The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-25
FIGHTING TALK ON THE BAY.

been rather dull lately on account Of the
/ warm weather, and who felt in Jolly
good spirits when he learned of the cold
/ wave coming. remarked to member Of the
Board of Trade that a telegram had been
| received stating that the fight had al
ready taken place, so as to get through the
I agony before the militia appeared on the
scene, and that Mitchell had knocked
/ Corbett out in the first round.
The board Of trade men conveyed the
news at the first call at the meeting Of
the board which caused considerable ex-
I element for 3 few minutes, and the price
Of spirits advanced c per gallon, and
rosin followed with an increase in the
price.
The Joke got into the cotton exchange
and in the excitement which followed the
/ dull and easy tone, which characterized
! the market for the last week, began to
/ strengthen, and one buyer Immediately
| paid sc above quotations for cotton.
] The business men seemed TO be thankful
/ that the event was over, and as there
was nothing else TO occupy their atten-
| ton, went into business with a vim,
which resulted in a lively trading. Later
| facts developed in the situation of the
| fight and towards evening the markets
were again neglected and all attention
was paid TO the pugilists.
sAvANNAHIANs TO SEE IT.
The unfavorable Geographic reports
| from Jacksonville had apparently little or
no effect on the local sports who left on
| the Florida special at noon in the Pullman
! drawing room car Array for the scene
| of the expected fight.
Among the party that Soliciting Agent
Lame$te chaperoned were Frank Fear,
Mine Host r. w. Powers, Jack Feeley,
| w. J. Lindsay, John j. Sullivan, +. Null
! berg, E. Massart, p Marks, ST Basch,
| Sam Titcomb, Mae Henderson, Jack Mon
| ahan, j. Weymess, II. Logan and others.
! Johnnie Burns and Capt. George Savage
will also be there.
The captain of the Baltimore Outing
! Club was at the depot undecided whether
| he should go on to Jacksonville and Join
| party Of his club members or turn back,
! after reading the latest telegraphic news.
| He had wired the Duval Athletic Club,
| and received the following significant
reply; "Be sure to be ia Jacksonville
| Wednesday night"
The train pulled out for Jacksonville
and carried him with the rest of the
crowd.
FRANK MGEE's OPINION.
It leaked out yesterday that John
L. Sullivan has left Harrisburg
and will be at the ringside to
challenge the winner, should the
and Barney Michaels, two well-known
New York bookmakers, were on the noon
| train, also Frank MCGEE and his secre-
! tary, Claude Goodwin. Mr.. MCGEE, who
! is partner of the theatrical firm of
Hoyt q MCGEE, OF "a Trip to China
town" fame, said to a MORNING NEWS
| man:
"New York is strongly in favor of Cor
bett, and odds OF % and 3 TO l are freely
| given on the champion.
do you think the fight will take
! placel"
Yes, Mr.. MCGEE replied; Jim and
are very old friends, and to be sure that
wasn't going on wild goose chase before
! l left home, | telegraphed him if there
was any good in my coming on, and Jim
| wired: We will positively fight on Thurs
| day and here am going as fast as this
magnificent train can take me.
"COrbett has rented the Madison Square
| Garden for Saturday night, and fight or
no fight Jim will be given a great recep-
| tion.'
HOW THE BETS GO.
The very latest news in betting circles
is TO l on Corbett, but the Savannah
contingent is looking for longer odds, and
will probably get what it wants. The
Savannah party is backing Mitchell, and
hopes to see the Englishman get under
Corbetts long reach and break down his
guard, as he has always been successful
in doing in former fights.
! One of the party was highly enthusiastic
over Mitchells chances, and thought that
at the end of the twenty-hrst round Cor
bett would be peacefully sleeping, and
the championship awarded to Mitchell
The enmity between the two pugilists
| is now at a white heat, and besides the
| enormous financial considerations there
/ are some old scores to be settled, which
will make success doubly sweet to the
victor.
Corbett has frankly expressed his opin-
ion about the Englishman, and says that
| Mitchell has tried to prevent the fight in
more ways than one. Mitchell insisted
! on postponing the contest from Dec. Is
until Jan. 25 so that there would be ample
time for any opposition to stop the fight,
and did not go 10 Florida until Governor
Mitchell put himself on record as posi-
lively against the match. Corbett does
not think that Mitchell is tricky or
smart, bat simply a confidence man, who
will do his best friends, and will go as far
| as TO bet on Corbett, in order to make a
few dollars for himself, and thus throw
down his friends.
Mitchell on the other hand, does not
| hesitate to tell what he thinks of Corbett
but this does not amount to anything ex-
cept that it will add zest to the fight
should it come off.
1t is said that there is less money bet
on the mill than is usually put up on the
annual Yale-Harvard foot ball game. If
for nothing but his nerve in coming to
America and facing such fearful odds,
Mitchell is commended and admired by
hosts of sporting men.
CoRBETT's BATTLES.
The following is a complete list of Cor
belts meetings and conquests:
At San Francisco, he bested Eisman in
2 rounds; jim Hare, rounds; Ed Slos-
son, rounds; Jim McCarty, 8 rounds;
Joe Chosinski, l round; Bob McCord, i
round; Billy WEIGH, rounds; George
Maxwell, rounds; Tom Pollard,
4 rounds; John Dwyer, l round Ed Rose,
3 rounds; L. r. Fulda, rounds Jack
Burke, rounds, draw Mike Brennan,
rounds, Con Riordan, 2 rounds;
Capt. James Daily, rounds; Joe
Choyinski, rounds. At Salt
Lake City, he defeated Frank
Smith in rounds and Duncan McDon-
aid in rounds Again at San Francisco,
Joe Choyinski, Grounds; Martin Costello, 1
rounds; George Atkinson, rounds; Prof.
William Miller rounds; Larry Sulli-
van, 2 rounds Frank Glover, 4 rounds;
John Donaldson, rounds. AT Portland,
Dave Campbell in s rounds: Joe Choyin-
ski in % rounds in San Francisco; Jake
kilrain in rounds at New Orleans Dom
mic McCatfery in rounds at Brooklyn; a
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