The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-21
CORBETT, TWO TOONE
The Big Man q Hot Favorite i'm
the Betting in Florida
FIGHT SEEMS 4 SURE THING.
Mitchell IL In Fins Trim, Eat Wsfshs
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Battle . Profound Secret.

JAeKsoSvrrLs, Fla, Jan. M-The Duval
Athletic Club msnAgers are confident to
degree that they will be able 70 pull OF, the
big fight within thirty miles of this city.
They declare no power on earth shor, of
failure of one Of the principals 10 appear
can stop them. Further than this they
maintain the utmost secrecy. They de-
clare that Mitchell and Corbets will not
know in advance the spot where the ring
is to be pitched. Bowcen viii ride in the
cab Of the engine and the engineer will be
instructed TO stop wherever he orders.
The demand made by Mitchell that he be
given inform alton as to where the contest
is TO be pulled of by Tuesday morning
will be denied. II he is told anything at
all it will very likely be point far re-
moved from the scene of the contemplated
action
All manner of talk has been INDUCED in
OF late as 10 the weight of Mitchell. An
Associated Press reporter was today taken
TO the quarters Of the Britisher on Anas-
tasia island by bat" Masterson, ana saw
Mitchell mount the scales and weigh him.
self. Mitchell had just finished the morn
ing exercise, which consisted of q twelve
mile run, wrestling bouts with Fonerty.
Hall aud O'Donnel and light work with
the punching bag. When he mounted the
scales. attired in only Adams livery,
he belied the claims which have yariousiy
had his weight at lS5 TO ia. His hitherto
prominent paunch had completely left
him. His limbs were trained down finely.
The muscles of his back stood out in
ridges across an expanse which had been
thinnsd down TO the ribs. His fiabby
neck and double chin were gone,
and, all in all, he looked no
more like the Mitchell familiar to
theater audiences than II there were
no affinity between the two. He was q
bit back lard about adjusting the weights
on the bar in the presence of the reporter.
He cogitated a moment. then, with a
staggering III don't care" dropped the
index along until it came to perfect bal
ance 'There is the weight" said Mitch
ell, and the reporter. bending over, saw
that the beam registered 162 pounds.
Mitchell afterward talked freely about
the fight. but throughout evidenced .
marked lack of faith in the ability of the
club to pull it of. and intimated that If it
did not take place the blame would be on
the club or Corbett He accused the club
of acting in bad faith by showing every
attention to Corbett and ignoring him.
This afternoon J. II. Edwards, a theatrical
manager, charged bluffing and bad faith
against Corbett and his friends. AL Smith,
a well-known New York sport. called hum
down by offering to bet him two to one
any sum up to 1900 that Corbett would
win, and added that he would in addition
give Edwards a new suit of clothes for
every $500 he bet INTO the bargain. The
offer was not taken. Close to quarter of
a million of Corbett money is Eating to
be bet At two to one. Dryer Brothers
uers, and All Smith, II pushed. will
bet $50. 900; Buck Thompson half as much:
Fred Taral close to $4,000 on the Cali
Scarcity of Mitchell money. however, has
practically called a halt in the betting.
Ike Thompson. the bookmaker, however,
offers TO bet SIS, 600 on Mitchell against
10000. Auction pools were sold tonight,
but the betting Was very slow. Mitchell
sold at SIS. Corbett going up to $50. Moth
ing better than this was secured.
"Honest John" Kelley, the referee. ar
rived from New York this afternoon. The
Corbett people made a formal demand
upon TIE CiuD tnAt tho purse De turned
over to Kelley. and at the close OF a con-
ference the Corbett people announced full
satisfaction.
1t was given out today that Carbett will
enter the ring on Thursday weighing near
1876 pounds. l
There is talk OF an appeal by the DIVA
Club to the Federal court asking for an
injunction restraining the sheriff from In
terfering with the Corbett-Mitchell con-
test. One of the clubs members Is q non-
resident of the state of Florida and it is
said the action will be taken by him. This
is probably an attempt to put the county
authorities off the track of tho real inten.
tons of the club.
NEW YogK. Jan. 2o.-Among the passen-
gers on the steamer Etruria, which ar.
rived tonight. were Pony Moore, father
in-law of Charles Mitchell, the pugilist.
Accompanying him are his wife and Mrs.
Mitchell and her son.
Sr. LOUIS. Jan. 20.-Bat Masterson, in a
let ter to the ST. Louis Post Dispatch, states
that he picks Mitchell as sure winner.
In the letter he says in his opinion
Mitchell has been the victim of most un-
fair and unsportsmaniike criticism at the
hands of Corbett and his henchmen