Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-19
PUGILISTIC GOSSIP
Mitchell and Slayin Fear a
Warm Reception.
HAVE CANCELLED THEIR DATES.
Jimmie Carroll Asked to Put Sullivan in
Condition,

Jim Corbett and Carroll NGeet-CarroIl
Compliments COrbett ON His Recently
blade Match-FItxsimmons VIII Make q
Match With Jim Hall II He Will Fight
for $4,000 a Side, the Largest Purse
offered by the Olympic Club and the
DIiddleweieht Championship.
New York, March 19.-Charles Nit
chell and Frank P. Slavin are afraid to
face public opinion in New York and
have cancelled their engagement with
Harry Miner, at whose theatre they were
billed to spar next week.
Mitchell is the business man of the
pair. He says that he fears that a warm
reception would be accorded him in
America, simply because he is not
matched to fight Sullivan.
Mitchell and SIavin did not get cor
dial reception when they first arrived in
city with anything but a good opinion Of
those who guyed them when they boxed
in aTBrooklyn theatre q lew days after
their arrival from England. They failed
to cover the deposit made by Sullivan's
friends, and although, they made an ap-
pointnent to meet johnson and Wakely,
an appearance.
They were to have met Sullivan's
hackers On a Monday, hut they left for
Chicago the day previous without a word
of explanation.
Mitchell has been challenging Sullivan
in his old familiar style ever since the
observation-disclosures fight. Sullivan ac-
cepted Mitchell's challenge, and the
tricky little Englishman as usual made
Ia cd 80 ArIhN Ro,
and Sullivan insisted upon a stake as
well. This Mitchell fatty refused to
do.
He has been boxing in Canada for the
past week and making speeches every
night in which he explained why Sulli-
Yhn was afraid of him. 1t tickled the
Canadians who are not familiar with
Mttchell's methods. They believed i'm
plicitly what he had told them. They
did not know that he had crawled out of
his match with Corbett, after having
signed articles Of agreement
He had contracts in this city and Phil
adelphia He has fatty refused to act
up to either of the contracts. He is very
firm in his determination not to C ONE to
New York, but has not given his final
answer to the Quaker City sports. The
worthy pair intend going from Montreal,
where they are now filling an engage
ment, direct to England BY way of Hall
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There will be weeping and wailing
among the sporting men of this city.
They will be grieved to hear of the de-
partnre of the men who came to this
country to force Sullivan to fight or re-
linquish all claims to the title of cham
pion. 1t will look very much like cow
ardice.
James j. Corbett and his sparring part
N fra DAILY Wi
engagement and brave the criticisms of
the audience that frightened Mitchell an d
Slavin away.
The Sullivan faction is on the lookout
for a trainer to put the ponderous heavy
weight into condition for his fight with
Corbett, Jimmie Carroll has been asked
to undertake the task. a better trainer
or more skillful second could not be OBJ
tanned. If Carroll trains Sullivan, and
Sullivan will do what Carroll tells him
to do, he will be in better shape than
his most sanguine friends can hope for.
William Muldoon says he is not en-
gagged to train either Sullivan or Corbett.
He says that while he and Sullivan are
not on as friendly terms as formerly, he
bears no ill-will, and would not do any
thing injurious to Sullivan's success.
That Sullivan will have to be i'll the pink
of condition in order to succeed in his
uBAO "AOu SOTUcLGy WHO 4S % IuiLu
to handle than Kilrain was at the time
of the Mississippi fight.
cat that time" Mr.. Muldoon con-
tinued, Sullivan was in better condition
than he ever was before and, fear, than
he ever will be again. l have no doubt
that the fight will come off, now that
the money is up. I thought all along
that Corbett was bluffing. but am now
convinced that he means business. He
thoroughly understands the nature of
the task before him aud will train for it
accordingly. I hope Sullivan will do
likewise, but fear he will not get in
proper shape.
Jimmie Carroll and Jim Corbett met
in the Hoffman House. Carroll compli-
mented Corbett upon his recently made
match. He said: You were not a mo-
ment too soon. l should have taken it
up for Fitzsimmons if you had not got in
ahead of u.s. In speaking of Jim Halls
challenge Carroll said: IF Jim Hall ha d
done something since he came to this
country 1 wouldn't hesitate & moment to
take it up. He hss no reputation, al
though he says he is the nliddleweight
champion of Australia. Ii he will fight
for $40, 900 a side, the largest purse Of
fered by the Olympic Club-of New Or
leans and the middieweight champion
ship at 1853 pounds, he can make match.
Hall has done nothing but brag and
buster since he has been in this country.
He wouldn't last four rounds with Fitz-
simmons, and he knows that better than
any one else.