The evening world., 1893-10-20
NO FIGHT At C0NEY ISLAND,
Judge Tighe Says the Corbett-
Mitchell Mill Is Of.
Club Omcials Defer to the Public
Opinion.

Purilism Is Knocked out in this viCln-
ity-for a time at any rate. Boxing cS.
hibitions have received n setback. a
blow that has stunned the managers OF
such shows. OF that fact there can he
no doubt. after one carefully weighs
every circumstance connected with the
declarations made against the proposed
contest at Coney Island. between Jim
Corbctt and Charley Mitchell.
Granted hat the element OF politics
has entered most materially into the
determination of the Kings County OFF,
Gals To do something decisive in the
premises. it now looks as though the
Concy Island Athletic cub really would
be unable to present that entertainment
In December. What particular aspect
the affair will take on, say a month
hence. after the elections are matters of
history, is rather difficult to predict.
Meanwhile, the principals to the pugl-
listir affair say they, viii continue their
form their part az per agreement. Nit:
chell contends that the G.. l. A. c. will
owe him $500 II the contest be really
tive agreed to post $4,000 forfeit, guar
anteeing the match at the island. Such
n %;nrfeit vas never posted.
th M'' G G be Is in Z New f'i YsrH ssaind snS to D iIni
'''' y, ~ ~ = 'ui'h w '"iA
remains At Asbury Park.
lanes & Tighe; Justice OF the First
seen to-day. in reference to the proposed
meeting. He IL prominent in the coun-
ellis OF the management of the Coney
Island Athletic club.
|. In answer to the question. VIII Cor
bett and Mitchell meet at the Coney
Island Athletic Club? Judge Tighe said
they would not:
he, that this meeting was not to have
been a prize fight. 1t was to be n scien.
tiiic athletic contest.
Certain people have made 50 much
noise about the matter that the con-
test Will not be he'd at the Coney Island
club. If II Is not held there IL will not
occur IN any other club in the State
What do you think Of Mavor Roody's
1T is true Mayor Body is not a
county official" said Judge Tighe. he
county, and is, Therefore interested.
1.-The ministers and church people ave
pleased To- call a brutal, prize fgh,
than listen to their protests.
These people call such an exhibition
brutal, because they do not know whal
they are talking about. or because the,
are. unfair. Look at the football games
cane-rushes of our colleges. ] have
attended IA great many boxing eXhibi.
tions. hut never saw anywhere neal
az, much brutality as at these rough
college sports.
MI Mckanc says he will not allow
the Corbett-Mitchel contest to occur or
IN" Island now that so much opposition
has been made. So it can he put dowr
for a fact that the whole thing has beef
brought to an end.
AS "A matter of fact ] do not believe
that a cent had been posted on the re
suit OF the contest should the men hav,
met At the Island. This I'm itself 1.
enough to show that It was not to have
been a prize fight"
Credit has been given in many quar-
ters to Gov. Flower for stopping In,
hight. He modestly voide any refer
encc to whatever part he played in tn,
} proceedings when seen at the Wlndsol
Hotel this morning, and referred to tn,
Kings County officials in the plural a.
they having done 1t all.
II am glad they have stopped It II 4
was an infraction of the law" said tn,
Governor.
lis, it stopped crcctually?" he wa,
Well" was his reply they SCENE,
Gov. Flower exhibited very little in
terest In the affair, and he had not tina
air OF qualification that an official wou,,
wear had he gained a point for whicl
= a municipality had been clamoring.