St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
WANTS A DIVISION.
Mitchell and Corbett's Repre-
sentatives Meet in New
York.
Money Put Up. but Negotia-
tionS Are Not Com
pleted.
a Division Of the Purse
Wanted by the English
Pugilist.
Corbett Telegraphs Brady
That the Winner Must
Take All.

NEW YORK, Feb. Il. Charley Mitch
ell, the English pugilist, met William A.
Brady and Billy Delaney, Corbetts lep-
resentatives, at the World office at
o'clock this afternoon. For an hour
and half the atmosphere in the sport
ing editors room was filled with English
tinesse and American oratory. Mitchell
covered Brady's ten $1,000 bills with
twenty $500 bills. The negotiations are
all ended for the present. The
Mitchell party arrived almost half an
hour before the appointed time, and
maryeled that Brady and his crowd
were not there also. By the time Cor
belts manager put in an appearance
there were fully 5000 persons in front
of the building. Brady and Delaney
forced their way through the crowd,
and arrived at the meeting place
at precisely o'clock. There was no
handShaking or preliminary inquiries
about each others health. The prlncl-
pals took seats around the editors desk,
and the dense crowd of newspaper men
and sports clamjered on chairs and
tables. Brady said the money must be
deposited before proceedings COM
menced.
''As regards the money, where is your
monev?D asked Mitchell, with smile.
II shall want to see those $4,000 III
bills" retOrted Brady.
''Flop it out and We'll cover it up"
Mitchell hauled cut roll Of bills and
peeled off twenty 800 bill, and counted
each bill with distinct enumeration.
Then Brady stepped forward with roll
equally as big and counted out ten S1,OOO
bills, and the whole amOunt-S2O.0OO-
was turned over to the temporary stake
holder.
"Well." said Brady, "the first point
to be settled is the date"
All" said Mitchell, quickly, 81 am
not going to be unreasonable about that.
l know very we'll that you have made
arrangements that you cannot break"
"Corbett will absolutely refuse to
fight before December" said Brady;
''iU is ont OF the question:"
"Well, that suits me elegantly" said
Mitchell, land now as to the day. There
will be no caviIing on my part as 10
that | shall return here six weeks be-
fole the day set for the fight"
"Shall we say the second week IN De
cember" suggested Brady.
That will be agreed to-" replied
Mitchell.
Then after some discussion the fight
was definitely fixed for the second week
in December. Mitchell up to this time
had conceded every point without pro-
test, and matters were going on swim
miDgly.
81 think" said Brady, THAT for the
next thirty days the place of contest
ought TO be left open, so that clubs may
bid for it, and OF the end of that time
the club that offers the largest purse
and which is agreeable to both men will
be given the contest.
Wanted Il TEelve-FoOt Ring.
"That will do nicely" said Mitchell.
al want to fight C0rbett in a twelve-foot
ring. | want people TO know that
sprinting is not my game"
You cant fight a championship battle
in q tWelvefoot ring and you know it,"
SAID Brady. The rules will not permit
it, Our proposition is that the contest
take place under Marquis of Queens
bury rules to finish in 4 twenty-fOur
foot ring" q
'Ou, very well, then" said Mitchell,
with a sigh Of resignation, "a twenty
four-foo ring it is, but will pay money
to geta tWelve-foot ring"
''How about the gloyeS?" said Billy
Delaney.
II hope" said Brady "that each con-
testant will provide himself with one,
two, three, four and tiYe-ounce gloves,
and use the smallest the club will allow.
Corbett'S hand is larger than yours, and
our proposition is that each man shall
have his own gloves"
That Is unprecedented" said
Mitchell. ''Do you mean that 1 can use
any glove like provided it weighs five
ounces"
Any regulation glove; yes" ," replied
Brady.
All right" replied the Englishman;
"then we will have it whoever wins the
toss has the choice Of the four gloves in
the ring"
Then the question of final stakeholder
was brodched, and both settled upon
Phil Dwyer. There had been very lit
tie noise in the room while the men
were talking. The auditors for the most
part were 90 diplomatic to chip in. The
entire crowd had become some
what impressed with MitchellS COM
bined shrewdness and good nature.
1t was also agreed that the referee
should be the referee OF the club where
the fight takes place; the fight should