The evening world., 1893-10-30
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
More Talk Anent the Corbett-
Mitchell Fistic Affair.
Football Now Has u Monopoly oil
Outdoor Sports.

A man who knows n few things about
boxers said to the writer: "ChnrlcF
Mitchell will never box Jim Corhrtt at
the Coney Island Athletic club or any
other club, in fact, unless he gets me
third 'rake-ofr' OF the receipts And at
that he doesn't like the game in having
to go up against Corbctt to get that
'rake-of.'
ITO substantiate what | say allow IN"
to tell you something. Mitchell received
a cablegram from Atkinson. OF London
Sporting Life. saying an offer of II purse
had been made 10 ave the contest take
| place at Monte Carlo. Instantly the
broad beamed Englishman said: why
do you know. think I'll accept
that. Here's n place where the greatest
spenders in the world 90 to blow In
their cash. Why, we could draw In IA ton
OF money And that same ton would
have to yield Its little one-third to
Another thing. Mitchell never in his
life, as manager OF a boxer, or as one
OF the principles in = boNinE match.
made a match that he didn't take "A great
His motto isn't both ends and the mid
die. but one end, anyhow, and that one
must be a good, decent bit. YOU know. !
might as well tell YOU, 100, that thipk
brought of right here in Conev Island.
Just keep tabs for about TWO, weeks
and then II things do not go right why
there won't be any battle at all.
The sporting oracle stopped. lie
wasn't exhausted either, and then h"
added You know I'm right. for ~"
done business with both OF those guys.
Charley's the greatest con an in m"
business. and between you and me. Jim
can play them as close as any tnancitr
| ever ran up against.
The praclp'S remarks placed n new
phase on the pugilistic pastime. Purses
OF $40. 600 could be offered with reckless
impunity where the boxers and the club
stand in for an even division of the
receipts. The boxers might spar as
hard and as swift. where they have the
gate. receipts in front OF them, as they
would where "A purse was hung up fUf
the winner But. both having n man
agerial interest in the, gate receipts, 1t
Is rather difficult To figure how either
could give his entire attention to the
business, OF punching. Look at 1t any
way and it's a puzSling question.
%"Punting" and ",bucking the centre
are the only terms heard NOWADAYS when
speaking OF outdoor sports. Football
dominates the day and the glant-framed
youngsters, with their hair a la doormait,
rule the ro9st. New Workers are cui;
Jubilee OF jabbing and smuggling on Man
hgttan Field which Invariably occurs
when Yale and Princeton meet on
ilb l'oS val VI L III
ton and Yale are practising with second
elevens and minor teams and getting
used to being kicked in The eye and
having their heads showed into the earth.
Princeton and University of Peunsyl.
vania will meet In Philadelphia on Man.
helm Field next SATURDAY. That will bs
the first gun heard in this seasons foot.
ball war. Saturdays game at Manhat.
tan Field between Princeton and Yves.
leyan was merely a warming up heat
for the Zebras. 1t was too easy,
Penrsy will give them something better
Everybody at the entertainment Of the
New York Athletic Club Saturday night
was delighted. and the only reerettahle
features were the apology that Ferris
Dunn made for Jack Abeel and the an
nouncement Dunn made OF Mayor Harri,
son's murder; That should have been
def fred until the close OF the enter,
tainment and not made between the
rounds OF a boxing contest. 1t was no,
respectful. Assistant DistriCt-Attornev
Weeks might have held the despatch a
few minutes longer.
The Boston A. A. eleven will meet the
Crescerts at Eastern Park next Satur-
da. and Harvard will face Cornell al
Manhattan Field. 1t will be Harvard's
first arp-lrance in this city in six years.