The evening world., 1893-12-25
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Still Doubt that the Big Fight
Will Take Place in Florida.
Frank Ives Says He Was Misrepre-
sented in New York.

Gov. Mitchell, OF Florida, reiterates his
statement that the pugillstic contest be-
tween James Corbett and Charles Mitch
ell shall not take place in that State II
he can prevent II. He says he will fur
nlsh the Sheriff of Duval County all
means In his power to stop the contest.
1t Is not probable that the matter will
go so far as to render the calling out
OF State troops necessary.
Gov. Mitchell Is probably right when
he says: II don't think the promoters
Will be foolish enough to resist the State
authorities" 1t certainly does seem as
II 1t were high time that It Lecame posi-
lively known whether or not the con-
test will be allowed to take place. Man
ager Brady says that the matter will be
settled for good and all thu week. Mr..
Brady returns to Florida tonight. When
asked what he thought Of tn. outlook he
merely replied: II am cal.ou to sur
prIses and disappointments nowadays"
Brady,,s assertion that the matter would
he settled one way or the other this
Vile this morning that some of the off,
GERS of the Duval Athletic Club will
be arrested in a day or two, charged
taken before the Judge OF the Circuit
Court In order to make n test case. II
the officials are discharged. as they pro-
fess to be confiden. thev will be, Ii is
thought the Governor will not proceed
further. If the Club officials get an adj
verse decision they will call the match off.
The week just at hand should be fraught
ing world.
Frank Ives has arrived in Chicago,
WAS ina he had hnpn DrnGClN frNiCrnnrA-
scented in New York. II never made
the statement that the table had been
fixed or. tempered with" says Ives. 80
that schaefer could make the run he
did" Perhaps not. but he said some
thing which led his hearers to believe
that that was the impression he intended
thought SO, for he invited the spectators
to come up n feel the table for linden
tations in the cloth. Ives says: at liz all
a mistake and absurd to think ] would
talk about holes being punched In the
table" The latter part Of the remark
will be generally agreed with. Ives says,
referring to his efforts to get on a match
with Schaefer, anchor barred, He
knows that l can conquer him. This is
news indeed.
A Philadelphia despatch SAYS that
Pugilist Mitchell will stay in that city
leaves for Jacksonvil!e. He has decided
to train on Anastasia Island. Mitchell
seems to realize what he is going up
against, and he Is training faithfully.
From $50 to I o'clock last night he
exercised on two-pound dumbbells.
sparring with Harry Darrin until the
latter gave up exhausted and then
springs. When ne was through he was
scarcely warm. and after a sponge bath
he ate a dinner, that would have aston
While STARRING with Darrin,. Mitchell
sent his right across and it landed lightly
on his trainers jaw. IF can ever put
that on Corbett's long jaw his goose will
allusion Mitchell made to Corbett.
This despatch comes from Muskegon,
Mich:
New York, the former at 49,. and the latter At
llj pounds. fought twelve rounds yesterday before
the Muskegon Athlete club. Just outside the city
limits. Bates was defeated. Bates was unable to
hit Hogan. while the other hit him at will.
knocking him down and nearly out in the seventh
has never been whipped.
Harry Wheeler, the champion profess
sional cyclist, writes from London that
~well-known English amateur riders, will
join the professional ranks next year.
He also states that common report has
prominent riders now holding those doc
uments. Wheeler will go to France and
race In February, if his condition war
rants. He will not ride at all, however,
unless thoroughly fit.
The Atlantic Association. A. A. U,
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Howard Perry. Columbia Athletic
Club. Washington, d. G.; Nice-President,
Charles S. Montell, Neptune Boat Club,
Baltimore; Secretary. James w. X.
Collins. Caledonian Club, Philadelphia:
Treasurer. G. NJ. Fague, Potomac Boat
Club, Washington, ID. G.
Asbury Park has begun sounding the
praises of it's bicycle facilities in order
to get the next annual l.. A. w meet.
The intercollegiate Chess tournament
will open at the Harvard School. Fifth
avenue and Forty-seventh street, o-mor
row.
The House Games Committee OF the
Xavier Club expects to hold a series of
euchre, whist. chess and checker tourna-
ments for members.