The herald., 1898-01-11
WANTSAFIGHT
And Offers q Fortune to
Obtain 1t
CORBETTWlLLPUT UP PAPURSE
FOR A FIGHT TO A FINISH WITH
FITzSIMMoNs
The Champion Is Amused and insists
That Peter Maher Must First
Be Defeated
Associated Press Special Wire

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Associated Press Special Wire
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.-At the close OF
the second act of j. j. Corbett's play
"A Naval Cadet" at Havlin's theater
tonight, Corbett stepped before the
curtain and announced that he offers
Fitzsimmons $35,ooo for a finish fight,
the entire sum to go to Fitzsimmons IL
Corbett fails to put him out IN ten
rounds.
Corbett intended to issue this chal-
lenge on Jan. II. but decided to make 1t
public tonight.
The challenge reads as follows:
Robert Fitzsimmons: Neither of us
is qualified for oratory and the public
is not entertained by your wrangllng
over what is palpably an honest propo-
sition, more to your advantage than
mine.
LAS a last inducement to overcome
your obvious reluctance to meet me
again. will make that proposition still
more favorable, thus:
your profits from your four greatest
| battles were:
Battle with Dempsey $4,000; battle
with Maher, $4,000; battle with Hall,
$4,000 (the offered purse was $4,000 but
| the club failed); battle with Creedon
| $5000-making a total Of $4,000.
You made nothing out Of your fight
with me, for having no hope of winning,
you sold your chance for the purse for
| l5 per cent of the profits on the vari-
scope.
Therefore 1872, GOO represents your re-
ward in gross for the five greatest con-
tests of your life. Now listen to what
offer:
"A purse of $4,000 stands ready to be
| offered as a prize for meeting in the
ring with you. To this will add $4,000
of my own, conditionally that you agree
to box me to a finish. This makes s35, ,000
offer you this entire sum If I fail to
stop you in ten rounds, with two pro-
visions, viz.
"First-That the contest must con-
tinue to a finish and
"Second-That I shall have something
to say in regard to the appointment of a
referee who will not be unfairly preju-
diced in your favor.
This is my final proposition. Take or
leave 1t. If you want money sum is
ready exceeding your gross receipts in
| five great battles. If you want reputa-
ton you can make it better by meeting
me than by meeting all others together.
If you doubt this ask the public each
night when you exhibit.
"This is my ultimatum. am tired of
/ IL IL H.
Paper gabblings do not suit me and
abuse is a coward's weapon.
"If this, my last offer, will not make
you meet me like a man 1t is because
your Carson bruises are still aching so
painfully that $4,000 cannot tempt you
to endure their certain renewal.
This is the only excuse you can Of
fer or that the public will accept.
"The tree of success is hard to climb,
I admit. 1t may be that you are satis-
fed with the small fruit ripening on the
lower limbs. The great prize can only
be won by reaching to where my name
was, is, and shall be.
But whether you will so venture or
not, this, my last challenge to you, and
to bind which I shall post $4,000 forfeit
the minute you accept, remains nailed
| where you must see and cannot avoid
It,"
AMUSES FITz
ST. PAUL, Jan. lowell, now, what
do you think of it?" was all that Fitz-
simmons would say tonight when shown
the Associated Press dispatch from
st. Louis announcing the offer by Cor
| bett Of $4,000 II Fitzsimmons would
fight him. The proposition seems to
amuse him and he refused to consider it
seriously. referring the inquirer to his
manager. Martin Julian. Julian said
emphatically that he would consider no
fight proposal until Corbett had whipped
Maher, and refused to talk Of any other
possibilities.
THE MAHER MEETING
CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-Dan A. Stuart ar
| rived here tonight from st. Paul, where
he went in a fruitless endeavor to in
duce Fitzsimmons to enter the ring
again with Corbett. ri said all I could
say" said Stuart, land made every in
ducement could make, but it was all of
no use. Fitzsimmons and Julian stood
pat on the issue that Corbett must first
defeat Maher. I shall now offer purse
for Corbett and Maher, but L shall not
hound Corbett into the match. l shall
make the offer to him and he will of
course do as he chooses"
A MATCH MADE
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-The Sacra-
mento Athletic club has matched Henry
]. Spanger, one Of its members, and
Spider Kelly of San Francisco for n
ffteen-round match here on the 31st
Spanger is the youth who put it all over
Lon Agnew here few months ago, out
CHASING and defeating the plucky Oak
lander. His club friends believe he is
capable of winning from Kelly.
SLUGGING STOPPED
DENVER, Jan. 1O.-District Attorney
Malone announces that he will not
permit Billy Woods and Bob Arm
strong to pull off their fight at the
Coliseum hall on Jan. 20 as advertised.
ON THE TURF