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FRECKLED FITZ BALKS - CENTURY CLUB OFFERFITZSIMMONS has practically declined to meet Jeffries before the Century Club at Los Angeles. Fitzsimmons wanted 75 per cent or $25,000 guaranteed The club couldn't sec Its way to those figures, but offered 70 pen cent of the gross or $20,000 guaranteed. To this offer Fitzsimmons sent the following message: wrrmnMI stand by my proposition crt SSo.wu, with privilege of 75 per cent, prices of tickets and number of comps to be mutually agreed upon. H you wish to callit off do so ,r .From this it appears that Fitzsimmons is playing a commercial game, fearing that 75 per cent of the gross receipts will exceed the $25,001) guaranteed in which he would not participate- Later tonight Jer-fnes sent a private telegram to Fitz urging him to accept some terms favorable to the club, as the whole matter here is ir. good faith and with the money in bonk Jeffries is not exhibiting any anger. but is annoyed that the Cornishmati should attempt to dictate exery phase of the U rras Those who are on the Inside tay that the light will come to Los Angeles, and that Fitz will accept the 7* pei cent gross plan. Jeffries himself thinks the attendance will far exceed the guarantee offered.President McGarry, of ths Century Club, stated thlfl afternoon that he had received Fitzsimmons’ telegrams and had ic plied in behalf of the club •‘Filzstfmmons is ..too exacting, said McGarry. “He combines two of our pi ©positions and wants both. We 6till think our bid of $25,000 cash purse is the best to be had, and perhaps Fitzsimmons will come to see it that way. We have replied to nis telegram, hut I am not re^dy to state the conditions xn«.de therein.When Billy Delaney, Corbett’s old trainer, now Jeffrie?’ manager, heard of Fitzsimmons* action he said “I do rot believe Fitzsimmons intend© tu light I will not believe that he intends to fight until he Is in California. I 1 a\ e not heard from Jeffries regarding the dispatch, but I know he wilX be delighted and will grab at anything that means a meeting with Fitzsimmons I con t know whether the Los Ar.gplcs club w'll consent to suggestions from Fitzsimmons or not, but I do know that tney are , « nous and good sporting men and will do anything fair and within reason on ■ their part
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Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Mon, Mar 24, 1902
Page 10
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John H.
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