The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Duval Athletic Club Confident Of
Bringing Off the Contest.
johnson May Not Go to Europe to
Skate.

The latest news in the Corbett- Mitchell
Is still quite confident that the contest
will be allowed to take place Jan. 25. as
scheduled. and that 1t will not be In the
daytime. 1t does seem that, for people
who profess to be as confident as the
Duval A. G. promoters, they are doing
good deal OF assuring. more than the &C.
casion requires II they are so positive
the contest will not be interfered with.
1t has the appearance of whistling to
keep ones courage UP.
However, the statements of the Duval
A. c. people have all along had a ring of
sincerity about them. and there Is some
thing soothing about what Manager
Bowden has to say about that letter of
Gov. Mitchell's private secretary. Mr..
Lang. That letter. says Mr.. Bowden,
was written over a month ago. and is
not a fresh utterance by Gov. Mitchell.
Hence there is no new cause for uneasi-
ness Mr.. Bowden says there are many
other reasons which he could cite to de-
monstrate the Clubs ability to pull Off
the contest. Not few people through
out the country would like to hear them.
81. Augustine is preparing to welcome
IL.
at Washington to-day:
As you are aware Mr.. Thompson has selected
quarters Tor You here. st. Augustine is yours.
SENATOR FRANK H. GENovAR.
Chairman Committee.
After eating heartily. Mitchell spoke as
follows: IF we do not meet In Jackson
vile you can depend upon 1t that Cor
will surely fight, for It has come down
to personal matter now, and II neces-
sary to meet him / will forego the purse
and an, fight light, in private. l believe that Cor
ing. but 1 don't believe he viii meet me
without purse. ] am informed that IL
we don't meet at jacksonville We will go
to New Orleans, ard that the affair can
be brought off there under recent de-
cision of the courts. but know nothing
about this only what have been told"
A friend of John s; Johnson says that
the skater and bicylclist will arrive In
this vicinity until after the skating
championships at Red Bank, and then
in all probability 60 to California to
cycle races. to be given by the Bay City
Wheelmen. johnson. II seems has about
given UP the notion OF going to Europe
to skse IN the words amateur cham
will be held in February and great
preparations are being made for them.
Races In which johnson, Rudd. Norseng
and several Canadian cracks may COM
pete are being arranged to take place
at Waltham, Mass, during the Winter
The Warren Athletic Club Of Jersey
City has arranged a series of boxing
s Barrow t1 street Three at speess Of
rounds each are on the programme
These are: Joe Craig vs.. Jack McNaught,
rs pounds; Hugh o'NeiIl vs., Charles
Brogan, Warren A. c.. at Us pounds.
Representatives of Yale, Harvard,
Princeton and Columbia will meet in a
contest this afternoon, which though
I less Interesting to, its admir tsr The he
second annual intercollegiate chess tour.
nament will begin at Harvard School at
, 8 o'clock, 1t will continue throughout the
week. The contestants are: Yale-R. l..
Ross, ss; A. E. Skinner, 95. Harvard
James Harris. IT.. 90, and p. -Spalding,
E RGinsstons r. EMnS - srs E
Hymes, 49, and Edward Lebaire. '9i.
Harvard's Mott Haven team will begin
training Immediately after the Christmas
recess. Special efforts will be made to
bring out heavy men for the weights.
The usual cross-country run OF the attn
letic association will not be held this
year.
Jack Shcehan Is nothing II not original.
He celebrated Christmas Day by taking
waters & Gravesend Bay. This inc morning. sEas
he says he feels like a bird"
Both factions In the New York Athletic
Club election fight profess to be con-
fdent of success. The Weeks VS.. Schuy-
Ter contest has overshadowed all other
matters.
! At New Orleans yesterday. the South
ern Athletic Club defeated the Pensacols
football team, by score of 80 to O.
Trenchard, Captain of Princetons eleven
was the umpire. " Sparrow Robert
sons training is bearing fruit.
| Pony Moore says Mitchell and Cor.
| bett are certain to meet in the ring. This
should settle It,