Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-17

Charley Mitchell has come to the front
with challenge to fight the winner. the
following cabl5sram having been received
10y George S.ler the referee: Mitchell
has deposited a forfeit of 500 pounds ster-
ling with tho Sporting Life to fight the
winner for 1900 pounds sterling. or Sulli-
van. within any reasonable time. either in
England or America. Kindly cable reply.
(S.sneD ATKINSON.
Sporting Life"
This is the second challenge that has
been made to the winner. the first be-
ing that of Billy Madden. who. on Sun
day. attempted to get the two men to
say that i'm the event of victory they
would fight Joe Goddard. There are
others to come. but it is not at all
likely that either man will pay any at
teutiOn to the challenges. There is
much money in the fight besides the
purse that has been offered, and Meth
err man is prepared 10 throw away the
chance of making money by eXhibi-
tioDs and theatrical enterprises that
Will be his for year at least after the
fight
"ParsOn" Davies did not go out to
see Fltzsimmons to-day. He was ask
ed why and replied: Il don't want to
see him. Corbett is the winner. l ex-
pected to see Jim with a down face,
but he is simply perfect. do not look
for a long fight. In my judgment,
FitzsimmOns won't be in IT,
This afternoon a special from San
Francisco pulled in composed Of nine
Pullman sleepers. the first TO reach
here. Most Of the passengers were
spOrtingmen.
One of the passengers who attracted
q great deal of attention was COrbett's
father who came 10 see his son battle
for gold and glory Mr.. Corbett, ST.,
travelled in state. occupying the draw
ing room of q Pullman car. His words
were listened to with great respect by
his fellow passengers. He expressed
the utmost confidence in his sons abil-
ity 20 defeat Fitzsimmons. and said
that Jim had assured him that there
was no possibility of his losing. On
arriving in Carson City Mr.. COrbett
drove Immediately to his sons quarters
and spent the remaining part of the
day with him.
A special from the east. the first one.
also came i'm. It was made up of Pull
man cars. two from Chicago, two from
Salt Lake. one from Omaha, one from
Kansas City. one from Indianapolis and
enc from Toledo.
When asked this evening how many
people he expected 20 attend the fight,
Dan Stuart said he was confident that
10000 would witness the battle. He
had expected more TO attend from San
. Francisco. but for some reason many
of the patrons of the prize ring Of that
city had decided not 10 come.
. SUNSHINY WEATHER PROMISED.
Washington, March 16.-The sport
ing fraternity i'm Carson City viii have
clear and Sunshiny weather tomorrow.
. according to a forecast made tonight
by Major Dunwoody. the official in
charge of the government weather
bureau in this city. So confident is the
Major that there will be sunshine in
Carson that he said tonight the odds
we're thirty to one in its favor. This
viii raise the spirits Of Che phOtOgra-
piers who have been fearful lest the
day should be cloudy and thus make
difficult the reproduction of the fight.
. There was O light snow or rain to-day
at Carson City, said the Major, but it
probably Will clear tonight and to-
morrow the weather will be fair with
the temperature moderate. Altogether
the prospects seem fair that Carson to-
morrow is to have a duplicate of the
charming mid-winter day which pre-
vailed in Washington when President
Mckinley was inaugurated twelve
days ago.