The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-30

and officials mean business, VIII the au.
thorities permit the fight to come off in
York State? To this Coney Island mag
mates will reply, in the language of those
who live by the sea. Cert" They will
add that glove fight comes within the
provisions of the law governing fight
ing-a glove contest, in fact.
The preliminaries to battle of such
magnitude as that between Corbett-
Mitchell will occupy much space in the
newspapers. With two such men
matched the interest viii De keen. 1t
will be an intern ational battle. Those
who ordinarily take little interest IN
pugilism will in this il stance be anX-
ious to secure all the information OBJ
tainabe. ] think that the Coney Island
people are taking and lacking in sim
cerity. They know the hornets nest
the very idea of an international battle
between Corbett and Mitchell will
create, and simply threw the $40, 600
ICON" SO as TO be in line with the other
clu bs
In word, Newton didn't want it to
appear as though he and his club were
out in the cold. It's dollars to an old
hat that the same string that pulled
back the S45, coo offer to McAuliffe and
Burge will be used in the present
match. 1t is not yet worn out. Time
will show, however, just how accurate
this prophecy is.
Sporting men in New York who
never miss fight Of any prominence
would be highly pleased to see the
Mitchell -Corbett difficulty settled at
| Coney Island. The long journey to
New Orleans is dreaded, and the two
last carnivais of the Crescent 4. C. in
that city were not good enough to war
rant their making il. The vicinity of
New York is an ideal place for the bat
tie, and | should like to see il eur
| here.
/ wouldn't be surprised il Charles
Noel held the key to the situation. 1t
is asserted that he has Mitchell signed
and at this writing | know nothing to
the contrary. Noels silence is sug-
gestive. lie is very game and not TO
he discouraged by such little things as
one or two failures. He'll bid for the
! tight and proba bly, get it. Every thing
goes in New Orleans.
Corbett lost nothing by the genuine
or bogus offer OF the Coney Island
Club He received advertising enough
TO warrant his doing good business IN
/ the houses in which he plays between
New York and Frisco.
By the way, no one on the inside be
heves Corbett viii enter the ring in the
/ form he did when he fought sullivan
When in New York 1t was noticed
that he was anything but well His
cheeks were triie wasted and there
was 4 lack OF buoyaucv in his steps.
lie viii find course Of treatment at
/ Hot Springs imperative With his svs-
( tenn cleaned out, If he can again stand
the training he viii be d 20 ! chance
~ the rinE>ide.
: was surprised tie other day 10 learn
I he full strength Of Corbett's unpopu-
} larity in his home in Frisco knew
! that he wasn't generally liked. but
! thought he had 4 few hundred friends
/ on the Pacific coast. If my informant
: man recently from Frisco, j. 10 De
believed. the champion j. one OF the
most disliked pueiii>ts that ever en-
+ tered the ring
"A man cant lee masher. society
man and puEiiisj Said my nform-
ant 'Jim'> lnasling qualities have
got him la peck of trouble in frisco
IN New Noct, aud Ia other cities. He-s
the gaye>t champion this world has
ever seen