The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-18
OUT FOB THE STUFF"
Mitchell Will Not Fight Except
on Big Percentage.
HAoGLiNe OVER AGREEMENTS.
Corbett Sends . Pointed Message-Sulli-
vans Opinion Of the Two Men-Joe
Goddard Badly Wounded.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Charlie Mitchell,
the English pugiIist. met William A.
Brady and Billy Delaney, Corbett's
representatives. at the World Office at
O'Clock this afternoon. For an hour and
half the atmosphere in the sporting
editors room W as filled with English
flnesse and American oratory. Brady
objected to division of the purse to be
fought for, and so the negotiations ended
all in air for the present.
Brady and his friends kept the Mitchell
party waiting half an hour and then forced
themselves through a crowd of 5000 per-
sons gathered about the building and pro-
ceedings commenced. Mitchell thereupon
produced twenty $500 bills and Brady COW
cred them with ten bills and the whole
amount. so. Goa, was turned over to a tempo
rary stakeholder. The fight was then fixed
for the second week in December, the
place Of contest left open SO that clubs
may bid for it, and the club offering the
largest purse which may be agreeable to
both men. will be given the contest.
Mitchell wanted to fight Corbett
in twelve-foot ring, but
Brady said the championship bat
tie could not be fought under
such conditions. and Marquis of Queens
bury rules for finish fight in twenty
four foot ring were agreed to. 1t was ar
ranged that each contestant should pro-
vide himself with one, two, three, four and
five-ounce gloves and use the smallest
the club would allow. Phil Dryer
was selected as the final stakeholder. 1t
was also agreed that the referee should be
the official referee of the club where the
fight takes place; the fight to be to fin
lsh, the referee having no power to inter-
fere in that respect. Then came the de-
nouement which threatens to disrupt the
whole proceedings.
Brady said the winner would. of course,
take the whole purse. but Mitchell OBJ
jected, saying he thought there should be
division. Brady wanted all or nothing.
but was willing to permit 81 600 to 60 to
the loser for training expenses. Mitchell,
however. demanded that the purse be di-
vided 50 and 20 per cent. Brady would
not agree to this, but finally consented
to let the loser have $500. Mitchell
would accept no proposition except his
own and the meeting adjourned till to-
morrow to permit Brady to telegraph Cor
bett what further concession he will make.
Corbett's reply came late tonight, as fol-
lows:
If l can't whip that windbag don't want
cent The winner must take all.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mitchell has COW
cred Corbett's $4,000. The fight will take
place the second week of December before
the club offering the largest purse.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Talking about the
proposed Corbett- Mitchell fight John l..
Sullivan said he was surprised that Cor
bett should compel Mitchell to put up $1O.-
900. He (Sullivan) only required COrbett
to put up $1,000. As to the probable
winner he said:
Corbets has the advantage of height and
reach, but is no cleverer, and Mitchell is q
ST fer puncher. 1t took at least ten punches of
Corbett to knock him (Sullivsn) out in the last
round, after sullivans arms had fallen help
less. Mitchell could do better. and it was no
cinch for Corbett It should be a long fight, 25
TO - rounds. and probably more.
Sullivan showed q telegram asking him
to act as Corbett's second in case of q fight.
He said ne wished Corbett success, but de-
ciined to act as his second.