The morning times., 1896-04-03
HOT SHOT FOR c0RBETT
FitzsimmonS Proves an Adept at
the Talking Game.
GENTLEMAN jim MUST WAIT
Blacksmith Bob and Fa mily VIII Tour
England and Then Return Home,
When He VIII Consider All Chal-
lenges He Says He Has Defeated
Better Men Than Corbett Ever Met.

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pugilist winning ii fight for first honors, or
Otherwise, estcems il his granted privilege
10 do great deal Of bnasting and ante
fight talking through the columns OF the
papers.
Corbctt started the abomination after his
defeat OF sullivan 1T New Orleans a I'd The
trouble has developed into a raging discas Sc
with the pugs.
Fin de steele fighters do not consider
their Job half done when they knock out
an opponent. A months talk or more.
must follow The last blow in the ring. II
is Il queer TugiiIsL vino shuts MS mOdth iR-
mcdiatcly after he has fulfilled all the re
quirrlnents OF the articles sofagreenent.
Since Corbett breedcd the plague, III the
eternal fitness OF things, he should bc the
chief sufferer, as he is, from FitZsinmons'
daily scrccdS over his easy defeat OF Peer
Mahcr.
FitZSimmonSI latest essay" ancut Cor
bett. contains enough wormwood and gan
TO put bad taste III the latters mouth
for the balance or tiS pugiijsric career.
Corhett has no one TO blame but himself
that FitZSimmunS has developed into IN
adept at the gah game. "Gentleman Jim
gave him many lessons. perhaps unwittinGly,
when hc held the undiSmited and uncIoudcd
title of champion OF the heavywciGhts.
Fix talks in the following manner, which,
If IL is eNaSpcrating 10 Corbctt ana his
friends and admirers, must be admitted as
being true in many particulars:
FITZ ON THE SITUATION.
Said FitzSimmons. in his last interview,
How | won the battle is now an Old
story anI won't bother to repeat it.
Everyone knows that by defeating Peter
MaEcr. Ia whom James Jaw CUrbctt cuteIy
turned over the championship TO avoid
battle with him. that | won that proud
title, and that mean 10 retain il as long
"a ! have the physical capacity to do so.
"It is more 10 the present purpose that
inform my legion or friends throughout the
country what my future plans are.
We'll fir>t. mean 10 take a lrief re- 81.
The public viii, think. agree with me
that ;m entitled 10 il after training about
four months for lhat arch faEir and the
atriCIl po>cur, James Jingo COTbett, and
Two months more for that really honest
fighter. Peter Maher.
To CUrhctt'S hyStcTsal shriCks for an
immediate fight ! shall not pay The slightest
attention. He is the least Of my troubles.
He no letter nOrnO worse than Il tormcnt-
iug mo Squito. and we ali know how 10
treat mosquitoes. l shall take a trip 10
r'"-,!anI and enjoy myself all l know
how.
My entire family and my manager will
90 with me. After IA bit OF sightseeing
and rccupcration shall probably give some
exhibitions in Ell gland.
SAYS CORBETT is A FAkIR.
When l have properly rested myself
and had j thoroughly good time / shall
return to the United States, which is now
my home, and where | am d citizen. l
Will, after such reasonable rest as / have
mentioned, be ready to meet any honorable
for the worlds championship.
Il DO lot regard James Jester Corbett
as an honorable challenger. In fact, /
know he is 4 fakir, and arrant pugilisttc
humbug, who never means to fight anybody
unless that body be soft mark. sick
man. an old man, or cripple. He wants
10 maky an alleged match with ne now
solely Tor advertising purposes
Matched with the wOrlds champion. his
show would get a boom which would ma
terially aid him financially. In the end he
would never fight me.
Il Will give him no boom, nor permit
HIM to advertise himself at my expense.
He treated me too shabbily for that.
..Wnrn ! satirically answered one OF his
latest advertising blasts by telling him
to go and get reputation, some people
were inclined to Critic.Sc me. They FOR
get that this is precisely the way III
which he treated me.
'.Brfare agreeing To fight me hC told me
to go and WHIP Jim Iiall. Dan Creedon and
Lhcn Joe Chnynski. and then he would
do battle. When / bcstcd them all he
put up another stone wall in the person
Of Sieve O'DOnneH, whom Peter Alaher.
my latest opponent, whipped in n punch.
Il now simply give INN dose OF hiS
own medicine when | tell him to go and
whip Choynski, Maher, Jackson or Slavin
before he talks to me.
FOUGHT BOYS AND OLD MEN
lie talks about his record. Why. this
counterfeit never met n full-grown man
or We'll conditioned man of the cham
pionship class in his life. Joe Choynski
was a mere boy when ne met him. That
lion-hearted pugil:st. John J.. sullivan.
was a mere wreck OF his once magni-
ficent self Wien Corbcit faced him He
had been sex for u long time before.
Charley Mitchell was practically The
same, and forty pounds lighter and five
inches shorter than this talkatiye fightcrt")
when he ccrrallcd him. As to Peter Jack
son, whom he danced 10 for draw for
he certainly did not fghu, we all know
his condition. Peter had a SprainCd ankle
and could not chase Corbett after Il few
rounds were fought.
Briefly summed up. the record of this
boa steT is that of a champion who has de-
feated or dra wn with sick men, old men,
and disabled men.
He could never he induced t0meet Peter
Maher, Frank z. Slavin, Joe Goddard, or
any strong. husky young man of the
championship class.
My record is that of a man who has
conquered healthy, strong young men.
twice took the defeated Mahcr, whom
he twice lodged.
Il met Joe CFoynSki, whom he fears 10
tackle. ! expressed my Willingness to
meet either Joe Goddard or Frank Slavn
in New Orleans. when the Olympic Ath-
letic Club was getting up a great car
nival few years ago. Corbctt would
not face them for a kingdom.
WILL FIGHT WHEN HE is READY.
"Corbett always demanded two years or
more rest between his battles with these
disabled men before emba rking in an
other contest. He now pretcnds to
demand an immediate fight with me after
training several months for two fights,
none of which really came off, thanks
to the fact that this actor was not u
principal.
Il will fight and. mark you. whip this
fellow when ] get good and ready; pro-
vidcd, ] can get him into ring with me.
] will not. however, crafty his greed nor
advertise his show by signing articles
for u match with him now.
since ! have been in America / have
met and defeated in quick succession such
men as Billy Mccarthy, Arthur Nepham,
Jack Dempsey. Peter Maher ttwice), Dan
Crcedon. jim Hall, and bested Joe Choyn-
ski, Indeed, in those years i have done
more fighting than Corbett has done
in all his life.
After a tour of Europe ] shall come
back to America prepared TO meet all
honorable challenges