The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-21

| noancing That He has Five Thousand
Dollars Airesdy IN shape to Be Covered
| But Ftr Proposes 20 Fosess piesasor
| OF the Ring for while and Advisss Cor.
| bets to Accamul.te . Repar.ssoa 90 .
| Fighter acknowledgements Nsw<
New York. April eo.-Janes J. co-bess
today formally challenged Robert Fitx-
simmons 10 meet him again In The prize
ring. and deposited 5000 as forfeit
The challenge was as fo,lowss
TO Robert FitzSimmons. Champion q
the World:
| II hereby challenge you 70 BOX ne a1J
number 81 rounds for the ehampsonshi,
Of the world, under the provisions %
the law. before the club Offering he oess
| inducements.
LAS il would De violation OF he Ian
70 propose side stake. that Is q detaa
that may be settled at your pleasure
AS another evidence OF my shortly.
however. have today deposited the sum
! OF $500. which I invite you 70 covR.
J and name a time and place 10 meet me-
and arrange the final details
(Slgned.) JAMES J. CoRBETT,-
Fitxsammons Is still 10 be heard from.
TIT FOR TAT. JAMEsEY. Ell:
Philadelphia. April 2o.-Eft<smmora
toa,gh; declared that ne meant ID pap
no attention 20 the challenges from Cor
be:t, or anybody else. for 3 time. as re
had earned q rest and meant u have IT,
He aided. however. that he proposed 20
follow Corbett's example as dtcc2anr OF
the prize ring. and his reply was that
the latter should earn a reputation as .
fighter irktead OF a boxer. before he pus-
sumed 70 challenge him
CARsoN'S CARNIVAL.
Carson. New. April ga Livingstone.
OF this city. and Dan A. Stuart. are maxi
ing active preparations for the Auguss
carnival Stua-ts cousin. Clark. viii ar
rive in few days and later stuart ID
expected Livingstone win give out no
portion OF the program except 20 say
that the affair viii last ten days. and
will be more important than the March
arrangement. The report reached tails
city that Stuart has recently commune
Gated that he was certain another match
between Corbett and FTtxsinmons wonid
be made. and intimating that This woGia
be the paramount number on the sum
nsr list OF attractions
THE BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP.
San Francisco, April eo-Anthony an6
Barry are both n splendid condtiou for
the international bantam championship
battle az woodward's pavilion next FRI
day. Anthony scaled LIS pounds yester-
day. which is HEAVIER than he ever sealed
before. but ne expects 20 take OF two or
three pounds today and tomorrow. Par
~ has also taken on weight in Caiifor-
MA. and yesterday worked IN a heavy
sweater. Barry - a 10 20 tavorite n
the betting.
JEFFRIEs VS.. BAKER
San Francisco. April 2o.-The olympic
club has matched Jefrries Of Los An
geles and Baker OF Chicago for purse
Of Il 700 for a twenty-rouna contest 70
be decided on the night OF May II. TIE
loser is TO receive 500 on, Of the purse.
WATTS WEAK IN THE LEGS.
New York. April 2o--Jim Watts. tina
Louisville negro. made n poor showing
with Joe Waico;t a, the Broadway An
le;ic club tonight. being handicapped ~
weak legs He frequently slipped 20 tns
floor % save himself Watts went down
frequently in the fourth round. The 20
lice inspector intcrfered. The referee de-
clared the bout a draw.
PROBABLY FATAL CONTEST.
Philadelphia. Pa. April 2o.-BnIy w.
non OF Haverstraw. -. T.. was knocked
out in the fourteenth round BY t~seiis
Price OF Camden. at the olympic Ath-
lefic club. az Athens, Pa. tonight yeG-
non was knocked scnseiese. and al ths
end OF an hour showed no signs 20 r~-
viving II IL feared that he win no, live
through the night
Philadelphia. Pa. April so-Bsny Vernon
OF Haverstraw. -. Y. was probably fatal
- injured IN n boxing bou; with L>sns
Pearre Of Camden. y. J.. az the OIrspi,
Athletic club. AZ Athens. Pa. tonight Ths
hgh; had been scheduled for ns,s~n round.
and a. the opening OF the fourteenth both
men came Up fresh and smiling After
spsTring for an opening Vernon male o
left swing. which PssFcs eleysriy oounf.n.f,
and both men broke away. More spsrrtns
followed and Vernon made vscious is,,
large. Pearcs dGrkef with o.; attempting
= return. when Vernon suci.niy collapsed
and fen heavily forward on his face Hs
yas counted out but continued - lzy mo-
tioulesz after Pearcs had retire. 20 rs
dressing room. Esrnon's sscords Psnt
Dinaot. Of Amsterdam, ~ Y. MADE az e.
fort 70 rouse him. but be lay sfiH Then
several doctOrs pushed their Wy 20 go
r!ngEi1s. ard. upon their dirsct,sn. IRE ~
cosssscus man was carri-5 20 his room.
~ late hour ne was stli ssnze,eus. knd
recovery. Psarcs was placed un1sr A.
rest. bgt every perEon competed wffa 20
affair managed % en-s2~ before re ag-
fhorifiss 70; wind % e. There were about
2 90 spectators
SAYS RrsfE HASN'T SIGNED
View York April os.-Prsstssrs Yr~saaos-
o. the Sez YORK baseball club io1Ay al
that Amos Rgsls RAJ rot sEns1 = eo--
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ported. DE szid further fhst 20 e5sruvas-
eaton had ben rscssvse from Base "a
;ast ae Esoul3 ~ return !; = ss.3 - a. 80
Gibbs terms.
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