St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
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% accept the offer of the Coney Island
Athletic club of $4,000, but he declares
shat he is anxious and willing to meet
COrbett, if only for the stake of $40, 900
tide.
Mitchell wants to fight at New Orleans
DR. Roby, Ind, but it is not likely that
he will refuse to fight at Coney Island
In the event that it will not be to his
financial interest TO have the fight occur
gt either of the other places.
When the Teutonic arrived at her
dock Billy Madden was the only man
famous in pugilStic circles who was
waiting for Mitchell, but there was
throng of curious people on the dock.
and an immense crowd anxious to catch
glimpse of him, just outside. Mitchell
did not delgn to show himself to his
admirers for half an hour, during which
time he sat in the saloon Of the steamer.
SLIPPING CHAMPAGNE
and talking to the reporters. He was
neatly dressed in a blue suit. with cut
away cut, white flannel shirt and patent
leather shoes, and his cheeks were
tanned a bronze shade from the sea air.
Mitchell had the appearance of man
In fine condition. lie said that he
weighed 1874 to 1876 pounds. and that he
He declared that he would rather fight
at New Orleans than anywhere else.
When told that the Crescent City Ath-
letic club had been sold out by the sher-
if, and still owed FitZSimmonS part of
his purse, Mitchell said:
IF President Noel, of the Crescent
told me that the club was not inSolVent
and was ready to put up the money for
Corbett and me, would believe him. L
put more confidence i'll his word than in
some other peoples.
The first man to complete the agree
ment to fight for the Columbian Ath-
letic club at ROby, Ind, was Corbett
Articles were forwarded to me by the
club to fight for purse of $4,000. and
! signed them and sent them back to
the club. 1t was three weeks after this
before l heard that the Coney Island
club had offered $40, 600 for the match.
l have never received any official COM
munication from the Coney Island club
whatsoever.
Now Noel, of the Crescent City. is
honest as the day. l am not throwing
bouquets, and don't care where | fight,
but feel that Noel ought to have the
first show. Before | went away Isigned
an agreement with Noel to fight
FOR THE CRESCENT,
If it gave as large purse as any other,
but that agreement was not binding
upon them without Corbett'S signature,
which the club die not get.
This is the last day Phi talk | don't
want to fight but once, and If Pm
beaten, | won't ask Corbett to spar at
benefit for me. They say Pm better
talker than a fighter. Well, Madden
here has been with ME good deal, and
he never heard me say could beat a
man."
Mitchell had not heard that the au-
thorities of Indiana refused to allow any
more finish fights at Roby, and after he
was told, he still declared that he pre-
ferred Roby to Coney Island. He was
very sore at the COney Island club be
cause il has not consulted him in any
way.
''The Coney Island club don't seem to
think l ain a factor" he went on. I'm
a most important factor. There ought
to be some courtesy by Corbett. If he
starts to debating he has not thousand
10 two chance. l won't stand his dictat-
ing"
When Mitchell's attention was called
to a statement by Billy Brady, COrbett's
manager, that he hoped Mitchell would
not do any more blutfing, he tared up
and said:
Il wish Brady would shut his mouth.
He works his mouth 100 much He is
Corbetts mouthpiece. l recognize him
only because he is with good man.
However, Corbetl is pretty good talker
himself"
Mitchell said that he had not made
any plans for training He also pro-
poses to visit the worlds fair soon.