The morning call., 1893-01-19
CHAMPION JAMES.
COrbett's Latest Plan of
Making Money.
Trouble Is Expected Between the So
Cial and Athletic Elements of
the Acme Club.

Champion Jim Corbett appears to be a
clever financler as we'll as clever pugilist
Corbett has been figuring on several plans
recently by which he hopes to make an In
dependent fortune in quick time. In con-
versation with prominent sporting man Of
Chicago few days ago Corbett diyulged
his latest scheme, which is as follows:
81 will demand purse of $4,000 to fight
Mitchell. If no clubin the country will offer
that amount | will, under certain condi-
tions, offer it myself. l will give to. say the
Coney Island Athletic Club or Olympic
Club of New Orleans S25, 600 as gift, they
to guarantee that the fight will not be In
terfered with, and then | will hang up a
purse of 900 for finish fight between
Mitchell and myself. the winner to take
$4,000 and the loser 5000. For the $4,000
the club accepting the proposition
is to turn over to me the en-
tire receipts Of the house. / know
that the Coney Island Club can be fitted so
as to hold 10000 persons, who will pay $50
each for admission TO see the battle between
Mitchell and myself. That would mean
$500. 600 as a starter. The sale of seats and
boxes ought to swell the total TO at least
1925, coo. Out of this sum | could pay the
English opponent, should he win, and still
clear a handsome amount In addition to
the purse | would want to wager from
$4,000 10 $4,000 on the outside"
There is not the least doubt that Corbett
would make a mistake If this proposition
was carried out as it Is mapped. Corbett
in this particular desires to represent a
club, n pugilist and money maker at the
same time. He is satisfied to allow the club
in which the contest would DO held bonus
of $4,000 for its trouble in getting up the
affair.
The offer is quite liberal and there Is no
doubtif the champion is sincere in the state
ment made that the COney Island Club will
guarantee him protection and arrange Its
amphitheater so as 10 accomm odate 10000
people. The fact, however, that rumors
have been circulated through many Of the
Eastern States that Corbett and Mitchell
have been corresponding for some months
with view OF lnaugurating in this country
mammoth pnglistic bippodrome will
initiate, 1t is thought, considerably against
that big twenty dollar-pe GERMAN house, which
the champion Is EOw specializing on having.
A letter has been received by prominent
member OF the Olympic Club from a noted
London sportsman stating that next sum-
mer team of all-rOund English athletes
will visit the United States to contest
against the best al-round men New York
can produce, In series of events which
ing, swimming, weight-putting, pole vault
ing and other sports. The writer says that
il the Olympic Club will guarantee the ex-
penses of the team from New York to San
Francisco, the sp0rt-loving people Of the
Pacific Coast will have all opportunity of
seeing some of the best athletes of England
perform.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Oakland is considering scheme to con-
struct an athletic park in the rear of the
Mills tabernacle.
There is a probability in the near future
OF dissension arising among the mem hers Of
the Acme Athletic Club as regards the way
in which the club must be conducted 1t
appears that among its representatives are
a number of young men who favor social
entertainments. and a strong endeavor will
be made by them TO bring the social end Of
the club on par with the athletic features
which have been arranged to take place
after the opening Of the new clubro0ms.
Some years ago the Olympic Club was
almost converted into a social institution,
and, as a result, its membership fell off TO
such au extent that the directors had to
squash" the social element and naugurate
new system of government.
1t was only after several years OF hard
work and encouragement that the old men,
bers were induced TO return TO the fold so
to speak, on being assured that the club
would, In future, be conducted as an ins,i-
tuition for the promotion and advancement
Of amateur athletics.