El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-18
A BOXING CHAT TERB X.
COrbett is Getting Brave in Words and
Makes a Fool of Himself.

COrbett is Getting Brave in Words and
Makes Fool of Himself.
| Jimmy Corbett, the ersiwhile cham
| p;on of the world, is in his second
childhood. Corbett is b fancy b.xe"
and poses as an AdOnis and has all the
ladies best wishes for victory over
the read headed kangaroo from Aus
| tralia.
Fitz does not pose as ladies man
nor a masher; but a hg hter he Is from
| The tip of his fingers to his toe nails.
| Corbett has issued the following Illus
| tering challenge to Fitzsin mons, which
shows him a better fighter with his
| Jaw than with his hands: Read it:
| Robert Fitzsimmons:
Neither of US is quail, I'd for oratory
| and the public is not entertained by
your wrangling over what is palpably
an hor est proposition, more to your al
vantage than mine.
| Asa last ipducement to overcome
your obvious reluctance to meet me
again, will make that proposition
| sti more favorable, thus:
Your profits from your four greatest
| bait es were:
| Battle with Jack Dempsey .... .Sl2, 900
Battle with Peter Maher. 10000
| Battle with Jim Hall. o,UOO
(The offered purse was $40, 600, but the
club failed.
Battle with Dan Creedon. ..... 5000
Making a total of So 600
You made nothing out Of your night
With me, for having no hope of win
ming, you sold your chance for the
purse for 15 per cent of the profits in
the veriscope.
Therefore $32 900 represents your
reward in gross for the four greatest
contests of your life. Now listen to
what | offer:
A purse of s25, 900 stands ready to
oe offered as prize for melting in
vhe ring with you. To this l will add
$40, 900 of my own, conditionally, that
you agree to box me to fms b. This
makes S35, 600.
offer you this entire sum if fail to
stop you in 10 rounds two provi-
siOns, viz:
First-That the contest must con-
tinue to a finish: and;
Second-That 1 have something to
say in regard to the appointment of a
referee who will not be unfairly preju-
liced in your favor.
This is my final proposition. AXE
it or leave it. Ii you really want
fight, it offers. If you want money, a
,um is ready exceeding your gross re-
ceipts in four battles. If you want
reputation, 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 ex-
hi bit.
This is my ultimatum. am tired of
his chatter. l want work not talk.
Paper gabbling does not suit me, and
abuse is towards weapon.
If this, my last offer, will not make
you meet me like man, it is because
your Carson bruises are still aching SO
painfully that even $50, 900 cannot
tempt you to endure their certain re
newal. That is the only excuse you
C An now offer, or the American public
accept.
The tree of success is hard to climb,
[ admit. 1t may be that you are salts
lower limbs. The great prize can only
bs won oy reaching where my name
was, is, and shall be.
But whether you will so venture or
not, this, my last challenge toyou-and
IL bind which l shall post $4,000 for
felt the moment you accept remains
nailed where you must see and cannot
avoid it.
(Sipped) JAMES J. CORBETT.
Fitzsimmons pays no attention to
such talk and insists On Corbett whip
ping Maher before he will fs hit him
again. This is what FitzsimmOns had
TO do before Cortett would meet him
aud Fitz is paying COrbett back in his
own coin.
Now as to the tabulated statement of
Corbetts regarding f tz5immOn's win
nj gs from ring contests OF course,
FitZ has won much more than the taole
oelow shows. but only tabulated
statement is .made Of the II ain fights
that Fi'z has had. 1t is as follows:
Battle with Jack Dempsey 80 1000
Battle with Peter Maner. ..... 10000
Battle With Jim Hall ...... 1880
The purse offered was $40 600,
which Fitz won but the cub
failed.
Battle with Dan Creedon. .... 10000
SscOr b tile with Mater a,
Lanetry. .... 10000
COrbett at Carsun.. $4,000
Total $64, 800 !
Besides the bove Fitzsimmon, is get |
ting Is per cent of the receipts from
-howipg the verascOpe pi' lures of the |
fight where Corbett is knock ou'.
This does not cover all of t'itz5im- |
mons battles because he has knocked |
many more men, but they were minor |
fights that should not figure in these |
tables as they did not lead on the |
championship line.
Now lets see what Corbett won 10 |
the ring. He got draw out of jack
son when the latter went into the |
ring with sprained ankle. He fought