Arizona republican., 1894-01-21
FOCUSING,
Sporting Men Flocking
Southwark.
The Place Of the Fight a
Mystery.
The Question of MitchelI's
Weight Settled.
The Californian Still Maintains a
Decided Advantage In the
Pool Rooms.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 20.-The Duval
Athletic club managers are confident
that they will be able to pull off the
big fight within thirty miles of this
city. They declare that no power on
earth short of the failure of one of the
principals to appear can stop them.
Further than this. they maintain the
utmost secrecy. They declare that
only Mitchell and Corbett will know in
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 A demand was made by Mitchell
to be given information as to where the
contest will be pulled off by Tuesday
morning, but it will probably be de-
MED him. Ii he is told anything at all
it will very likely be point far re-
moved from the scene of the contem-
plated action.
All manner of talk has been INDUCED
in of late as to the weight Of Mitchell.
An Associated Press representative was
taken to the quarters of the Britisher
on Anastasia island by "Bat" Master
son and saw Mitchell mount the scales
and weigh himself. Mitchell had Just
finished his morning exercise which
consisted of twelve mile run. wreat,
ing bout with Fogarty, Hall and O'Don-
mel 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 174.
His hitherto prominent paunch had
pletely left him. His limbs were
trained down finely and the muscles OF
his back stood out IN ridges across an
expanse which had been thinned down
to the ribs. His Aabby neck and
double chin were gone and all in all he
looked no more like the Mitchell famil-
lar to theatre audiences than if there
was no affinity between the two.
He was bit backward about adjust
ing the weights on the bar in the pres
ence OF the reporter; he cogitated a
moment then with swagger said, Il
don't care" and dropped the index
along the bar until the weight came to a
perfect balance. There is the weight"
said Mitchell, and the reporter bending
over the beam saw registered 162
pounds.
Mitchell afterwards talked freely
about the fight but throughout evinced
a marked lack of faith in the ability OF
the club to pull it of. He intimat~d
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,
showing every attention TO Corbett and
ignoring him
This afternoon j. W. Edwards, the
theatrical manager charged bluffing
and bad faith against Corbstt and his
friends. Al Smith the well known
New York sport, called him down by
Offering to bet him two to one in any
sum up to $4,000 that Corbett would
win ard he added he would in addition
give Edwards new suit of clothes for
every $500 he bet into the bargain.
The offer was not taken. 1t is believed
that close on $3.50, 900 of Corbett money
is waiting to bet at two to one. Dwvel
Bros. are ready to tap their exchequeri
and AL Smith if pushed will bet $50 900
Buck Thompson half as much and Fred
Teral close to $4,000 on the Californian
and Col. Hopkins will bet al
much more. The great scarcity Of
Mitchell money, however, has practi
cally called halt in the betting. Ike
Thompson, the bookmaker, however
offers to bet $4,000 on Mitchell against
$4,000. Auction pools are sold tonight
but the betting is very slow. Mitchell
sold at $25, Corbett going up to $50
Nothing better than this could be Sc
cured.
"Honest John" Kelly, the referee, ar
rived from New York this Afternoon
and the Corbett people made forma
demand upon the club for the purse t.
be turned over to Kelly. At the clos
of the conference the Corbett people an
nounced that full satisfaction had beel
given. 1t was given out today that
Corbett will enter the ring on Thursday
weighing near 1876 pounds.