Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-21

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, January 20
The fight between Corbett aud Mitchell
will take place within thirty miles OF
this city next Thursday, again reiter-
ated the Duval Athletic Club to-day.
The member composing the corporation
are sanguine TO a degree. Individually
and collectively. they Insist that no
power on earth can stay the mill. unless
IL be one OF the principals to the en-
gagement. Owing to the secret opera
ticns essential 10 the evasion OF Gov
ernor Mitchell and his military
forces, but little OF reAssur-
Ing character can be given for
publication. President Mason con-
tends that tho two men will not know
the spot W here the ring is to DO pitched
until they get there. ono OF these
men. Bowden, will take up his position
In the cab OF the engine when It leaves
the local depot Thursday morning, aud
the engineers instructions will DO to
come TO halt wherever Bowden orders.
The demand made by Mitchell that he
90 given information as to whero the
contest is TO be pulled off by Tu uesday
morning, will probably he denied him.
II he is told anything at all. It will
very likely be point far rem moved from
the scene OF the contemplated action.
ALL MANNER OF TALK
has been INDUCED In OF late as TO the
weight OF Mitch ell. An Associated
! Fress representative was to-day taken
to the quarters OF the Britlsher on
Anasta Island by Bat Masterson and saw
| Mitchell mount the scales attired only
In Adams livery. He belied the claims
which variously had his weight at from
one hundred and eighty-fye 10 one
hundred and seventy-four His hither-
| TO prominent psunch had com pletely
left him. His limbs were trained down
| finely.
There Is the weight" said Mitchell,
and the reporter bending over saw that
the beam registered one hundred and
sixty-two pounds.
Mitchell intimated that II the fight
! did not take place, tho blame would
rest on the shoulders OF the club, or the
| Corbett end OF the compact. He ac-
cused the Duysl corporation OF acting
Ia bad faith, OF showing the utmost at
| tentiOn 20 Corbetts every wish and
| Nbb pitNNiJ lHhOl lux IN Iut II.
There could be mustered right now
on Corbett, at odds OF two To one, close
onto =
QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS.
| The Dwyer Brothers will stand a tap"
and their Two eXchequers alone would
| equal the amount indicated. AL Smith
| will bet fifty Thousand dollars IL press
ed, Buck Thomson half that amount,
add Fred Taral will 90 close TO ten
thousand dollars. The paucity OF
! Mitchell money has practically called
| halt ia the laying OF the wagers. Iko
Thompson. the bookmaker, is the only
one Of the lot with fancy for Mitchell.
/ He has offered 90 bet $500 against
$40, 900 that the Englishman wins the
battle, but has placed no money on him.
| Harry StedekeT, the New York book
maker, opened pool room tonight
la the Globe saloon. Auction pools
we're sold, but the betting was very
slow. Mitchell was generally first
choice. Corbett going up 10 $50. Moth
| Ing better than this was secured up TO
a late hour.
Honest John" Kelly. the referee. ar
/ rived from Now York this afternoon.
| Before he reached the city the Corbett
/ people, following In the wake OF the
Mitchell party. made a formal demand
upon the club that the purse be turned
over 20 Kelley aud the provislonsliy-
/ endorsed check be make imperative.
| At the close Of the conference the Cor
| bett party announced that full satlsfac-
| tion had been given, and this would in
dicate that Kelley Is 70 transfer TO his
own account. in trust % the winner, the
$1,000 which the check calls for. IL
was given out to-day that
CoBBETr WILL ENTER THE RING
on Thursday weighing near one hun
dred and ninety.Gve pounds.
The Duyal Athletic Club tonight
submitted % the press the following:
"WiIl the gentlemen Of the press
| kindly say 20 the world through their
respective papers tonight as strongly
as they can express IL, that the COrbett-
Mitchell contest is now beyond the
doubtful state. 70 Will certainly take
place on January -. The club does
not care 20 issue this as a manifesto,
because We have duplicated the above
statement several times. We do not
care 20 nauseate the public with
further reDetitions.
yours very truly,
"DUvAL ATHLETIC CLUB"
Letter From Mitchell
NEW York, January 2O.-A letter re-