Evening journal., 1897-12-30
CORBETTA AFTER FITz
The ex-Champion's Manager
Issues a Challenge.
SAYS BOB MUST KEEP TO HIS WORD.
Contends That the Worlds Champion
Promised to Give Pompadour Jim
the First Chance at Him-Dan
Stuart Going to Chicago.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Wiliam A
Brady manager Of James J. Corbett,
last night issued the following def to
Fitzsimmons:
James ]. Corbett, dissatisfied with
the result of his late contest with you
at Carson city, and not believing that
you are his superior either as boxer
or fighter, and being of the opinion that
the majority of the American public
shares his belief that he can defeat you
If ever you are man enough to grant
him a return battle on equal conditions,
has deposited today $500 as a first de-
posit to bind a match for $4,000 side,
the person or persons offering the larg-
est inducements TO have the manage
ment of the contest.
"As you have said that your wife has
Withdrawn her objections to your again
entering the ring, there is no reason
why the arrangement should not be
speedily contaminated for you in my
presence at Carson City gave Corbett
your word of honor that If you ever
entered the ring again you would give
him first chance. 1t is useless for you
to attempt to deceive the public and
try to boom your private interests by
attempting to force Corbett to meet
some StCOnQ OF rate boAtA A-ADAC
he shall be entitled to your notice.
HE win not agree to meet Maher,
SbarlSey or any one else. He claims the
chance that he gave you-the right TO
win back the title of champion. He
clearly proved himself in your class on
March II last and it was only by. the
greatest kind of fuke that You are now
titled champion and 1 do not believe
dying day the beating that he gave you
then, and II he ever secures the oppor-
tunity to again face you in "a foot
ring 1 will guarantee you that he will
| prove conclusively and beyond the ques-
ton Of doubt whether or not he Is in
your class"
Dan Stuart of Texas, who managed
/ the Fitzsimmons-Maher and Fitzsim-
mons-Corbett bouts successfully, said
! that he would leave for the west next
week and hoped that he would secure
the signatures of both Fitzsimmons and
! Corbett to articles Of agreement for a
| ring contest which he proposes TO bring
off next summer. probably in the state
of Nevada.
He said that as matters stand now he
does not anticipate any trouble in get
ting Corbett to sign, and he is equally
hopeful of gaining the consent of Fitz-
simmons to meet the big Californian II
the ring once more. Just what the
amount Of the purse which he would
offer would be Mr.. Stuart refused tC
say He said. however, that as soon as
he should present the articles of agree
ment to either one or both of the bis
pugilists he would make the amount
public.
Mr. Stuart would like to have thu
contest take place not earlier than mex
July, and said that he would like L
arrange a meeting between Kid Nc
Coy and Choynski or some other goo'
middleweight to take place in th
same week as the Corbett-Fitzsim
mons bout. II he can succeed in max
ing arrangements for both contests
Stuart said he would offer excellent in
ducements for the winners of boil
these bouts to meet six months later
so that in the event Of Mccoy and Fitz
simmons winning they could settle thei
differences as to their respective PROV
I ess within the year 1898. Mr.. Stuar
expects TO be in Chicago by the latte
part of next week. and said IL woul
be no fault of his If the big fellows di
not come to an agreement