The record-union., 1893-02-24
MITCHELL -C0RBETT.
DOUBT WHETHER THE FIGHT
WILL TAKE PLACE.
The English Pugilist 'tDoes Not Wish
to Run Foul of ANY of
the Laws.''
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-Charley Mitchell
has made public declaration that he
will not meet William A. Brady, Cor
belts manager, in Canada on Saturday to
sign articles, despite the fact that he gave
his word that he would. This afternoon
he said he wants the $4,000 stake money
deposited in New Orleans.
Before Mitchell left the Gedney House
this afternoon he issued a letter in which
he says he came to this country for no
other purpose than to fight Corbett. In
order to complete arrangements for the
! fight he conceded point after pointto Cor
bett. After conceding practically every
thing, he says, the police threaten arrest
if deposit of $4,000 is made or articles
signed. Mitchell says he is not anxious
10 be sacrificed upon the laws altar for
violation of the statutes against pugilis-
tic encounters, and proposes that Corbett
meet him i'll some State where articles
may be signed without transgressing the
laws. To this end he suggests New Or
leans.
1t virtually means that Mitchell wants
to fight in Louisiana and not in the
North. 1t is said that Corbett will insist
upon his fighting before the Coney Island
Athletic Club, SO it is most likely the
match will fall through.
Brady, it is said, will drop Mitchell
and make match with Peter Jackson
on Monday. Brady and Mitchell met to-
night and the meeting resulted in the
proposed trip to Canada being aban-
doned and the match being virtually de-
clared off.
THE FIGHT MAY YET TAKE PLACE.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-Judging from
the latest developments, the MITCHELL
Corbett fight will take place. w. A.
Brady, Corbett's manager. and Mitchell,
| accompanied by Squire Abingdon, met
at the Gedney House tonight and had a
conference. The result was that both
men agreed to fight and do away with
further chickering's. Mitchell has al
ready deposited a certified check for
$4,000 with well-known sporting man
whose name both parties refused to make
public, lest he be arrested. The stake
holder is satisfactory to both Brady and
Mitchell. Articles of agreement will
most likely be signed in private and not
at New Orleans or in Canada.
Mitchell has not gone to Canada, as
given out this evening. He will not
leave the city for a couple of days at least.
Brady left on the u O'Clock train for
Boston. Before going he said he thought
Mitchell was now sincere in his desire to
arrange a match. The match may be
made tomorrow or Saturday.
Mitchell said tonight that the smaller
the ring in which he meets Corbett the
better it will suit him. He said he would
give Corbett 81 900 for every foot he will
allow the ring to be made smaller than
the regulation size. He says be is going
to New Orleans to witness the Hall
Fitzsimmons fight, and not make
match.
The opinion prevails here among sport
ing men that Mitchell does not want to
fight in the North, but prefers to go
South. Mitchell denies this, and said he
would as soon fight here as in New
Orleans.
| CORBETT SICK.
MINNEAPOLIS (A1inn.), Feb. 23.-The
| fighter, James Corbett, is sick at a hotel
| in this city, suffering from the effects of a
severe cold contracted on Tuesday after
taking five-mile run. His company
gave no performance tonight.
WILL NOT INTERFERE.
! NIAGARA FALLS (Ont.), Feb. 23.-There
is no truth in the report that the Chief of
the Ontario police has received instruc-
tions to arrest or i'll any way Interfere
with the Mitchell Corbett party when
they come here to sign articles for the
| fight. The Town Council unanimously
I decided not to interfere with the fighters
on their arrival, and the Mayor says he
will not rebel against the action taken by
the local authorities.
WON IN THE TENTH ROUND.
BUFFALO On. ", Feb. 23.-Billy Welch
of this city and Al O'Brien of PhiIadel-
| phia, Iightweights, met in the arena of
the Buffalo Athletic Club tonight for a
| purse of 81 900 and side stakes of like
amount. O'Brien was the favorite in the
| betting and Won i'll the tenth round by a
] Knockout blow.