The herald., 1893-02-19
A Bomb Thrown Among the
New York Sports.
MITCHELL -Corbett Negotiations
Interfered With.
The Men Not Permitted to Conclude
q Match in the City.
Mitchell Accepts Corbetts Conditions
and Agrees to Meet Manager
Brady in Canada to
Sign Articles.

By the Associated Press.
New YORK, Feb. 49, Superintendent
Byrnes says he will not permit any fur
ther progress Of the preparations for the
Corbett-Mitchell fight in this city. and
threatens to arrest all concerned if any
further attempt Is made here to con-
summate battle arrangements.
MITCHELL FEIGNs INDIFFERENCE.
Charlie Mitchell did not reach his
bed until early this morning. At noon
he sent word to an inquirer that he had
no engagement to meet Corbett's repre-
sentatives today, and he did not know
when he would meet them. He intimat-
ed that he did not care.
Corbett's manager, Brady, said this
afternoon, regarding the proposed
match: "I exceed ed my authority as
manager when 1 offered $500 out of the
purse for the loser. Corbett wants the
winner to take all. I'll consent to pay
$2500 to the loser, but not cent more.
L don't think Mitchell wants to fight
and | am of the opinion that the match
will fall through"
A BOMBSHELL AMONG TIE SfOhTbs
Superintendent Byrnes' action forbid
ding match negotiations was perfect
bombshell among the sports. The
World building, the appointed place for
negotiations, was surrounded by an i'm
mense crowd, which even pressed into
the lower corridors. None of the prin-
cipals appeared. Brady was warned oi
the proposed action of the police while
en- route.
Superintendent Byrnes had the World
building surrounded and two officers
made known his mission. 1t is thought
the principals in the arrangements will
try to meet at some other place near
New York. Brady communicated with
Mitchell, and an arrangement was made
for meeting tonight.
BRADY MAD AND DIsGUsTED.
Late in the afternoon Brady waf
found, wrathful and disgusted. He ex
pressed his opinion of the EnglIshmar
freely as big buffer and fake fighter
Brady added that if Mitchell did not
agree to the terms thie evening all ne
gotiations would be declared off and
arrangements for match between Cor.
bett and jackson proceeded with.
MATCH ARRANGED.
Charley Mitchell has conceded all the
conditions demanded by Corbett, and {
fight between the two men is now as
cured. The two parties met this even
ing in the Office of the Dramatic Journal
Mitchell was accompanied by Squire
Arlington, Baird, Baker, Abrahams, an
English lawyer, and Secretary Bailey
Brady and Billy Delaney represented
Corbett. Billy Madden was present.
After very little preliminary discus
sion Mitchell announced that he wat
willing to concede that the winner
should have all the stakes. The state
ment was greeted with profound salts
faction, as it disposed OF the only objec
went on to say that as Corbett seemed
determined to win or lose everything,
he (Mitchell) would not let it stand in
the way of match being arranged. He
intimated that he thought Corbett was
obstinate only to make it appear that
he (MitchelD did not want to fight.
ARTICLES NOT SIGNED YET.
Superintendent Byrnes's action was
discussed and it was decided, as a safe
guard, not to sign articles at present
and withdraw the money held by Dick
inson. Accordingly, each man withdrew
his $4,000.
An agreement was then drawn up that
the representatives Of each party should
meet on Saturday, February 25th at 8 p.
M. on the Canadian side of the Niagara
falls and there deposit the stakes and
sign articles. Mitchell and Brady affixed
their signatures to the agreement. II
was understood that the arrangements
as made on Friday in reference to the
fight, should be considered as binding
There was some talk OF increasing the
size of the stakes. Mitchell said he was
perfectly willing to make the stakes $25,
900 each if Corbett would 80 agree.