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Show CORBEirS IGNORANCE Declares He Does Not Know Where Tonopah, Nevada; Is," ;f . A - 1 NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Jim Corbett ' was seen about the offer of a finish fight between him and Jeffries which came from Nevada. vHe said: 'I will aqcept that offer and .fight Jeffries Jef-fries to a finish and be glad to .do so, provided, it is -a genuine . offer and the money will be put up. "I believe it is a fake.. I do not be lieve that there is an athletic club. at . that place in Nevada, nor- do I belfeve that there ever will be one.- This is -one - of Jeffries' fakes. He has sent out this story of a &S.000 puree to save time and " fibdge me." This war Corbetfs answer-to the tel egram he received from Harry Corbett of San-Francisco; who-wired the ex-champlon ex-champlon that, he had been tendered an - ottgr of a purse cf S25.000 for & finish - fiy;U between tr.e two big pugilists from lje manager of the Tonopah Athletic Tiib of Tonopah, Nev. llust where Tonopah is Corbett does not kJipw, arxl that is why he is suspicious sus-picious of tfie offer and designates It aa another trick on the part ot Jeffries to stand him off and gain time until he can get'out or the country on hia starring star-ring tour with Fltxslmir.ons. However, he says he will await further furth-er developments, and if the offer proves ' genuine will accept it, and is ready to eten articles as soon ss he can get together to-gether with the champion. |