The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20
MITCHELL ARRIVES.
He Talks of His Coming
Fight With Corbett and
of His Preparations.
Has NOT BEEN TREATED RIGHT.
Anxious to Battle Before the Mem.
bers of the Crescent City
Athletic Club.

NEW YORK. Sept. 90. 1893. Charlie )
Mitchell, the heavy weight Englis b
pugllist. arrived on the Teutonic this
morning, He was found in the saloon of
the steamship after she had docked,
quietly slipping glass of champage and
chatting with his friends and trainer,
Harry Darrin, VINO came over with him.
He looked the picture of health
and said he weighed about 19l pounds
His face was little fuller than when he
was here last and showed better color,
being Eot quite SO pale. He has spent
and says he has been taking the best of
care OF himself. "This is the second
glass of wine have drank since leaving
England" he said. When asked as to
his preferences of meeting place with
Corhett in the prospective battle, he
replied:-
II have signed with the Colum bian
Athletic Club and see no reason why the
fight should not take place there
When told tnat this club was tied up
with legal difficulties he said ne knew
nothing about that.
TO FIGHT FOR HONOR.
"Bnt Pm here to fight more for the
honor and the championship than the
money consideration. and If Corbstt
SHAohS sAae AOA OuSluCSS,
| am ready to fight for the
$4,000 which the late Squire
Aplngton put up for me, without any
purse at all. l dou't think | have been
treated rightly in the matter at all. aud
have not been extended the courtesies
that should be shown u man coming from
foreign shore. In the hrsl place |
Athletic Cluo to fight Corbett for purse
OF $4,000 with the provIso that If
better offer was made | could
Withdraw from the agreement with
them. Then after | had reached
Eugland CT me the Columbia Club of
Chicago Offering $4,000 / hal read in
the Chicago paper that Coroett had
agree to fight there. 80 | journeyed down
from London to Brighton aud signed
articles to fight before that Grub. The
next thing that heard was that Corbett
had thrown them over and sigued with
the Coney Island Club. giving rs his
reason for SC doing tnat JACK Nc
Auliffs who is q particular friend of
mine WAS going TO fight III Chicago for
$l5.O00 purse.
he CAN BE OBSTINATE TOO.
Now. before l ietL New York last
spring made several appointments at
the hoffman House aud other places
with Judge Norton. none of which he
ever kept. Since that time l have heard
nothing whatever from that club.
Neither did | ever receive caole mes
sage or other conm uujcation from Howe
& Hummel on the subject. When l left,
I f0Td tnfs firm, TwnU are my at,
sorDeys, that whatever they did
would be satisfactory, but | wish to say
that as l ain an important factor in this
affair. wnicn some people DO not seem to
consider, if Mr.. Corbsrt declares that he
Will fi2uo no place but before the Coney
IsIalid Athletic Club. then 1 will show a
little spirit OF obstiuacy myself aud will
not fight there. Notwithstanding what
has been said about the bankrupt
condition yf the Crescent City Athlel ic
Club. II President Noel comes to me ana
gives his personal guaran, ee that he will
offer Il purse Aud the mouey will be forth
coming, AIN ready aud willing TO ii ght
there. for in the business relations l have
had with him have always found him
to be u mhn Of honor and OF his woId.".
WILL GO TO THE FAIR
Mitchell will only remain in the city
two or three days aud will he quartered
at the Gedney House. He will then
start for Cnicago TO spend n short time ut
the Chicago Fair auu Will afterward go
to the Adirondacks. He says he viii
work Int right along but will not go
into active training until the place OF
meeting is definitely ssttlei. tnen he
will select place near the battle
ground.