The herald., 1893-02-24
THE FIGHT WILL COME OFF
Charley Mitchell Seems to
Mean Business.
The Sports Believe He Is Acting
in Good Faith.
He Will Not Meet Brady in Canada
to Sign Articles.
A Battle Agreed Upon without Further
Dickering-Corbett Reported Ill at
Minneapoiis-A Light
Weight Contest.


BY the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. %. -Charley Mitchell
has made g public declaration that he
will not meet William A. Brady, Cor
belts manager, In Canada 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 letter in which
he says he came to this country for no
other purpose than to fight Corbett. In
order to complete the arrangements for
fight he conceded point after point to
Corbett. After conceding practically
every thing. he says the police
threaten to arrest him if his deposit
of $4,000 is made or articles
signed. Mitchell says he is not anxious
to be sacrificed upon the laws altar for
violation of the statutes against pug
ilistic encounters, and proposes that
Corbett shall meet him in some state
where articles may be signed without
transgressing the laws. To this end he
suggests New Orleans. 1t virtually
| means that Mitchell wants to fight in
Louisiana and not in the north. 1t is
| said Corbett will insist upon fighting
before the Coney Island Athletic club,
80 it, ia most likely the match will fall
through. Brady, it is said, will drop
Mitchell and make q match with Peter
jackson on Monday. Brady and Mitch
ell met tonight and the meeting resulted
in the proposed trip to Canada being
abandoned, and the match being virtu-
ally declared off.
| LATRR--THE FIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE.
Judging from the latest developments
the Mitchell Corbett fight will take
place. William 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
finht and do away with further dicker-
ing. Mitchell has already deposited a
certified check for $4,000 with we'll
known sporting man whose name both
parties refused to make public, lest he
be arrested. The stakeholder is salts
factory to both Brady and Mitchell. The
articles of agreement will most likely be
signed in private and not at New Or
leans or in Canada.
Mitchell has not gone to Canada, as
given out this evening. He will not
leave the city for several days at least.
Brady left ON the IL O'Clock train for
Boston. Before going he said he thought
Mitchell Is now sincere in his desire to
arrange match. The match may be
made tomorrow or Saturday.
MITCHELL WANTS A SMALL RING.
Mitchell said tonight the smaller the
ring in which he meets Corbett the bet
ter it will suit him. He said he would
give Corbett $1,000 for every foot he will
allow the ring to be made smaller than
the regulation size. He says he is going
to New Orleans to witness the Hall
Fitzsimmons fight, and not to make q
match.
The opinion prevails here among sport
ing men that Mitchell does not want to
fight in the north, but prefers to 90
south. Mitchell denies this, and said
be would as soon fight here as in New
Orleans.
POLICE WILL NOT INTERFERE.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, Feb. 23.-There
is no truth in the report that the chief
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