interest in Sharkey outside of
California, which is small part of this coun-
try. Everyone wants me to fight Fi,zsimmons
and as that is where the interest is centered,
and not seeing any chance if beat Sharkey TO
make more than $4,000 or $4,000, cannot see
(as q business man, why | should come out
there and box him for such paltry sum. In
the first place, nv contract with Sharkey is q
finish fight for 10000 side and there was
purse offered OF $4,000. AS soon as made
taF, t4ritn cir,1t11 hoc a m
$4,000.
1t will cost me $4,000 to bring my trainers
out there and train, so there is no use wasting
any talk or time. l will not fight Sharkey al
present. Fitzsimmons is the man am am BIZ
tious to meet, and l will attend to Sharkey
afterward providing the inducements suit
me.
Hoping you will look at this in business
JAMES J. CoRBETT.
Corbett's attitude in this Sharkev affair
has excited much comment among the
patrons Of pugilism. 1t is believed now
that Jim is positively afraid of meeting
defeat if he goes against the sailor.
Jim sees no way of getting more than
5000 out of the affair if he wins, and he
claims it will cost him that amount to
come here with his retinue and train. Is
it then that he and Sharkey hum bugged
the public here when they claimed to
have deposited $4,000 each as forfeit in
Lhe udnuS oA fanny AA11LeI dI Iue LIule VI
signing articles?
The National Athletic Club has put up
$4,000 cash as first deposit on $40 600
purse, and with the $4,000 Cor bett,
Lynch, Sharkey and Miller claimed was
put up by the fighters themselves, Cor
bett, if a winner, certainly could draw
down snug pot of money, far SURPRISING
even such extravagant expenditures for
an overland trip as $1,000.
Sharkey was very much put out after
hearing Corpett's letter read to him.
Hes dirty cur; he don't want to meet
me. l have had Groom telegraph to FltZ-
simmons that 1 will fight him for $40, 900 a
side and ten rounds. Pll fight any man
in the world-black, white or blue; bar
no color, size Or weight. Ii | can force
CorDett to meet me I'll bet $1,000 on the
side he'll not be on his feet in ten rounds. i
A casual remark made by a bystander to
the effect that Sharkey would have tc
swim Cavill the Australian. a match
across the Golden Gate, brought forth the
pleasant retort:
There's another guy. He wants tc
make money off my name. Ii he comes al
me with challenge to swim I'll punch
him in the jaw. I'm no swimmer; I'm {
fighter