Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-14
pOtb Have Received an Offer to
Meet in. the Ring at ST.
Louis
DURING THE WORLDS FAIR.
Former Champion Passes Fitzsimmons
To aud Says He will Not Fight
An Old Man.

r,o latest news in pugdom is the story
,.an, New York to the effect that James
,eories and James j. corbett VIII hght
rr for the worlds championships
Tne bout will take place In 81 LOUIS
.m no ono OF the main attractions
during the worlds falr.
nam Corbett and Jeffrles have received
.ronosltlon from ST. Louis promoters
,hov have agreed to accept the orer,
wv t1,ne She inducements offered for the
hout are satisfactory.
A. the st. Louis folk are anxious 10
.oc,,ro the mill and have announced 'hat
mey ,yill offer a big curse, there Is no
,s,son 20 believe that the match VIII not
he contaminated.
corhstt would be more than pleased TO
ohanco to meet Jeffrles again, de-
geH No fact that he has been defeated
sp'c hv the champion On each OCCASION
VIC ~ Corbett gave the champion Inc,
hh omGSt fights that he has had since ne
became champion. -, ,o,,,,, ,,,oae
Ihe iI lS Corbett and Jeffries together
yah. 70 V1'iin a championship match game 10
ase,' ,rhen Corbett received telegram
neiiM him IL he would accept a pig
"gnr In meet either Jeiirles or fl'hslnl-
T Mons nj 81. Louis during lhe WORM
fair. ,,,nio, was surprised at
,l"orar H.. said that flt2simmons must
u 6o considered In the matter Dut tnat
~ would fight Jeffries, providing sul'a-
tis Inducements were offered IL
$50 they want me to hght risSs'n, nnI5nd
or Icories said Corbett when asked
VI Mai me Intended TO do regarding me or
w. "Wen, you can say for me that ~,
ivr , ready To- fight Jeffrles IL they VIII
hang up a reasonable purse ,.,, ,,,,,
vi eUIl not consider a match WIN rl, l'i
,r,nmons | have passed him up TOT soou
s lli' ',,",,"uid moi meet nj munder any cons
g1i I,iors There would he no credit IN IL
Wv ,,e "a defeat Fitzsimmons' lie IL an
IA man according to his own WORDS
ana EVERYBODY Is saying that ms nanus
ore broken and that he Is broken uomh
nhys,coily. 1 might Just as wen VIZ, bIlu
PnnSssut, nni a wooden Indian ] would get
iust as much credit ,,s.o,,t T
'"\yitb Jeffries II would be dlnetcnc
would have n chance 10 win .ne uh1li
Tonship. Yes, of course, WIN nghI Ju,, .
fries, and they can go ahead a,io ni' "n a
de,ahs IL they are ready to hang up
YEA muse. / would like to have guar
80 fhst 10 show that they mean busl-
n nsse a Louis would be a great place
io pull the fight of. | think II wouio
proyc a grand ATTRACTION Tor the ian ,o,o-
COrhetl dulnOrlNeu wv
gram @. rou,s Mo..--If
Won will OFFER suitable lnducelnenus M rht
Sgh, JeTrios for the worlds heaVyWeisht
cSamponship. | will not consider any W
Ter 40 Gght Fitzsmmons. lie Is h"e-
leen and does not count e,,>,,n,,u,p
'''' JAMES j. CORBETI
The telegram received by Coroe'' ""'
",j9mes /. Corbett:--If YOU. received OF
Ger of big purse to fight Jenries OF r.m ~,
simmons here, worlds far, Wouiu So'
accept? AR AZ rANtGAN"
That Jeffrles Is as anxious as Sor9e.t ,o ep
arrange another match was proved lde e,
in the day. When Informed OF tne %.
iouls offer and Corbetts acceptance Wy
telegraph, the champion sent inc ioi0"
5lf a suitable purse can be secured III
NJ louis during the exposition, ana MI,
bett and I can agree upon terms, s"o'
he PLAID TO accept the proposltlon. >,
JAMES j. JEt,kRlEs. II,
Tho above Is evidence of JeHrles wiz
ipeness Ia fight again. and II would ap'
nSar that ali that remains to cllnch tht
match is for the promoters 20 deposit v
snitabls nurse. In view of their anxiety
Ia secure the match, IL Is not likely tnal
the amount of the purse will prove any
hitch II tho St Louis promoters can SEE
their way clear TO pull the hght on, theS
viii he In n position to offer big purse
as championship battle between Cor
bctt and Jeffries would draw record
breaking house,