Omaha daily bee., 1893-03-06
NUMBER 25S.
MITCHELL REACHES TOWN
New Orleans Receives the English Bruiser
as Her Sunday Portion.
HIS TRIUMPHAL LEv.E WELL ATTENDED
Idle sports Throng the Hotel Lobby and Bar
In Their Eigcrncss to Pay Tribute to
the Pugiiist-Some Modest
Forecasts.

New ORLEANS, La, March 5.-TSpccial
Telegram to The BEE. Tho coming maybe
champion OF the world Charlie Mitchell ar
rived here this morning, and the congre-
gated sports have been in a dizzy whir of
excitement ever since He is at the ST
| Charles. No sooner had his arrival been
hcrdlded throughout the city than the
| sports began 10 gravitate from all quarters
Before he had an opportunity to even check
MS top coat or be assigned to a room,the spa
cious lobby of the hotel was jammcd with an
excited throng But Charlie was equal to
the occasion, and after a prolonged siege at
receiving and handshaking an adjournment
was made TO the bar, where the big hand
some Brtisher held levcc ali the morning.
President Noel of the Olympic club, with q
force of officials ami directors was soon ON
hand, and for n time fun waxcd thick and
frequent. Mitchell had warm handshake
and a pleasant word for every one favored
with an introduction and no one would have
imagined that he was the man that has been
persistently eXecrated by the American pub
llc for the period of a decade His reception
was veritable ovation, more like an in
augural demonstration than anything it can
bc likeued to just now.
Mitchell Views the Arena.
After luncheon at the hotel the distin-
guishcd pug was driven to the Crescent City
clubon Rlmpart street ami shown through
its palatial apartments. Thence to the CO.
lossal arena ON Canal street, and back to the
hotel He expressed himself as overwhelm-
ingly pleased and Hattcred by all this atten-
ton, and said he would make an effort to re-
ciprocate by winning the championship of
the world when he met Corbett, the Ameri-
can champion. This was the only allusion
made to Corbett during the day.
Mitchell looks big and strong
and Il fit opponent for anything
in human shape, but since the demolition Of
the Australian giant, Joe Goddard, the other
evening by such a third-rater as Ed Smith
evidently is, am thoroughly convinced that
the present generation holds no man capable
of Wrestling away from Corbett the laurels
he won from Sullivan last September
squire Abingdon is a fHc specimen of the
! typical English gentleman, He was ordi
narny attircd in n suit of light brown
clothes with white choker and proper
stick. He talks but little, yet evidently
keeps up devil of a thinking.
Every incoming train is now bringing large
additions TO the assembage of sports al.
ready within the citys gates and the indir
cations all point now to the success of tho
Crescent club people pulling out even on the
prodigious purse that is to be hung up neyt
Wednesday night for Hall and titzsimmons
to battle for. The Olympic venture was q,
failure so far as breaking even was con-
cerned, but Secretary Ross informed me this
evening that their loss would not exceed
s., 800.
Joe Goddard was in the hotel this evening
surrounded by a crowd of curious people.
He takes his defeat hard, but blames no one
but himself He is seeking another match
with Smith, but Smith will not have it. He
says Goddard must go make reputation
before he will fight him again.
Ryan is Very Fat Now.
l was over to the bay today and saw
! Tommy Ryan, Bob Fitzsmmons, Mike DAILY
and Austin Gibbons, AMI Ryan is really the
most formidable looking man of the quartet.
Stripped this morning he weighed 161
pounds. He is still quite lame and could not
get into condition for a contest inside of five
or six weeks There is still some hope that
he and Dawson will be matched, if the Aus
tralian can be inveigled into such an ar
rangement
titzSimmons was never in better form in
his career, and is very confident of success,
but the preponderance Of opinion among tks
authorities down here is that he is doome;i
10 be sent after Goddard.
The Hall party will arrive tomorrow morn
ing and preparations are being made to give
him big reception. He is gaining ground,
and ns said week ago, promises to be ;he
favorite at the ringside. Today he is quoted
at even money.
do not see how Mike DAILY can win his
fight with Gibbons Tuesday night. He is
but liCtle bigger ana more stocky than
Danny, while Gibbons is nearly six feet tall
| and well quilt and muscular in proportion
but 1t is a hard matter to pick the winner
down here where the unexpected is so con-
stantly happening. SASDY GRIswoLD