People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1894 — NO ONE BARRED. [ARTICLE]

NO ONE BARRED.

James J. Corbett’s Sensational Offer to Fight All Comers. Boston, Oct. 3. —Through his manager, William A. Brady, Pugilist Corbett has issued a rather remarkable communication. He calls it his “ultimatum” in the Fitzsimmons controversy, and in it he makes an offer considerably broader in its scope than has ever before been made by a pugilist. He says that after July 1 next he will devote one week to all pugilistic aspirants, regardless of weight or color, who may want to dispute the championship with him. He will, he says, take them one at time each night during the week, Fitzsimmons Raving the call for the first night, and the others to be accepted in the order in which they challenge and deposit their money. All that he requires is a side bet of SIO,OOO in each instance. Corbett offers to deposit SIO,OOO as a guaranty of good faith.