The evening world., 1893-10-30
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
More Talk Auent the Corbett-
Mitchell Fistic Eff,ir.
Football Now Has "A Monopoly oil
Outdoor Spor;s.

\ man who knows IA few things about
I oxcrs said to the writer: Charley
Mitchell viii never box jim Corbett at
the Concy Island Athletic club or II
other club. in fact, unless he gets one
third 'rakc-on' of the receipts And at
that he doesn't like the game in having
to 50 up against CorOct; to get that
'rakc-On.'
TO s~uhstantiatc what | say allow me
to tell you something. Mitchell received
"A Cab,rgram from Atkinson OF London
sporting Life, saving an oirCr of a purse
had been mad" 10 have the contest taxi
place at Monte carlo. Instantly the
broad lrdm,d t:nglishmin said: why
do you know. | th!nk I'll accept
that. Here's II place where the greatest
]spcnders in the world 60 to blow in
their cash. why, we could draw In "A ton
of money Aud that same ton would
have to yield its little one-third to
Charley.
Another thing. Mitchell never in his
life, as manager Of a boxer, or as one
OF the principles In y boxing match,
made IA match that be didn't take "A great
big look at the losers end of the purse.
His motto isn't both ends and the mid
de, but one end. anyhow, and that one
must be a good. decent bit, YOU know: !
might as well tell you. too. that ! think
the match. If fought anywhere, will be
brought of right here in tonry Island.
and then If things do not go right, why
there won be any battle at all
The sporting oracle stopped, tie
added you know I'm right. for I've
done business With both Of those guys.
tharlcy's the greatest con man In the
business, n between you and me, Jim
can play them "A" close as any nnancier
ever ran M against
The oraCle's remarks placed n new
phase on the puGilistic pastime. Purses
impunity whore the boxers and the club
stand In for an even division of the
receipts. The boxers might spar as
hard and as swift. where they have the
gate receipts in front Of them, as they
would where n purse was hung up for
The winner. But. both having a man
aGerial interest In the Eat" receipts, II
Is rather difficult to figure how either
business Of punching. Look at it any
way and IT'S "A puzzling question.
"Punting' and 'hucking IT." centre
are the only terms heard nowadays when
speaking of outdoor sports. Football
dominates the day. and the giant framed
YOUNGSTERS. with their hair a la doormat.
rn;c The ro2st New Workers are cul;
tivdting n fine frenzy for the annual
Jubilee OF iahhing and smuggling on Man
haitian Field which Invariably occurs
when Yale aud Princeton meet on
Thanksgiving Day. Meanwhile Prince
ton and Yale are practising with second
e%!evens and minor teams and getting
used to being kicked in he eye and
having their heads showed into the earth.
Princeton and Gniver9itv of PcnnSyl-
rania will meet in Philadelphia on Man,
helm Field next saturday. That will he
the first gun heard in this seasons foot
ball war Saturdays game at Mnnhat-
tan Field " Princeton and Yves.
leNan was merely a warming up heat
for the Tehras. 1t was too easy.
Pennsy will give them something better.
Everybody at the entertainment Of the
New York Athletic club saturday night
was delighted. and the only resrcttahle
features were the apology that Ferris
Dunn made for lack Aboel ana the an
nouncement Dunn made Of Mayor Harri-
sons murder That should have been
deferred until the close OF the enter
tainment and not made between the
rounds of n boxing contest. It was not
respectful. Assistant Observation-Disclosures
Weeks might have held the despatch a
few minutes longer.
Thu Boston y. 4. eleven will meet the
'rCSCcris at Eastern Park next Satur-
da, and Harvard will face Cornell at
Manhattan Field. 1t will be Harvard's
first APPEARANCE in this city in six years.