The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
JUST ANOTHER BIG FIGHT
Fitz and COrbett May Try Again
i'm New York State.
THE CHAMPION REOONSIDERS
Corbett's Claim 10 Be the Better
Man Causing the Cornishman to
Weaken on His Announced Retire
ment-A Battle of Limited Rounds
Under the Horton Law.

New York, April 6. For the past few
days local sporting men have heard va
nous rumors of another fight between Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons. From supposedly
authentic source comes a story that Fitz-
simmons will shortly reconsider his re
tirement" and will agree TO meet Corbett
in a battle 10 be held in this State under
the existing provisions of the Horton box
ing law. 1t is also reported that both
pugilists, with the aid of their hackers,
will manage the entire affair, dividing
the receipts and receiving the benefit of
all privileges such as the kaleidoscope
feature. A certain authority, who is very
close to Fitzsimmons, said yesterday:
IAN this talk about Fitz winning the
fight i'm Carson on fluke has it's effect ON
the Cornishman. Bob's retirement was
hasty move, and nobody knows it better
than he and Julian. Corbett's excuses and
statements that he is still the better man
are slowly but sdrely convincing FitZsim-
mons that il will be TO his advantage to
meet jim again and beat him even more
decisively than at Carson. Consequently il
is a coed bet that the Cornishman, after
a certain length of time, will come out OF
his retirement and agree 10 take on Cor
bett again.
Prom what [ hear it would not be a sur
prise to me if they met again in the ring in
side OF the next twelve months. and it is IA
fact that their immediate friends are talk
ing OF making a match. to be decided in
New York State, under the Hor on law.
This wouli mean that they could not fight
to a finish, but could meet in a bout lnl-
tied TO twenty rounds. AS regards the
purse money, hear that no particular sum
would be hung up, as the principals would
be the proprietors OF the club and arena in
which they met.
"In other words, the report reaches ne
that Corbett, Fitzsimmons, and their re
spective hackers, intend TO build big
arena somewhere north of this city's
limits, probably in Westchester county.
In this way they would come in for the
entire net receipts, which would be d.
vided between the men on a private fasis
of percentage. They would have no side
bet posted, as that would he against The
law, and the referee would have power to
stop the affair when in his estimation
it became brutal An additional rake
off, it is said. would be another set OF
pictures by a machine TO be entirely con-
trolled by the pugilists- I also hear that
they feel confident OF having no inter
ference from the authorities, becau Sc,
they argue, that their bout will he no more
than glove contest, such as is held in
local clubs every week
If any such scheme is under way there
is bound to be intense opposition, especially
on the part OF boxing clubs throughout the
State Corbett and Fitzsimmo1s are so no.
torious that proposed meeting between
them would stir up everybody opposed to
prize fighting. The fact that they have al
ready INDUCED in an out-and-out prize ii ght
would make another contest, no matter I'M
der what condition : it mi ght be held, appear
in the same light. When one of the local
matchmakers heard the story yesterday he
remarked:
Boxing under the Horton law has been
success and has created little or no oppo-
sition The bouts have been contested by
lesser lights aud have not caused trouble
But the moment Corbett and FitZsimmons
try to fight in this State there will be a
general demand for the repeal OF the law