The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-31
CORBETT WANTS 10 FIGHT,
He Offers fitrsimmons Some Good
Inducements,
THOUSANDS or DOLLARS ARE OFFERED
A Good sum L. to He Pwt w Tor the
Meet aud More II the Ftwht Cons
ttMucs--Sprnys bf sport.

Cincinnati. December Sn.--Jamcs ]. Cor
bott today gave TO the Times star for pub
lienucn HIS challenge TO litzsimmons AS
follows;
Rolcrt Fitxsiinmons. Champion OF the
Word:
Your published declaration, Mr.. Fitk-
shAncns. that YOU intend rc-cnicring the
ring plcases me more than can a, prvs-
ent express To YOU, for know thai tre
public tstcsJns me to bo the only cand,-
date for the houots you won. l asu sufi v.
however. 10 note that In wording tnis
declarauon YOU give the Impression mat
wisei, forgetful. For Instance. you san
that before | can claim q match with you
j must provo myself to DC worthy of H..
ica certainly intended this rs = JOKE. for
no one In the world knows my ability bet
ter than Yourself, You can no. so soon
have t0rgoits'n your remark TO me ut
Carson tust after the battle. Jim, va
said in, YOUR simple. earnest way, y u
nsNef hght agatn. You've gisen inc a
biccdy good iicking."
You, the winner uttered these worus
with face and body SO battered as 20
leave no doubt OF your SINCERITY. while !.
tho loser llstencd with never a ar,asc pr
scratch from head TO foot which co lid
contradict. IL this consistent with yoNr
now requiring me To no prove myself u
be n worthy opponentg YOU Will Hal tic
confidence NJ tho public in my ability "a
entertain YOU still mistaken. You VIII
find that the public VIII insist upoh yous
roeSemzsng my claim that You must meot
me again But surely YOU have bcsn mis-.
represented | refuse to credit you vi.
the bad memory. broken judgement, aoor
taste and entire aimtruthf ulnr-s whrh the
nrrtcd remarks allcS0i 10 HAYS bean
made by YOU would imply. p,tfct -
think that thoSc who have ouieich IN,
rlnr with me were men, honest, GTsvc ma
incapable or the vulgar, wing nnl cow
aicly language IL Which the newspaper
version OF your remarks was cnuchfd
However well I know TINT great t1ufrais
try 10 be and usually airs accurate 70 the
letter IN reporting uttOranrve made upon
important subjects. J prefer 20 pehNNc
that IN this a crave error hns been com.
mittcd, ana for u purp1sc not worthy W
one who wishes 10 be cnnsla srai ahpyo
contnnpt. What the public pSpeits from
sne Is to maintain the manly dignity OF
the ring and nos he tlwlsr az n sh,fiy
tNader of the honest principles witch gov
ern honest men when adjusting their ra-
speciiNe merits. THIS Il nh [ have 70
say.
But this will propose to do, The day
W. sign articles / viii give YOU 5000 In
recognition, OF your courtesy, The ,np.
ment YOU enter the ring ready Is ofioI
mo battle ] VIII give You n Serond thnn-
sand dollars III token Of my plcasuic
Iron the completion OF thr tenth r1unu
IL YOU are s,ill uAlefcatcd. viii give yog
a th!rd Thousand d0il9ra rs souvenir u
my surprise. tro defeating you. nc
matter an what round | VIII give YOU tive
thousand dollars more as u reminder tina
] am not an unEeuerous foe ON tn,
| other hand, should you defeat me, I prom
| Use. II sul able 10 move. 20 place my hul
| unon my head. and then, removing II -
| your honor, 10 proclaim you, IN frank an
| unm&staltabie terms, TO be my gnperior
| and state that | then and there quit my
! claims for thp championship Of the word
! Let further remarks on this subject be
made by one thousand c,eiu honeSti,
| earned American dollars elyor me by TN
| public that believe IN me-. have this daA
| forwarded to William !. DAVIS Of t'hiciNt
| IN testimony that | mean cyory wor1
| have herein spoken
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