Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-08
IS
READY TO MEET
CORBETT
REsENTs COMMENTS or GEN
TLEMAN JlM7 AND PRO-
POSES fo.RouND BOUT

New York, Sept. 8.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons resents the recent statements
published over Jim Corbetts name, in
which Corbett drags that old cham
pionship battle fought n Carson out
Of the forgotten past Corbetr, whose
memory evidently isn't as keen as It
might be regarding Carson, has dis
covered at this late date that Fitz-
simmons was I'm the sixth round
Curiously, nobody saw it at the time
James also picks flaws in the solar
plezus punch, which left him moth
ing to complain about on March IL,
1897,
But here's Bob Fitzsommons, reused
at last and coming right back in an
earnest endeavor to show Mr.. Cor
bett what he isn't, and never was.
Says Bob:
'Jim Corbett's attack on me after
his stage professions Of friendship for
many years don't surprise me much.
When he was known as Gentleman
Jim before he fought me at Carson,
he showed his gentlemanly instincts
IN little interview we had at Green's
hotel
"Jim was always a good sport. Just
before the fight at Carson he took
Referee George siler aside and said
Wen, George, I don't envy you your
position
"'Why not?' siler asked.
I've paid $50 a seat for 50 boys
from the mission, said Corbett. They
will sit close to the ring, and they
won't stand to see me lose, George.
care you threatening meY siler
asked.
"'oh, no, said Corbett. But I
wouldn't like to see any trouble.
If you lose you lose, and if you
win, you win said siler shortly. pm
there to see fair play, and your mis-
sion friends can't intimidate me-
George turned on his heel and came
straight to my camp and told me
about it The sheriff appointed so
deputies and placed them around the
ring to protect the referee. They were
all good Nevada men with six shoot
ers, and Corbett's mission friends
never moved from their seats.
''In that sixth round Corbett says he
knocked me down. He should have
been disqualified right there. He
threw me with a cross buttock. AS
I rested on my knee he turned to Siler
and said; Count faster, George The
way I chased him around the ring
when I got up at eight seconds show
ed how near out l was.
sI knocked him out with fair
punch, and he was counted out I
stood in the middle Of the ring and
the crowd climbed in When Corbett
got up he rushed at me and struck
me with left and right while two or
three people held my hands Then
he showed me down. He kept on hit
ting and one of my seconds yelled to
me. Let him hit Bob; he can't hurt
you Corbett's actions after being
fairly whipped were in line with other
things he did to me- While they were
calming him I went down into a box
to see my wife. After a while Cor
ibett came to the edge Of the ring
while I was talking with Rose, and
said; Bob, you won fair and square.
but I want you to give me another
chance. If you don't I'll take a punch
at you the first time see you on
Broadway If you do I'll kill you Il
said And that was all there was to-
that
"Now since Corbett is roasting me
I'll make him proposition I under
stand he keeps in training. I'll box
him ten rounds here in New York If
he lasts four rounds with me he can
have the entire purse. II he thinks
I'm too much for him, I have IL
year-old boy III match against him,
and bet him ST 900 he can't lay a glove
on the boy in ten rounds. and another
$1,000 he can't go ten rounds with
the boy"