The morning call., 1891-05-24
THE RING,
1 Match Between COrbett and Charley
Mitchell Talked OF

\ Match Between Corbett and Charley
Mitchell Talked OF.
The battle between the cleverest of the
heavyweight fighters Of to-day at the Cali
fornia Club on Thursday evening will not
soon be forgotten by those who witnessed
it. Jim Corbett proved beyond doubt that
he is qualified to compete against the best
of fighters for the worlds championship.
He IS growing in weight, and within an
other year. if he only abstains from the
pleasures Of life which undermine a mans
constitution, he should be a NEST eligible
candidate to place on the ticket for the
worlds championship. Notwithstanding
Slavins great hitting powers, which have
brought him fame, il IS doubtful whether he
could defeat Corbett under Queensberry
rules.
Tie latter is so far superior to Slavin in
cleyernrSs and general ring tactics that the
latter would find it Almost difficult matter to
laudhis powerful INST on the body or face OF
the young Californian; and as an illustra-
ton Of this The contest between Slavin and
Costello IN Australia might be cited. The
Buffalo" although thirty pounds a lighter
man than his formidable antagonist, stood
Siavln off by clever ring tactics until the
latter was fairly we'll exhausted and it was
by the mereSt chance that Slavin landed a
blow which turned the tide of victory in his
favor.
Although a clever fellow, Costello cannot
be claSsed with COTbett who could easily
give him cards and spades and then OutclaSs
him IN quick hitting, lodging and tactics
which would puzzle any man. II SlaVln
could reach COTbrtt it would mean defeat
for the latter Good Judges who have seen
Siavjn fight and who witnessed the exhibit
tiOn on Thursday, are firmly impressed with
the belief that COrbPtt could whip the white
champion Of Australia by system OF clever
fighting and superior geneTalShip. \ ct with
al, quite a number Of the members left the
California Club diSpleased with the grand
hsti' exhibition which they termed purely
a scientific display Of hSticuffs.
It was UnQueStlOnably grand exhibition
of the manly art between two men who are
thorough masters Of their profession. Prob
ably the disappointed will never again see
such a remarkable exhibition Of clean hitting
and stopping and general ring tactics. Both
fighters hit from the shoulder, and all
through the match there was not half a
dozen swinging blows delivered. 1t is the
man who swings that wins by scoring a
Knockout blow, ana as the majority of
sporting men of this city seem better salts
ned with what might be tttinglY termed
the batterlng-ram system OF lighting,
probably the California Club would add
more o. its success by matching heavy-hit-
ting SlugE-rs who generally bring a bloody
Tie latter can be easily had at a small
figure, and il the members would be better
pleased with short and bloody fghting
rather than a thoroughly scientific display
Of fStcUttS, the Directors might occasion
ally lower the purses and give 1.-THE boys" a
variety IN the way Of sport Charley
Mitchell Is ''stiil in the ring" and it is sug-
Eested that the California Club try and ar
range a NE citing between him and the
clever young Californian, Jim COTbett This
match would certainly create international
interest
A. meeting of the charter members of the
Pew Occidental Club was held on Friday
evening and the committee appointed to
visit Grrggains and Turner at their training
quarters reported that the pugilists we're
getting along splendidly aud would enter
the ring on the 9th inst 10 hrst-claSs con-
ditjn. Another committee from the club
visited Sacramento on Tuesday and fled
with the Secretary Of State tile articles Of
Incorporation.
one If Turner's principal hackers writes
that the colOTed middle-weight will fight at
lJ2 pounds, and his opponent VIII probably
enter the ring at 156 pounds. The following
articles Of agreement were drawn and
signed by the pugilist5 and their trainers on
April 22d, when the match was made, show
lag that the fighters must enter the ring
under lJO pounds, VIZ:
SAN Francisco, April %, 1891.
We, the Undersigned, 90 hereby agree TO de.
posit Que hundred .S1O0D dollars with Tie Board
Of Directors Of tie New Occidental club 90 or
before the FIRST day Of May. 1891 Said one hun
dred (SlO0l dollars and also an additional one
hundred (SlOOl dollars, 70 be taken cut Of the
trophy, shall he forfeited by the contestant fail
Ing 10 come 10 one hundred and GfIY-siK $3.50
pounds The last one hundred (SlOO) dollars TO
come from contestants share Who fails TO come
10 weight.
JOIN MUSIC (for Charles Turner
MARTIN MURPHY CfOT Alex Greggains).
The club has engaged Professor Walker
Watson 10 teach boxing and Professor Joe
Acton to teach wrestling. Watson Is one Of
the leading boxing instructors of this cOun-
try. He was the first man to handle Cor
bett and put him through a successful
course of f5ticuffs. Several of Watson's
pupils in England have won fame aud dis
tinction in the great amateur boxing tOurna-
ments, which are annually held in London
and other large cities of England.