Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-12
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS
Jim Jeffpies Is Out After All the
 Big Fellows.

He Will Fight Either Fitzsimmons,
 Ruhlin or Sharkey, or All Three of
 Them-Tommy Ryan Whips Jeff
 Thorne in Three Rounds-Ch
 Tells q Funny Tale About Maner-
 MeGovern Has Earned $50,O0O in
 Fighting-Spike Sullivan Has an
 Offer.
 In an effort to arrange q heavy weight pugilistic match with Robert hIUsimmons, Gus" Ruhlin or Thom- as shatkey, in the order named, the sum of S2,5OO was Saturday deposited on behalf of James J. JetrrieS. the champion, with .Af' Smith. JeGriea IS anxious to defend his title, and has posted his money to show his sincerity ln the matter.
 Jenries arrived in New York Satur- day night from Philadelphia, and at once issued the following sweeping challenge:
 1 now stand prepared to make a match with any man in the world for the worlds championship. I have to- day deposited $250O in the hands of AT smith as q deposit to bind a match With any of the men mentioned ID this challenge, under the conditions hereafter stated.
 1t is my wish to meet Robert FitZ- simmons again. Since our last match he bas advanced sundry excuses for his signal defeat at my hands. He has tried to delude the public into be- ! lteTiug that foul play caused his de feat. Those who saw the contest be- tween "Fitz" and me will admit that held him safe from the start to fin ish and won the championship on my merits. Since that time, however, FitZsimnons has defeated Ruhlin and Sharkey in sensational fashion, and he to-day is considered by the sporting public as the man I should meet in my next battle for the championship.
 Therefore l stand ready to give him another chance on any terms he may l publicly accept. If he is in earnest in his determination to retire. I have no desire to interfere with his plans. but i l have it on good authority that his pretended retirement is only intended as ruse to avoid meeting me He can make fortune by defeating me. and am willing to give him the chance l if he wants it.
 In case of his refusing this oDportu- Dity. l stand ready to meet Gus Ruh- lin, who is considered the next best man. Failing to arrange with Ruhlin l will match with Sharkey or. if suf- 1cient time Is given me between bouts. With all three
 1 will meet Fftzsimmons. Ruhlin and i Sharkey at the Grand Opera house nj 12 o'clock on Wednesday night If ' ,,,,xH q will make q match with Ruhlin or Sharkey, on terms to be discussed. and l ask their managers or representatives to be on hand ready to do business
 IeTries was emphatic in saving that all the arrangements regarding any match which he may arrange must be made known to the public. There will be no entering into an agreement ou his part he said. to delude followers of the ring by announcing that the purse will be divided on q T5 and 25 Der cent basis. when in reality it has been secretly decided to split the mon ey. It is his desire to make a match in the next few days. He goes west next week for . tour with his theatri- cal play, and is therefore anxious to so arrange matters that he can do his training and engage in a bout before returning east.
 The champion has just received an offer from the NOnparei1 A. C., of Louisville, Ky. which club agrees to give 15 per cent of the gross receipts for fight between him and one of the other leading heavyweights. The off cerS of the club say that they have q building with 2 capacity of holding 12.- CUO persons, and that there is no doubt as to their ability to hold bout of such importance without any iuterfer- cnce from the authorities. They point to the central location of Louisville as a great advantage, and. in their Opin- ton a fight held there would dra W from the east as well as from the west, and from the north as we'll as from the south.
 San Francisco has offered T5 per cent of the gross receipts for bout between Jeffries and any other heavy weight. The champion says that he understands that followers of the ring in Reno. Nev. will offer purse ot $30, GOO for fight between him and Fftzsimaons CT Ruhlin or Sharkey. He is willing, he announces. to take on all three of them If they will give him time te train between each bout
 FitHsimmons is out of the city, but some of his friends said yesterday that he is willing to take Sn JeGries again. Billy" Madden, manager of Ruhlin, said he was ready to match his man against the champion on any fair terms } which may be proposed.
 TOMMY RYAN WINS.