The evening world., 1893-12-26
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Duval Athletic Club Confident of
Bringing Off the Contest.
johnson May Not Go to Europe TO
Skate.

The latest news in the Corbctt- Mitchell
matter Is that the Duval Athletic club
is still quite confident that the contest
will he allowed to take place Jan. -. as
scheduled. and that II will not he in the
daytime. 1t does seem that for people
who profess to he as confident as the
Duval A. G. promoters. they are doing n
good deal of assuring. more than the oc-
casion requires II they are so positive
the contest will not be interfercd with
1t has the appearance OF whistling to
keep ones courage up.
However. the statements OF the Duval
A. G. people have all along had ring OF
sincerity about them. and there is some
thing soothing about what Manager
Bowden has to say about that letter of
Gov. Mitcheils private secretary. MIR.
Lang. That letter, says MIR. BowIen
was written over month ago, and is
not n fresh utterance by Gov. Mitchell
Hence there is no new cause for uneasi-
ness. Mr.. Bowden says there are many
other reasons which he could cite to de-
monstrate the Clubs ability to pull Off
out the country would like to hear them
Mitchell. lie viii receive this telegram
at Washington to-day:
As you are aware Mr.. Thompson has selected
quarters for you here 81. Augustine is yours
Your comfort is ours
SENATOR FRANK ~ GENovNR
Chairman Committee.
After eating heartily, Mitchell spoke ns
follows: III we do not meet in Jackson
vile you can depend upon II that Cor
bett and l will fight somewhere else. We
will surely fight, for 1t has come down
to personal matter now. and # necns-
and fight in private. l believe that Cor
bett feels the Same as do about fight
ing, but l don't believe he will meet me
We don't meet at Jacksonville we will go
to New orleans, and that the affair can
be brought off there under Il recent de-
cision of the courts but | know nothing
about this only what have been told"
the skater and bicylclist will arrive in
this city next week. He will remain In
this vicinity until after the skating
Championships &C Red Bank, and then
take part in the Mid Winter Fair bl-
cycle races. to be given by the Bay city
Wheemen. johnson. 1t seems, has about
given up the notion Of going to Europe
pionships at STOCK lolm. Those events
will be held in February and great
preparations are being made for them.
Races in which Johnson. Rudd, Norseng
and several Canadian cracks may com
pete are being arranged to take place
at Waltham. Mass, during the Winter
The Warren Athletic Club OF Jersey
city has arranged a series of boxing
bouts to be given Dec. rs at Woods Hall,
SIG Barrow street. Three specials of six
These are; Joe craig Is. Jack MtNa"sht,
Geiger, i2o pounds; lack Kelly vs. John
Brogan. Warren A. c., at l25 pounds
Representatives of Yale. Harvard.
Princeton and Columbia will meet in Il
contest this afternoon, which, though
less interesting to its admirers. The
second annual intercollegiate chess tour
nament will begin at Harvard School at
oGlock , 1t viii VIII continue throHEhoTt the
Ross 49, A. r.. skinner. '95 Harvard
James Harris. jr., 90, and p. SpaldinE,
g. R Rohsrts r. EWinG s4 "a, End Fl
Hymes. 80, and Edward Lebaire, '9i
Harvard's Mott Haven team will begin
training Immediately after the Christmas
recess. Special efforts will be made to
bring out heavy men for the weights.
The usual cross-country run Of the ath-
letlc association will not be held this
year.
Jack Shcehan is nothing IL not original.
He celebrated Christmas Day by takkng
n plunge off Suule pier into the cold
waters Of Gravesend Bay. This morning
he says he fees Ike bird
Both factions in the New York Athletic
Club election fight, profess to be con-
hient OF success. The Weeks VS.. Schuy-
Ter contest has overshadowed all other
matters.
At New Orleans yesterday, the South
ern Athletic Club defeated the Pensacola
football team by score of 81 to 0.
Trenchard, Captain OF Princeton's eleven,
was the umpire. Sparrow" Robert
sons training is bearing fruit.
Pony" Moore says Mitchell and Cor
bctt are certain to meet in the ring. This
should settle II.
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