St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-02
MAY FIGHT AT ROBY.
The Columbian Athletic Club
After the Corbett and Nit
chell Battle.
Officials Say That the Ar
rangements Are Praeti-s
eally Completed.
Champion Corbett Agrees to
Accept an Offer For a
$4,000 Purse.
Cable Adviees From Enoland
Cable Adviees From England
Say ThatlCharley Nit
chell Is Willing.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The Columbian
Athletic club, of Chicago. has about
clinched the international heavyweight
championship battle between James j.
Corbett and Charles Mitchell. Today
President Dominick G. O'Malley, of
the club, and his matchmaker, Lou NJ.
Houseman. put the finishing touches to
their work, and the fight is. they say,
practically arranged. Corbett has signed
conditional articles of agreement to
fight Mitchell before the Coney Island
club for a purse of $4,000. 1t was the
conditional clause in this contract which
made the arena of the Columbian Ath-
letic club possible as the scene of the
big fight. The articles which Corbett
had signed called for the signature of
Mitchell to a like instrument. O'Mal-
ley knew that Mitchell would never
consent to fight for the Coney Island
club if there was any way out of it.
He started his agents after Mitchell,
and in the meantime secured Corbett's
signature to the following agreement:
Corbett Signs.
"Chicago, July 1.-The undersigned,
James j. Corbett, heavyweight cham
pion of the world agrees to accept a
purse of $4,000 from the Columbian
Athletic Club of Chicago, for a contest
to finish between Charles Mitchell, of
London, Eng, and myself, under the
conditions hereinafter mentioned, that
is to say: l have signed with the CoHey
Island club to meet said Mitchell for
purse of $4,000, and in all equity and
honor l consider myself bound to
the Coney Island club, where
the conditions are at all equal,
However, in the light of the fact that
Charles Mitchell has not yet signed
with the club, added to the fact that it
requires the signatures of both princi-
pals to make the match, | agree that if
Mitchell will not meet me before the
Coney Island club for the $4,000 purse
offered by that organization, / will ac-
cept the terms of the Columbian Ath-
letic club for the increased Offering.
Further, if the said Mitchell should de-
fault and fail to meet me for the title of
heavyweight champion of the world,
will agree TO take on in Mitchell's place
Peter jackson, the battle to take place
Oil the date already set for my contest
with Charles Mitchell.
JAMES J. CoRBETT,"
Mitchell Accepts.
Three hours after Corbett had signed
the following cablegram was received:
London, July - Columbian Attn
letic club, Chicago: Mitchell accepts
$4,000 offer. L have signed his tenn
porary articles, pending arrival of final.
Have posted $500 forfeit for you with
Atkinson, Sporting Life.
GEORGE MCDONALD"
On the heels of this Dick Roche, the
hacker of Jack McAuitfe, turned up
with the following cablegram:
London. July 1.-Dick Roche, Chi
cago: Mitchell and McAulitfe both ac-
cept Columbian purses and await final
articles.
'.ATKlNsoN. Sporting Life"
Under the provisions of the articles
of agreement the club posts a guarantee
of $40, 600 that the contest will be
brought to decisive finish without in
reference of any sort. As soon as the
articles are returned from England
with the signature of Mitchell affixed
this money will be posted with the
Stakeholder agreeable to the principals
in the fight The articles of agreement
provide that the fight is to be to flush,
and to come off between the 1st and Goth
days of December, 1893 The tight is
to be under Marquis of Queensbury
rules, the winner to take the entire
purse without reservation. The club
is to post $4,000 forfeit, to be divided
share and share alike between the prin-
cipals if it fails to bring off the fight,
and each contestant is to put up So 900
forfeit money.
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