Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-21

Mitchell, whose coming fight with
Champion Corbett has been the center
OF the pugiliStic stage, arrived this
morning on the Teutonic, OF the White
Star line, accompanied by Jack Me-
Aulife, the champion light weight
pugliss. He Is not In the best OF temper
and complains that he has not received
proper consideration from Corbett.
Neither is he willing to accept the offer
OF the Coney Island Athletic Club OF
! $40, 600, but he declares that he is an
xlous and willing 20 meet Corbett II
only for the stake named OF $4,000 a
side.
Mitchell wants to fight at New Or
leans or Roby, Ind, but II Is not likely
that he will refuse 10 fight az Coney
| Island In the event that Il will notbe 20
his financial interest 10 have the fight
occur at either OF the other places
When the Teutonlc arrived at her
dock BILLY" Madden was the only man
| famous 10 pugiiism who was waiting
| for Mitchell, but there was y thrOng Of
curious people on the dock aud an i'm
mense crowd anxious 10 catch n glimpse
| OF him just outside. Mitchell did not
doigu TO show himself 10 his admirers
! for half an hour. during which time he
sat In the saloon OF the steamer slipping
champagne and talking to reporters.
He was neatly dressed in blue suit,
with a cutaway coat, white flannel shirt
| and patent leather shoes and his checks
tanned a bronze shade from the sea air.
Mitchell had the appearance Of man
in fine condition. He said he weighed
| 1874 10 1876 pounds and that be would
aght Corbett &C about l75 pounds. He
declared that he would rather hght at
New Orleans than anywhere else. When
told that the Crescent City Athletic
! Club had been sold out by the Sheriff
and still owed FitzsImmons part OF his
purse, Mitchell said: "lf 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. / put more conh
donce In his word than In some other
peoples.
"The first man TO complete the agree
ment 10 Gsht for the Colnm olan Atm
letlc Club, az Res-N Ind, was Cor0eth
Articles were ior Sydod 20 me BY tlo'
club to fight for puSS,oI $50, 900, WI
| I signed them and sentN$S nae
the club. II was three weoHes -aet le
before | heard that the Coney N>lsrs-
| Club had offered go, 900 for the mG,lI
| have never received any official CO ~
munication from the Coney Island Clus
whatsoever.
NOW. Noel, OF the Crescent, is honest
as the day. / am not throwing oou-
Duets and don't care where tght. but
| feel that Noel ought 10 have the tirst
show. Before won't away l c.gned an
agreement with Noel 10 fight for the
! Crescent, II II gave as large purse az
any other, but that agreement was not
binding upon them without Coroetps
signature, which the club did not get
This is the last day I'll talk i
don't want 10 fight but once and II I'm
beaten won't ask Corbett TO spar ~
benefit for me. They say I'm boitsr
talker than q fighter. Well. Madden
here has been with me a good deal and
he has never heard mo say could beat
a man.
Mitchell had not heard that the
authorities ln Indiana refused % allow
any more finish fights az koby, and
after he was told he still declared that
he eierred Roby 10 Coney Island.
he was very sore at the Coney Island
club because II has not consulted him
! 10 any way.
"The Coney Island Club don't seem
10 think | am factor" he went 90.
"Pm the most portant factor. There
ought 10 be some courtesy by CofDeth
II he starts TO debating he has MOI
thousand TO two chance. ] won't stand
his debating"
When Mltchel's attention was called
10 A statement by Billy Brady, Cor
belts manager, that he hoped hiiebell
would not do any more blufling be Aared
up and said: "I wish Brady would
| shut his mouth. he works bis mouth
too much. He Is Corbett's moutb-piece.
recognize him only because he IL With
good man. However, Corbett Isl apr
~ good talker himself"
] Mitchell said that he bad cot maas
/ apy plans for training He also pro-
o, se, 70 visit the Worlds Fair soon.