The evening world., 1893-12-09
sPORT|MG NEWS hhD GOSSIP.
Mitchell Is Not Neglectipg His
Training in Philadelphia.
Seventh Regiment Btcyclists to
Ignore the l.. A. W. Edict.

Although Charley Mitchell has not
gone into regular training. he is doinS
some hard work In Philadelphia, accord
ing to reports from that city. Every
morning before most people are awake
Mitchell and Harry Darrin take long
iaunt through Paramount Park, varying
their gait from walking to dog trot
and IA sprint They accomplish in the
neighborhood OF dozen miles daily.
These performances of Mitchelrs have
50 impressed the rhiladelphians that. ac-
cording TO one OF them, Anybody who
doubts Mitcheii's sincerity or condition
is mistaklng the man." ..,
Reports from Florida are that the Cor
bett party will move into It's Mayport
| quarters In day or two. The place is
described as being all ideal one in
which to train. Whoever beard OF II
.pugilists training quarters that weren't
Ideal? stu II Is "A fact that Corbett
is most particular man as to his sur
roundings when In training: and he al
ture Is at her best. He likes luxuries
such as the hand of man can provide.
| too, and 1t is with view to catering to
his "uppish' tastes that the Wallace
every convenience. commanding a View
OF the Atlantic has been selected.
The Duval Athletic club IA evidently
fight. and is making its preparations on
an extensive scale. The fight is to take
Place pII, !, IN an old building on the Jackson,
he remodelled To accommodate 1900 per-
sons. Such a well-known person as IL.
b. Plant. whose Florida interests are
very ,s large &c has s., c1n,rSu,ea llbsrally
Apropos aE OF Tie '"s f Irfn match
Dominitk O'Nlalley Is credited with u
rather sensational statement He said
that. hc knew Mitchell and Corbett had
not been guaranteed any purse at Jack
sonville, but that they were to fight for
IS per cent. of the house. the other s,
to go to Mason and others. a
According to one of the officials OF
the Seventh Regiment Athletic Associa.
ton ~ Sli Of the bicyels,ts who who are entered
spite of the l.. a. WIS threat to suspend
all of those so doing. The Associat tor
%as fonsi%r'hy "s r surprised when n MI
matter, for the reason that the L. A. W
has never intcrfered before In the regi
ment games, although no sanction wd'
T.. was then on. What the Seventh
Regiment A. A. can't Just understand
is what impellea the l.. A; w. to act a
this late day. However, the Association
: to-nights meeting its most successru
one.
The officers of the cruiser. New Yorl
will attend in "A body, and there Is tab
of Gov. Flower being present: The ON
} cials will be as follows: Referee. Col
Appleton: track judges, IAeut,-Co. g
". Rand, Capt. G. r. Lydecker: fiel.
/ judges. Adjt. {. II. Appleton, Lieut. W
!, a. Wilson. Lieut.. Robert Mclean: IN
sPeG!iorns' Tisn Capt A. W. rney Eqnoyer. capt " y
Dusen; clerk OF the, course. ouarter,nas
ter-sergt. }. T. Fisher.
! Pitcher John Clerkson is in Chicago
and will remain there several days re
newhg old acgnaintancss He Is on hi
s s,rons as ever 4 Was. sa'S = think hi T Shall
, playing bali In Cleveland next year
he, said. There is no doubt that MI
; that Cleveland people siii buy him out,
should not be tampered with: |1he oni:
said.' is thas resardins spnt his, an.
! yet am, not sure there should be an:
change there; l do not see why skill
in BY hunt IT,, hitting should not, MT be apPre
: else. The new pitching rule gave tn
hunt htters n great opportunity las
: Summer as the Increased distance mad
would fool them" Clarsson has bee, @
engaged to coach the Yale nine mex
Y Spring.
I The phenomenal practice playing of al
three of the competitors In next week.
big triangular billiard tournament stil
t continues. Jake Schafer. Just to be II
line, ran fO2 Yesterday The most notice
able thing about the run was the eas
with which Jake got the balls In position
for the anchor nurse. He didn't depen,
r Oh the anchor for his run. breaking
8 lp every time he got them there, bu
he seemed able to get the anchor an,
, time he wished. showing what he coul
: do If necessary. The Wizards stroke wa
as delicate as ever, and he eXhibite
more speed than even Ives has shown
e Ives thinks grand average OF 30 will
o win the tournament He Is going afte
, NignauX's record. single average, OF 75
and expects to beat IL,
Since Johnny Reagan has been Mix
Donovan's assistant as boxing instruct
or at the New York Athletic Club, h
has learne' one thing. that the race l
g not always to the swift. To be NOR
l. explicit, 1t has been his experience tina
the men who are the slowest to learn I
4 box in the end make the best boxers
e Take man that Is quick to learn.
said Mr.. Re gan. and he reaches a Ger