The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-30
The C0RBET1-FITZ MILL.
DAN STUART TRYING TO ARRANGE BY
JuLY.
Kid Mccoy and EitdIe-weigbt The Same
Week, The Winners 10 fight Six
Months Later.

New York, Dec. 29.-Dan Stuart who
managed the Fitzsimmons-M -Maher. and
tltzslmmons-COrbett bouts. said to-day
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 4
ring contest which he proposes to bring
oil next summer, probably in the State
Of Nevada. He said that as matters
stand now, he does not anticipate any
trouble in getting COrbett to sign and
he is equally hopeful of gaining the
consent of Fitzsimmons
just what the amount of the purse
which he would offer would be, Mr..
Stuart refused to say.
Mr.. Stuart would like to have the
contest take place not earlier than next
July and said that he would like to ar.
range a meeting between Kid Mccoy
and Choynski or some other good mid
dle-weight to take place in the same
week as the Corbett-F -Fitzsimmons bout.
If he can make arrangements for both
contests, Stuart said he would offer ex-
cellent inducements for the winners OF
both these bouts to meet six months
later, so that in the event of Mccoy
and Fitzsimmons winning they could
settle their differences within 1898.
CORBETTs CHALLENGE. y
New York, Dec. 29-Wm. A. Brady,
manager of James J. Corbett, tonight
sent to the Associated Press the follow.
ing challenge to Robert Fitzsimmons,
champion pugilist of the world:
"James J. Corbett dissatisfied with the
result of his late contest with you at
No ,nk kO1s EGuk
are his superior either as a boxer or
fighter. and being of the opinion that the
majority of the American public shares
his belief that he can defeat you IL ever
you are man enough to grant him q re-
turn battle on equal conditions, has de-
posted to-day $4,000 as a first de-
posit to bind a match for $4,000 side,
the person or persons offering the largest
inducements to have the management Of
the contest. As you have said to-day
that your wife has Withdrawn her OBJ
iections to your again entering the ring,
there is no reason why the arrangement
should not be speedily consummated:
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. Tt is use
less for you to attempt to deceive the
public and try to boom your private in
terests by attempting to force Corbett
to meet some second or third rate boxer
before he shall be entitled to your no
tice He will not agree to meet Maher,
Sharkey or anyone else. He claims the
chance that he gave you-the right 70
win hack the title of champion. He
clearly proved himself in your class
March 18th last, and it was only by
the greatest kind OF fuke that you are
now the titled chamDion, and do not
believe that you viii ever forget untii
your dying day the beating that he rHve
you then, and if ever he secures tho on
pOrtunity to again lace you in q twenty
foot ring, l will guarantee YOU that he
will prove conclusively and beyond
question of a doubt whether or not be
Is in your class.
(Signed) "WM. A. BRADY"
BRADY DEPOSITS $4,000.
New York. Dec. 29.-w. A. Brady
win today post S2.50O with All Smith TO
bind a match between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons.