The evening times., 1897-12-30

One more step orthe many necessary now
adays in tte direction of n match between
observation-disclosures and JancsJ .Corbett or
the heavyweight championship of the world
wastak en- la st night, when william A Brady,
Corbett's manager, posted $1,000 with Al
Smith as forfeit on behalf OF the former
champion for a contest with the Austria !an.
Brady stipulates that the battle must he
for a side bet of 81 O.OOO, and the largest
purse offered by any responsible club or m
dividual Brady is not particular as To
the time the contest takes place, and sent
a ouI OF the following challenge to F!tL-
simmons:
flames ] Corbett, dissatisfied with She e.
suit of his late contest with you at Ca -son
City. and not believing that you are his su-
perior either as a boxer or fighter, and
be ing If the opinion that the ma jority of the
American public share in the belief that lie
can defeat you II eyer you are man enough
to grant him a return battle on equal conii-
tons, has deposited $500 as first de-
poslt to bind d match for 81 900 side,
the person or persons offering the lar sest
Inducements to have the mana nagement f.he
contest.
..As you have said your wife has With
drawp her objection To you again ehtaring
the ring, there's NO ore reason why thearr :nsc-
mer'. should notbe speedily cobsum,natcd
fos you, in ny presence. ut Carson city.
gave Corbett your word of honor that f you
eve, entered the ring again you wo.ild give
him first ctabce.
tr.i
rate boxer. Hewillnot agree TO meet Maher,
SHARK ey or anyone else. He claims tue
chance that he gave you'll right 10 IN
back tie title Of champion. He clearly
proved himself in your class on March -
last. -' t. WILLIAM A. BRADY
Mrs. Fitzsimmons has done her part
il the solution OF the championship mud
die, and now Dan Stuart proposes to do
tn" rest. He will 60 IL Chicago carly
next week, and expects to get the sigma
lures of both Corbett and Fitzsimmnns TO
articles for finish fight. Stuart has
engineered the two greatest mills Of re-
cen! years, and to him the third appears
easy. Nevada is to be the State Of ac-
tion. and Carson City the scene.
In addition TO the Fitzsimmons- Corhett
Cont. ST, Stuart will endeavor to arrange
a fight between KiG Mccoy and Joe Cho: n
SKI, to take place during the same week.
He believes that this hattie would he 81
mosi as interesting as the one between tie
heavy weights. Stuart would like 70 iave
tn. date set early in July, and in case
Fnzsirnnons and Mccoy win. arrange the
final fight Tor supremacy in the middle
weight class to take place before the { lose
of 1895.
The Californian is the man named by
Fitzsimmons for Mccoy to meet, and the
KID declares that his money tells how
ready he Is to accept a challenge. He is
willing and desirous OF meeting all middle
weights, and all Choynski has to do S to
reduce to 15s pounds and get himself in
proper condition.
Fitzsilnmons says he will not run any
risks. In the first place. while he says ne
knows he can whip Corbett, he does hot
propose to humor the latter and take lin
ON at once. He wants the defeated
champion to show what is in him. AS for
Mccoy, FftZsimmons says a fight with
him would be like picking up money.
'I licked Corbett, sharkey, and Ma her,
and Corbett has not whipped sharkey or
had a ''go' wit Maher," said Fitzsinmons
tonight.
''Sharkey really whipped Corbett in San
Francisco, for he tired him out. Why should
I listen to all the men who are trying to
make a monkey OF me? l will fight Cor
bett and Mccoy, although the latter is
not worth my notice, Just to satisfy the
pubic that / am a fighter and not a
gutter. But 1 think nv position is the
proper one. Let Brady post his money II
he likes. but first he must pest it for a
fight with Maher or Sharkey. Then l vii!
talk business.
''Itis my rightto ma Ike these demands, and
I'm going 10 stand by them. ! won't be
driven by anybody. l have shown wha:
can do; now let Corbett dothesame. Idon't
ask him to whip 10th Maiier and sharkcY.
as have done, but be must best either one
OF them-I don't care which. No one 'an
misunderstood my position
Mrs. FitZsimmops said: Il do not like Iny
husband to fight, and he promised ne he
would not go into the ring again, but at the
earnest solicitation OF Mr. Julian AMI tile
public demand have consented to ills re
entering the ring under the conditions
named"
1t is rather significant that Fitzsmmons
La IS Cancelled two weeks OF his engagement
atChicsgo. Encouragement was originally