The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-25
YHB GREAT FIGHT. TONIGHT
What the Authorities Say of the
Result.
CoRBETT THE FAYORITE.
a SYMPOSIUM OF INTEREST TO THE
SPORTING WORLD.
What the Odds should be-The Gem
eral Opinion Is Tint Mitchell Will
Give the Champion "A Hard Run,
But Cannot Win.

Tonight the international battle for
The heavyweight championship of the
world. purse of $4,000 and side
wager of $4,000 VIII come off, unless
the officials succeed in preventing it.
The keenest interest is taken in the
event by sporting men all over the
world. The contestants, James ]. Cor
bett, Of California, and Charley Mitch
ell, of England, are both well known
in Salt Lake, and here, as everywhere
else in America, Corbett is the favor
ite' the speculation being chiefly as TO
how long the battle will last.
To the winner of the contest the
verdict will be worth a fortune. The
direct monetary value of the decision
may be set down at $4,000, says the
Denver News 1t was worth that much
to Corbett and it is reasonable to sup
pose that with all the talk that the in
ternational contest has created the vic
tor in the battle now on will realize
that much if not more. Corbett. after
his defeat of Sullivan, September Z,
1892, starred the country, and in the
tour managed to divide over a quarter
Wllllam A. Brady. Just how hOnOra-
bic the methods employed in acquiring
TINS much money are is left to the elias
tic conScienceS of the cOmbatantS This
species of sport" is under the moral
If not legal ban of every state in the
union except Florida. 1t has been said
Jhat the SulliVan-COrbett fight, while
1t was on the tapis at New Orleans.
closely approached in interest to the
general public as a news feature the
presidential campaign and election of
1892. One hundred and forty thousand
words in press dispatches left the Cres-
cent City on the night of the contest,
and almost as much again never found
Its way to the wire because of the linn
tied facilities of the telegraph COM
panies.
These facts are given to demonstrate
are opposed TO the barbarity of the
light are almost a unit in efforts to
wipe it out and outlaw it, the news is
read and demanded
Some time ago, the journal quoted
above began a canvass on the battle
the result from all authorities on the
subject To the questions sent out,
IA answers were received, and they
make very interesting reading
Class L represents the fighters, the
men who depend on pugilism for a liv-
ab6. SldSS = Is mace up OF the 1anC-
1erS Of fighters, their hackers and pa
y irons. The third embraces every sport
ing editor of note in the country from
the Atlantic coast to the Pacific OF
the fighters, twenty-eight predict the
Americans victory. while but seven
can figure England's representative
pug in it. Thirty-five of the fanciers
proclaim for Corbett and ten fore
shadow his vanquishment at the hands
of her majesty's champion.
Forty-one critics of the press have
been heard from who have opinions to
express. OF these thirty-eight tip
Corbett to win, and seven have select
ed Mitchell to do the trick. Despite
all the argument about a drawn battle,
there are only two in the Let who set
themselves down as of that opinion.
The nOn-comittal, those who do not
care to express an opinion or are una
bic to pick a winner, number twenty
four, and are made UP of six fighters,
two fight fanciers, and seven sporting
writers.
In the matter of odds. there is a
wide difference of opinion. Corbett is
the favorite throughout, and some of
mis- more ardent admirers hold that it
IS as good as 25 to 1 that he wins. The
Mitchell camp holds out for to 1,
while Professor Donaldson, Corbetts
principal trainer, comedies that it is 10
to l. and predicts that Pompadour Jim
viii win in five rounds. Brady, Cor
belts hacker, and to whom the big
Californian owes much of his success,
comedies 2 to / for his man and a vic
tory fer him whenever he makes up his
mind that it is time for him to go in
and finish the European. The latter
manager, Billy Thompson, asks 3 to !
for Mitchell money, but intimates a
win for the short end in nine rounds
AS to the number Of rounds it will
ia Is a
a deal of difference. The figures run
from two rounds to ffty-eight The
text Of all the opinions gathered follow:
THE FIGHTERS.
John Donaldson, Corbett's Principal
Trainer-Corbett should win in about
five rounds, and the betting should be
10 to l in his, favor.
Jack Dempsey. the Nonpareil ex-
Lightweight Champion-Corbett will
Billy Woods, ex-Boxing Partner OF
Both Corbett and AIitchell-Mitchell
should win the fight whenever he gets
ready 10 do so. The betting should be
in Corbett's favor on form.
Shadow Maber, of Australia-Cor-
bett at any odds.
Johnny Van Heest, weight
Corbett in ten rounds at to l.
Tommy Ryan, Welter-weight Cham
pion Of America-Corbett with as much
ease as Dixon whipped Skelly.
John L. Sullivan, ex-Heavy-weight
Champion, Who Has Fought Both Mer
1t will be a hard fight in which ]
think Mitchell will show up a much
better man than he is being given cred
ii for
Billy Edwards, ex-Light-weight
Chanpion-Height and reach will whiI
Mitchell but he has a good outside
chance to overcome these advantages
Dominick Mccartney, Who Has Had
the Gloves on dith Both the Principals
-Corbett in about thirty rounds, at
10 ! in his favor. Mitchell will make g
much better fight with Corbett thar
Sullivan did.
Jim Daily. Who Trained Corbett fol
Sullivan-Corbett in about nine rounds
at TO in Corbett's favor. The latter
has the advantage in height and reach
and this should enable him to land his
man easily.
Ike O'Neal Weir, the "Spider''-Cor
bett should win in nine rounds an6
the betting should favor him or {
to !. Although both are my friends I dc
not see how one man can win fight
from another when he cannot hit him
Reddy Gallagher, of Denver-Corbett
twenty rounds at 10 TO S.
Captain Billy DAILY. jr., Of Boston
Corbett in about thirty rounds at
MYSTERIOUS Billy Smith, Weller
weight Champion of the World-Cor
bett in about twenty-five rounds a
10 to on.
Alex Greggains, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
bett IN fifteen to twenty rounds at II
to s.
HOWE Hodglxins of Boston-Corbett
but am not guessing on the length OF