The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17
Jeffries is Now anxious to Meet
Fitxsimmons.
Manager Brady Noisy in De-
mands For Battle.
WILL FORCE A BOUT.
OrdWay Thinks Corbett VIII BE
Stunned Abroad.
English Sport Says There il No
Chance of London Match.

New York, Sept 17-Just now the cen
ter of the fstic stage is being held by
Champion Jim Jeffries and his manager,
Brady, who are beginning to make an
opening for their theatrical season by
making a great ado about being wildly
anxious to fight Bob Fftzsimmons. The
latter has already said he has done with
the game and there really seems to be
but little chance of another heavyweight
championship fight being decided any
where in the country very soon- But that
does not deter Brady, who continues to
screech about the ability of his man.
The Corbett case and the McCoy-wife
inbroglio have ceased apparently, to be
bett in London, where he is limiting at
some mysterious errand he has on nand
he will have hard time getting the ear
country. and therefore little can be ex-
Pscted from that quartet Messy 6ofy II wlI
dropped at once, as he feels that he Is
getting the worst of it without the chance
Tense.
MAKES HIM AN ACTOR"
ferries is anxious to fight some one. He
tie for the. best Inducements. He would
sooner fight three times a year than be an
P B IaT Si Rrag td mi m he was s gong
to make an actor Of him, he said:
billy, let me skip that professions I
will fight as often as you want me to
sooner than appear before the footllghfs;.
"A
fries then begged to be allowed 70 hght
some one within the next six months, and
the willy manager agreed. An ultlmatum
When Brady was asked today whether
or not the big champion would fight soon
Twill he fight? Why, 1 should say he
would. Jeffries will meet Bob F1tzsin-
tend to force him into a fight by follow
ing him all over the country and issuing
challenges In every city and town we
ssFitzsimmons irnagines he will make
very soon discover his mistake, and when
once his receipts begin to drop OF the
chances are he will agree to re-enter the
I'VE will allow Fitzsimmons until No
vember to accept our challenge II ne
declines then we will go after some of the
other big fellows
WILLING TO MEET RUHL1N.
Who win. you match Jenries with in
why, either Gus Rubin or Tom shar-
key. We will probably select Rubin, be-
cause he defeated Sharkey. You know he
also ssq gave FItEsimmons hard fight a.,,4-
ing CoTbeft aga alill:s
Not q chance His recent battle with
fake BY both his wife and Mrs. selby. set
ties his hope Of ever fighting ferries
with Curbett the public would claim the
fight a fake and refuse to witness it.
There would pc no money IN It f9r JET
battle and that account we viii pass up
Mr.. Corbett."
If Fitzsimmons refuses to take notice Of
Jeffries1 challenge by November 4 Brady
will be ready to arrange battle with
Rubin.
ORDWAY TALKS OF coRBETT
Dr. Ordway, the New York representa-
tive of the National Sporting club of Lon-
don, IS of the opinion that Corbett elnd
Jeffries Will never come together in the
British metropolis. He expressed himself
thus at the Gilsey house today, declaring
that he has positive assurance that Cor
belts present Journey has nothing to do
with match with the champion in Lon
don
'sCorbett Is not liked in England. The
people over there don't want to see him
hight" said Ordway. "a match in which
he contested. no matter If it were for the
championship, would not be profitable.
The National club knows this and would
not take the risk of offering big purse to
tempt the Californian to battle
'Jeffries is under contract to appear in
q play this season and would not be likely
to give up the prospect of gain in that di-
rection for the uncertainty of q fight in
England There are native pugilfSts
over there who could cope with Corbett.
Before the outbreak of the South At
rican war there were about twenty over
there who could give him any other
American good argument But now they
are at the 'front.'.