Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-21
PUG|L|STS DISAGREE.
The Location of Contest
Grounds The Cause.
MITCHELL WANTS CHICAGO,
While Corbett's Choice is Decidedly to
the Contrary.

NEW YORK, S,pC. q Charley Mitchell,
the British puf'i'st, tet~een whom and
Jim Corbett ne fotia'ioo, are pending for
nm encounter win gloves, was a passenger
on the Teutonic. which reached her dock
soon after 10 o'clock yesterday. lie was
accompanied by J.,ck McAulifIt, Americas
lightweight champion, and Harry Dtrrin,
the English splinter, who is training
Mitchell.
Mitchell and McAuliffe occupied state
room and were registered on the saloon
list as c. Emmes aud j. Emmes.
Mitchell was neatly altered In dark
blue suit, with waite funnel shirt and
white tie, in the center OF which blaZed a
diamond horseshoe. lie was towing with a
glass of champagne Ia the saloon when
reporter found him. The most i'm lortant
things the Euglishman said were
what Charley Has to sa,
II shall give the Columbian A. G. Of
Chicago the preference In this affair sven
II IL does not offer the highest purse As
for the Crescent City A. G. of New Or
leans, i wish to say that / signed the very
first articles Of agreement ever drawn by
any club for the contest with Charley
Noel, president Of the Crescent City. That
was In March last before / sailed, and at
that time the Crescent City A. O. was the
only recognized athletic club in the coun-
try where AT affair IT the kind could be
pulled off. The articles / signed with
Noel were binding on me only In the event
that he offered as large a parse as any
other organization and, of course, IL he
secured Corbett's signature
The Coney Island Athletic club does
~ n Il
affair, but they'll find out Pm a good bit
of factor before they get through. re-
ceived articles from O'Malley of the
Columbian Athletic club this summer.
do not know OMalley, but | shall give
his club the preference. never heard
word from the Coney Island people until
five weeks ago, and that was three weeks
after signed the Columbian club's arti-
cles. i never heard officially OF Corbett's
signing with them for IA $4,000 purse. l
expect to meet Corbett, and want to meet
him, aud IL l get beaten it's all right. /
shall not ask him to appear at my benefit.
Brady Turned Down.
IF find the Coney Island club is the
only available club where the boat can
occur, Of course shall appear there, but I
will not be dictated to by Corbett or
Brady. do not recognize Brady at all in
this matter. He is only Corbett's mouth
piece. He has struck piece Of luck I'm
getting hold of Corbctt and running a
show. Let him stick to his Gentleman
jack do not wish to insult him. but he
Is lucky to be with good man. The
speeches i have read that Corbett has
made from the stage convince me that he
does not need anybody to talk for him"
To one of the party Mitchell expressed
himself to the effect that IL Corbett per-
sisted in sayinI he would appear only at
Coney Island, why he (MiuchelD would re-
fuse to meet there.
His professed preference for the Colum-
bian A. G. is regarded by pugilistic expsrts
as all folly The state authorities have put
quietus on Malley and his club. In
dictments are out for O'Malley and sev-
eral fighters who have already contested
there.
Corbett, as champion of the world IL en-
titled to dictate to a marked extent He
wishes to be assured that he will get his
cash after he has won it.
How Corbett Views 1t
AsBURY PARK, n. j., Sept. Gimme.
diately upon Charley Mitchell's arrival In
New York a reporter visited James ]. Cor
bett on his farm here. The champion,
when notified OF Mitchel's arrival in
America and his open declaration to the
effect that he would not fight Corbett at
Coney island under any circumstances,
but only before the Crescent City or the
Columbian clubs, smiled and said:
well, it's only what thought"
Don't you think he is sinceref" was
asked.
Can any sensible man," replied Corbett,
think he is sincere when he prefers fight
Ing in bankrupt club in preference to
club such as the Coney Island organiza-
tion, which has always paid up its purses
and always had its con tests take place
without interferenccf"
Corbett was then asked what he con-
templated doing in the matter. He an
swered: III am simply going to keep on
training, and will be on hand at the set
date to fight Mitchell II he hunks, any
man In the world can take his place, bar
none. That is all desire to say concern
ing the matter. The public can Judge for
themselves.