The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-16
Jeffries Grows Ambitious For
Reputation and Money.
Makes Matches With COrBett,
Rubin and Sharkey.
WANTS TO MEET FITZ.
Date of Bout With Pompadour
January Is.
Akron Giant June 1 Sailor July
Wants Bob in May.

Chicago. Nov. 16.-Louis NJ. House
man. manager of Tattersalls, has Sc
cured the signature of James J. Cor
bett to articles of agreement calling for
a six-rOund bout between the ex-chan-
pion and James J. Jeffries, the present
champion. They will meet at latter
sails, Chicago. on January 10, Tor % per
cent. Of the gate receipts, the winner 70
take rs per cent OF the so per cent and
the loser % per cent of the so per cent
The referee has not yet been selected
Corbett has signed the articles ana
posted 81 600 with HOuSeman as Tor
felt The articles were forwarded to
William A. Brady, manager of JeffT1es,
this afternoon.
New York. Nov. 16.-James ]. .Jeffries,
of California, has signed articles of
agreement for fights with Gus Rubin,
of Akron, O.. and Tom Sharkey, OF Ire
land. According TO the stipulations the
bout with Rubin is to take place urSt.
The terms of Jeffries' signed agreement
were forwarded by wire to Rubin at
Mahanoy City. Pa. and Billy Madden
soon after notified his agent in this city
that $500 had been sent to Al Smith in
behalf of Rubin to cover the champion 5
money.
The Jeffries-Ruhli agreement calls
for 25-round contest before the club
offering the best inducements. on or
about June I. 1901. the exact date to be
named when the club articles are signed.
Practically the agreement calls for a
fight to finish
Should the contest take place in a state
or city legalizing only limited rounds
contests then at the end of the twenty
nth round If the referee is not able to
render a decision he shall be permitted
10 extend the contest five rounds at a
time Indefinitely until he is able to de-
eide the winner. If the contest takes
place in the state of Nevada. the bout
shall be to a finish The contest shall
be governed by the Marquis of Queens
bury rules and the men shall be per-
united to fight with one hand free, each
protecting himself at the breakaway.
but they are to break at the command
of the referee. Five ounce gloves are
called for. The winner is to take the
entire purse and all the receipts, priv
leges and other money accruing from
the contest. If either man is beaten be
tween now and the time Of 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 JeffIfes re-
serves the right to meet Bob FitzSim-
mons before the match with Rubin. pro-
viding this can be arranged on or be-
simmons may necessitate a postpone
ment of the bout
In the signed agreement which Jeffries
sent to Tom Sharkey for his signature,
the fight is to he on the same terms as
the Jeffrfes-Ruhlin contest The date
for the match is set for on or before
July !. 1901. Jeffries reserves the right
to meet both Fftzsimmons and Rubin
before the match with him, provided the
match with Fitzimmons comes off on
or before June l. 1901
The JefTries- Rubin bout will probably
call for a postponement of the Jeffries-
Sharl1ey contest to a later date than
that mentioned in the agreement; a. sec
oed postponement would be necessary
IN case of a bout with Fitzsimmons I'M
less Jeffries should be defeated.