The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-25

L have endeavored TO snow, would re-
gain the standing he lost years ago,
both in this country and in England.
That means that he can make fortune
in each of them. Moreover, Mitchell
really believes that he can whip Corbett
and is naturally all the more anxious
for battle. doubt that he ever believ-
ed in the bottom of his heart that he
could defeat John L. Sullivan, when
that giant was in his prime, yet he had
the nerve to face him. Why. then,
should he funk from match with a
man whom he thinks no can conquer?
As to Corbett, am convinced that he
is eager to meet Mitchell for two rea-
sons: First, in the language of an emf
nent statesman, for personal comfort
and satisfaction" and second, because
he opines that the pugilist who whips
the Englishman will be the most pop
ular man in this country. He is posi-
tive that he can perform the feat and
would dance for JOY to be given the OPP
portunity.
Now as to the argument raised by that
class Of skeptics have mentioned who
believe that neither man viii fight, but
forfeit 80, 900 each on the day Of battle
after 'cadging" eighty odd thousand
dollars In exhibitions That is, think,
puerile in the extreme. Such course
would ruin the future of the fighter at
tempting it. He could never again ap-
pear on public stage. What lovers of
sport, be they American, English, Irish,
German or Australian, most admire in
a pugilist is courage. It even outclasses
cleverness in their estimation. Let
them once think that champion is
counterfeit and lacks this prime requis-
tie, his gladiatorial days are numbered.
He could not make a dollar where he
made century" before. What chastity
is to a woman courage Is to a fighter.
When either loses the glorious attribute
which should be peculiarly their own
the world at once gives them, as my
friend Pat Sheedy says, the marble
heart.
Yes, it Is dollar to doughnut that
Corbett and Mitchell will fght-but
where? All, there's the rub. The
battle will cause, in my opinion, more
international interest than the Crib
Molyneaux, Heenan-Sayers, Sullivan
Mitchell, Kilrain-Smith, or any other
international contest The two men,
with the possible exception of Peter
Jackson, are unquestionably the clever
est living. The majority of people be-
ieve that they are the greatest Caucas-
ian fighters breathing, and naturally
the most intense interest attaches to
the contest Representative clubs,
North and South, will undoubtedly
they will reach the colossal figures
demanded by Champion Corbett is prob
lematicaL Seventy-fve thousand dol
lars is a tremendous sum to take
chance on, but this l will say, Judge
Newton and his confreres of the Coney
Island Athletic Club are public spirited
and game men. If there is any possible
chance to secure that contest these en-
terprising gentlemen will seize it. It
is their ambition to have the heavy
weight championship of the world de-
cided at the clubhouse by the sea, and
if our Southern friends expect that bat
tie they will have to put up the hardest
kind of hard fght to secure it.
Corbett, / see, gives MS the prefer
ence, other things. that is, stakes,
purse and non-magisterial interference,
being equal, while Mitchell, it is said,
prefers some club in the Sunny South.
The reason he assigns for this is a pc
culiar one. He AYERS that he prefers a
referee who is a wealthy, influential
man, the inference being that poor
man might DO subjected to monetary