The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 20.--The Du-
val Athletic club managers are conf
dent to a degree that they will be able
to pull off the big fight within so miles
of this city.
They declare that no power on earth,
short of a failure of one of the princi-
pals to appear, can stop them.
Further than this. they maintain the
utmost secrecy. They declare that
only Mitchell and Corbett will know,
i'll advance the spot where the ring is
to be pitched. Bowden will ride in the
cab Of the engine and the engineer will
be instructed to stop wherever he or
ders.
The demand made by Mitchell that
ne be given information as to where
the contest is to be pulled off by Tues
day morning, will probably be denied
him. If he is told anything at all, 1t
is very likely to be point far removed
from the scene of the contemplated
acton.
All manner of talk has been INDUCED
in of late as to the weight of Mitchell.
An Associated Press representative
was today taken to the quarters of
the Britisher on Anastasia Island by
Bat Masterson, and saw Mitchell
mount the scales and weigh himself.
Mitchell had just finished his morning
exercise, which consisted of a twelve
mile run, wrestling bouts with Frog
arty, Hall and O'Donnell and light
work with the punching bag. When
he mounted the scales he was attired
only in Adams livery. He belied the
claims which variously had his weight
at 1856 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 thinned down to the ribs; his
fiabby neck and double chin had gone,
and all in ALL he looked no more like
the Mitchell familiar to the theatre audi
ences than if there was no affinity
between the two. He was a bit back
ward about adjusting the weights on
the bar in the presence of the reporter.
He cogitated a moment and then with
a swagger and 81 don't care dropped
| the index along until the weight came
| to a perfect balance. There is my
weight said Mitchell, and the re-
! porter, bending over, saw the beam
registered 1872 pounds.
Mitchell, afterwards, talked freely
about the fight, hut throughout evinced
a marked lack of faith in the ability
of the club to pull it off, and init
mated if it did not take place, the
blame would be on the club or on
Corbett. He accused the club of act
ling in bad faith-of showing every at
tention to Corbett and ignoring him.
| This afternoon, ]. H. Edwards, the
atrical manager, charged bluff1ng and
bad faith against Corbett and his
friends. Al Smith, a. well-known New
York sport, called him down by offer
ing to bet him to l in any sum up to
$4,000, 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 offers were not taken.
| 1t is believed that close to a quarter
of a million Corbett money is waiting
to be bet at two to one.
! Dwyer Brothers are ready to tar
their exchequers, and AL. Smith. !,
pushed, will bet $50, 900; Buck Thonp.
son as much; Fred Tarol close tc
$4,000 on the Californian, and CoIoneI
Hopkins as much more The scarcity
of Mitchell money, however, has prac.
tically called a halt in betting. Ike
Thompson, the bookmaker, however
offers to bet $4,000 on Mitchell against
$40, 600. ''''--''
Dan Creedon and Fitzsimmons arg
formally matched for a go OF. as many
liou!uo dS lne authorities will stand
at Madison Square Garden, New York
on February g. for the gate receipts.
Auction pools were sold tonight. bu
the betting was very slow. Mitchell
sold at $50 Corbett going up to $50
Nothing better than this was secured
Honest John" Kelley, the referee
arrived from New York this afternoon
The Corbett people made formal de
mand upon the club that the purse h,
turned over to Kelley, at the close O
the conference the Corbett party an
lnounced full satisfaction.
1t was given out today that Corbet
will enter the ring1 on Thursda,
Weighing near 1876 pounds.