The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
news.
COrbett's Scheme Causes Brady
to Make a Howl.
Discovered Plan to Get Bogus
Pictures of Fight.
POMPADOUR EXPLAINS
Says There VIII Be No Attempt
to Deceive Anyone.
VIII Simply Try to. Illustrate
the Part He Took.

New York, May 19.-Manager Billy
Brady is hot after Jim Corbett. He
learned Friday thai Ccrbett- will go to
the Tuckaho Athletic club in West
chester county, today, where, with a
we'll known boxer, an effort will be
made to illustrate Corbett's fight
against Jeffries at Coney Island. Brady
at once sent Corbett the following let
ter, which he also made public:
New York, May IS, 1909.
"Messrs. James J. Corbett and George
Considine, New York city@Gentlemen:
I understand from reliable authority
that you propose to give a fake imita-
ton of the fight between James ]. JEFF
fries and James ]. Corbett. I hereby
call you attention to a decision rem
dered by Judge Gildersleeve in the su-
perior court, in which he decided that
no one could impersonate a champion
boxer without that boxers consent. 1
therefore give you legal notice that in
case you use any imitation of James J.
Jeffries, or allow any one to imperson-
ate him in a fake contest, l Will proceed
agains you to the full extent of the
law, I cannot understand how Mr..
Corbett can allow himself to be con
nected with these fake pictures. or with
a AXE Of any description, and l shall
take every effort from this as
a show manager to give publicity TO
this fake and to prevent the public from
being imposed upon in this fashion
Yours truly,
civilian A. BRADY
When Corbett's attention was called
to- the letter last night he gave out
the following statement:
I am going to the Tuckaho club to-
day with a party, among whom is a
boxer. I have been offered a good big
sum of money to illustrate my fight
against .Jeffries. There is to be no at
tempt at deceiving any one. There is
no idea of taking the fight between JEFF
fries and myself. 1 would not be a
party to that, and such a thing was
never asked Of me. The parties inter-
ested have clippings from all the i'm
portant newspapers in the country de-
Scr1blng my actions IN the night. we
ave selected from each occur the
round or rounds that we think were
truest described. I will try to- illus
trate my battle in each round with the
| assistance of the boxer / have referred
to. If successful the pictures will be
put IN exhibition here, not as pictures
of our bout at Coney Island, but as IL
Illustrating the part I played in that
fight, and it will be so announced.
Jeffries has not been taken into consid-
Grafton at all. If the champion was
wanted to assist me in illustrating the
fight as a whole, 1 guess he could ave
been secured. But his erViceS were not
sought after.
That letter is one Of Brady's dirty
little tricks. He is full of just that
kind of meanness. He is eaten up with
jealousy over h kindness of the pub
lie toward me. He also hopes to in
jure me with the people throughout the
country by putting a wrong construc-
ton on this thing tomorrow, and is
particularly sore hat I have received
offers of theatrical engagements ir
such numbers. Brady is feeling badly
very badly. I knew he would. In the
ring at Coney Island when Jeffries
aimed a blow at me 1 would avoid il
and look at Brady and laugh. TheI
when I took a notion to hit Jeffries J
would hit him about whenever or wher-
ever 1 wanted to- And I would look
at Brady and laugh each time. Die
that hurt Brady? Why, it was wors5
to him than a kick in the stomach. He
has since been getting even with me by
pseristently challenging me to NEE
Jeffries in another fight, and this letter
which he gives to the public is part o.
the same programme conceived in tbs
brain Of the littlest and meanest morta
on earth. 1 have known Brady a long
long time, o know, and know wha
prompts his almost every action