The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24
FLOCKINC TO THE FIGHT,
Sporting Men From Everywhere on
Their Way TO Florida


s1,7oo On the Result Condition of
the Pugilists.
To-day the tip will be gwen to the
crowd of sports in jacksonville, where
and when the big fight will lake place, if
it takes place.
Injunction or no injunction, knowing
parties interested in the mil are satisfied
the two men will be brought face to face
In a ring; where, has not yet been di-
vulged.
Mitchell wrenched his ankle badly a
few days ago, and it is SAID by Corbett's
friends he is trying to play crawfish
and not report o X. at the Duval Ath-
letic Club in the morning. He willlose
cool 81 900 if he fails to show up
on the time agreed upoI; the s., 900 stake,
5000 forfeit money, ard the 81, 600 bet he
made with Brady, Drbett's manager,
that he would appear st the fight, besides,
as one well-known sport" remarked,
she will be Kissed out of the country"
"Ponyr Moore, DIitchells father-in-
law. passed ghSavannah yesterday
on his way to see the fight, should it
come of. He'has grsat faith in Mitchells
abilities to down Corbett, and says: IF
Charlie defeats Cerbett he will never go
into the ring again, and will turn the
championship over to John L.. Sullivan,
whom he thinks IS entitled to it,"
BRoDY AMI PADDY RYAN IN IT.
Steve Brodie, of Brooklyn bridge fame,
and Paddy Ryan, who fought Sullivan
several wears ago, were in the city yester-
day. and left at noon for the scene of the
fight. A large crowd of western sporting
men went through in the afternoon over
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road. They were a happy set of fellows,
who didn't seem to have care in life,
and were frequently singing "If 1 Could
Only Back the Winner.
Every one in the party had a return
ticket, and what money they had will be
wagered on the fight and otherwise blown
in.
A party of thirty local sports in charge
of John NJ LaMotte, soliciting agent of
the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, will leave this morning on the
Florida special, in order to be on the
ground in time to get any tips that will
be given out.
LILLIAN LEWIS BETS.
Miss Lillian Lewis. who is said to have
shown great deal of interest in the
fight, was asked yesterday by a MORN
ING News man if there is any truth in
the rumor that she had bet 81, 200 on the
Englishman.
''Yes" Miss Lewis replied, II was
talking about the fight in the dining
room of the hotel in Atlanta and during
the conversation some one offered to bet
81, 200 on Corbett and Immediately took
tup."
What about the Charleston bet3
Well, a gentleman in the hotel asked
A. AL IT,
and if so did I want to put up any more.
He thought that he could scare me, but
before we parted he bet me $500 to $500
that Corbett would win. Since l was a
little girl have always had warm spot
in my heart for the under dog, and, al
though do not approve of prize fights,
am awfully anxious to see Mitchell win.
"Will you see the fght!"
WANTS TO SEE 1T.
"If the contest is to be one of skill, en-
gagged in by perfect specimens of man,
well developed, and not brutal affair,
shall most certainly go.
The probabilities are, if the vestal vir-
gins were in Jacksonville tomorrow, and
being i'm bued with the atmosphere that
has been brought from the west over the
plains of Kansas, where equal woman S
equal rights has its cradle, they would,
arena.
What is going to be vinegar will turn
sour very quick. For my part, ] have
seen bona fide bull fight in the wilder
ness of Paris and all the sights of the
Midway Plaisance in the sanctum of Chi
cago, and l am quite sure l am none the
worse for it."
Jacksonville is filed with sportsfrom all
over the country and the majority of the
bets made are three TO one on the Califor-
Man. Both men are apparently, in splen-
did fighting trim.
IN THE PINK OF CONDITION.
Perhaps Mitchell's sprained ankle may
affect his condition, butotherwise he, like
Corbett is in the pink of condition.
When Mitchell began to train he weighed
rs rounds, but will enter the ring at 175.
Corbett has not got an ounce of SUI
pert1uous flesh on him, and his careful
systematic training has brought out most
gratifying results. Corbett's measure
ments are, height, 6.115. weight, stripped,
pounds, 1888 normal chest measurement,
inches, 80; exhausted of air, inches 80
expanded, inches, 80; waist, inches 80
left biceps relaxed, inches II; left biceps
hexed, inches l3; right biceps relaxed,
inches l24; right biceps feXed, - inches
~ length of arm from acromon totfinger
- A4oAAt-o ~o/2 4CLE IlA VI Ii LLOhl JIG
cranon elbow to finger tips, inches 10;
neck, inches 1873 thigh, inches 81; calf,
inches IA.
Mitchell has refused to be measured,
hut II is known that his chest is not over
81 inches. Corbett is conceded to be the
quicker of the two men, and probably has
a longer reach, but Mitchell thus far has
broken down every mans guard, and in
the opinion of great many experienced
puglllsts, the men are equally matched.
WORLDWIDE INTEREST.
No prize fight has ever ex
cited the interest as the one
mat is booked for tomorrow
LIS surprising to know the number OF
women who are patiently, if such can be
the case, waiting for the early reports
from the ringside.
A special wire will be leased in Savan.
nan II the fight does take place in Jack
sonVllle, but if the mill is fought in the
woods the stay-at-homes will be obliged
70 walt until the next morning.
Inc uncertainty of the big fight has
seriously injured the winter business and
botels IN Jacksonville, which are usually
crowded, and now only partially full The
regular tourists will be more than glad
when the gentlemen with sporting ten.
Iencles have left. The'suspense will soon
be over.
AN EIGHTH WONDER.
A correspondent of the Sporting News
says: If Charlie Mitchell wins the fight
from James J. Corbett he deserves to take
d sedJ on pedestal as an addition to the