The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-31
cRBtTT BEGS FOR ABATIlE.
- n PAINFULLY SURPRISED AT
FfT2' CONDITIONS.
Na~r Of a Gift of $1,000 for Signing
Articles, Another $1,000 ON Enter
tag the Ring. and Sfill Another
si,oe0 1T the End Of Tenth Round.

CINCINNATI. Dec. S.-Janes J. Cor
bsst today gave to the TImeS-Ssar q copy
a his challenge TO Fitzslamons, az fol-
lows:
.R6bert j. Fitzsirnnons. Champion OF
The World: Your published tiecia IA ton
Nj FitzsImmnns. that you intend re-enier-
sng me ring pleaseg me more than | can
~ present express 20 you. for I know that
fhe hubble egteemF me 10 be the only cam
Sidate for the honors you thus place with
b nv reach ] am sorry. however. TO note
tfnf In wording this declaration you give
n the Impression that since we last met
10u have becefce unwissly fo-ge:fus: for
Instance you say that before ] can claim
4 return match with you. | must prove
myself TO be worthy OF H. You Certainly
intended this as a Joke. for no one in the
1orid knows my ability better than YOUR
sen You cannot so soon have forgotten
your remark 10 me at Carson. Just after
fhe hattie. jim. you said In your simple
sarnes; way IN never fight again. osIve
ssye.l me bloody good licking You. the
wtnnec uttered these words with face and
body 20 battered as TO leave no doubt Of
yorr sineerity. while I, the loser. listened
Nth never bruise or scratch from head
% foot which would contradict you
ssfs this consistent with your now re-
ousstsng me to go prove myself TO be wor-
thy. You will find the confidence OF the
nnhtr In my ability 10 entertain you still
You will find that the pubic Will insist
upon your recognizing my claim that
Bot, surely. you have been mtsrepre-
sentsd refuse to credi. you with tho
ane memory. the broken judgment. the
poor taste and entire untruthfulHess which
The printed remarks alleged 10 have been
made by you would imply. | prefer To
think that those who have entered the
ring with me are brave men, brave and In
capable Of the vulgar. lying and cowardIy
language In which the newspaper version
n your remarks was c0uched.
However well l know that the great
journals try 10 be and usually are accu-
rate to the letter IN reporting utterances
made by important mer upon important
snbtecfs 7 prefer to believe that in this
ease grave error has been made some
how somewhere. and for a purpose not
worthy OF one who wishes to be considered
shove contempt,
what tire public expects from me Is to
maintain the manly dignity of the ring,
: and not be brawler, nor shifty eyader
& the honest principles which govern hon
ct men when adjusting their respective
merits
sThis is all I have to say. But this ia
What / propose TO do: The day we sign
articles ] viii give you 1900 in recogni-
ton of your courtesy. The moment You
enter the ringy ready To offer me battle I
viii give you second 1900 in token Of any
pleasure Upon the completion of the
tenth round, if you are stili undefeatcd, I
viii give you third 81 .od9 as souvenir OF
my surprise Upon defeating you, no mat
Ter II you reject, ! viii give you 1900.
-On t1a DtusF mana, sDOui1 you Uefeaf
me-. promise If stiii able TO move. to place
ny hat upon my head. and then, removing
Il In your honor. to proclaim you in frank
and unmistakable terms. my superior. and
state that then and there quit forever
all possible claim to the championship OF
the world.
re. further remarks on this subject be-
made by si,0oo clean. honest American
money, given NE by the public that be-
ieyes In me. | have. this day forwarded
these to VIII j. Davis. Chicago. In testi-
mony that mean every word have here
IN spoken. JAMES j. CORBETT.
champion OF America"
Fits VIII Pay No Attention 10 Ii.
CHICAGO. Dec. s0.-"we shall pay no
attention to It. said Martin Julian today.
when asked what he and FItzsimmons
would do In regard to Corbett's formal
challenge Of the champion. Fitzsimmons
himself refused to discuss the subject, in
accordance with his plan OF operation,
which IL 10 let Julian do all the talking.
We have told Corbett what he can do
continued Julian. Bob did not want to
re-enisr the ring at all. but at last ! per-
certain conditions. These were, as | ex-
plicitly stated, that he would consider
lighting only two men-Corbett and Nc
Coy. and that he should fight them only
after corbett had defeated MaheY. and
after Mccoy had defeated a man named
hy me. have named Choynsk for Mccoy
10 nKat NOW. torbetf may wear finSslf
cut talking about betting $4,000 that he
can whip Fitzsimmons."
Concerning Mccoy and Choynski. Julian
said.
i am going to hold Mccoy 10 his prom
ke that he would give Choynskf the next
show at him. He cannot get out u II by
saying Choynski must come down to lss
pounds for he knows Joe cannot 10 that"
Julian admitted that IL Mccoy insisted
ne wanted 20 fight no man outside of the
mlddleweight limit, he tJulian) might con-
sent 10 name a middleweight. Put" he
said. ut will not be Walcott, nor will II be
Tommy Ryan"
Cerbeu Must First Fight Nahcr.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-Tom oRourke
has wired the Associated Press from Fort
Wayne Ind. as follows.
. - Julian and Fitxsimmons have named Joe
naicost al the micdleweight limit 30 meet
Gecoy and Peter Maher 10 meet Cortlett.
u Mcloy and Corhett win from Wslcott
sad MSher Fftzssmmous viii meet them
altsrward- These are the only conditions
Eta VIII make with Mccoy or Ccrbett."
Boxing Prohibited in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. S0-Mayor Harrison has
ssasd an order 70 prohibit public boxing
exhibitions In the city. He said his per-
mission &c hold six-rouud contests had
ersn abused, aud THAI lights are taking
pace IN the city every night.
Green Returns Ter the =. \. 4.
Jack Green has hegn re-enga god by the
us'sss a the Seattle Athletic Club to
Wse charge Of the box ug department, tre