The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
COrbett Writes a Challenge
and Brady Posts q
Forfeit.
Stuart Confident OF Bringing the
Two Men Together in
Nevada.
Joe Choynski Named as the One
Whom "Kid" Mccoy Must Whip
for Record.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

Corbett, who Is spending the holiday
week here, Is tonight writing a chal-
lenge to FitzsimmonS. Corbett says
that when Fitzsimmons announced his
retirement he did not feel at liberty
to challenge him. Now that Fitzsim-
mons has announced that he Is still IN
the ring, the challenge will be prepar-
ed within a day or two.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-W. A. Brady
will to-day post $500 with Al Smith
to bind a match between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons.
Dan Stuart, who managed the FitZ-
simmons Maher and Corbett-Fitzsirn-
mons bouts successfully, 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 ring contest, which he proposes
to bring off next summer, probably
in the State of Nevada. He said that
as matters stood now he did not an
ticipate any trouble in getting Corbett
to sign, and he was equally hopeful
Of gaining the consent OF F4tzStmmons
to meet the big Californian in the ring
just once more. Just what the amount
Of the purse which he would offer
Stuart would like to have the con-
test take place not earlier than next
July, and said that he would like TO
arrange a meeting between Kid Nc
Coy and Choynski or some other good
middle weight to take place in the
same week.
If he could succeed in making ar
rangements for both contests, Stuart
said. he would offer excellent induce
mentS for the winners of both these
bouts to meet six months later, so that
in the event of Mccoy and Fitzsim-
mons winning they could settle their
differences as to their respective Prov
ess within the year 1898. Stuart ex-
poets to be in Chicago by the latter
part of next week and said it would
be no fault of his If the big fellows did
not come to an agreement.
''Parson" Davies, for Joe" Choynski,
sent word to-day to New York from
Chicago that he had forwarded by
mail to AL Smith, who held the stakes
for the Cerbett- Fitzsimmons fight,
check for $1,000 to cover the money Nc
Coy posted with Sam Austin on Tues
day, as told in The Call. Mccoy posted
$1,000 to be covered by the man Fitz-
simmons selected for him to defeat as
a preliminary step to the battle with
the champion for middle-weight hon
ors. Fitzsimmons named Choynski, but
the Mccoy people may not accept him
because they think he is out of the
middle weight class. Davies telegram
to Al. Smith to-day was as follows:
See that Fitzsimmons names Choyn-
ski to meet Mccoy. Have to-day mail
ed you a check for $1,000 on behalf of
Joe to bind match"
In his challenge Mccoy expressed his
willingness to meet anyone at the mid
dle-weight limit-15S pounds. Davies in
his message says nothing about weight.
If Mccoy stands by his declaration
there viii, however probably be no fight
for the reason that Choynski, being a
light heavy weight, cannot possibly
get to 15S pounds. Sporting men say
that outside of Fitzsimmons there is no
middle-weight worthy of McCoy's
prowess, for which rea son, like George
Dixon and Kid Lavigne. he will have
to get out Of his class IL he wants to
meet any one else other than Fitzsim-
mons. They say that Choynski, being
nearest to his weight, is his next logi-
cal opponent, provided Fitzsimmons
will not face him at present, inaSmuch
as Fitzsimmons, while the middle
weight champion. met Choynski They
also point out that if Mccoy gave away
weight to Creedon he should do so to
Choynski.
William A. Brady, manager of Cor
bett, tonight sent to the Associated
Press the following challenge to Rob-
ert Fitzsimmons, champion pugilist of
the world:
James J. Corbett, dissatisfied with the
result of his late contest with you at Car
son City, and not believing that you are
his superior. either as a boxer or a
fighter. and being of the opinion that the
majority of the American people share
his belief that he can defeat you il you
are man enough to grant him a return
battle on equal conditions, has deposited
to-day $500 as a first deposit to bind a
match for $4,000 side. the persons offer
ing the largest inducements to have the
mana cement of the contest.
As you have said to-day that your wife
has withdrawn her objections to your
again entering the ring. there is no rea-
son why the arrangement should not be
speedily consumInated, for you, in my
presence at Carson City, gave Corbett
your word OF honor that if you ever en-
tered the ring again you would give him
the first chance. 1t is useless for YOU to
| attempt to deceive the public and try to
boom your private interests by attempt
ing TO force Corbett to meet some second
rate boxer before he shall be entitled 10
your notice He will not agree to meet
Maher, ShaTkey or any one else He
claims the chance that he gave you-the
right to win back the title of champion