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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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WANTED-To buy small grocery or racket
store. Address IF Al" argus.
WANTED-By an elderly gentleman, two
unfurnished rooms, near White Buggy
p factory preferred. ''Addre s TX. %, this
offiCe.
WANTED-LadieS wishing good help in the
way OF hOuSekeeperS. nurses or servants
to inqure at the intelligence office, 1924
Fourth avenue. Moline.
WANTED-Room and board by student who
would be willing to tend furnace or other
work in payment for same Kind OF work
no objection. Address IT 2l.' Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry Doerring. $3.50
Fourteenth avenue. mourn the loss of
their 6-months-old son. Wallace. who
died yesterday afternoon of lung fe-
yer. The funeral will take place at
. o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

y neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles
Don't take chances when Foley's
Honey and Tar affords perfect secur-
ity from serious effects of a cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
CARD DE THANKS.

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many friends and neighbors and members
of the militia who so generously assisted
and sympathiZed with us in our late be
reaVement and for the many beautifUA
floral offerings. Mrs. Bert Young. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Young and family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
wiI1 yi.it tine crnr.

Crown Prince Frederick william Of
Germany has accepted an invitation
of the car to visit his majesty at st.
Petersburg some time during the last
half of the month of January.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

1t soothes the bowels, stimulates
the liver, cleanses the kidneys. tones
the stomach, purges the system of all
poisonous germs. Rocky Mountain
Tea. T. IL. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

GOLDSMITH & MCKEE insurance agency.
Peoples National bank building, Rock
Island, Ill. Represent only trst-claS com
panies writing fire, tornado plate glass,
liability. burglary, accident and healt n
insurance. All policies issued upon the
latest plans and most liberal conditions
Surety bonds furnished through the Amer
lean Bonding company. of Baltimore. Md
Open every Wednesday and Saturday
nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Chicago, Jan. 3l-Following are the open
ing. highest, lowest and closing quotations
IN today's markets:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.

} OHN VOLK & CO.-Contractors and build
crs. Also manufacturers of sash, doors,
window and art glass. Onices and factory,
81 20 800 Eighteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished rooms.
Apply To 1903 Eighth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

FOR RENT - Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at Ill6 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

WANTED-A good. all around harneSsm AXE
Good jon for the right man. Sieverling
Eldred. Carrollton, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

wANTED-Iu each county. local resident
representative TO sell our high grade CT
CARS to the trade on new proposlton;
duality and price defy competition Able
statesmen can easily make from $500 to $50
a month. Exclusive territory given; no
capital needed: no pay for samples eN-
acted Apply with references to George
Samels & Co., 69-11 Dearborn street, Chica-
go, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
FOR sALE-FARM PROPERTY.

FOR SALE OR TRADE los acres in Buffalo
Prairie township. so acres bottom land,
good improvements. VIII take house and
lot in town in part payment. owner wants
to retire. A bargain. Apply to Reidy Bros.
FOR SALE-Stock farm. Best stock farm
IN Green county, Iowa. must be sold in 80
days and can be bought at bargain on
easy terms. There are 40 acres, close to
school. rural mail, telephone, fair house,
lent neighborhood. Price So. 80 per acre.
Write al once to George II. Gallup, JeffeT-
son, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Homeseekers' excursions the first
and third Tuesdays to points in Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Dakota
via the c., NJ. & st. p. railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Only through car line to Asheville,
n. c., Queen & Crescent route and
Southern railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Either sex Every To-
calty. BE your own boss. establish your
self in legitimate. permanent ana pront-
able business without investment ESper-
fence unnecessary We want reliable rep
resentat1ves to sell our coffees, teas.
spices. extracts, baking powder. soap. INK,
and toilet art c.es direct to consumers
New plan best goods. handsome preml-
ums Exclusive territory. Cash oompen-
sation SIS to $50 per week assured hustlers.
A. N. Manning x Co, l47l f. Belmont ave
nue.. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALE-A few pieces of choice new
furniture consisting OF TWO metal beds.
mattresses and springs, one range, three
velvet carpets and one ton OF furnace hard
coal and two tons of soft coal. Apply In
Mrs. w. *. Crdndall, SO Twenty-second
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Queen & Crescent service Cincin-
natl to Atlanta and Jacksonville, the
best in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

Queen & Crescent fast line to Biz
mingham and New Orleans. Two fast
trains daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
IAUNDRIES.

ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY -Baurs,
feld = sexton proprietors. Fine finish and
quick service. 1914 Third avenue. Phone
west 1898
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
TAILORING.


FRANK NEwBERG. the up-to-date tailor
located at SIC twentieth street. makes
suits to order from so and up, and trous
ers from g and up All work guaranteed
satisfactory. All kinds OF repair WorE
neatly and promptly done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
LOST AND EOuNn

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LOST-A silver watch and fob with initials
Il c. NJ. engraved. Finder please return
to 723 Twentieth street and receive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
FUEL.

ELECTRICAL.
w A ROBB & CO.-An kinds of electrical
construction. Estimates furnished and
service prompt and reliable. Fine line of
gas and combination fixtures. Il9 Eight
eenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
MODIsTEs.


NINE FRENCH-Designer and maker OF
gowns a speciality. 1901 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
ART DECORATION.

PARDON & SON-Artistic interior decora-
ton. Finest line of late pap9r carried and
skilled workmen employed. Moderate
prices, AZ Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
REAL ESTATE.


E. !. BURNS-City and country real estate.
If you have property for sale, list II with
me. If you want to buy viii DO my pest
to get YOU what YOU want Room IL, Mitch
ell & Lynde block Telephone 1871.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

WE WILL BOND YOU Executors. admin
istrators. guardians, trustees. trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodge and So
ciety oficers; city, state or U. :. govern.
ment oficials: contractors; positions of
trust; in fact, any kind of bond you want
Except bail bonds). Terms reasonable.
Hayes s cleveland, resident managers,
Fidelity and Deposit company, OF Mary
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MULTIPLICATION
acknowledgements at 1916 Fifth ave-
nue. Satisfaction guaranteed.
WANTED-A position by first class black
smith and horSeshoer, or to go in partner
ship with some one. Address p. o. Box 494,
Rock Island.
WANTED-A situation as housekeeper or
nurse or child nurse; had experienced as
nurse. Address. Mrs Nichols. 1919 Fourth
avenue. Moline.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
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II. j. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, Davenport.
Stocks. grain. provisions, cotton. Privale
wire TO New York and Chicago. Offices
100 Main street. Telephone 407.
GEORGE II. SIDWELL < CO.-Commission
merchants Grain. hay and provisions.
Members of the Chicago board of trade
and Chicago Stock exchange Establi shed
IS wears. No So and 543 Rialto building.
Long distance phone, Harrison s6o6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

WANTED-Men TOR statesmen. Local OIL
travelling. We employ on both salary and
commission. Straight, honorable business
that will yield good Income. Our statesmen
make from $40 a month up and expenses
For particulars write, The r. g. Chase Co.
Geneva, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS

One hundred miles shortest to
Chattanooga, Queen & Crescent
route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

FOR SALE-A five room house with bath
lot 90xl50. fruit trees and other small fruit,
good well, p barrel Cistern. city water,
barn and carriage shed. located on Forty
fourth street Address ). E. Madison, e5S
Nineteeth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
HOTELS AND RESORTS.


GRAND HOTEL-Famous Colfax mineral
springs. Offers best accommodations at
reasonable prices. Address William Frey,
ColfaX. Iowa.
LAS VEGAS HOT SPRINGS-Located 6.767
feet above the sea. All the year round re
sort. 4 perfect place for rest. FOR partiC-
uiars address DR.. Daniel ;. Perkins, Meal-
cal Director, Las Vegas, n. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE-Business depart
ment. a thorough business trai ming given
for entry into commercial lite. Terms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
CLAIRvoYANT.

readings are giving great satisfaction She
has decided to read sundays. Rooms So
Seventeenth street Fees . cents.
MADAM ST. MARIE, paImist and clatryoy-
ant, tells you the past, present and future
correctly. Tells you everything pertain
Ing to business, marriage, divorce, love
affairs, sickness. death, accidents ana
everything of interest. One call viii prove
her wonderful accuracy. once hours from
to 10 o. m. ms Sourth avenue. Take the
Blue line west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

FOR SALE-Two remaining east front lots
in the Dart Twenty-SeCond street addition.
For terms inquire of r 5. Dart, Jackson &
HurSt's ONCE, Masonic temple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
FOR RENT-ROOMs.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms and board at
1919 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

If YOU WANT to buy, sell. trade or rent
anything, engage helpor secure SITUATION
the Mail is the one paper in Moline that can
do IL for you. Mail wants are popular and
Nail wants bring results. Ons-nalf cent
per word Is the price to all alike. casn IN
Advance 2-cent stamps will do. Evening
and Saturday Mail, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
HEATING AND PLUMBING.

CHANNON. PERRY & COMMUNICATING
and plumbing along scientific and sani-
tary lines. Careful and skilled workmen.
Prompt attention. ia West Seventeenth
street. Phone IIiS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

ANY man or woman may increase their IN
come $40 Il week during unemployed hours
For particulars address Paul Bitterman
care of The Wales, Dubuque. Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

DO you WANT AGENTS?-Many years ex-
perience places us in position to give you
valuable Information along lines that Will
assure you success. Ask for free letters
of Information and bulletin of daily papers
ties in the mail order and agency supply
business Lord & Carver. Racine, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

HAYES & CLEAVELAND - The pioneer
agency. Old time and fire tested compa-
nfes. Fire. lightning, plate glass tornado,
accident, life, or almost any form OF risk
Ground floor offices 2l0 to 2lS, Eighteenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
ARCHITECTS.
FLORISTS.
EDUCATIONAL

VILLA DE CHANTAI-A home school for
girls conducted by the Sisters of the NiSi
tation Rudimentary and higher branches
and all polite acComplis hments taught
Twentieth street and Fifteenth avenue,
Rock lslaud.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

J. p WILLIAMSON buys. sells and ex-
changes all kinds of second hand goods.
will pay more than any other dealer and
sells cheaper. All kinds of stove repairing
and cleaning done also. j. p. Williamson,
1915 Second avenue Telephone 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

IF YOU WISH your money TO earn higher
rate of interest than is paid by savings
ney, rooms 1885, Mitchell Lynde building,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
INSURANCE..

I cJcSTrI- GNCE on dweIIinSs and household
goods a specially. Oldest and best com
panies, lowest rates G. r. Chamberlin,
Mitchell Lynde block. Prone 1880
TORNADO INSURANCE-Rates for city
property 20 cents per 500 one year, 40 cents
per 800 three years 90 cents per 800 five
years Call or address c. r. Chamberlin
Agent Mitchell s. Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31
WANrEp-MALE HELP

wANTED-Ben boys at the Harper house
Good wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

JOHN L. Observation-Disclosures specially.
Work guaranteed satisfactory. Four
teenth avenue and Thlrty-second street
Phone West 1879.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

WANTED - Trustworthy person in each
county to manage business, old establish
ed house, solid financial standing: straight
bona fide weekly cash salary SIS paid by
check each Wednesday, with all expenses
direct from headquarters; money advanc-
ed for expenses. Manager, 800 CaXton bldg
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

FOR SALE OR RENT-The 3-story brick
building on First avenue that has been oC-
Cuped by the George White Buggy compa-
nv. Inquire OF L. q. Frazer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
JOHN NlLSSEN SURELY
HAD HIS SKATES ON
Minnesota Man Wins Every Professional
Event at Montreal.

MONTREAL, Feb. Ideal weather
conditions, a big crowd, superb ice and
large fields in all the events. with excit-
ing finishes, combined to make the speed
skating championships of America, held
here today under the auspices of the
Amateur Skating Association of Canada
and the NationaA Skating Association of
America a great success. No records
were broken, but in the 220-yard ANA
teur and haif-n1ile professional events,
both the Canadian and American rec
ords were equaled In the other events
the time made was disappointing under
the conditions! 10
The featurei of the racing was the great
work Of John Nilssen, of Minneapolis.
He carried off all the professional events
on the card, but not without a race in
every instance, the finish in the three
mile event being particularly exciting.
Nilsson made the pace almost all the
way but at the final turn fell back into
beaten. But when the men got out onto
the stretch he, came like fash beating
Norval Baptte. the North Dakota man,
by inches. Norris Wood of the Verona
Lake Skating club, New York, won the
mile amateur event cleverly.
The summaries:
220 yards amateur-Won by F. J. Dob
son, Toronto: Larry Piper second, A.
Morrin. Montreal, third. Time. 20 rs.
In his trial heat Robson equaled the
American and Canadian record OF
Half mile Professionalism by J..
Nilsson, Minneapolis; Harley Davidson,
st. Louis. second; p. Sinnirud, New York,
third; Time. ill LIB. equals profess
sfonal record)
Half mile, amatepr-Won by q. P. st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
JEFFRIES HITS
A RAPID PACE
Report That He Is Breakin g
Down Under the Strain
of Prosperity.
Special to The Globe.

special TO The Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. Incidents
and circumstances in the career of
Champion James J. Jeffries, the prize
lighting son of a parson father, lead
to the belief that he is wearing out
under the strain of the pace he has
been going for some time Like SO
many Of his predecessors in the cham
pionship of the ring, he '1s a good fell
low" which quality cost Sullivan a.
million and Corbett hundreds Of thou
sands. To be a good fellow is a
tax upon the physical resources of
any man, and when one is in the cham
pfon class in an athletic way there
are always multitudes willing ito buy"
and to have bought for them.
Jeffr1es has proved no exception to
the rule, and it is known that it would
{ take weeks, even months, of the most
rigid adherence to the training rules
TO put him back into condition to make
a championship fight, if there were any
one to dispute the title with him. His
grip on the dog collar" as the great
sullivan contemptuously styled the
championship belt, is secure by reason
or the fact that there isn't a top-notch
er In sight, unless it should prove that
Jack Munroe has the quality, and this
VIII not be known until the Butte min
er gets into the ring with Sailor Shar
key In the course of a few months
JeffrfeS has disposed of all the rest oP
them so often, and they have disposed
of each other in like manner, that no
one of them has any claim on a match
with the boilermaker. The rising star
which recently twinkled on the West
ern sky may develop into a fistic com
ct and burn Jeffries' laureIs from his
brow-but that's in the future. In the
meantime, If the big 'un keeps hitting
the pace. he may be an easy mark for
the sturdy miner when they do get to-
gether.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08

fair. Tim Hurst was the referee, and
he cautioned Smith for foul tactics
in the first round. Soon afterWard
Smith went to fouling again, and but
ted Ryan over the eye, cutting deep
cash. Ryan burst into tears and i'm
plored Hurst to stop the MILL The
referee instantly complied with the re-
quest and disqualified Smith, who fol-
lowed Ryan out of the building, de-
nouncing him as a coward.
Ryan, as a Welter-Weight, was
soundly whipped by Kid Mccoy. This
battle also took place at Maspeth. Nc
Coy was Ryan's pupil, and before 60
ing into the ring the Kid told Tommy
that he was feeling i'll Ryan promised
not to hurt him, but before the fight
had gone five rounds Mccoy had Ryan
in all kinds of trouble. Tommy was
literally cut to ribbons. Under fearful
punishment, he displayed remarkable
gameness right up to the point where
Mccoy knocked him cold with a smash
on the jaw. Today, should Ryan and
Mccoy meet, the tables would probably
be reversed, for the reason that Ryan
has vastly improved in science, is big
ger and heavier than ever, while Nc
Coy has gone so far back that only the
most rigid training would ever make
him fit enough to have a chance.
But when it comes down to fighting
FitZsimmons. Ryan would face prop
osition different from anything that
he has ever before experienced. F'itZ
is taller than Ryan, has a, longer reach
and above the waist is a heavyweight.
The Cornishman is probably the heav-
lest puncher in the world, with a pos
sible exception of Jeffries. He is a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
ROBERT FITZSIMlMONs.

mons, he probably is. But Fitzsim-
mons, who won the middle weight
championship from Jack Dempsey, has
never been beaten for the title.
The COrnishman says that he can
easily get below the middle light
limit. He has always maintained that
he weighed less than 1913 pounds when
he whipped Jim Corbett at Carson City
and when Jeffries put him away at
Coney Island in eleven rounds, but
there are ring followers who insist
that Robert in those battles weighed
all of 165 pounds. Still, if Fitzsim-
mons can make 1873 pounds, it is up
to Ryan to fight him at that weight
or cease laying claim to weight
honors.
Ryan is a wonderful pugilist as far
as science goes. He has often been
pronounced the cleverest fighter in the
world, with the exception of Corbett,
who at that never had much on the
Syracuse man. But Ryan has had a
penchant for easy marks, and has been
very wary of men in the foremost
ranks. 1t was at Coney Island several
years ago when Ryan entered the ring
to fight the colored heavy weight
known as THE Harlem Coffee Cooler
that Tom O'Rourke challenged him to
meet Joe Walcott, the Giant Killer
Walcott's money was up and a match
SEEMED uIldVOIQaDIo, Wnen Ryan sud-
denly concluded to draw the color line
which of course shut WaIcott out.
Had Ryan consented to meet Wal
colt then he might have suffered de-
feat, as Joe was in wonderful condi-
ton and was beating all corners with
a consistency that made him the talk
of the fighting world. But Ryan evil
IDENTIFY knew on which side his bread
was buttered, so he avoided a match
ha fol IL
of WalcOtt ever since.
Ryan Burst Into Tears.
For this reason it has been charged
that Ryan possesses white feather
somewhere in his makeup, which
some people believe, he will show be-
fore he gets through negotiating with
Fftzsimmons. Ryan met Mysterious
Billy Smith over at Maspeth several
years ago in a fierce rough-house af-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
CORBETT TO CLAIM
CHAMPIONSHIP
Jeffries Must Fight or Lose
Heavyweight
Title.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Corbett, who
arrived in New York Sunday, is anx-
1ous to fight, and does not see how
Jeffries can avoid giving him chance
TO regain the championship now. He
says:
:. 'Jeffries simply cannot avoid meet
ing me this time. The offer of the
Fort Erie club is too big for him to
turn down. He thinks he can lick me,
ana If he can he will make g. lot of
money, for l won't split the purse
with him, like he has had to do in all of
MS fights. will sign an agreement for
the winner to take Is per cent of the
purse. That ought to satisfy him. If
l lose. L don't want any Of the money.
The 20 per cent would just about cover
my expenses
What I want is a chance to fight
him under any old conditions. have
$1,000 forfeit money up with AL Smith
already, and will make it $4,000 any
time he wants to put up a ike amount.
HIS talk about betting me $4,000 on
the side IS nonsense, for he could take
that money and lay it off so as to be
ahead any way, for he will be an
odds-on favorite in the betting should
we get together.
I do not see how he can avoid
meeting me. He must fight someone,
and there is no one who has a better
right than me to look for a chance.
He has whipped all Of the other heavy
weights~two times each, and there is
no one left for him to take on.
If he means to fight at all, he must
fight now. Everything he wants he
can have, and If he does not accept
the chance l will claim the champion
ship, as will have right to-"
What excuse can he have for not
meeting me? A champion must de-
fend the title, and if he does not do
so he is not the champion, is he?
I feel that 1 can whip him now,
and l think he feels it, too. 1 am
going to force him to get into the
ring with me if I can, and I do not
see why he should turn down this Of
fer of the International Athletic club.
Their deposit of $4,000 shows that they
mean business. and no matter how
long he would hold off no one would
offer a larger sum.
There has never been but one fight
for $4,000 or more-the one between
Sullivan and myself-and even JEFF
fries cannot turn up his nose at that
amount.
ANY time will suit me- I am ready
to go on tomorrow. I believe / will
get a chance at the title this time.
Jeffries will either have to fight or get
out | want him to fight"