The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-28
MITCHELL IN THE FIELD.
The Big ElgliShman Impatient to Get
at COTbett.

some Hard IhlnES ABOUT the IMAM
pion-MitchelI's Trip South-Savan-
nah Sports Pay Their Respects to
Eis Car-His Reception On Jackson
willie and on His Journey.
There is little doubt now that Char
ley Mitchell viii meet Corbett on time.
He said he would be in jacksonville on or
before Dec. 2S, and he was there.
Mitchell passed through Savannah yes
terday morning about $50 o'clock, the
train being about an hour late, but he was
aboard, and was pulled out for the scene of
the coming contest but few minutes
later.
He was asleep when the train arrived
here, in fact, he slept most of the time,
the conductor said, and the newspaper
men along the line had very little oppor-
tunity to interview him or even see him,
for that matter He was caught on the
fly in Washington, as he stopped there
about twenty minutes between trains,
and the press reporters found out that
ne was pretty well, that he thought the
southern chaps a nice lot, and that he
did not think the fight would be broken
up. But that was all. A few local sports
gathered at the train here yesterday
morning. DNt buey W6Ee ulSappOAHeous
THOUGHT HIM QUIET MAN.
The conductor on the Pullman car
said that people crowded around the
train at Charlottesville, Lynchburg and
Dapville. but none had the pleasure of
seeing the English champion, and several
newspaper men went away disappointed
because they did not get short line for
the morning edition. But Mitchell was
asleep, and fighter in training cannot
be awakened to talk even for the public
from whom he draws his inspira ton, and
TO whom he looks for plaudits. The
opinion of the conductor and the porter
was that he was very quiet man,
and that be talked very little, especially
70 newspaper men.
A MORNING News man decided to
take the chances, however, and
risk mourning the displeasure, and
perhaps the wrath of the English fighter,
by boarding the train and asking him
for an interview. But Mitchell slept I'M
I'll late hour, It was long past day
dawn when he awoke for the morning,
and notwithstanding the new track, the
Florida Central and Peninsular train was
fast approaching the Florida line when
he had Harry Darrin rub him down for
the morning, and order the light break
fast to which he has been accustomed since
beginning the trip, and long before.
A LIGHT MORNING BREAKFA5T.
1t was o'clock before Mitchell was
ready for his morning meal. When 1t
came there was little of it, but he ate as
if every bit of it meant a pound of fat,
and drank as if every sip of tea meant
another ounce of blubber. He ordered
some soft boiled eggs, some tea, some
bread and some canned peaches that was
all, and of those he ate sparingly. In fact,
he had been eating in just this fashion for
the entire trip, practically fasting.
When the train reached Everett there
were some few cheers for Mitchell, but
he had made no appearance at any sta
ton with the exception of Washington up
TO that time, and he was not ready to
smile on the eager faces of the inhabi-
tants of the junction station.
The north bound train had Just passed
as he was at breakfast, and a few min
utes later a Jacksonville paper was
handed him He glanced over it, read an
account of his little talk in Washington
Tuesday, which he scarcely recognized,
and paused on a short account of speech
made by "Billy" Thompson, his manager,
at the Park opera housethe night before,
in which he said there was no doubt,
whatever, that Mitchell would appear, as
he had just received a telegram stating
that he would be there yesterday.
CONFIDENT, BUT WOULDN'T SAY IT.
Breakfast over and Mitchell was ready
for talk. He seemed little inclined at
first, however, to chat with newspaper
man, saying:
II don't know anything new that I can
tell you. They may come after me thou
sands of times, but all can do is to re-
peat the same old story"
But how about the fight9 Do you
contemplate the contest with any degree
of confidence2"
80, don't like to say that am conf
dent, was the reply, "but, of course, Pm
no fool. What am going there forl Ger
tainly not with the intention or belief
that am to be whipped All l can say is
that will be there. There is no doubt
whatever about that"
Mitchell read over one of Corbett's late
interviews. AS he glanced down the col
umn a sarcastic smile spread over his
determined countenance. When he came
to the part where Corbett charged him
with being tricky, and DESTROYS of any
chance to throw up tue fight and lay the
responsibility on him, the smile broad
ened into a laugh.
SAYS coRBETT's THE TRIoKsTER.
"Oh, he's mean rat" was his express
sion. "Trickyl yes, I'd like to know who
was tricky. I have been ready for this
fight for more than year, and it was he
who has been the cause of its postpone
Nt~Aes SdhAS OfCA htIG laSb Il GUfudEN,
put up the money, and told him l was
ready to fight in six weeks. He was the
man who didn't come to time | was
ready for the fight, but he insisted on
putting it off, and he put it off / came
over again Sept. 20, and 1 thought the
fight was coming Off Dec. 10, but here he
has delayed it again. He is the man who
is tricky, and he would be ready now to
get out on any preteXt that would in any
way shield him"
There was flash in his eve, as he
paused on the statement made by Cor
bett, that he wanted to keep up the ex-
citement in order to make big money star
ring. And when, in connection with it. he
read the statement that he was afraid to
meet Corbett, Mitchell INDUCED in
some rather strong epithets in connec-
tion with the name Of the American
champion.
CoRBETT AFRAID, TOO.
"Afraid, indeed" he said "why. it's
+ who's been afraid all along. What did
! put of the fight so long forl Why did
keep up starring and appearing around
ie country after the fight had been def
itely decided on2 / had a five weeks
1gagement to star in this country, and
ter definite arrangements had been
,ade for the fight gave up my engage
ent, although 1 had finished but three
geeks of it, while he has been appearing
or year or more.