Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-16

should have been glad TO meet him
and challenge. Sharkey seems to be
the only one who really appreciated
the situation, and he will thus get
another chance to fight for the title.
Madden and Rubin will have to do
a great deal of explaining in order 10
clear their skirts of the suspicion of
timidity.
CORBETT IGNORED.
Corbett was ignored but the former
champion used the long distance tele-
phone from Chicago. He said that
within a month he would be in posi-
champion could not refuse. Then 1 will
name a place, surprisingly near Chi
cago, where twenty-five round
championship battle can be success
ully arranged If Jeffries dares TO fight.
The purse can be made for any
amount, and any terms that he names
Will suit me. Winner take ALL is
ton to offer Jeffries a match that the
good enough.
JEFFRIES WILL MEET RUHLIN.
James j. Jeffries, the champion
heavyweight pugilist, was matched
| Thursday to fight Gus Rubin. This
is the second contest made by Jeffries
within two days. william Madden,
manager of Rubin, notified William A.
Brady, who pilots Jeffries, that he had
posted S2,5OO with "Ar' Smith as a
guarantee of good faith, and that in
stead of insisting on a division of the
purse, he would agree that the winner
should take all. This satisfied Brady,
and articles of agreement were at once
drawn up. There will be no side bet.
The fight will go to the club offering
the best money.
According to the articles Jeffries will
meet Rubin on or about June 1, next,
and if he wins, will face Sharkey 80
days thereafter, provided he does not
injure his arm, but if he hurts his
arm, then Sharkey must wait 60 days.
Robert Fitzsimmons will be given un-
til April 1 to decide whether he wants
to meet Jeffries, and in case he does
Jeffries will meet him first, then Rubin
and then Sharkey, each succeeding
match being contingent upon his vic
tory in the previous one.
In the match arranged with Rubin
the contest will be for % rounds or
more if it is held in state where linn
tied round contests only are permitted.
Sealed bids will be received by ZAP
Smith from clubs desiring the fight
until Feb. 1, each bid to be accompan-
led with $500. The contest will be
governed by Queensbury rules, anu
the men shall be permitted to fight
with one hand free, each protecting
himself in the breakaway. 1t is agreed
that Charley" White of New York or
George Siler of Chicago shall be the
referee. The winner is to take the
entire purse and all the receipts, privi-
leges and other money accruing from
the contest. If either man be beaten
between now and the timeof the battle
the match can be declared off by the
man who remains unbeaten.
There is only one condition in the
. agreement and that is that Jeffries re-
serves the right to meet Bob Fitzsim-
mons before the match with Rubin,
. providing this can be arranged on or
before April l, 1901. A match with
'hHoiihihohS may hecessilale posl-
ponement of the bout.
In the signed agreement which JEFF
fries sent to Tom Sharky for his sig.
7 nature the fight is to be on the same
terms as the Jeffries- Rubin contest,
The date for the match is set for on
or before July l, 1901. Jeffries re-
serves the right to meet both Fitzsm-
mons and Rubin before the match
with him, provided the match with
j. Fitzsimmons comes off before June l.
: 1901.
JOHNSON'S SCORE.
typographical error in Thursdays
Democrat, in connection with the ac.
count of the game between the post
office clerks and the press club bowl