The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09

put boxing in the hole, seeing they have side
tracked their best referee, Hiram Cook will
IL Mr.. Harris thinks well enough of George
Green, make match on the level and insist
on George Sfler OF Chicago bsing the referee,
as he would be neutral party 10 Walcott and
Green.
Trusting they want match on the level
and no sure-thtng game, here rre two PROPOSE.
tions. Yours sincerely, Tom O'RoURKE,
Manager Dixon and Walcott.
Martin Julian in behalf of Bob Fitzsim-
me writes his "final answer" to Jim"
Corbetts prayer for a return match, and
1t is to the point. he says:
The so-called sporting fraternity which SO
loudly call on Fitz 10 fight are slightly incoIi-
sistent. They claim that FitZ, as champion
m ust meet all comers get off the earth In
the days OF bare-knuckle fighting, according TO
London rules, 1t was the custom for a cham
plon to hight whenever challenged, or forfeit
Since glove fighting under Marquis of Queens.
berry rules has come into vogue, Champions
nave not met all comers, and this fact is we'll
known 10 the selt-appointed critics of Bob
Ftzsmmons.
John L. Sullivan, one of the most popular
men that ever wore boxing-glove, held the
American title for twelve years, but he did
not meet all comers. He drew the color
line in the case of Peter Jackson and when
Frank Slavin went to st. Louis and personally
challenged Sullivan the latter said he had re-
tired, and thus avoided a match. don't recol-
lect that the sc-called sport rting fraternity set
up howl about Sullivan, and when John got
ready he fought again.
Let us take the case of Corbett. He avoided
matches with Peter Jackson, Joe Goddard and
Peter Maher, and then, stepping over the
PROSTATE body of Steve O. Donnell, at Maspeth
presented The title 10 Peter Maher. AT that
time Corbett had not done one-stxteenth of
the lighting that FitZ has. and yet the critics
did not make howl about Cor bett retiring.
1t Is very interesting TACT that, when Peter
Maher first came 10 Amer. ca, with a great
reputation as a hard hitter, Cor bett Sullivan
and Mitchell were ali requested to meet the
Irish champion They all declined, and then
Fiiz was offered the opportunity. He accepted
at once.
Since 1891 Fiiz has done more training and
lighting than all the other boxers put together
In seven years ne has fought and defeated ten
men of big reputation, which means a hard
fig mt every seven months Tor seven wears In
1891 he defeated Dempsey. then considered
invincible, and also the Black Pearl; in 1892
Peter Maher and Joe Godfrey 1898, Jim Hall !:
1894. Joe Choynski, wrongfuliy called a draw
also Dan Creedon: 1895, on the road; 1896
Peter Maher end Tom Sharkey; 1897 Jim Cor
oeti In addition Fitz while on the road
offered 800 to any one who would stand up
three rounds, and no one ever claimed cent
of the money.
From January %, 1894 up to the time he
was Knocked out by Filz, Jim Corbett did not
fight a man, although there were a lot OF tough
propositions before him. In the face of Cor
Detts easy-golng record, it is the height OF i'm
nudence Tor Corbett or his friends to veil at
Fffz few months after the Carson victory
Ana when Corbett did fight who was IL? John
l.. Sullivan, a wreck; Charley Mitchell n sick
man, weighing 156 pounds; Peter Jackson a
man on one legl
The so-called sporting fraternity yell "fuke"