THE RING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9163, 22 July 1895, Page 6

THE RING.

" Weekly Press and Referee.* I Billy Pliminsr and George Cor_Ul_ fought for £800 aud the 7_t 12lb champion ship at the National Sporting (jW ~ on May 27th, when Plimraer won aUtt fighting seven rounds. The loser was aniclassed, and as soon as it came to teat . fighting he was never in it with fa|| opponent, who was very clever with fcfa hands and quick on his foot. A well-known figure in Australian bos tag circles in the person of Starlight, Uit coloured pugilist, arrived in Weliingtoi from Sydney on Thursday week scoots. panied by his trainer, Dick Floyd. Their la, tention Ib to give boxing exhibitions ia t_U colony previous to Roing to Engltjjj. During hi 3 career in Australia, extending over nine years. Starlight met men in *]) classes. Our New York exchanges state: Coming ao soou after his statement that th« National Sporting Club was purely aod simply an organisation to promote Peter ' Jackson and Peter Jackson's indlTldusl -» interests, W. A. Brady's cablegram to Manager Fleming, of that club, statist that Corbett would deign to listen toe proposition to fight the coloured mania London in September, has caused much comment among eportiug men. Before Corbett was forced into a match with FitZ9immons his manager would not for * moment entertain a thought of allowing the champion to box in England, and more especially before what he described aa w one sided an institution. When Jackson was hore he tried hia bast to convince Corbett that London was the place to. their fight. Corbett said the land of the Stars and Stripes would do him. So there m it ended. Jackson has since been silent,~*f and Corbakt's time has been taken up by Fiizslmmons. To what this extraordinary change of mind on the part of Brady ie due can only be conjectured. It certainly leaves himself and Corbett open tocrii. cium. What is Fitz to do f ia a question : which has been frequently asked. Fitswired his lawyer to claim Corbett'* $10,000 in case the latter refused to fight, lhe New Zealander is ready to take Ccrbetl on for the side bet alone if no purse can be raised. Said E. M. Friend, qt .Friends House, and Grossman, coansiJL.Qr Fits* simmons:—" This proposition bt 'Brady's is surely a curious one. Until the Florida Club throws up the fight I fail to see hot? Corbett can enter iuto a contract te box Jackson or any one except Fitz.imuiaat, Brady says the he thinks the batttle with Fitz may bo long delayed. It may be long delayed to suit Corbatt's Interests, it , for our client, he has shown in every way .£ his siucerity is challenging the holder ol the championship. The sooner the chance comes tbe better Fitz will be pleased.'' Corbett said in Chicago the other night that he would abide by anything hi* manager said, and then he added thai his time was far too valuable to be wasted j j. in waiting for the Fitzslmmons affair £jt\M* take place. He says the fight with Jackson * ... must take place in September. Since the National Sporting Club has not sbowaany disposition to arrange such a contest for months, this " musb " of Corbett's would certainly appear to be a trifle out of place. I According to a cablegram ManagM.l Fleming, of the Club, declined te talk of § Corbett's'proposition yesterday, and It 11 I I doubtful if any attention is paid to Brad/* j/l cablegram. Perhaps tbe club yrill offers J reasonable puree for the Corbett-Fi_*7 g simmons fight. .1